Mercury Records Catalog: 78/45 rpm 5200/5300 series
Mercury 5200 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
5256 Machito - Un Poquito De Tu Amor / Asia Minor
Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen, trumpet; Mario Bauza, trumpet, oboe; Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt, alto sax; Jose Madera, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Luis Miranda, congas; Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Graciela Perez, vocal; Machito, leader, maracas, claves, vocal.
NYC, 1948-1949
| 2464 | Asia Minor |
| 2465 | Un Poquito De Tu Amor |
5275 Frankie Laine - September In The Rain / no info
Mannie Klein, trumpet; Si Zentner, trombone; Don Bonnee, clarinet; Babe Russin, tenor sax; Carl Fischer, piano; George Van Eps, guitar; and others.
Universal Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1946
| 480 | September In The Rain |
5293 Frankie Laine - You're Just The Kind / Georgia On My Mind
Ziggy Elman, Zeke Zarchy, trumpet; Claude Lakey, Babe Russin, Willie Schwartz, sax; Carl Fischer, piano; Phil Stevens, bass; Lou Singer, drums; Frankie Laine, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1949
| 2739 | You're Just The Kind |
| 2740 | Georgia On My Mind |
Mercury 5300 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
5301 Frankie Laine - Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) / Bebop Spoken Here
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor; and others.
late 1947
| 1439 | Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) |
Ziggy Elman, Zeke Zarchy, trumpet; Claude Lakey, Babe Russin, Willie Schwartz, sax; Carl Fischer, piano; Phil Stevens, bass; Lou Singer, drums; Frankie Laine, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1949
| 2741 | Bebop Spoken Here |
5304 Machito - Jungle Drums / Llora Timbero
Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen, trumpet; Mario Bauza, trumpet, oboe; Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt, alto sax; Jose Madera, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Luis Miranda, congas; Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Graciela Perez, vocal; Machito, leader, maracas, claves, vocal.
NYC, 1948-1949
| 2463 | Jungle Drums |
| 2466 | Liorra Timbero (as Llora Timbero) |
5311 Frankie Laine - (Where Are You) Now That I Need You / My Own, My Only, My All
Ziggy Elman, Zeke Zarchy, trumpet; Claude Lakey, Babe Russin, Willie Schwartz, sax; Carl Fischer, piano; Phil Stevens, bass; Lou Singer, drums; Frankie Laine, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1949
| 2742 | (Where Are You) Now That I Need You |
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 9, 1949
| 2853 | My Own, My Only, My All |
5316 Frankie Laine - I Get Sentimental Over You / That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rools Around Heaven All Day)
same session.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 9, 1949
| 2852 | I Get Sentimental Over You |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 14, 1949
| 2855 | That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) |
** also released on Mercury 5316x45.
5332 Frankie Laine - Our Dream / Don't Do Something To Someone Else
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor; and others.
late 1947
| 1434 | Our Dream |
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 9, 1949
| 2851 | Don't Do Something To Someone Else |
5337 Ralph Marterie - Truly / On Green Dolphin Street
Jerry Dittman, Warren Kime, Corny Panico, Art Schindelbeck, trumpet; Ralph Marterie, trumpet, conductor; Paul Crumbaugh, Jim George, Paul Severson, Bobby Speer, trombone; Len Gagliardi, Jack Gaylo, alto sax; Maury Lathowers, Kenny Mann, tenor sax; Charlie Spero, baritone sax, clarinet; Matt Alagna, piano; Johnny Bibb, guitar; Henry Poston, bass; Henry Riggs, drums; Lynn Burton, vocal #1; unidentified strings.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, August, 1949
| 1. 3023 | Truly |
| 2. 3028 | On Green Dolphin Street |
5345 Frankie Laine - Mule Train / Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 7, 1949
| 2847 | Carry Me Back To Old Virginny |
5352 Machito - Gone City / U-Bla-Ba-Du
Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen, trumpet; Mario Bauza, trumpet, oboe; Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt, alto sax; Jose Madera, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Luis Miranda, congas; Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Graciela Perez, vocal; Machito, leader, maracas, claves, vocal.
NYC, 1948-1949
| 2794-1 | Gone City |
| 2796-1 | U-Bla-Ba-Du |
5354 Clyde McCoy - The Canasta Song / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Siste Kate
Clyde McCoy, trumpet; Chris Abbott, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
1950
| 3098-1 | The Canasta Song |
| 3099-1 | I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Siste Kate |
5355 Frankie Laine - God Bless The Child / Don't Cry, Little Children, Don't Cry
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 14, 1949
| 2854 | God Bless The Child |
5358 Frankie Laine - Baby Just For Me / Satan Wears A Satin Gown
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 7, 1949
| 2848 | Baby, Just For Me |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 14, 1949
| 2856 | Satan Wears A Satin Gown |
5363 Frankie Laine - The Cry Of The Wild Goose / Black Lace
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor; and others.
January, 1950
| 3132 | The Cry Of The Wild Goose |
| 3133 | Black Lace |
5398 Machito - Vive Como Yo / Tumba El Quinto
Frank Davilla, Bobby Woodlen, trumpet; Mario Bauza, trumpet, arranger; Gene Johnson, Freddie Skerritt, alto sax; Jose Madera, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano, arranger; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Luis Miranda, congas; Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Graciela, claves, vocal #1, claves #2; Machito, director, maracas #1, director, maracas, vocal #2; John Bartee, Chico O'Farrill, arranger.
NYC, 1948
| 1. 3197 | Vive Como Yo |
| 2. 3198 | Tumba El Quinto |
** also released on Mercury 5398x45.