Mercury Records Catalog: 78/45 rpm 8000/8100/8200 series
Mercury 8000 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
8001 Rex Stewart - Boy Meets Horn / Jug Blues
Rex Stewart, cornet #1, cornet, vocal #2; Stafford Simon, trumpet; Sandy Williams, trombone; Pete Clark, tenor sax; Mike Colucchio, piano; Wilson Myers, bass; Bazeley "Bay" Perry, drums.
NYC, February 8, 1946
| 1. 236-1 | Boy Meets Horn |
| 2. 237-1 | Jug Blues |
8003 Eddie Vinson - Cherry Red Blues / Somebody's Got To Go
Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt, Elmer "Stumpy" Whitlock, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Jesse "Rip" Tarrant, trombone; Frank Dominguez, Ernest "Lee" Tanner, alto sax; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Red Carman, Lee Pope, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
NYC, December 11, 1945
| 173-1 | Cherry Red Blues |
| 174-2 | Somebody's Got To Go |
8005 Julia Lee - If It's Good / Show Me Missouri Blues
Clarence Davis, trumpet; Tommy Douglas, clarinet, alto sax; Harry Ferguson, Freddie Gulliver, tenor sax; Julia Lee, piano, vocal; Efferge Ware, guitar; Ben Curtis, bass; Sam "Baby" Lovett, drums.
Kansas City, KS, August 16, 1946
| 280 | If It's Good |
| 281 | Show Me Missouri Blues |
8007 Albert Ammons - Doin' The Boogie Woogie / Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera
Gene Ammons, tenor sax #1; Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums; Mildred Anderson, vocal #1.
Chicago, IL, April 8, 1946
| 1. 328-1 | Doin' The Boogie Woogie |
| 2. 331-4 | Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera |
8008 Rex Stewart - B.O. Blues / That's Rhythm
Rex Stewart, cornet #1, cornet, vocal #2; Stafford Simon, trumpet; Sandy Williams, trombone; Pete Clark, tenor sax; Mike Colucchio, piano; Wilson Myers, bass, vocal #1, bass #2; Bazeley "Bay" Perry, drums.
NYC, February 8, 1946
| 1. 236-1 | B.O. Blues |
| 2. 239 | That's Rhythm |
8009 Eddie Vinson - Too Many Women Blues / Just A Dream
Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt, Elmer "Stumpy" Whitlock, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Jesse "Rip" Tarrant, trombone; Frank Dominguez, Ernest "Lee" Tanner, alto sax; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Red Carman, Lee Pope, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
NYC, December 11, 1945
| 175 | Too Many Women Blues |
| 176 | Just A Dream |
8010 Dinah Washington - When A Woman Loves A Man / Oo Wee Walkie Talkie
Willie Cook, Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson, trumpet; Gus Chappell, trombone; possibly Dave Young, tenor sax; possibly Rudy Martin, piano; possibly Bill Settles, bass; Oliver Coleman, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, January 14, 1946
| 203 | When A Woman Loves A Man |
Gerald Wilson, Snooky Young, trumpet; Melba Liston, James Robinson, trombone; Clyde Dunn, Vernon Slater, tenor sax; Maurice Simon, baritone sax; Jimmy Bunn, piano; unknown, bass; Henry Green, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; Rene Hall, arranger.
Chicago, IL, April 6, 1946
| 392 | Oo Wee Walkie Talkie |
8013 Julia Lee - Lotus Blossom / Dream Lucky Blues
Clarence Davis, trumpet #1; Tommy Douglas, clarinet, alto sax #1; Harry Ferguson, Freddie Gulliver, tenor sax #1; Julia Lee, piano, vocal; Efferge Ware, guitar #1; Ben Curtis, bass; Sam "Baby" Lovett, drums.
Kansas City, KS, August 19, 1946
| 1. 282-1 | Lotus Blossom |
| 2. 283-1 | Dream Lucky Blues |
8016 T-Bone Walker - My Baby Left Me / Come Back To Me Baby
Nick Cooper, Melvin Moore, trumpet, vocal; Frank Derrick, Nathan Jones, alto sax; Moses Gant, tenor sax; Marl Young, piano, vocal; T-Bone Walker, guitar, vocal; Mickey Sims, bass; Red Saunders, drums.
Chicago, IL, December 19, 1945
| 409-2 | My Baby Left Me |
| 410-2 | Come Back To Me Baby |
8022 Albert Ammons - Swanee River Boogie / I Don't Want To See You
Gene Ammons, tenor sax #2; Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums #1, drums, vocal #2.
Chicago, IL, July 2, 1946
| 1. 430-1 | Swanee River Boogie |
| 2. 432-3 | I Don't Want To See You (If You Can't See You By Myself) |
8023 Eddie Vinson - Cleanhead Blues / When A Woman Loves Her Juice
Vooley Bastine, John Hunt, Elmer "Stumpy" Whitlock, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Jesse "Rip" Tarrant, trombone; Frank Dominguez, alto sax; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Red Carman, Lee Pope, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; George "Butch" Ballard, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 2 or 3, 1946
| 558-2 | Cleanhead Blues |
| 559-2 | When A Woman Loves Her Juice |
8024 Dinah Washington - A Slick Chick / Postman Blues
Frank Galbraith, Russell Royster, trumpet; Tab Smith, alto sax; Johnny Hicks, tenor sax; Larry Belton, baritone sax; Red Richards, piano; Johnny Williams, bass; Walter Johnson, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, October 3, 1946
| 562-2 | A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) |
| 563-4 | Postman Blues |
8025 Myra Taylor - Take It Easy Greasy / Tell Your Best Friend Nothing
unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; Jimmy Keith, tenor sax; unknown, baritone sax; unknown, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Myra Taylor, vocal.
Kansas City, KS, October 31, 1946
| 596 | The Spider And The Fly |
| 597 | Bury Me Deep In The Till Blue Water |
8026 Jay McShann - I Want A Little Girl / Jimtown Boogie
Clarence Thornton, trumpet; Theodore Smalls, alto sax; Seeward Evans, tenor sax; Jay McShann, piano; Percy Gabriel, bass; Jesse Price, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal #1.
WGN Studios, Chicago, IL, November 13, 1946
| 1. 630 | I Want A Little Girl |
| 2. 631 | Jimtown Boogie |
8027 Myra Taylor - The Spider And The Fly / Bury Me Deep In The Till Blue Water
unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; Jimmy Keith, tenor sax; unknown, baritone sax; unknown, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Myra Taylor, vocal.
Kansas City, KS, October 31, 1946
| 594 | Take It Easy Greasy |
| 595 | Tell Your Best Friend Nothing |
8028 Eddie Vinson - Kidney Stew Blues / Old Maid Boogie
John Hunt, trumpet; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Lee Pope, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; George "Butch" Ballard, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November, 1946 or January 22, 1947
| 634-8 | Kidney Stew Blues |
| 636-7 | Old Maid Boogie |
8030 Dinah Washington - Embraceable You / That's Why A Woman Loves A Heel
Willie Cook, Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson, trumpet; Gus Chappell, trombone; possibly Dave Young, tenor sax; possibly Rudy Martin, piano; possibly Bill Settles, bass; Oliver Coleman, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, January 14, 1946
| 201 | Embraceable You |
Frank Galbraith, Russell Royster, trumpet; Tab Smith, alto sax; Johnny Hicks, tenor sax; Larry Belton, baritone sax; Red Richards, piano; Johnny Williams, bass; Walter Johnson, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, October 3, 1946
| 564-2 | That's Why A Woman Loves A Heel |
8032 Jay McShann - Have You Ever Loved A Woman / Gone With The Blues
Clarence Thornton, trumpet; Theodore Smalls, alto sax; Seeward Evans, tenor sax; Jay McShann, piano; Percy Gabriel, bass; Jesse Price, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
WGN Studios, Chicago, IL, November 13, 1946
| 632-2 | Have You Ever Loved A Woman |
| 633-1 | Gone With The Blues |
8035 Dinah Washington - Stairway To The Stars / I Want To Be Loved
Tony Aless, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Chubby Jackson, bass; Dinah Washington, vocal; and others.
NYC, March 25 or April 15, 1947
| 763-3 | Stairway To The Stars |
| 764-3 | I Want To Be Loved |
8040 Albert Ammons - Kilroy Boogie / Twelfth St. Boogie
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums.
WGN Studios, Chicago, IL, November 12, 1946
| 622-3 | Kilroy Boogie |
| 625-3 | Twelfth St. Boogie |
8043 Dinah Washington - Evil Gal Blues / Homeward Bound
Joe Morris, trumpet; Rudy Rutherford, clarinet; Arnett Cobb, tenor sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes #1, drums #2; Milt Buckner, piano; Vernon King, bass; Fred Radcliffe, drums #1; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, December 29, 1943
| 1. LHS1 | Evil Gal Blues |
| 2. LHS2 | I Know How To Do It |
8044 Dinah Washington - Salty Papa Blues / I Know How To Do It
Joe Morris, trumpet; Rudy Rutherford, clarinet; Arnett Cobb, tenor sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes #1, piano #2; Milt Buckner, piano #1; Vernon King, bass; Fred Radcliffe, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, December 29, 1943
| 1. LHS3 | Salty Papa Blues |
| 2. LHS4 | Homeward Bound |
8047 Helen Humes - Jet Propelled Papa / Blue And Sentimental
Buck Clayton, trumpet; George Matthews, trombone; John Hardee, tenor sax; Ram Ramirez, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, April 2, 1947
| 859 | Jet Propelled Papa |
| 860 | Blue And Sentimental |
8048 Gene Ammons - Red Top / Idaho
Gail Brockman, trumpet; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; James Craig, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Chuck Williams, drums; George Stone, arranger.
Chicago, IL, June 19, 1947
| 849-1 | Red Top |
| 850-1 | Idaho |
8050 Dinah Washington - Fool That I Am / Mean And Evil Blues
Harry Jackson, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Dave Young, tenor sax; Rudy Martin, piano; Bill Settles, bass; Curtis Walker, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, August 5, 1947
| 926-2 | Fool That I Am |
| 928-1 | Mean And Evil Blues |
8051 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Luxury Tax Blues / Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From
Volley Bastine, John Hunt, Clark Terry, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Arnett Sparrow, trombone; Frank Dominguez, alto sax; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Red Carman, Lee Pope, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; George "Butch" Ballard, drums.
St. Louis, MO, April 29, 1947
| 921-2 | Luxury Tax Blues |
| 923-2 | Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From |
8053 Albert Ammons - St. Louis Blues / Shufflin' The Boogie
Marvin Randolph, trumpet; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Al Burroughs, drums.
Chicago, IL, August 6, 1947
| 929-2 | St. Louis Blues |
| 930-1 | Shufflin' The Boogie |
8056 Helen Humes - I Just Refuse To Sing The Blues / They Raided The Joint
Buck Clayton, trumpet; George Matthews, trombone; John Hardee, tenor sax; Ram Ramirez, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, April 2, 1947
| 861-2 | I Just Refuse To Sing The Blues |
| 862-3 | They Raided The Joint |
8057 Dinah Washington - Since I Fell For You / You Can Depend On Me
Rudy Martin, piano, celeste; Bill Settles, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, fall 1947
| 965 | Since I Fell For You |
| 967 | You Can Depend On Me |
8058 The Trenier Twins - Hey, Sister Lucy! / I Miss You So
Don Hill, alto sax; Buddy Collette, tenor sax; Gene Gilbeaux, piano; Bob Bain, guitar; Herman Washington, bass; Henry Tucker Green, drums; Claude Trenier, Cliff Trenier, vocal.
NYC, May 15 or September 16, 1947
| 1024-1|1058 | I Miss You So |
| 1025-1 | Hey, Sister Lucy! |
8060 Eddie Vinson - King For A Day Blues / Railroad Porter's Blues
John Hunt, trumpet; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Lee Pope, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; George "Butch" Ballard, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November, 1946 or January 22, 1947
| 635 | King For A Day Blues |
add Volley Bastine, Clark Terry, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Arnett Sparrow, trombone; Frank Dominguez, alto sax; Red Carman, tenor sax.
St. Louis, MO, April 29, 1947
| 922 | Railroad Porter's Blues |
8061 Dinah Washington - There's Got To Be A Change / Early In The Morning
Harry Jackson, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Dave Young, tenor sax; Rudy Martin, piano; Bill Settles, bass; Curtis Walker, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, August 5, 1947
| 927-1 | There's Got To Be A Change |
Rudy Martin, piano, celeste; Bill Settles, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, fall 1947
| 968 | Early In The Morning |
8062 Gene Ammons - McDougal's Sprout / Hold That Money
Gail Brockman, trumpet; Ernest McDonald, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Ellis Bartee, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal #2; George Stone, arranger.
Chicago, IL, October 23, 1947
| 1. 1133-2 | McDougal's Sprout |
| 2. 1134-2 | Hold That Money |
8063 Albert Ammons - S.P. Blues / Hiroshima
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Al Burroughs, drums.
Chicago, IL, August 6, 1947
| 931-1 | S.P. Blues |
| 932-1 | Hiroshima |
8065 Dinah Washington - I Love You, Yes I Do / Don't Come Knockin' At My Door
Teddy Brannon, piano; Dickie Thompson, guitar; Gene Groves, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, 1947
| 1148 | I Love You, Yes I Do |
| 1149 | Don't Come Knockin' At My Door |
8068 Myra Taylor - Move Out / Quit Barking In My Rhubarb
unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; Myra Taylor, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1947
| 1157-1 | Move Out |
| 1158-1 | Quit Barking In My Rhubarb (Gang Of Mine) |
8070 Albert Ammons - The Sheik Of Araby / You Are My Sunshine
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; unknown, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1170-2 | The Sheik Of Araby |
| 1171-2 | You Are My Sunshine |
8071 The Trenier Twins - No, Baby, No! / Oooh! Look-a There, Ain't She Pretty
Don Hill, alto sax; Buddy Collette, tenor sax; Gene Gilbeaux, piano; Bob Bain, guitar; Herman Washington, bass; Henry Tucker Green, drums; Claude Trenier, Cliff Trenier, vocal.
NYC, May 15 or September 16, 1947
| 1026-1 | No, Baby, No! |
8072 Dinah Washington - No More Lonely Gal Blues / Ain' Misbehavin'
Rudy Martin, piano; possibly Hurley Ramey, guitar; Bill Settles, bass; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, November 13, 1947
| 1224 | No More Lonely Gal Blues |
| 1226 | Ain't Misbehavin' |
8073 Cootie Williams - I Love You, Yes I Do / Smooth Sailing
Bob Merrill, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Rupert Cole, alto sax; Weasel Parker, tenor sax; Arnold Jarvis, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Leonard Swain, bass; Sylvester "Vess" Payne, drums; Eddie Mack, Billy Matthews, vocal; The Balladeers, vocal group.
NYC, late 1947
| 1587 | I Love You, Yes I Do |
| 1588 | Smooth Sailing |
8075 Albert Ammons - Ammons Stomp / The Clipper
Orlando Randolph, trumpet; Riley Hampton, alto sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1948
| 1611-1 | Ammons Stomp |
| 1614-1 | The Clipper |
8078 The Trenier Twins - Ain't She Mean / It's A Quiet Town (In Crossbone County)
Don Hill, alto sax; Buddy Collette, tenor sax; Gene Gilbeaux, piano; Bob Bain, guitar; Herman Washington, bass; Henry Tucker Green, drums; Claude Trenier, Cliff Trenier, vocal.
NYC, May 15 or September 16, 1947
| 1023|1057 | Ain't She Mean |
8079 Dinah Washington - West Side Baby / Walkin' And Talkin'
Rudy Martin, piano, celeste; Bill Settles, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, fall 1947
| 966-2 | West Side Baby |
Rudy Martin, piano; possibly Hurley Ramey, guitar; Bill Settles, bass; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, November 13, 1947
| 1225-2 | Walkin' And Talkin' |
8080 Gene Ammons - Odd-En-Dow / Dues In Blues
Gail Brockman, trumpet; John "Flaps" Dungee, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Ellis Bartee, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal; A.K. Salim, arranger.
Chicago, IL, December 1, 1947
| 1333-1 | Odd-En-Dow |
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, December 10, 1947
| 1392-2 | Dues In Blues |
8081 Myra Taylor - Clinging Vine / It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; Myra Taylor, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1947
| 1159-1 | Clinging Vine |
| 1160-1 | It's A Sin To Tell A Lie |
8082 Dinah Washington - Resolution Blues / I Want To Cry
Bob Merrill, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Robert Cole, alto sax; William Parker, tenor sax; Arnold Jarvis, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Leonard Swain, bass; Sylvester "Vess" Payne, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, December 30, 1947
| 1593-1 | Resolution Blues |
| 1594-4 | I Want To Cry |
8083 Cootie Williams - You Talk A Little Trash (And I'll Spend A Little Cash) / Typhoon
Bob Merrill, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Rupert Cole, alto sax; Weasel Parker, tenor sax; Arnold Jarvis, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Leonard Swain, bass; Sylvester "Vess" Payne, drums; Eddie Mack, Billy Matthews, vocal; The Balladeers, vocal group.
NYC, late 1947
| 1585-2 | You Talk A Little Trash (I'll Spend A Little Cash) |
| 1586-2 | Typhoon |
8086 Billy Samuels And The Cats'n Jammer Three - Moonglow / Stompin' Those Blues Away 1947
no details.
8087 Albert Ammons - Tuxedo Boogie / Bear Den Boogie
Albert Ammons, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1362-2 | Tuxedo Boogie |
| 1364-2 | Bear Den Boogie |
8089 The Trenier Twins - Sometimes I'm Happy / (I'm Going Back With My) Cadillac Convertible
no details.
8094 Dinah Washington - Tell Me So / In The Rain
Harry Jackson, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Dave Young, tenor sax; Rudy Martin, piano; Bill Settles, bass; Curtis Walker, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1947
| 1266 | Tell Me So |
unknown, clarinet; unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unknown, vocal group.
NYC?, June 3 and 8, 1948
| 1824 | In The Rain |
8095 Dinah Washington - Am I Asking Too Much / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Harry Jackson, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Dave Young, tenor sax; Rudy Martin, piano; Bill Settles, bass; Curtis Walker, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1947
| 1269-3 | Am I Asking Too Much |
unknown, clarinet; unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unknown, vocal group.
NYC?, June 3 and 8, 1948
| 1825-2 | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman |
8096 Gene Ammons - Shermanski / E.A.A.K. Blues
Gail Brockman, trumpet; Ernest McDonald, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Ellis Bartee, drums; George Stone, arranger.
Chicago, IL, October 23, 1947
| 1135-2 | Shermanski |
Gail Brockman, trumpet; John "Flaps" Dungee, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Ellis Bartee, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal; A.K. Salim, arranger.
Chicago, IL, December 1, 1947
| 1335 | E.A.A.K. Blues |
Mercury 8100 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
8100 Albert Ammons - Baltimore Breakdown / In A Little Spanish Town
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; unknown, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1172 | In A Little Spanish Town |
Orlando Randolph, trumpet; Riley Hampton, alto sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1948
| 1612-1 | Baltimore Breakdown |
8102 Dinah Washington - You Satisfy / Laughing Boy
Harry Jackson, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Dave Young, tenor sax; Rudy Martin, piano; Bill Settles, bass; Curtis Walker, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, August 5, 1947
| 925-2 | You Satisfy |
Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, 1949
| 2468-5 | Laughing Boy |
8103 Willie Smith - Not So Bop Blues / Tea For Two
Willie Smith, alto sax; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, circa November, 1947
| 1516 | 234 | 1898 | Not So Bop Blues |
| 1517 | 235 | 1899 | Tea For Two |
8104 Flip Phillips - Cake / Cool
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, circa September-October, 1947
| 607D | 229 | Cake |
| 610D | 232 | Cool |
8105 Flip Phillips - Znarg Blues / My Old Flame
same session.
NYC, circa September-October, 1947
| 608E | 230 | 1895 | Znarg Blues |
| 609B | 231 | 1896 | My Old Flame |
8107 Dinah Washington - I'll Wait / It's Too Soon To Know
Mitch Miller, oboe, arranger; unknown, clarinet; unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC?, August 25, 1948
| 1948-2 | I'll Wait |
| 1950-2 | It's Too Soon To Know |
8114 Dinah Washington - Why Can't You Behave / It's Funny
possibly Cootie Williams, trumpet, leader; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC?, fall 1948
| 2083 | Why Can't You Behave |
| 2084 | It's Funny |
8115 Albert Ammons - Lady Be Good / Mr. Bell Boogie
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums.
Chicago, IL, April 8, 1946
| 329-1 | Lady Be Good |
Albert Ammons, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1363-1 | Mr. Bell Boogie |
8117 Myra Taylor - I'm In My Sins This Morning / Booted
unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; Myra Taylor, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1947
| 1163 | I'm In My Sins This Morning |
| 1164 | Booted |
8122 Big Bill Broonzy - I Love My Whiskey / Water Coast Blues
Antonio Casey, alto sax; Carl Sharp, piano; Big Bill Broonzy, guitar, vocal; Ransom Knowling, bass; Alfred "Big Man" Wallace, drums.
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1949
| 2176-1 | I Love My Whiskey |
| 2179-1 | Water Coast Blues |
8123 Gene Ammons - Harold The Fox / Jeet Jet
Gail Brockman, trumpet; Ernest McDonald, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Ellis Bartee, drums; George Stone, arranger.
Chicago, IL, October 23, 1947
| 1136-1 | Harold The Fox |
Gail Brockman, trumpet; John "Flaps" Dungee, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Ellis Bartee, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal; A.K. Salim, arranger.
Chicago, IL, December 1, 1947
| 1332-1 | Jeet Jet |
8125 Gene Ammons - Abdullah's Fiesta / Brother Jug's Sermon
Jesse Miller, trumpet; Ernest McDonald, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Leo Blevens, guitar; Leroy Jackson, bass; Wesley Landers, drums; Marcel Daniels, vocal #1.
NYC, February 5, 1949
| 1. 2503-1 | Abdullah's Fiesta |
| 2. 2504-1 | Brother Jug's Sermon |
8132 Sunnyland Slim - Mud Kickin' Woman / Everytime I Get To Drinkin'
Alex Atkins, alto sax; Sunnyland Slim, piano, vocal; Robert Lockwood Jr., guitar; Ernest "Big" Crawford, bass; St. Louis Jimmy Oden, vocal.
Chicago, IL, April 7, 1949
| 2574-1 | Mud Kickin' Woman |
| 2575-1 | Everytime I Get To Drinkin' |
8133 Dinah Washington - What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry / Pete
Rudy Martin, piano; possibly Hurley Ramey, guitar; Bill Settles, bass; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, November 13, 1947
| 1227 | What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry |
Harry Jackson, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Dave Young, tenor sax; Rudy Martin, piano; Bill Settles, bass; Curtis Walker, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1947
| 1268 | Pete |
8137 St. Louis Jimmy Oden - Shame On You Baby / I'll Never Be Satisfied
Alex Atkins, alto sax; Sunnyland Slim, piano; Robert Lockwood Jr., guitar; Ernest "Big" Crawford, bass; St. Louis Jimmy Oden, vocal.
Chicago, IL, April 6, 1949
| 2572-1 | Shame On You Baby |
| 2573-1 | I'll Never Be Satisfied |
8140 Albert Ammons - Why I'm Leaving You
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums, vocal.
Chicago, IL, July 2, 1946
| 431-1 | Why I'm Leaving You |
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; unknown, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1169 | Roses Of Picardy |
8145 Gene Ammons - Daddy Sauce's Airlines / Little Irv
Jesse Miller, trumpet; Ernest McDonald, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Leo Blevens, guitar; Leroy Jackson, bass; Wesley Landers, drums; Marcel Daniels, vocal.
NYC, February 5, 1949
| 2501-1 | Daddy Sauce's Airlines |
| 2502-1 | Little Irv |
8148 Dinah Washington - Long John Blues / Baby-Get Lost
unknown, clarinet; unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, July 1, 1948
| 1785-1 | Long John Blues |
George Hudson, trumpet; Rupert Cole, Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; James Forman, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, March 4, 1949
| 2829-2 | Baby-Get Lost |
8150 Dinah Washington - Am I Really Sorry / I Challenge Your Kiss
Buck Clayton, trumpet #1; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra, #1; unidentified orchestra, including strings, #2; Mitch Miller, conductor #1, leader #2; and others, #1.
NYC, 1949
| 1. 2531-3 | Am I Really Sorry |
| 2. 2874-2 | I Challenge Your Kiss |
8154 Dinah Washington - Richest Guy In The Graveyard / Good Daddy Blues 1949
George Hudson, trumpet; Rupert Cole, Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; James Forman, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, March 4, 1949
| 2828-2 | Good Daddy Blues |
Willie Cook or Elmon Wright, trumpet; Matthew Gee or Charles Greenlea, trombone; John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John Acea, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, September 27, 1949
| 2999-3 | The Richest Guy In The Graveyard |
8160 Big Bill Broonzy - You've Been Mistreating Me Baby / I Stay Blue All The Time
Antonio Casey, alto sax; Carl Sharp, piano; Big Bill Broonzy, guitar, vocal; Ransom Knowling, bass; Alfred "Big Man" Wallace, drums.
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1949
| 2177-1 | You've Been Mistreating Me Baby |
| 2178-1 | I Stay Blue All The Time |
8163 Dinah Washington - New York, Chicago And L.A. / I Only Know
George Hudson, trumpet; Rupert Cole, Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; James Forman, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, March 4, 1949
| 2826-2 | New York, Chicago And L.A. |
| 2830-2 | I Only Know |
8167 Gene Ammons - Everything Depends On You / Hot Springs
Josse Miller, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Ernest McDonald, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Leo Blevens, guitar; Leroy Jackson, bass; Wesley Landers, drums; Jimmy Mundy, arranger.
Chicago, IL, October 4, 1949
| 3001 | Everything Depends On You |
| 3002 | Hot Springs |
8169 Dinah Washington - Journey's End / no info
unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra and vocal group.
NYC, February 7, 1950
| 3130-1 | Journey's End |
8173 Billy Valentine - How Long, How Long / Beer Drinkin' Baby 1950
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Billy Valentine, piano, vocal; Johnny Collins, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Specs Powell, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, November 7, 1949
| 3188 | How Long, How Long |
| 3191 | Beer Drinkin' Baby |
8177 Billy Valentine - Ain't Gonna Cry No More / I Want You To Love Me 1950
same session.
Los Angeles, CA, November 7, 1949
| 3189 | Ain't Gonna Cry No More |
| 3190 | I Want You To Love Me |
8181 Dinah Washington - I Wanna Be Loved / Love (Me) With Misery
possibly Benny Powell, trombone; Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, May 9, 1950
| 3409-3 | I Wanna Be Loved |
| 3410-1 | Love (Me) With Misery |
8185 Gene Ammons - When You're Gone / Little Slam
Josse Miller, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Ernest McDonald, alto, baritone sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Leo Blevens, guitar; Leroy Jackson, bass; Wesley Landers, drums; Jimmy Mundy, arranger.
Chicago, IL, October 4, 1949
| 3003 | When You're Gone |
| 3004 | Little Slam |
8187 no information
Bob Merrill, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Robert Cole, alto sax; William Parker, tenor sax; Arnold Jarvis, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Leonard Swain, bass; Sylvester "Vess" Payne, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, December 30, 1947
| 1594-4 | I Want To Cry |
Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, February 27, 1950
| 3182-3 | It Isn't Fair |
possibly Benny Powell, trombone; Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, May 9, 1950
| 3407-3 | Big Deal |
| 3408-4 | I'll Never Be Free |
8192 Dinah Washington - How Deep Is The Ocean / Why Don't You Think Things Over
George Hudson, trumpet; Rupert Cole, Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; James Forman, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, March 4, 1949
| 2825 | How Deep Is The Ocean |
Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, February 27, 1950
| 3185-2 | Why Don't You Think Things Over |
8194 Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man / I Wanna Be Loved
same session.
NYC, February 27, 1950
| 3183-5 | My Kind Of Man |
possibly Benny Powell, trombone; Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, May 9, 1950
| 3409-3 | I Wanna Be Loved |
Mercury 8200 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
8205 Albert Ammons - Red Sails In The Sunset / Margie
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums.
Chicago, IL, July 2, 1946
| 433-1 | Red Sails In The Sunset |
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1281 | Margie |
8206 Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man / If I Loved You
Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, February 27, 1950
| 3183-5 | My Kind Of Man |
| 3184-2 | If I Loved You |
8207 Dinah Washington - Fast Movin' Mama / Juice Head Man Of Mine 1950
Willie Cook or Elmon Wright, trumpet; Matthew Gee or Charles Greenlea, trombone; John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John Acea, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, September 27, 1949
| 2996-2 | Fast Movin' Mama |
| 2997-2 | Juice Head Man Of Mine |
8209 Dinah Washington - My Heart Cries For You / I Apologize
Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra, including strings, Jimmy Carroll, arranger, conductor.
NYC, April 12, 1951
| 4041-1 | My Heart Cries For You |
| 4042-3 | I Apologize |
8210 Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera / Swanee River Boogie
Albert Ammons, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Jack Cooley, drums.
Chicago, IL, April 8, 1946
| 331-1 | Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera |
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, July 2, 1946
| 430-3 | Swanee River Boogie |
** also released on Mercury 8210x45.
8211 Dinah Washington - I Won't Cry Anymore / Don't Say You're Sorry Again
Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra, including strings, Jimmy Carroll, arranger, conductor.
NYC, April 12, 1951
| 4043-1 | I Won't Cry Anymore |
| 4044-3 | Don't Say You're Sorry Again |
8226 Big Jim Wynn - Strange Love / Dog House Blues
Eddie "Goo Goo" Hutcherson, trumpet; Eddie Hale, alto sax; Eddie Davis, tenor sax; Big Jim Wynn, baritone sax; Zell Kindred, piano; Charles "Chuck" Norris, guitar; Robert "Buddy" Woodson, bass; Robert "Snake" Sims, drums, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, February 15, 1951
| 3856 | Strange Love |
| 3858 | Dog House Blues |
8231 Dinah Washington - Please Send Me Someone To Love / 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
possibly Wynton Kelly, piano; unknown, guitar; Walter Buchanan, bass; unknown, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified brass.
NYC, February 27, 1951
| 3878-1 | Please Send Me Someone To Love |
| 3879-2 | 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do |
8232 Dinah Washington - Fine Fine Daddy / I'm So Lonely I Would Cry
same session.
NYC, February 27, 1951
| 3877-2 | Fine Fine Daddy |
| 3880-2 | I'm So Lonely I Would Cry |
8242 Albert Ammons - Rhythm Boogie / When You And I Were Young, Maggie
Albert Ammons, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, late 1947
| 1365 | Rhythm Boogie |
Orlando Randolph, trumpet; Riley Hampton, alto sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Jump Jackson, drums.
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1948
| 1613-1 | When You And I Were Young, Maggie |
8249 Dinah Washington - Be Fair To Me / Saturday Night
Clyde Reasinger, Tom Reeves, trumpet; Art Pearlman, Roger White, trombone; Ed Freeman, alto sax; Bob Hardaway, Bob Robinson, tenor sax; John Koch, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly or Ike Carpenter, piano; Chuck Norris, guitar; Joe O'Rear, bass; Dick Stanton, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; Ike Carpenter, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, June 1, 1951
| 4369-5 | Be Fair To Me |
omit Norris.
Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 1951
| 4371-3 | Saturday Night |
8250 Ray Snead - Don't Play For Me No Clown / I'm A Good Rockin' Daddy
Gail Brockman, trumpet; Eddie Chamblee, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Eddie Ware, piano; Ike Perkins, guitar; Johnny Pate, bass; Al Williams, drums; unknown, percussion; Ray Snead, vocal.
Chicago, IL, September 14, 1951
| 4208 | Don't Play For Me No Clown |
| 4209 | I'm A Good Rockin' Daddy |
8251 Memphis Slim - Train Time / Blue Evening
Nelson Berry, Neil Green, tenor sax; Memphis Slim, piano, vocal; John Frazier, bass; Oscar Larkin, drums; Terry Timmons, vocal #2.
Chicago, IL, October 1, 1951
| 1. 4240 | Train Time |
| 2. 4241 | Blue Evening |
8255 Julian Dash - Can't Understand It / Blue Velvet
Ted Donnelly, trombone; Julian Dash, Bobby Green, tenor sax; Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Freddie Jefferson, piano; Lee Stanfield, bass; Sonny Payne, drums; Big Bob Kornegay as Texas Bob, vocal; Carmen Taylor, vocal #1.
NYC, October 11, 1951
| 1. 4590 | Can't Understand It |
| 2. 4591 | Blue Velvet |
8256 Paul Quinichette - Cross Fire / Prevue
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Bill Doggett, organ; Freddie Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 4247-6 | Cross Fire |
| 4580 | Prevue |
8257 Dinah Washington - Out In The Cold Again / Hey, Good Looking
Dinah Washington, vocal; The Ravens: Joe Van Loan, Leonard Puzie, Jimmy Ricks, Warren Suttles, vocal; with unknown, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
NYC, October 25, 1951
| 4613 | Out In The Cold Again |
| 4614-1 | Hey, Good Looking |
8260 Robert Lockwood Jr. - (I'm Gonna) Dig Myself A Hole / Dust My Broom
Sunnyland Slim, piano, vocal; Robert Lockwood Jr., guitar, vocal; Ernest "Big" Crawford, bass; Alfred "Big Man" Wallace, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 15, 1951
| 4538 | (I'm Gonna) Dig Myself A Hole |
| 4539 | Dust My Broom |
8261 Big Bill Broonzy - Willie Mae / Hollerin' Blues
Bob Call, piano #2; Ransom Knowling, bass; Big Bill Broonzy, vocal, guitar.
Chicago, IL, November 8, 1951
| 1. 4524 | Willie Mae |
| 2. 4528 | Hollerin' Blues |
8262 Carmen Taylor - It's All Over Again / Cry
Bobby Johnson, trumpet; Ted Donnelly, Bob Range, trombone; Bobby Smith, alto sax; Julian Dash, tenor sax; Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Freddie Jefferson, piano; Lee Stanfield, bass; Sonny Payne, drums; Carmen Taylor, vocal.
NYC, November 15, 1951
| 4615 | It's All Over Again |
| 4616 | Cry |
8263 Johnny Otis - Oopy Doo / Stardust
Don Johnson, Gerald Wilson, trumpet; John Pettigrew, George Washington, trombone; Floyd Turnham, alto sax; Lorenzo Hoderness, Ben Webster, tenor sax; Curtis Lowe, baritone sax; Devonia Williams, piano; Pete Lewis, guitar; Mario Delagarde, bass; Leard Bell, drums; Emanuel "Gaucho" Vaharandes, congas; Johnny Otis, vocal, vibes, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 19, 1951
| 4713-1 | Oopy Doo |
Mario Delegarde, bass; replaces Delagarde.
Los Angeles, CA, December 26, 1951
| 4719-3 | Stardust |
8264 Sunnyland Slim - Ain't Nothin' But A Child / Brown Skinned Woman
Sunnyland Slim, piano, vocal; Robert Lockwood Jr., guitar; Moody Jones, bass; Alfred "Big Man" Wallace, drums.
Chicago, IL, December 9, 1951
| 4631 | Hit The Road Again |
| 4632 | Gin Drinkin' Baby |
8266 Memphis Slim - No Mail Blues / Gonna Need My Help Someday
Nelson Berry, Neil Green, tenor sax, vocal; Memphis Slim, piano, vocal; Henry Taylor, bass; Oscar Larkin, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 16, 1951
| 4542 | No Mail Blues |
| 4543 | Gonna Need My Help Someday |
8267 Dinah Washington - Wheel Of Fortune / Tell Me Why
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
| 4731-9B | Wheel Of Fortune |
| 4732-5 | Tell Me Why |
** also released on Mercury 8267x45.
8268 Joe Thomas - Everybody Loves My Baby / Blue Tango
Joe Thomas, tenor sax, vocal #1, tenor sax #2; unknown, sax, piano, bass, drums; unidentified female vocal trio, #1.
NYC, 1952
| 1. 4832 | Everybody Loves My Baby |
| 2. 4833 | Blue Tango (instrumental) |
8269 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 |
** also released on Mercury 8269x45.
8271 Big Bill Broonzy - Hey Hey / Walkin' Down A Lonesome Road
Ransom Knowling, bass; Big Bill Broonzy, vocal, guitar.
Chicago, IL, November 8, 1951
| 4521-2 | Hey Hey |
| 4525-1 | Walkin' Down A Lonesome Road |
8272 Paul Quinichette - I'll Always Be In Love With You / Sequel
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Count Basie, organ; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Fulton Recording, NYC, January 30, 1952
| 4820-4 | I'll Always Be In Love With You |
| 4821-2 | Sequel |
8273 Johnny Otis - One Nighter Blues / Goomp Blues
Don Johnson, Gerald Wilson, trumpet; John Pettigrew, George Washington, trombone; Floyd Turnham, alto sax; Lorenzo Hoderness, Ben Webster, tenor sax; Curtis Lowe, baritone sax; Devonia Williams, piano; Pete Lewis, guitar; Mario Delegarde, bass; Leard Bell, drums; Emanuel "Gaucho" Vaharandes, congas; Johnny Otis, vocal, vibes, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 26, 1951
| 4717-1 | One Nighter Blues |
| 4718-1 | Goomp Blues |
8277 Sunnyland Slim - Hit The Road Again / Gin Drinkin' Baby
Sunnyland Slim, piano, vocal; Robert Lockwood Jr., guitar; Moody Jones, bass; Alfred "Big Man" Wallace, drums.
Chicago, IL, December 9, 1951
| 4629 | Ain't Nothing But A Child |
| 4630 | Brown Skinned Woman |
8279 Beryl Booker - A Handful Of Stars / You Better Go Now
Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Budd Johnson, tenor, baritone sax; Beryl Booker, piano #1, piano, vocal #2; Slam Stewart, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
NYC, January 3, 1952
| 1. 4724 | A Handful Of Stars |
| 2. 4727 | You Better Go Now |
8281 Memphis Slim - The Question / Never Let Me Love
Purcell Brockenborough, Neil Green, tenor sax; Memphis Slim, piano, vocal; Ransom Knowling, bass; Oscar Larkin, drums; Terry Timmons, vocal.
Chicago, IL, September 10, 1951
| 4195 | The Question |
Nelson Berry, Neil Green, tenor sax; Memphis Slim, piano, vocal; John Frazier, bass; Oscar Larkin, drums.
Chicago, IL, October 1, 1951
| 4239 | Never Let Me Love |
8284 Big Bill Broonzy - Mopper's Blues / I Know She Will
Ransom Knowling, bass; Big Bill Broonzy, vocal, guitar.
Chicago, IL, November 8, 1951
| 4526 | Mopper's Blues |
| 4527 | I Know She Will |
8287 Paul Quinichette - Shad Roe / The Hook
Buck Clayton, trumpet; Dicky Wells, trombone; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Fulton Recording, NYC, January 30, 1952
| 4815-6 | Shad Roe |
| 4818-6 | The Hook |
8290 James Moody - Until The Real Thing Comes Along / Hey Jim
Dave Burns, trumpet; Donald Cole, trombone; James Moody, tenor, alto sax; Numa Moore, baritone sax; Sadik Hakim, piano; unknown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Babs Gonzales, vocal #2.
NYC, May 21, 1952
| 1. 9163 | Until The Real Thing Comes Along |
| 2. 9164 | Hey Jim |
** also released on Mercury 8290x45.
8292 Dinah Washington - Pillow Blues / Double Dealing Daddy
unknown, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; unknown, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified brass.
Chicago, IL, May 6, 1952
| 9220-8 | Pillow Blues |
| 9222-3 | Double Dealing Daddy |
8294 Dinah Washington - My Song / Half As Much
Clark Terry, trumpet; Russell Procope, alto sax, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Beryl Booker, piano; unknown, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, summer 1952
| 9247-4 | My Song |
| 9248-6 | Half As Much |
8297 Beryl Booker - Stay As Sweet As You Are / Love Is The Thing
Beryl Booker, piano; John Collins, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass.
Fine Sound, NYC, March 13, 1952
| 4979 | Stay As Sweet As You Are |
| 4980-5 | Love Is The Thing |