Debut Records Discography: 1948-1965 - session index

1948

• Original Charlie Parker 5   Onyx Club, NYC, July 6, 1948

1950

• Charlie Parker 5   St. Nicholas Arena, NYC, Feb. 18, 1950

1951

• Charles Mingus - Spaulding Givens 2   LA, Apr., 1951

1952 (founded)

• Charles Mingus 5   Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, Apr. 12, 1952
• Charles Mingus 5   Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, Sep. 16, 1952

1953

• Hal Mitchell 4   Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, prob. Jan., 1953
• Max Roach 7   NYC, Apr. 10, 1953
• Spaulding Givens 3   NYC, Apr. 14, 1953
• Max Roach 4   NYC, Apr. 21, 1953
• The Gordons with Hank Jones 3   NYC, Apr. 29, 1953
• The 5   Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
• Max Roach 1   same location, date
• Bud Powell 3   same location, date
• The 5   same location, date
• Billy Taylor 3   NYC, sum. 1953
• Trombone Rapport / Four Trombones   Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY, Sep. 18, 1953
• Bud Powell 3   NYC, Sep., 1953
• Kenny Dorham 5   NYC, Oct. 21, 1953
• Charles Mingus 9   NYC, Oct. 28, 1953
• Paul Bley 3   NYC, Nov. 30, 1953
• Teo Macero 5   NYC, Dec. 12, 1953
• Kenny Dorham 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 15, 1953
• Oscar Pettiford Jazz Groups   NYC, Dec. 29, 1953
• Sam Most 4 Plus Two   same location, date

1954

• John LaPorta 5   NYC, Mar. 9, 1954
• Ada Moore   NYC, June 27, 1954
• Thad Jones 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 11, 1954
• Babs Five Rocks and A Roll   NYC, prob. 1954

1955

• Hazel Scott 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 21, 1955
• Thad Jones 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 10, 1955
• John Dennis 3   same location, date
• John LaPorta 4   NYC, June, 1955
• John LaPorta 3   same location, date
• Miles Davis 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, July 9, 1955
• Don Senay with Alonzo Levister Orch.   NYC, Sep. 19, 1955 or Sep. 17, 1954
• Alonzo Levister Orch.   same location, date
• Thad Jones with Alonzo Levister Orch.   NYC, prob. Sep. 26, 1955 or Sep. 17, 1954
• Charles Mingus 5 + Max Roach   Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Dec. 23, 1955

1956

• Alonzo Levister Orch.   Audiosonic Recording Studios, NYC, Aug., 1956
• Thad Jones 5   NYC, Dec. 24, 1956

1957 (5th anniversary)

• Thad Jones 6   NYC, Jan. 6, 1957
• Faron Taylor   NYC, May, 1957
• Jimmy Knepper 5   NYC, July 10, 1957
• Faron Taylor   NYC, Aug. 5, 1957
• Shafi Hadi 6   NYC, Sep., 1957
• Shadows (Soundtrack)   NYC, prob. Oct. or late 1957 or 1958
• Sonny Rollins 5   NYC, Nov. 4, 1957

1958

• Louis Hjulmands Kvartet   Aarhus-Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark, May 3, 1958

1959

• Finn Mickelborg's 5   Copenhagen, Denmark, May 25, 1959
• Oscar Pettiford Scandinavian 3   Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 22, 1959
• Jazz 5 '60   Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 29, 1959

1960

• Oscar Pettiford's Essen Jazz Festival All Stars   Essen Jazz Fest., Grugahalle, Essen, W. Germany, Apr. 2, 1960
• Oscar Pettiford Jazz Groups   Copenhagen, Denmark, July 5, 1960
• Oscar Pettiford Jazz Groups   Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6, 1960
• Finn Mickelborg 5   Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 3, 1960
• Bent Axen 6 / Bent Axen/Bent Jaedig 6-5-4-3 / The Axen-Jaedig Jazz Groups   Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 5, 1960
• Jorgen Borch 5 and Orch.   same location, date
• Jazz 5 '61 / Axen-Jaedig Jazz Group   Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 6, 1960

1961

• Bent Axen 3   Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 17, 1961
• Louis Hjulmands Gruppe   Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 20, 1961
• Jorn Elniff 4   Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar. 4, 1961
• Eric Dolphy In Europe   Berlingske Has, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep. 6, 1961
• Eric Dolphy In Europe   Studenterforeningen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep. 8, 1961

1962 (10th anniversary)

• Brew Moore 4/5   Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep. 26, 1962
• Max Roach 4   The Jazz Workshop, SF, Oct. 27, 1962
• Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit   Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 23, 1962

1963

• Don Byas 4   Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 13 & 14, 1963
• Albert Ayler 4   Danish National Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 14, 1963
• Pepper Adams 5   NYC, Sep. 9, 1963
• Pepper Adams 8   NYC, Sep. 12, 1963
• Sahib Shihab 6   Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 3, 1963

1964

• Albert Ayler 5   Atlantic Studios, NYC, Feb. 24, 1964
• Albert Ayler 4   same location, date
• Charles Mingus 6   Town Hall, NYC, Apr. 4, 1964
• Charles Mingus 5   The Jazz Workshop, SF, June 2 & 3, 1964
• Albert Ayler - Don Cherry 4   Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep. 14, 1964
• Charles Mingus Orch.   Monterey Jazz Fest., Monterey, CA, Sep. 20, 1964
• The Contemporary Jazz 4 feat. Sonny Murray   Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 1, 1964

1965

• Charles Mingus 5   Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 1965
• The Radio Jazz Group   Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep. 28, & Oct. 9, 1965
• Paul Bley 3   Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 5, 1965
• Charles Mingus 8   Royce Hall, University Of Los Angeles, LA, Dec. 25, 1965

1966

• Hugh Steinmetz 6   Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar., 1966
• Hugh Steinmetz 6   Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr. 19 & 20, 1966

1967 (15th anniversary)

• Palle Mikkelborg & Radiojazzgruppen   Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 28, 1967
• Palle Mikkelborg & Radiojazzgruppen   Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 29, 1967

1968

• The Contemporary Jazz 5   Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 28, 1968

Others

• The Jones Boys   1957

Site Search

Debut Records Discography Project

List of sessions by recorded date & location:

• Debut Records Discography: 1948-1965 - session index