Contemporary Records Discography: 1951-1952
1951 (founded)
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Jack Buck, trombone; Albert Nicholas, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Clancy Hayes, banjo, vocal #2; Squire Girsback, bass; Fred Higuera, drums.
San Francisco, CA, February 23, 1951
1. | Coney Island Washboard | Ragtime 1052; Good Time Jazz 49, L-9, L-12032 |
2. | Beale Street Mama | Ragtime 1053; Good Time Jazz 50, L-9, L-12032 |
3. | Wolverine Blues | Ragtime 1053; Good Time Jazz 49, L-9, L-12032 |
4. | That's A Plenty | Ragtime 1052; Good Time Jazz 50, L-9, L-12032 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12032 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes - The Scobey Story Vol. 1 1959
= Vogue (E) LAG 12284 - 1962
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12032-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-9 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Scobey No. 1 1952
= Vogue (E) LDG 054 - 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 215 -
* Ragtime 1052 Bob Scobey - Coney Island Washboard / That's A Plenty 1951
* Good Time Jazz 49 Bob Scobey - Coney Island Washboard / Wolverine Blues 1952
* Ragtime 1053 Bob Scobey - Beale Street Mama / Wolverine Blues 1951
* Good Time Jazz 50 Bob Scobey - That's A Plenty / Beale Street Mama 1952
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, March 9, 1951
LK191 | Lonesome Mama Blues | Good Time Jazz 33, EP 1035, EP 2-6, L-6, L-12011 |
LK192 | Mississippi Rag | Good Time Jazz 52, EP 1010, L-16, L-12012 |
LK193 | Sobbin' Blues | Good Time Jazz 41, EP 1036, EP 2-6, L-6, L-12011 |
LK194 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Good Time Jazz 33, EP 1035, EP 2-6, L-6, L-12011 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12011 The Firehouse Five Plus Two - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 2 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-12012 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 3 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-6 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 118 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 2)
* Good Time Jazz L-16 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four (The FH5 Story Part 4) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 196 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-6 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1035 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) not released
* Good Time Jazz EP 1010 Firehouse Five Plus Two 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1036 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) not released
* Good Time Jazz 33 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Lonesome Mama Blues / Sweet Georgia Brown 1951
* Good Time Jazz 52 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Mississippi Rag / Five Foot Two 1951
* Good Time Jazz 41 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Sobbin' Blues / Just A Stomp At Twilight 1951
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Teddy Buckner, trumpet; Kid Ory, trombone; Joe Darensbourg, clarinet; Lloyd Glenn, piano; Ed Garland, bass; Minor Hall, drums.
Pomona, CA, May 5, 1951
LK229 | St. Louis Blues | Good Time Jazz 48, EP 1002, L-12005 |
LK230 | Ory's Boogie | - |
LK313 | Blues For Home Part 1 (as Blues For Jimmie Noone) | Good Time Jazz 55, EP 1002, L-12005 |
LK314 | Blues For Home Part 2 (as Blues For Jimmie Noone) | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12005 George Lewis & His New Orleans Music, Turk Murphy's Jazz Band, Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, Pete Daily's Rhythm Kings - Jazz Band Ball 1955
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12005-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz EP 1002 Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band 1953
* Good Time Jazz 48 Kid Ory - St. Louis Blues / Ory's Boogie 1951
* Good Time Jazz 55 Kid Ory - Blues For Home Parts 1 & 2 1951
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Dick Roberts, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Capitol Records' Melrose Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 1951
LK199 | Show Me The Way To The Fire | Good Time Jazz 46, EP 1010, L-16, L-12012 |
LK200 | Just A Stomp At Twilight | Good Time Jazz 41, EP 1036, EP 2-6, L-6, L-12011 |
LK201 | Who Walks In When I Walk Out | Good Time Jazz 42, EP 1036, EP 2-6, L-6, L-12011 |
LK202 | Firehouse Chief (as Firechief Rag) | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12012 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 3 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-12011 The Firehouse Five Plus Two - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 2 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-16 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four (The FH5 Story Part 4) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 196 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four
* Good Time Jazz L-6 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 118 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 2)
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-6 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1010 Firehouse Five Plus Two 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1036 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) not released
* Good Time Jazz 46 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Show Me The Way To The Fire / San Antonio Rose 1951
* Good Time Jazz 41 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Sobbin' Blues / Just A Stomp At Twilight 1951
* Good Time Jazz 42 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Who Walks In When I Walk Out / Firehouse Chief 1951
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
Don Kinch, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; George Bruns, tuba; Johnny Brent, drums.
Capitol Records' Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, July 10, 1951
LK209 | Little John's Rag | Good Time Jazz 45, EP 1012, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
LK210 | Minstrels Of Annie Street | Good Time Jazz 62, EP 1012, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
LK211 | Bay City | Good Time Jazz 75, EP 1012, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
LK212 | Mesa 'Round | Good Time Jazz 69, EP 1012, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12027 Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 2 1957
= Vogue (E) LAG 12273 - 1961
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-026 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Vol. 2
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-011 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites
* Good Time Jazz L-18 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Turk No. 4 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 186 - 1956
* Good Time Jazz EP 1012 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Vol. 2 1953
* Good Time Jazz 45 Turk Murphy - Little John's Rag / Just A Cousin Of Mine 1951
* Good Time Jazz 62 Turk Murphy - A Hot Time In The Old Town / Minstrels Of Annie Street 1952
* Good Time Jazz 75 Turk Murphy - Bay City / Cakewalkin' Babies 1952
* Good Time Jazz 69 Turk Murphy - Messa Round / Oh, Daddy 1952
Wally Rose Duo
Wally Rose, piano; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July 11, 1951
LK213 | Springtime Rag | Good Time Jazz 44, EP 1013 |
LK214 | Top Liner Rag | - |
LK215 | Harlem Rag | Good Time Jazz 51, EP 1013 |
LK216 | Euphonic Sounds | - |
* Good Time Jazz EP 1013 Ragtime Classics By Wally Rose Volume 1 1953
= Vogue (E) EPG 1173 - 1956
* Good Time Jazz 44 Wally Rose - Springtime Rag / Top Liner Rag 1951
* Good Time Jazz 51 Wally Rose - Harlem Rag / Euphonic Sounds 1951
The Banjo Kings
Dick Roberts, tenor banjo; Red Roundtree, plectrum banjo; with Vic Davis, piano; George Bruns, tuba, string bass; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 1951
Alabamy Bound | Good Time Jazz 43, EP 1007, L-15, L-12015 | |
Stephen Foster Medley No. 1: Old Kentucky Home / Swanee River / Camptown Races / Oh, Susannah | - | |
Hello Ma Baby | Good Time Jazz 47, EP 1007, L-15, L-12015 | |
That Banjo Rag | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12015 Banjo Kings Volume One 1957
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12015-2 - 1999
* Good Time Jazz L-15 Banjo Kings Volume One 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1007 The Banjo Kings 1953
* Good Time Jazz 43 The Banjo Kings - Stephen Foster Medley / Alabamy Bound 1951
* Good Time Jazz 47 The Banjo Kings - Hello, My Baby! / Banjo Rag 1951
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
Don Kinch, cornet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; George Bruns, bass, tuba; Johnny Brent, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, October 8, 1951
LK222 | Just A Cousin Of Mine (as He's A Cousin Of Mine) | Good Time Jazz 45, FCD-60-026 |
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-026 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Vol. 2
* Good Time Jazz 45 Turk Murphy - Little John's Rag / Just A Cousin Of Mine 1951
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Jerry Hamm, drums.
Capitol Records' Melrose Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, November 3, 1951
LK225 | San Antonio Rose | Good Time Jazz 46, EP 1010, L-16, L-12012 |
LK226 | Chinatown, My Chinatown | Good Time Jazz 67, 45201, EP 1020, L-16, L-12012 |
LK227 | South | Good Time Jazz 79, EP 1039, L-12012 |
LK228 | Five Foot Two | Good Time Jazz 52, EP 1010, L-16, L-12012 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12012 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 3 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-16 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four (The FH5 Story Part 4) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 196 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four
* Good Time Jazz EP 1010 Firehouse Five Plus Two 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1020 Firehouse Five Plus Two (Vol. 2) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1039 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 3 not released
* Good Time Jazz 45201 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Chinatown, My Chinatown / Runnin' Wild
* Good Time Jazz 46 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Show Me The Way To The Fire / San Antonio Rose 1951
* Good Time Jazz 67 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Chinatown, My Chinatown / When You Wore A Tulip 1952
* Good Time Jazz 79 Firehouse Five Plus Two - I've Been Floating Down / South 1953
* Good Time Jazz 52 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Mississippi Rag / Five Foot Two 1951
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Jack Buck, trombone; George Probert, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Clancy Hayes, banjo, vocal; Dick Lammi, bass; Fred Higuera, drums.
Oakland, CA, November 6, 1951
LK309 | South | Good Time Jazz 60, EP 1008, L-14, L-12032 |
LK311 | Chicago | Good Time Jazz 71, EP 1008, L-14, L-12032 |
LK312 | Sailing Down Chesapeake Bay | - |
LK315 | Melancholy | Good Time Jazz 60, EP 1008, L-14, L-12032 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12032 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes - The Scobey Story Vol. 1 1959
= Vogue (E) LAG 12284 - 1962
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12032-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-14 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Vol. 2 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 109 - 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 207 -
* Good Time Jazz EP 1008 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band 1953
* Good Time Jazz 60 Bob Scobey - South / Melancholy 1952
* Good Time Jazz 71 Bob Scobey - Chicago / Sailing Down Chesapeake Bay 1952
1952
Paul Lingle Duo, Solo & Trio
Paul Lingle, piano; Bob Short, bass #1,3-12; Monte Mountjoy, drums #6.
Capitol Records' Melrose Studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 12 and 13, 1952
1. | Yellow Dog Blues | Good Time Jazz EP 1022, L-13, L-12025 |
2. | Pastime Rag No. 3 | - |
3. | London Blues | - |
4. | Blame It On The Blues | - |
5. | Memphis Blues | Good Time Jazz L-13, L-12025 |
6. | Sweet Substitute | - |
7. | Sidewalk Blues | - |
8. | Black Bottom Stomp | - |
9. | Louisiana Rag | Good Time Jazz 88 |
10. | I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate | - |
11. | Blue Grass Rag | unissued |
12. | Bluin' The Blues | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12025 They Tore My Playhouse Down... ...But I've Sill Got My Bales & Lingle Records 1957
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12025-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-13 Paul Lingle At The Piano 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1022 Paul Lingle At The Piano (Vol. 1) 1953
* Good Time Jazz 88 Paul Lingle - Louisiana Rag / Sister Kate 1953
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Dick Lammi, banjo; Bob Short, tuba, cornet #3; Claire Austin, vocal #1-3.
Capitol Records' Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 1952
1. 317 | Hot Time In The Old Town | Good Time Jazz 62, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
2. 318 | Oh, Daddy | Good Time Jazz 69, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
3. 319 | Cakewalkin' Babies (From Home) | Good Time Jazz 75, L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
4. 320 | Wolverine Blues | Good Time Jazz L-18, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12027 Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 2 1957
= Vogue (E) LAG 12273 - 1961
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-026 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Vol. 2
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-011 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites
* Good Time Jazz L-18 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Turk No. 4 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 186 - 1956
* Good Time Jazz 62 Turk Murphy - A Hot Time In The Old Town / Minstrels Of Annie Street 1952
* Good Time Jazz 69 Turk Murphy - Messa Round / Oh, Daddy 1952
* Good Time Jazz 75 Turk Murphy - Bay City / Cakewalkin' Babies 1952
Rosy McHargue's Ragtimers
Bob Higgins, cornet; Moe Schneider, trombone; Rosy McHargue, clarinet; Earl Sturgis, piano; Ray Leatherwood, bass; George Defebaugh, drums; Rink Leslie, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 2, 1952
Night Wind | Jazz Man LJ 334 | |
That Mysterious Rag | - | |
Don't Bring Me Posies | - | |
They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun' | - | |
Down In Jungle Town | - |
* Jazz Man LJ 334 no information
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Jack Buck, Bob Mielke, Marshall Nichols, trombone; George Probert, clarinet, soprano sax; Wally Rose, piano; Clancy Hayes, banjo, vocal; Dick Lammi, string bass; Bob Short, tuba; Fred Higuera, drums.
Oakland, CA, April 12, 1952
LK321 | Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me | Good Time Jazz 66, EP 1018, L-14, L-12033 |
LK322 | Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | - |
LK323 | Peoria | Good Time Jazz 74, EP 1018, L-14, L-12033, FCD-60-010 |
LK324 | All The Wrongs You've Done To Me | Good Time Jazz 74, EP 1018, L-14, L-12033 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12033 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes - The Scobey Story Vol. 2 1959
= Vogue (E) LAG 12294 - 1962
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12033-2 - 1990
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-010 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Favorites
* Good Time Jazz L-14 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Vol. 2 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 109 - 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 207 -
* Good Time Jazz EP 1018 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Volume 2 1953
* Good Time Jazz 66 Bob Scobey - Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me / Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans 1952
* Good Time Jazz 74 Bob Scobey - Peoria / All The Wrongs You've Done 1952
The Banjo Kings
Dick Roberts, tenor banjo; Red Roundtree, plectrum banjo; with Stan Wrightsman, piano; George Bruns, tuba, string bass; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1952
The Burglar Buck | Good Time Jazz 76, EP 1019, L-15, L-12015 | |
Stephen Foster Medley No. 2: Old Black Joe / Ring, Ring De Banjo / Nelly Bly / Massa's In De Cold, Cold Ground | Good Time Jazz 64, EP 1019, L-15, L-12015 | |
Banjo Bounce | - | |
Pickin' The Banjo | Good Time Jazz 76, EP 1019, L-15, L-12015 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12015 Banjo Kings Volume One 1957
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12015-2 - 1999
* Good Time Jazz L-15 Banjo Kings Volume One 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1019 The Banjo Kings (Vol. 2) 1953
* Good Time Jazz 76 The Banjo Kings - The Burglar Buck / Pickin' The Banjo 1952
* Good Time Jazz 64 The Banjo Kings - Banjo Bounce / Stephen Foster Medley No. 2 1952
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Tom Sharpsteen, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Jerry Hamm, drums.
RCA Victor's Studio, Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1952
LK329 | I've Been Floating Down The Old Green River | Good Time Jazz 79 |
LK330 | Lonesome Railroad Blues | Good Time Jazz 73, EP 1020, L-16, L-12012 |
LK331 | Runnin' Wild | Good Time Jazz 73, 45201, EP 1020, L-16, L-12012 |
LK332 | When You Wore A Tulip | Good Time Jazz 67, EP 1020, L-16, L-12012 |
LK333 | I've Been Floating Down The Old Green River | Good Time Jazz EP 1039, L-12012 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12012 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 3 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-16 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four (The FH5 Story Part 4) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 196 Firehouse Five Plus Two Volume Four
* Good Time Jazz EP 1020 Firehouse Five Plus Two (Vol. 2) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1039 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 3 not released
* Good Time Jazz 45201 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Chinatown, My Chinatown / Runnin' Wild
* Good Time Jazz 79 Firehouse Five Plus Two - I've Been Floating Down / South 1953
* Good Time Jazz 73 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Lonesome Railroad Blues / Runnin' Wild 1952
* Good Time Jazz 67 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Chinatown, My Chinatown / When You Wore A Tulip 1952
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Frank Patchen, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Carlos Vidal, conga drums #4.
Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952
1. LH503 | Swing Shift | Contemporary C352, EP C4002, C2506, C3508 |
2. LH501 | Out Of Somewhere | Contemporary C351, EP C4002, C2506, C3508 |
3. LH502 | Big Girl | Contemporary C352, EP C4002, C2506, C3508 |
4. LH504 | Viva Zapata! No. 1 | Contemporary C351, EP C4002, C2506, C3508, CCD-14077-2 |
* Contemporary C3508 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-266 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-266-2 - 1996
* Contemporary CCD-14077-2 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Mexican Passport 1996
* Contemporary C2506 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3) 1953
* Contemporary EP C4002 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 1 1953
* Contemporary C352 Howard Rumsey - Big Girl / Swing Shift 1953
* Contemporary C351 Howard Rumsey - Out Of Somewhere / Viva Zapata! 1953