Joe Puma Catalog
1954 (age 27)
Joe Puma - East Coast Jazz/3 Bethlehem BCP-1012 1955
Don Elliott, vibes; Barry Galbraith, Joe Puma, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Teddy Sommer, drums.
NYC, November 30, 1954
| Loris | |
| A Little Rainy | |
| What Is There To Say | |
| Hallelujah | |
| How About You | |
| Pumatic | |
| Liza | |
| Moon Song |
1956
Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival Harmony HL 7196
Tom Stewart, baritone horn; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Herbie Mann, tenor sax; Joe Puma, guitar; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Herb Wasserman, drums.
NYC, June 13, 1956
| Give Me The Simple Life |
Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival Jazztone (Eu) J-1245 1950s
Tom Stewart, baritone horn; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Joe Puma, guitar; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Herb Wasserman, drums.
NYC, June 13, 1956
| Indian Blanket |
** also released on Festival Du Jazz Moderne, Guilde Du Jazz (F) J.1245 in 1950s.
1957 (age 30)
Joe Puma - Wild Kitten Dawn DLP 1118 1957
Mat Mathews, accordion; Joe Puma, guitar; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, February 25, 1957
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
| Rigamarole | |
| Sportin' With Morton | |
| But Not For Me |
Mat Mathews, accordion; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, February, 1957
| Rose Room | |
| Wild Kitten | |
| Soon | |
| Rosalie Ann |
Joe Puma Quartet And Trio Jubilee JLP 1070
Eddie Costa, vibes; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass.
NYC, late summer 1957
| Ubas | |
| Blues For Midge | |
| Stablemates |
Bill Evans, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | |
| Mother Of Earl | |
| Indian Summer |
1960
Joe Puma And The Audiobon All-Stars - Like Tweet: Jazz Versions Of Authentic Bird Calls Columbia CL 1618 1961
Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Dick Hyman, piano, organ; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Joe Puma, guitar, bass guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, October 13, 1960
| CO65773 | Thistle Serenade (American Goldfinch) |
| CO65774 | Skippin' South (Wood Pewee) |
| CO65775 | Noah's Ark (Redwinged Blackbird) |
| CO65776 | Shades Of Twilight (Baltimore Oriole) |
Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Jerome Richardson, flute, piccolo, tenor sax; Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Dick Hyman, piano, organ; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Joe Puma, guitar, bass guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, January 6, 1961
| CO65879 | Flight Patterns (Song Sparrow) |
| CO65880 | Cotton Candy Clouds (Whip-Poor-Will) |
| CO65881 | Panic In The Birdcage |
same personnel.
NYC, January 13, 1961
| CO65882 | Like Tweet (White Crowned Sparrow) |
| CO65883 | Bird's Eye View (Scarlet Tanager) |
| CO65884 | Melancholy Bird (Purple Finch) |
| CO65885 | Sturnella (Meadowlark) |
** also released on Columbia CS 8418 in 1961.
1984 (age 57)
Joe Puma, Hod O'Brien, Red Mitchell - Shining Hour Reservoir RSR 102 1987
Hod O'Brien, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass.
NYC, June 1, 1984
| Lovely | |
| My Shining Hour | |
| Mood Indigo | |
| Remember | |
| For All We Know | |
| Love Nest | |
| Little Joe's Waltz |
** also released on Reservoir RSR CD 102 in 1997.
1997 (age 70)
Joe Puma - It's A Blue World Euphoria 175 1999
Joe Puma, guitar; Murray Wall, bass; Eddie Locke, drums.
NYC, October 27 and 28, 1997
| It's A Blue World | |
| For You | |
| My Romance | |
| See Jim, See Jane, See Joe (C-Jam Blues In Bb) | |
| I'll Never Stop Loving You | |
| Sing | |
| Only Trust Your Heart | |
| Just For You | |
| Sweet Sue | |
| I'll Remember April |