Fats Navarro Discography

1943 (age 20)

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith, alto sax; Jimmy Forrest, John Harrington, J.D. King, tenor sax; Ed Loving, baritone sax; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal.

NYC, December 3, 1943

71535Shorty Boounissued
71536Fare Thee Well HoneyDecca 4449; MCA 2-4105
71537Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie-
71538Things 'Bout Comin' My Wayunissued

* Decca 4449   Andy Kirk - Fare Thee Well Honey / Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie
* MCA 2-4105   no information

1944

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; John Harrington, clarinet, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

Apollo Theater, NYC, June 7, 1944

Paradise ValleyEverybody's EV 3003

* Everybody's EV 3003   Andy Kirk And His Orchestra Live At The Apollo 1944-1947

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

unknown, trumpet; Laverne Baker, bass; replaces McGhee, Collins.

NYC, December 19, 1944

72644Apollo GrooveDecca unissued
72645So Blue-
72646Hippy Dippy-
If That's The Way You Want It-

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Booker Collins, bass; replaces unknown (trumpet), Baker.

NYC?, 1944

Roll 'EmHindsight (E) HSR 227
Together-
Hey, Lordy Mama-
9:20 Special-
St. Louis Blues-
Seven Come Eleven-
47th Street Jive-
Boo Wah-
Avalon-

* Hindsight (E) HSR 227   The Uncollected Andy Kirk - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; John Harrington, clarinet, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Laverne Baker, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; Danny Kaye, June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

Los Angeles, CA, 1944-1945

Little Joe From ChicagoSwing House (E) SWH 39
New Orleans Jump-
Together-
47th Street Jive-
Untitled-
Hey Lawdy Mama-
Get Up Mule-
Ridin' Along-
Speak Low-
Paradise Valley-
Minnie The Moocher-
Flying Home-

* Swing House (E) SWH 39   Andy Kirk - Andy's Jive

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith, alto sax; Jimmy Forrest, Joe Harrington, tenor sax; Ed Loving, baritone sax; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal.

broadcast, NYC, circa 1944

McGhee SpecialCaracol (F) CAR 424
Wednesday Night Hop-
47th Street Jive-
People Through The Keyhole-
Paradise Valley-
Get Up Mule-

* Caracol (F) CAR 424   no information

1945

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; John Harrington, clarinet, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Laverne Baker, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1945

Hey Lawdy MamaSwing House (E) SWH 130
47th Street Jive-

* Swing House (E) SWH 130   no information

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

same personnel.

Apollo Theater, NYC, February 21, 1945

Wake UpEverybody's EV 3003

* Everybody's EV 3003   Andy Kirk And His Orchestra Live At The Apollo 1944-1947

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

Probably: Gail Brockman, Marion "Boonie" Hazel, Maurice "Shorty" McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Taswell "Little Joe" Baird, Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt, Howard "Scotty" Scott, trombone; Jerry Valentine, trombone, arranger; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, arranger; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano, arranger; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Lena Horne, vocal #3; Sarah Vaughan, vocal #8,14; Billy Eckstine, vocal #2,4,7,9,15, trumpet #7,18; Tadd Dameron, arranger; Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, MC.

AFRS radio broadcast, Jubilee, Los Angeles, CA, probably February-March, 1945

1.Blue 'N Boogie (Theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
2.Blowing The Blues AwaySpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
3.'Deed I DoSpotlite (E) SPJ 100
4.I Wanna Talk About YouSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415; Xanadu 207
5.Blue 'N Boogie (Theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
6.--
7.TogetherSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
8.Mean To Me-
9.Without A SongSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415; Xanadu 207
10.Mr. ChipsSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
11.Blue 'N Boogie (Theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
12.--
13.Airmail SpecialSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
14.Don't Blame Me-
15.If That's The Way You FeelSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415; Xanadu 207
16.Blue 'N Boogie (Theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
17.--
18.Opus XSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
19.Love Me Or Leave Me-
20.One O'Clock Jump (Theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 100   Billy Eckstine Together   1971
= Spotlite (E) SPJ-CD 200   -   1999
* Alamac QSR 2415   Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945   1970s
* Xanadu 207   Billy Eckstine - I Want To Talk About You   1986

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.

NYC, May 2, 1945

NSC53-1Lonesome Lover BluesNational 9015; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128
NSC54-3A Cottage For SaleNational 9014; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC55-2I Love The Rhythm In A RiffNational 9014; EmArcy MG-36016; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC56Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)National 9015; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128

* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* Regent MG 6058   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1955
* EmArcy MG-36016   Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s   1955
* Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128   Dexter Gordon Vol. 2 - Young Dex 1944-1946
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* EmArcy MG-26027   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1954
* National 9015   Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues / Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)
* National 9014   Billy Eckstine - I Love The Rhythm In A Riff / A Cottage For Sale

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Budd Johnson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Teddy Cypron, baritone sax; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.

NYC, September, 1945

NSC61My Deep Blue DreamNational 9021; EmArcy MG-36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC62Prisoner Of LoveNational 9017; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC63A Penny For Your ThoughtsRegent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC64It Ain't Like ThatNational 9020; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 1127   Billy Eckstine Sings   1979
* EmArcy MG-36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1955
* Regent MG 6052   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love   1957
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* Regent MG 6053   Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG-26027   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1954
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* National 9021   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream / Jelly Jelly
* National 9017   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love / All I Sing Is Blues
* National 9020   Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That / I've Got To Pass Your House

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

same personnel.

NYC, October, 1945

NSC69I'm In The Mood For LoveNational 9016; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC70You Call It MadnessNational 9019; EmArcy MG-36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC71All I Sing Is BluesNational 9017; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC72Long, Long JourneyNational 9016; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG-36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1955
* Regent MG 6058   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* EmArcy MG-26027   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1954
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* National 9016   Billy Eckstine - Long, Long Journey / I'm In The Mood For Love
* National 9019   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness / Tell Me Pretty Baby
* National 9017   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love / All I Sing Is Blues

1946

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Claude Dunson, Harry Lawson, John Lynch, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, Milton Robinson, Henry Wells, trombone; Joe Evans, Reuben Phillips, alto sax; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; John Porter, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Floyd Smith, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; Bea Booze, Billy Daniels, Beverly White, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

NYC, January 3, 1946

73264He's My BabyDecca 23870
73265Alabama BoundDecca 48073
73266Soothe MeDecca 23870
73267Doggin' Man BluesDecca 48073; MCA 2-4105

* Decca 23870   Andy Kirk - He's My Baby / Soothe Me
* Decca 48073   Andy Kirk - Alabama Bound / Doggin' Man Blues
* MCA 2-4105   no information

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.

NYC, February, 1946

NSC114BlueNational 9018; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC115Second Balcony JumpNational 9018; EmArcy MG-36016; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC116Gloomy SundayNational 9037; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214, SJL 1127
NSC117Tell Me Pretty BabyNational 9019; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36016   Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s   1955
* Savoy SJL 1127   Billy Eckstine Sings   1979
* Regent MG 6053   Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* National 9018   Billy Eckstine - Blue / Second Balcony Jump
* National 9037   Billy Eckstine - Gloomy Sunday / In The Still Of The Night
* National 9019   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness / Tell Me Pretty Baby

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

same personnel.

NYC, March, 1946

NSC122Love Is The ThingNational 9125; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC123Without A SongNational 9061; EmArcy MG-36010; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC124Cool BreezeNational 9052, 9132; EmArcy MG-36038; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC125Don't Take Your Love From MeNational 9023; Savoy SJL 2214

* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36010   Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear   1955
* EmArcy MG-36038   Various Artists - Boning Up The 'Bones   1955
* National 9125   Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh' Bam / Love Is The Thing
* National 9061   Billy Eckstine - Without A Song / Say It Isn't So
* National 9052   Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything / Cool Breeze
* National 9132   Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze / Serenade In Blue
* National 9023   Billy Eckstine - All The Things You Are / Don't Take Your Love From Me

Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys

Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; John Collins, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, September 5, 1946

D6VB2792-1EpistrophySwing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV-519
D6VB2793-152nd Street ThemeSwing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor LPV-519
D6VB2794-1Oop Bop Sh'bamSwing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor LPV-519
D6VB2795-1Rue Chaptal (as Royal Roost)Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV-519

* RCA Victor LPV-519   Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era   1965
* Swing (F) SW 224   Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy / Oop Bop Sh'bam
* RCA Victor 20-3144   Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy / Royal Roost
* Swing (F) SW 244   Kenny Clarke - 52nd Street Theme / Rue Chaptal

Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys

Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

NYC, September 6, 1946

Boppin' A Riff Part 2 (alternate take)Mythic Sound MS 6002-2
Fat Boy Part 1 (alternate take)-

McKinley "Kinney" Durham, Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Edward "Sonny" Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Ed De Vertoil, baritone sax; Earl "Bud" Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

S3346Boppin' A Riff Part 1Savoy 588, MG 9012, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3347Boppin' A Riff Part 2-
S3348Fat Boy Part 1Savoy 587, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3349Fat Boy Part 2-
S3350Everything's Cool Part 1Savoy 586, XP 8044, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3351Everything's Cool Part 2-
S3352Webb City Part 1Savoy 585, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3353Webb City Part 2-

* Savoy MG 12011   Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney   1955
= Savoy MG 12011 (later)   Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Mythic Sound MS 6002-2   Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55
* Savoy MG 9012   Various Artists - New Sounds In Modern Music   1952
* Savoy MG 9005   Fats Navarro   1952
* Savoy MG 9006   Sonny Stitt   1952
* Savoy MG 9014   Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1   1952
* Savoy XP 8024   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 5   1952
* Savoy XP 8044   Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 8
* Savoy XP 8045   Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 9
* Savoy 588   The Be Bop Boys - Boppin' A Riff Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 587, 901   The Be Bop Boys - Fat Boy Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 586   The Be Bop Boys - Everything's Cool Parts 1 & 2
= Savoy 941   Fats Navarro - Everything's Cool Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 585, 900   The Be Bop Boys - Webb City Parts 1 & 2

Eddie Davis And His Beboppers

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.

NYC, December 18, 1946

S3367Calling Dr. JazzSavoy 907, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3368FractureSavoy 933, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3369Hollerin' & Screamin'Savoy 904, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3370Stealing TrashSavoy 907, MG 9026, MG-12133, SJL 2216

* Savoy MG-12133   Fats Navarro - Nostalgia   1959
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG 9026   Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 5   1953
* Savoy 907   Eddie Davis - Calling Dr. Jazz / Stealing Trash
* Savoy 933   Eddie Davis - Fracture / Spinal
* Savoy 904   Eddie Davis - Hollerin' & Screamin' / Maternity

Eddie Davis And His Beboppers

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.

NYC, December 20, 1946

S3371AJust A MysterySavoy 705, MG 12119, SJL 2216
S3372ARed Pepper-
S3373SpinalSavoy 933, MG 12119, SJL 2216
S3374Maternity (as Lard Pot)Savoy 904, XP 8026, MG 12119, SJL 2216

* Savoy MG 12119   Various Artists - In The Beginning... Bebop   1957
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy XP 8026   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 7
* Savoy 705   Eddie Davis - Just A Mystery / Red Pepper
* Savoy 933   Eddie Davis - Fracture / Spinal
* Savoy 904   Eddie Davis - Hollerin' & Screamin' / Maternity

Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra

Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2,3; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December, 1946

1. SR1857I Mean YouSonora 3027; Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2
2. SR1858-1Bean And The BoysSonora 3024; Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2
3. SR1858-2-Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2

* Prestige PRST 7824   Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys   1970
* Milestone M-47015   Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies   1973
* Prestige PRCD-24124-2   Coleman Hawkins - Bean & The Boys   1993
* Sonora 3027   Coleman Hawkins - I Mean You / You Go To My Head
* Sonora 3024   Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys / Cocktails For Two

1947

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

Miles Davis, Marion Hazel or Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman, trumpet; Gus Chapell, Ted Kelly, Fred Robinson, Dicky Wells, trombone; Ray Perry, Jimmy Powell, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, Clay Nicholas or Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano #1,3,4; Leonard Feather, piano #2; Al Lucas, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, January 7, 1947

1. NR94-4 | IM-3634For Europeans OnlyAladdin 180, EP-511, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
2. NR95-3 | IM-3633Big DogAladdin 180, EP-504, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
3. NR96-4 | IM-3632You Left Me All AloneAladdin 179, EP-504, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
4. NR97-2 | IM-3631Jivin' With Jack The BellboyAladdin 179, EP-511, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165

* Aladdin LP-803   Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   1956
= Aladdin (F) 803   Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP-9184-A, LP-12184-A   Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home   1962
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165   The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50   1996
* Aladdin LP-708   Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   1954
* Aladdin EP-511   Illinois Jacquet/Lester Young
* Aladdin EP-504   Illinois Jacquet   1956
* Aladdin 180   Illinois Jacquet - For Europeans Only / Big Dog
* Aladdin 179   Illinois Jacquet - You Left Me All Alone / Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy

Fats Navarro And His Thin Men

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.

NYC, January 29, 1947

S3383-2Fat GirlSavoy 906, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216
S3384-2Ice Freezes RedSavoy 976, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216
S3385Eb-PobSavoy 905, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216
S3386Goin' To Minton'sSavoy 951, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216

* Savoy MG-12114   Various Artists - Opus De Bop   1957
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG 9005   Fats Navarro   1952
* Savoy XP 8025   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8024   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 5   1952
* Savoy 906   Serge Chaloff - A Bar A Second / Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy 976   Fats Navarro - Ice Freezes Red / Ray Brown - For Hecklers Only
* Savoy 905   Teddy Reig - O-Go-Mo / Fats Navarro - Eb-Pob
* Savoy 951   Fats Navarro, Leo Parker - Goin' To Minton's / Miles Davis, Charlie Parker - Half Nelson

Billy Stewart/Milton Buggs With Ray Abrams Orchestra

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leonard Lowry, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Kenny Watts, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Lee Abrams, drums; Billy Stewart, vocal #1,3; Milton Buggs, vocal #2,4.

NYC, February 18, 1947

1. S3400-1Gloomy SundaySavoy 647
2. S3401-2I Live True To YouSavoy 648
3. S3402-1In My SolitudeSavoy 647
4. S3403-3Fine Brown FrameSavoy 648

* Savoy 647   Billy Stewart, Ray Abrams - Gloomy Sunday / In My Solitude   1947
* Savoy 648   Milton Buggs, Ray Abrams - I Live True To You / Fine Brown Frame

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Powell or Ray Perry, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, April 1, 1947

137A | IM-3635Blow, Illinois, BlowAladdin 3001, EP-501, LP-701, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
138A | IM-3636Illinois Blows The BluesAladdin 3001, LP-701, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165

* Aladdin LP-803   Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   1956
= Aladdin (F) 803   Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP-9184-A, LP-12184-A   Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home   1962
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165   The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50   1996
* Aladdin LP-701   Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young - Battle Of The Saxes   1951
* Aladdin EP-501   Illinois Jacquet   1956
* Aladdin 3001   Illinois Jacquet - Blow, Illinois, Blow / Illinois Blows The Blues

Fats Navarro And Allen Eager's Saturday Night Swing Session

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Allen Eager, Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ralph Burns, piano; Al Valente, guitar; Chubby Jackson, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.

WNEW broadcast, NYC, April 12, 1947

WS5006Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5007Sweet Georgia Brown Part 2Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5008Sweet Georgia Brown Part 3Vox 16104, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5009High On An Open Mike Part 1-
WS5010High On An Open Mike Part 2Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5011High On An Open Mike Part 3Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
Happy Monsterunissued

* Vox VSP 310   Various Artists - Jazz Off The Air Vol. 2
* Counterpoint CPT-549   Various Artists - Saturday Night Swing Session
= America (F) 30 AM 6065   -   1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1915-2   -   1999
* Vox 16102   Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1 / High On An Open Mike Part 3
* Vox 16103   Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 2 / High On An Open Mike Part 2
* Vox 16104   Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 3 / High On An Open Mike Part 1

The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947

BN304-0The Chase (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN304-2The ChaseBlue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN305-0The Squirrel (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN305-1The SquirrelBlue Note 540, 1597, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN306-0Our Delight (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN306-5Our DelightBlue Note 540, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2, BST2 84433
BN307-0Dameronia (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN307-2DameroniaBlue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BLP 1001, BN-LA507-H2, BST 89902

* Blue Note BLP 1531   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note BST2 84433   Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2   1986
* Blue Note BLP 1001   Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album   1964
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001   Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition   1967
* Blue Note BST 89902   Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949   1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2   Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949   1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 541   Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro - The Chase / Dameronia   1947
* Blue Note 540   Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro - Our Delight / The Squirrel   1947
* Blue Note 1597   Tadd Dameron - The Squirrel / Miles Davis - Donna   1952

Tadd Dameron Quintet

Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Ernest Henry, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Dillon "Curley" Russell, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Kay Penton, vocal.

NYC, October 28, 1947

S3465-1A Be Bop CarolSavoy SJL 2216
S3465-6A Be Bop Carol (as Be Bop Carroll)Savoy 931, MG 9019, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3466-1The Tadd Walk-
S3467-3Gone With The WindSavoy MG 9023, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3468-3That Someone Must Be YouSavoy MG 9024, MG 12011, SJL 2216

* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG 12011   Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney   1955
= Savoy MG 12011 (later)   Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney
* Savoy MG 9019   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6   1952
* Savoy MG 9023   Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 2   1953
* Savoy MG 9024   Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 3   1953
* Savoy 931   Tadd Dameron - A Be Bop Carol / The Tadd Walk

Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen

Fats Navarro, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet #1,4-6; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Allen Eager, tenor sax #1,4-6; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov, announcer.

radio broadcast, Bands For Bonds, WOR Studios, NYC, November 8, 1947

1.52nd Street ThemeSpotlite (E) SPJ 108
2.Donna Lee-
3.Hot House (as Fats Flats)-
4.Groovin' High-
5.Ko-Ko-
6.Anthropology-

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 108   Various Artists - Anthropology   1972
= Zim ZM-1002   -   1974

Fats Navarro Quintette

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, December 5, 1947

S3483-1NostalgiaSavoy SJL 2216
S3483-6-Savoy 955, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3484-3Barry's BopSavoy SJL 2216
S3484-6-Savoy 959, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3485-1Be Bop RompSavoy SJL 2216
S3485-6-Savoy 959, XP 8026, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3486Fats BlowsSavoy XP 8026, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216

* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG-12133   Fats Navarro - Nostalgia   1959
* Savoy MG 9019   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6   1952
* Savoy XP 8025   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8026   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 7
* Savoy 955   Dexter Gordon - Dextrose / Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
* Savoy 959   Fats Navarro - Barry's Bop / Be Bop Romp

Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars

Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.

NYC, December 11, 1947

D7VB2659April In ParisRCA Victor 20-3057; RCA (F) 730625
D7VB2660How Strange-
D7VB2661-1Half Step Down, PleaseRCA Victor 20-3143, LJM-1017, LPV-501; RCA (F) 741106, (F) 730566
D7VB2662-1Angel FaceRCA Victor LPV-544; RCA (F) 730625
D7VB2663-1Jumpin' JaneRCA Victor 20-3143, LJM-1017, LPV-544; RCA (F) 741106

* RCA (F) 730625   Coleman Hawkins - His Greatest Hits 1939-47 Vol. 17
* RCA Victor LJM-1017   Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi   1955
* RCA Victor LPV-501   Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul   1964
* RCA (F) 741106   Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Thompson - The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 2
* RCA (F) 730566   Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul
* RCA Victor LPV-544   Various Artists - Esquire's All American Hot Jazz   1967
* RCA Victor 20-3057   Coleman Hawkins - April In Paris / How Strange
* RCA Victor 20-3143   Coleman Hawkins - Jumpin' Jane / Half Step Down, Please

Dexter Gordon And His Boys

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.

NYC, December 22, 1947

S3512DextroseSavoy 955, XP 8023, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211
S3513IndexSavoy XP 8023, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211
S3514DextivitySavoy XP 8022, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211

* Savoy MG-12133   Fats Navarro - Nostalgia   1959
* Savoy SJL 2211   Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* Savoy MG 9003   Dexter Gordon - New Sounds In Modern Music   1951
* Savoy XP 8023   Dexter Gordon - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 4
* Savoy XP 8022   Dexter Gordon - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 3
* Savoy 955   Dexter Gordon - Dextrose / Fats Navarro - Nostalgia

1948

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.

radio broadcast, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, May 1, 1948

Hot HouseWeka (Swi) Jds 12-1; Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419; Forlane (F) UCD 19008
Adam Blew His HatCicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419
Goldwyn StompCicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015

* Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1   Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948
* Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015   Lionel Hampton In Concert
* Alamac QSR 2419   Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948   1970s
* Forlane (F) UCD 19008   Lionel Hampton/Gene Krupa

The Tadd Dameron Band

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Rudy Williams, alto sax #1-6; Allan Eager, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #8; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, summer and fall 1948

1.Our DelightJazzland JLP 50
2.Eb-pobJazzland JLP 68
3.Tadd WalkJazzland JLP 50
4.The Squirrel-
5.Dameronia-
6.Good Bait (No. 1)Jazzland JLP 68
7.Good Bait (No. 2)Jazzland JLP 50
8.SymphonetteJazzland JLP 68
9.Lady Be GoodJazzland JLP 50
10.Anthropology (No. 1)-

* Jazzland JLP 50   Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet   1961
= Riverside R-3019, RS-3019   Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron - Good Bait   1968
= Milestone M-47041   Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band   1977
= Milestone MCD-47041-2   -   1991
* Jazzland JLP 68   The Tadd Dameron Band   1962
= Milestone M-47041   Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band   1977
= Milestone MCD-47041-2   -   1991

Benny Goodman Septet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Mel Zelnick, drums.

NYC, September 9, 1948

2974-3Stealin' ApplesCapitol 10173, M-11061; Mosaic MQ6-148

* Capitol M-11061   Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet - Bebop Spoken Here: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 15   1972
* Mosaic MQ6-148, MD4-148   The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings Of Benny Goodman 1944-1955   1993
* Capitol 10173   no information

The Tadd Dameron Septet / The Tadd Dameron Sextet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Chino Pozo, bongos #1,2,7; Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, vocal #7.

Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948

1. BN332-0Jahbero (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
2. BN332-1JahberoBlue Note 559, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
3. BN333-0Lady BirdBlue Note 559, BLP 5004, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
4. BN333-1Lady Bird (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
5. BN334-1SymphonetteBlue Note 1564, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
6. BN334-2Symphonette (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
7. BN335-1I Think I'll Go AwayBlue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10

* Blue Note BLP 1532   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10   Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series   1984
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 559   Tadd Dameron - Jahbero / Lady Bird   1948
* Blue Note 1564   Tadd Dameron - Symphonette / Thelonious Monk - I Mean You   1948

The McGhee-Navarro Boptet

Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Milton Jackson, vibes, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948

BN336-0The Skunkrejected
BN336-1The Skunk (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
BN337Boperationrejected
BN337-0--
BN337-1-Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
BN337-2Boperation (alternate take)Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3
BN336-2The Skunkrejected
BN336-3-Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, (J) BNJ-61008/10
BN338-0Double TalkBlue Note 557, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN339-0Double Talk (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
BN336-4The Skunkrejected

* Blue Note BLP 1532   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10   Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series   1984
* Blue Note BLP 1531   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   1957
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3   The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron   1995
* Blue Note BLP 5012   Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet   1952
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9274   Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet   1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4   Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio   1998
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 558   Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro - The Skunk / Boperation   1948
* Blue Note 557   Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro - Double Talk Parts 1 & 2   1948

Earl Coleman And His All Stars

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.

NYC, November 29, 1948

D1161I Wished On The MoonDial 756
D1162-AGuiltyDial 1049, 756; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120
D1163-CYardbird SuiteDial 753; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120
D1164-AStranger In Town-
D1165-AAs Time Goes ByDial 1049; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 133   Dexter Gordon - Move!
* Xanadu 120   Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Chubby Jackson - Bebop Revisited Vol. 1   1978
* Dial 756   Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon / Guilty   1949
* Dial 1049   Earl Coleman - Guilty / As Time Goes By   1950
= Prestige 905   -   1951
* Dial 753   Earl Coleman - Stranger In Town / Yardbird Suite   1948

Fats Navarro Quintet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, November 29, 1948

D1166-AMoveDial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120
D1166-B-Dial 1033, 1033 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Jazztone (Eu) J-1245; Xanadu 120

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 133   Dexter Gordon - Move!
* Xanadu 120   Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Chubby Jackson - Bebop Revisited Vol. 1   1978
* Jazztone (Eu) J-1245   Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival   1950s
= Guilde Du Jazz (F) J.1245   Various Artists - Festival Du Jazz Moderne   1950s
* Dial LP 212   Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets   1952
* Dial 1033   Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat   1949
* Dial 1033 (alt.)   Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat   1949+

1949

Metronome All-Star Bands

Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949

D9VB0021-1Overtime (shorter take)RCA Victor 20-3361; RCA Camden CAL-426; Bluebird 07863-66528-2
D9VC0021-2Overtime (longer take)RCA Victor LPT-3046, LPV-519; RCA Camden CAL-426; Bluebird 07863-66528-2
D9VC0022-3Victory Ball (longer take)-
D9VB0022-2Victory Ball (alternate take)RCA Camden CAL-339

* RCA Camden CAL-426   The Metronome All-Star Bands   1958
= RCA Camden (E) CDN-112   -
* RCA Victor LPV-519   Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era   1965
* RCA Camden CAL-339   Various Artists - Great Jazz Reeds   1958
* Bluebird 07863-66528-2   Dizzy Gillespie - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings   1995
* RCA Victor LPT-3046   Various Artists - Crazy... And Cool
* RCA Victor 20-3361; His Master's Voice (E) B 9818   Metronome All-Star Bands - Overtime / Victory Ball

Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Vidal Balado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Rae Pearl, vocal.

NYC, January 18, 1949

3391-3ESid's DelightCapitol 57-60006, (J) CR-8812, M-11059
3392-3ECasbah-

* Capitol (J) CR-8812   Various Artists - Bebop Professors
= Capitol (J) ECJ-50073   -   1982
* Capitol M-11059   Tadd Dameron, Babs Gonzales, Dizzy Gillespie - Strictly Bebop: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 13   1972
* Capitol 57-60006, (E) CL 13122   Tadd Dameron - Sid's Delight / Casbah

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949

Norman Granz IntroductionPablo PACD-5311-2
Leap Here-
(Back Home Again In) Indiana-
Lover Come Back To Me-

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Norman Granz Introduction Of Coleman Hawkins / Hawk's Idea (as Rifftide)-
Sophisticated Lady-
The Things We Did Last Summer-
Stuffy-

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; unknown, drums.

PerdidoClef unissued
How High The Moon-

* Pablo PACD-5311-2   J.A.T.P. At Carnegie Hall 1949   2002

Bud Powell's Modernists

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949

BN360-0Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 1)Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN360-1Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 2)Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN360-2Bouncing With BudBlue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2
BN361-0Wail (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN361-3WailBlue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2
BN362-0Dance Of The Infidels (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN362-1Dance Of The InfidelsBlue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2
BN363-152nd St. ThemeBlue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2

* Blue Note BLP 1532   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   1957
* Blue Note BST 84430   Bud Powell - Alternate Takes   1985
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note BLP 1531   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   1957
* Blue Note BLP 1503   The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1   1955
= Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo)   -   1966
* Blue Note BLP 5003   The Amazing Bud Powell   1952
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 1567   Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud / Wail   1949
* Blue Note 1568   Bud Powell - Dance Of The Infidels / 52nd St. Theme   1949

Don Lanphere Quintet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 20, 1949

JRC35AWailing WallMisterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC35B-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC35C--
JRC35D-New Jazz 819; Prestige PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige (J) SLP 47, PCD-24114-2
JRC35E-Prestige prEP 1321, P-24046; Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC36AGoMisterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC36B-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982
JRC36BC-New Jazz 812; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC36C-Prestige prEP 1321, PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC36D-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC36E-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982
JRC37AInfatuationMisterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC37B-New Jazz 819; Prestige prEP 1321, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC37C-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC37D-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC38AStopMisterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC38B-New Jazz 812; Prestige prEP 1321, PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige (J) SLP 47, PCD-24114-2
JRC38C-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC38D-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2

* Misterioso (E) MLP 1982   Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. II   1981
* Misterioso (E) MLP 1981   Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. I   1981
* Prestige PR 16002   Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants   not released
= New Jazz NJLP 8296   -   1964
* Prestige P-24081   Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50   1978
* Prestige (J) SLP 47   Various Artists - Early Prestige Sessions 1949/50
* Prestige P-24046   Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige   1974
* Prestige PCD-24114-2   Fats Navarro, Al Haig, Don Lanphere, Leo Parker - Prestige First Sessions Volume One   1992
* Prestige PRLP 113   Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets   1951
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later)   -   1952
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later 2)   -   1954
* Prestige prEP 1321   Fats Navarro Quintet   1953
* New Jazz 819   Fats Navarro - Wailing Wall / Infatuation   1950
= Prestige 819   -   1953
* New Jazz 812   Fats Navarro - Stop / Go   1949
= Prestige 812   -   1953

1950 (aged 26)

Charlie Parker Quintet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1-3,5-13; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 15 and 16, 1950

1.52nd Street Theme IOzone 4
2.Perdido (as Wahoo)Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
3.Dizzy AtmosphereColumbia JG 34808
4.A Night In Tunisia-
5.Move (into)Ozone 9; Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
6.52nd Street Theme II (incomplete)Ozone 9; Alamac QSR 2430
7.Rifftide (as The Street Beat)Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
8.Out Of NowhereColumbia JG 34808
9.Little Willie Leaps (into)-
10.52nd Street Theme III-
11.Ornithology (into)-
12.I'll Remember April (into)-
13.52nd Street Theme IV-

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; probably Tommy Potter, bass; probably Roy Haynes, drums; probably Chubby Newsome or "Little" Jimmy Scott, vocal #1.

1.Embraceable You-
2.Cool Blues (into)Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
3.52nd Street Theme V-

* Ozone 4   Charlie Parker-Fats Navarro-Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances   1970s
* Columbia JG 34808   Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland
* Alamac QSR 2430   Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950   1970s
* Ozone 9   Charlie Parker-Bud Powell-Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances   1970s

Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars

Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1,2; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Birdland, NYC, June 30, 1950

1.Hot House (as Miles' Midnight Breakaway)Session Disc 101; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401
2.52nd Street ThemeBeppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401
3.Ow! (as Chubbie's Blues)Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401

Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone #2,3; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1; Brew Moore, tenor sax #2,3; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

1.Conception/Deception (as Poobah)-
2.Eronel (as Overturia)Session Disc 102; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401
3.52nd Street Theme (as Slow Broadway Theme)Session Disc 102; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401

* Session Disc 101   Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One   1970s
* Beppo (E) BEP 502   Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans   1980s
* Alto AL 701   Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent   1970s
* Session Disc 102   Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. Two   1970s
* Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401   Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session   1995