Leo Parker Discography
1947 (age 22)
Leo Parker's All Stars
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Charles Williams, drums.
Detroit, MI, October 4, 1947
| DET800 | El Sino | Savoy 912, XP 8081, MG 9018, SJL 1103 |
| DET801 | Ineta | Savoy 954, MG 9009, SJL 1103 |
| DET802 | Wild Leo | Savoy 912, XP 8081, MG 9018, SJL 1103 |
| DET803 | Leapin' Leo | Savoy 950, XP 8081, MG 9018, SJL 1103 |
* Savoy SJL 1103 Gene Ammons - Red Top: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy MG 9018 Leo Parker - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5 1952
* Savoy MG 9009 Leo Parker - New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 1952
* Savoy XP 8081 Leo Parker - New Sounds In Modern Music Vol. 3
* Savoy 912 Leo Parker - El Sino / Wild Leo
* Savoy 954 Stan Getz - Running Water / Leo Parker - Ineta
* Savoy 950 Leo Parker - Wee Dot / Leapin' Leo
Leo Parker's All Stars
Joe Newman, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Dexter Gordon, tenor, alto sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, December 19, 1947
| S3495-1 | Wee Dot | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S3495-2 | - | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3495-3 | - | Savoy 950, XP 8060, MG 9009, SJL 2211; Metronome (Swd) B 514 |
| S3495-4 | - | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3496 | Solitude | Savoy 929, XP 8060, MG 9024, SJL 2225 |
| S3497-1 | The Lion Roars | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S3497-2 | - | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3497-3 | The Lion Roars (as Lion's Roar) | Savoy XP 8060, MG 9026, SJL 2211 |
| S3497-4 | The Lion Roars | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3498 | Mad Lad Boogie | Savoy 929, XP 8060 |
* Savoy SJL 2211 Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy SJL 2225 The Be Bop Boys 1978
* Savoy MG 9009 Leo Parker - New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 1952
* Savoy MG 9024 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 3 1953
* Savoy MG 9026 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 5 1953
* Savoy XP 8060 Leo Parker - The Birth Of Bop Vol. 1
* Savoy 950 Leo Parker - Wee Dot / Leapin' Leo
* Metronome (Swd) B 514 James Moody - Good Bait / Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker - Wee Dot 1950
* Savoy 929 Leo Parker - Solitude / Mad Lad Boogie
1948
Leo Parker's All Stars
Joe Newman, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #5-8; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Al Lucas, bass; Jack "The Bear" Parker, drums.
Detroit, MI, March 23, 1948
| 1. D842 | On The House | Savoy 957, XP 8081, MG 9018, SJL 2225 |
| 2. D843 | Dinky | Savoy 957, MG 9018, SJL 2225 |
| 3. D844 | Senor Leo | Savoy 935, MG 9018 |
| 4. D845 | Chase 'N 'Lion | Savoy 935, MG 9022 |
| 5. D846 | Leo's Bells | Savoy MG 9009, SJL 2225 |
| 6. D847 | Sweet Talkin' Leo | - |
| 7. D848 | Swinging For Love | - |
| 8. D849 | The New Look | Savoy MG 9009 |
* Savoy SJL 2225 The Be Bop Boys 1978
* Savoy MG 9018 Leo Parker - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5 1952
* Savoy MG 9022 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 1 1953
* Savoy MG 9009 Leo Parker - New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 1952
* Savoy XP 8081 Leo Parker - New Sounds In Modern Music Vol. 3
* Savoy 957 Leo Parker - On The House / Dinky
* Savoy 935 Leo Parker - Senor Leo / Chase 'N 'Lion
1950
Leo Parker Quartet
Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums #1,2,4-6; Jack Parker, drums #3,7-10.
NYC, July 20, 1950
| 1. JRC95A | Mona Lisa | Misterioso (E) MLP 1984 |
| 2. JRC95B | - | Prestige P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1983; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| 3. JRC96A | Who's Mad? | - |
| 4. JRC97A | Darn That Dream | Misterioso (E) MLP 1984 |
| 5. JRC97B | - | Prestige P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1983; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| 6. JRC98B | I Cross My Fingers | Prestige 720, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1983; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| 7. JRC99A | Mad Lad Returns | Prestige 720, P-24046; Misterioso (E) MLP 1983; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| 8. JRC99B | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1984; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| 9. JRC99C | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1984 |
| 10. JRC99D | - | - |
* Misterioso (E) MLP 1984 Leo Parker Quartet, Al Haig Trio, Zoot Sims Quartet - Mad Lad Returns 1981
* Prestige P-24081 Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50 1978
* Misterioso (E) MLP 1983 Wardell Gray Quartet, Leo Parker Quartet - The Thin Man Meets Mad Lad 1981
* 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 720 Leo Parker - I Cross My Fingers / Mad Lad Returns 1950
Leo Parker And His Mad Lads
James Robertson, trumpet; Henry Durant, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Eddie Bourne, drums.
Philadelphia, PA, December 28, 1950
| Leo Leaps In (take 1) (as On The House (take 1)) | Onyx ORI 201; Krazy Kat (E) KK 829 | |
| Leo Leaps In (take 2) (as On The House (take 2)) | - | |
| Leo Leaps In (take 3) (as On The House (take 3)) | - | |
| Solitude | - | |
| LP-2 | Rolling With Parker (as Rollin' With Leo) | Gotham G-262; Onyx ORI 201; Krazy Kat (E) KK 829 |
| LP-1 | Woody (as Symphony In Sid) | - |
James Robertson, trumpet; Henry Durant, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Dillon "Curley" Russell, bass; Eddie Bourne, drums.
| - | Woody | |
| LP-2 | Rolling With Parker | |
| Leo Leaps In (take 2) (unreleased title) | ||
| Solitude (unreleased title) | ||
| Rolling With Parker (unreleased take) | Krazy Kat (E) KK 829 | |
| Leo Leaps In (take 1) (unreleased title) | ||
| Leo Leaps In (take 3) (unreleased title) |
* Onyx ORI 201 Teddy Edwards, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, Wardell Gray - The Foremost! 1972
* Krazy Kat (E) KK 829 Leo Parker And Sax Gill - Back To Back Baritones 1988
= Collectables COL-CD-5329 - 1990
* Gotham G-262 Leo Parker - Woody / Rolling With Parker 1951
1951
Leo Parker And His Quintet
Eddie Johnson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Claude Jones, piano; Johnny Pate, bass; Al Williams, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, July 4, 1951
| U-7353 | Candlelight Serenade | Chess 1477, CHV 413 |
| U-7354 | Hornet | Chess CHV 413 |
| U-7355 | Reed Rock | Chess 1477 |
| U-7356 | Leo's Blues | Chess CHV 413 |
* Chess CHV 413 Leo Parker - The Late Great King Of The Baritone Sax 1971
* Chess 1477 Leo Parker - Candlelight Serenade / Reed Rock 1951
1952
Leo Parker And His Mad Lads
Leo Parker, baritone sax; unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; Ira Pettiford, bass, trumpet; Jack Parker, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 15, 1952
| 1159-6 | Leo's Boogie | United U-142 |
| 1160-1 | Cool Leo | - |
| 1161-1 | Jam Leo | unissued |
| 1162-8 | Hey Good Lookin' | - |
* United U-142 Leo Parker - Leo's Boogie / Cool Leo 1953
1953
Leo Parker Quartet
Leo Parker, baritone sax; unknown, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
Chicago, IL, August 10, 1953
| P-53107 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | Chess CHV 413 |
| - | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Dub In) | - |
| P-53108 | Anything Can Happen | - |
| P-53109 | Tippin' Lightly | - |
| P-53110 | Blue Sails | - |
* Chess CHV 413 Leo Parker - The Late Great King Of The Baritone Sax 1971
1961 (age 36)
Leo Parker Sextet
John Burks, trumpet #1-8; Bill Swindell, tenor sax #1-8; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Yusef Salim, piano; Stan Conover, bass; Purnell Rice, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1961
| 1. tk.4 | Gland Lad | Blue Note BLP 4087 |
| 2. tk.5 | Low Brown (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84087 2 |
| 3. tk.6 | Low Brown | Blue Note 45-1823, BLP 4087 |
| 4. tk.9 | Parker's Pals | - |
| 5. tk.11 | TCTB | Blue Note BLP 4087 |
| 6. tk.18 | The Lion Roar | Blue Note CDP 7 84087 2, (J) TOCJ-5941/44 |
| 7. tk.25 | Vi | Blue Note BLP 4087 |
| 8. tk.28 | Let Me Tell You 'Bout It | Blue Note 45-1822, BLP 4087 |
| 9. tk.31 | Blue Leo | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4087 Leo Parker - Let Me Tell You 'Bout It 1961
= Blue Note BST 84087 - 1962
= Blue Note (J) DY-5801-02 - 1983
= Blue Note CDP 7 84087 2 - 1990
* Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5941/44 Various Artists - Rare Tracks: The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series 1994
* Blue Note 45-1823 Leo Parker - Parker's Pals / Low Brown 1961
* Blue Note 45-1822 Leo Parker - Blue Leo / Let Me Tell You 'Bout It 1961
Leo Parker Sextet
Dave Burns, trumpet; Bill Swindell, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Acea, piano; Stan Conover, bass; Purnell Rice, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 12, 1961
| tk.1 | Rollin' With Leo | Blue Note 45-1834, LT-1076 |
| tk.8 | Music Hall Beat | Blue Note LT-1076 |
| Bad Girl | rejected | |
| Jumpin' Leo | - | |
| Stuffy | - | |
| Mad Lad Returns | - |
* Blue Note LT-1076 Leo Parker - Rollin' With Leo 1980
= Blue Note BST-84095 - 1986
= Blue Note CDP 7 84095 2 - 1988
* Blue Note 45-1834 Leo Parker - Rollin' With Leo / Talkin' The Blues not released
Leo Parker Sextet
Dave Burns, trumpet; Bill Swindell, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Acea, piano; Al Lucas, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 20, 1961
| Rollin' With Leo | rejected | |
| Music Hall Beat | - | |
| tk.22 | Bad Girl | Blue Note 45-1833, LT-1076 |
| tk.27 | Mad Lad Returns | Blue Note LT-1076 |
| tk.30 | Stuffy | - |
| tk.32 | Jumpin' Leo | - |
| tk.37 | Talkin' The Blues | Blue Note 45-1834, LT-1076 |
| tk.38 | The Lion's Roar | Blue Note 45-1833, LT-1076 |
* Blue Note LT-1076 Leo Parker - Rollin' With Leo 1980
= Blue Note BST-84095 - 1986
= Blue Note CDP 7 84095 2 - 1988
* Blue Note 45-1833 Leo Parker - The Lion's Roar / Bad Girl not released
* Blue Note 45-1834 Leo Parker - Rollin' With Leo / Talkin' The Blues not released
1962 (aged 36)
Leo Parker & Dizzy Gillespie and others
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Leo Parker, baritone sax; and others.
scheduled circa 1962?
| IM-5032 | Instrumental | Aladdin unissued |
| IM-5033 | Cool Me Off | - |