Mercury Records Catalog: 78/45 rpm 5800/5900 series
Mercury 5800 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
5804 Dinah Washington - New Blow-Top Blues / Trouble In Mind
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Jimmy Cobb or Gus Johnson, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified brass, Nook Shrier, conductor.
NYC, September 24, 1951
| 4223-1 | New Blow-Top Blues |
unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; Wardell Gray, unknown, Ben Webster, tenor sax; unknown, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; unknown, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1952
| 4733-4 | Trouble In Mind |
5809 Basin Street Six - Basin Street Stomp / Margie
George Girard, trumpet; Joe Rotis, trombone; Pete Fountain, clarinet; Roy Zimmerman, piano; Bunny Franks, bass; Charlie Duke, drums.
Chicago, IL, September 19, 1951
| 4217 | Basin Street Stomp |
| 4218 | Margie |
5817 Xavier Cugat - Jungle Flute / no info
Diablito, vocal; Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra.
Fine Sound, NYC, 1952
| 4794 | Jungle Flute |
5819 Maynard Ferguson - And So I Waited Around / Homing Pigeon
Chico Alvarez, Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Dick Kenny, trombone; Abe Most, Bud Shank, alto sax; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Frank Patchen, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Kay Brown, vocal; Pete Rugolo, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 1952
| 4931 | And So I Waited Around |
| 4932 | Homing Pigeon |
5827 Ralph Marterie - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Stompin' At The Savoy
Jerry Dittman, Corny Panico, Art Schindelbeck, trumpet; Ralph Marterie, trumpet, conductor; Paul Crumbaugh, Jim George, Paul Severson, Bobby Speer, trombone; Len Gagliardi, Jack Gaylo, alto sax; Kenny Mann, Larry Regan, tenor sax; Charlie Spero, baritone sax, clarinet; Matt Alagna, piano; Johnny Bibb, guitar; Henry Poston, bass; Henry Riggs, drums; Bob Connally, vocal.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, February, 1952
| 4763 | Boulevard Of Broken Dreams |
| 4766-2 | Stompin' At The Savoy |
5829 Xavier Cugat - Festival / no info
Abbe Lane, Don Rodney, vocal; Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra.
Fine Sound, NYC, 1952
| 4799 | Festival |
5842 Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy / I Can't Face The Music
unknown, trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano; unknown, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified brass and strings, Walter Rodell, conductor.
Chicago, IL, March 24, 1952
| 4896 | Mad About The Boy |
| 4897 | I Can't Face The Music |
** also released on Mercury 5842x45.
5852 Ralph Marterie - The Music Goes Round And Round / I'm Yours
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; Kenny Mann, Mike Simpson, tenor sax; Charlie Spero, baritone sax, clarinet; Matt Alagna, piano; unknown, guitar; Henry Poston, bass; Henry Riggs, drums; unidentified chorus.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October, 1951
| 4635 | The Music Goes Round And Round |
Ralph Marterie, trumpet, conductor; Ray Shaw, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, April, 1952
| 9025 | I'm Yours |
5860 Ralph Marterie - Street Scene / In A Persian Market
Ralph Marterie, trumpet, conductor; Ennio Bolognini, cello #1; unidentified orchestra.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, April, 1952
| 1. 9024 | Street Scene |
| 2. 9027 | In A Persian Market |
5863 Maynard Ferguson - Roses All The Way / Wow!
Chico Alvarez, Maynard Ferguson, trumpet; Shorty Rogers, trumpet #1, trumpet, arranger #2; Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Dick Kenny, trombone; Abe Most, Bud Shank, alto sax; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Frank Patchen, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Kay Brown, vocal #1; Pete Rugolo, arranger #1.
Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 1952
| 1. 4930 | Roses All The Way |
| 2. 4933 | Wow! |
5864 Billy Williams - Who Knows / It's Best We Say Goodbye
Billy Williams, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Glenn Osser, conductor.
1952
| 9146 | Who Knows |
| 9149 | It's Best We Say Goodbye |
5866 Billy Williams - Azure-Te / Stay
same session.
1952
| 9147 | Azure-Te |
| 9148 | Stay |
5879 Muggsy Spanier - Tiger Rag / South
Muggsy Spanier, cornet; Ralph Hutchinson, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Floyd Bean, piano; Truck Parham, bass; Barrett Deems, drums.
Chicago, IL, May 28, 1952
| 9050 | Tiger Rag |
| 9051 | South |
5882 Ralph Marterie - Peanut Vendor / Crazy Eyes (aka Dark Eyes)
Ralph Marterie, trumpet, conductor; unidentified orchestra.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, April, 1952
| 9023 | Peanut Vendor |
| 9026 | Crazy Eyes (aka Dark Eyes) |
5885 Xavier Cugat - African Lament / no info
Leslie Scott, vocal; Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra.
Fine Sound, NYC, 1952
| 4800 | African Lament |
Mercury 5900 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
5906 Dinah Washington - Stormy Weather / Makebelieve Dreams
unknown, trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano; unknown, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified brass and strings, Walter Rodell, conductor.
Chicago, IL, March 24, 1952
| 4898 | Stormy Weather |
Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
Chicago, IL, 1952
| 9037 | Makebelieve Dreams |
** also released on Mercury 5906x45.