Mercury Records Catalog: 78 rpm 2000/3000 series
Mercury 2000 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
2001 Four Jumps Of Jive - Satchel Mouth Baby / It's Just The Blues
Bernardo Dennis, Ellis Hunter, guitar; Willie Dixon, bass; Gene "Jimmy" Gilmore, vocal, piano.
Chicago, IL, September 12, 1945
| 101 | Satchel Mouth Baby |
| 102 | It's Just The Blues |
2002 Karl Jones - Mitzy / Trouble In Mind
Bob Schaffner, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; unknown, piano; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Karl Jones, vocal.
1945
| 105 | Mitzy |
| 106 | Trouble In Mind |
2003 Cats 'N Jammer Three, Bill Samuels - I Cover The Waterfront / Jockey Blues 1945
Bill Samuels, piano, vocal; Adam Lamberts, guitar; Sylvester Hicks, bass; Hillard Brown, drums.
NYC, September 15, 1945
| 109-5 | I Cover The Waterfront |
| 110-4 | Jockey Blues |
** also released on Bill Samuels - I Cover The Waterfront / Jockey Blues, Mercury 70205 in 1953, 70205x45 in 1953.
2004 June Richmond - I Haven't Changed A Thing / After You've Gone
unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; unknown, tenor sax; Sonny Thompson, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; June Richmond, vocal.
Chicago, IL, November, 1945
| 112 | I Haven't Changed A Thing |
| 114 | After You've Gone |
2005 Sippie Wallace - Shorty George / She's A Mighty Fine Woman
no details.
2006 not used
2007 not used
2008 Sippie Wallace - Careless Love / Foggy City
no details.
2009 not used
2010 Sippie Wallace, Albert Ammons - Bedroom Blues / Buzz Me
Artie Starks, clarinet, tenor sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Lonnie Johnson, guitar; John Lindsay, bass; Tommy Taylor, drums.
Chicago, IL, September 25, 1945
| 117-4 | Bedroom Blues |
| 121-5 | Buzz Me |
2011 June Richmond - Hey Lawdy Mama / If I Could Be With You
unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; unknown, tenor sax; Sonny Thompson, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; June Richmond, vocal.
Chicago, IL, November, 1945
| 111 | Hey Lawdy Mama |
| 113 | If I Could Be With You |
2012 not used
2013 not used
2014 not used
2015 Four Jumps Of Jive - Boo Boo Fine Jelly / Streamline Woman Blues
Bernardo Dennis, Ellis Hunter, guitar; Willie Dixon, bass; Gene "Jimmy" Gilmore, vocal, piano.
Chicago, IL, September 12, 1945
| 103 | Boo Boo Fine Jelly |
| 104 | Streamline Woman Blues |
2016 Albert Ammons - Suitcase Blues / Deep Water Blues
Artie Starks, clarinet, tenor sax; Albert Ammons, piano; Lonnie Johnson, guitar; John Lindsay, bass; Tommy Taylor, drums; Sippie Wallace, vocal.
Chicago, IL, September 25, 1945
| 118 | Suitcase Blues |
| 119 | Deep Water Blues |
2017 Romy Gosz - Gay Time Polka / Dakota Waltz
no details.
2018 Romy Gosz - On Our Porch Polka / Grandfather's Joy
no details.
2019 Tiny Hill - Angry / I'm Coming Home To Stay
no details.
2020 not used
2021 Bill Samuels - I'm Coming Home To Stay / One Hundred Years From Today
no details.
2022 Sheriff Tom Owen And His Cowboys - A New Ten Gallon Hat / You Can't Cry Over My Shoulder
no details.
2023 not used
2024 Tiny Hill - I'll Keep On Loving You / Sioux City Sue
no details.
2025 Romy Gosz - Laendler No. 11 / Broke But Happy Polka
no details.
2026 not used
2027 not used
2028 Dave Pritchard - Take Your Girlie To The Movies / We Left Our Wives At Home
no details.
2029 Sheriff Tom Owen And His Cowboys - I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle / I've Taken All I'm Gonna Take From You
no details.
2030 Eddie Vinson - It's A Groovy Affair / I've Been So Good
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 Carmen, Lee Pop, tenor sax; Greely Walton, baritone sax; Earl Van Riper, piano; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
NYC, late 1945
| hu447 | It's A Groovy Affair |
| hu448 | I've Been So Good |
2031 Eddie Vinson - Mr. Cleanhead Steps Out / Juicy Head Baby
same session.
NYC, late 1945
| hu446 | Mr. Cleanhead Steps Out |
| hu449 | Juicy Head Baby |
2032 Rex Allen - Curtains Of Sorrow / Whatcha' Gonna Do
no details.
2033 June Richmond - Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule / Don't Jive Me Like That
no details.
2034 not used
2035 not used
2036 not used
2037 not used
2038 not used
2039 June Richmond - Just Beyond The Rainbow / Are You With It
no details.
2040 Erroll Garner - Symphony / Bouncing With Me
Errol Garner, piano.
NYC, December 5, 1945
| 165-2 | Symphony |
| 166-2 | Bouncing With Me |
2041 Tiny Hill - Who's Sorry Now / I'll Take Her Back
no details.
2042 The Prairie Ramblers - Farewell Blues / Make Room In Your Heart For A Friend
no details.
2043 not used
2044 Rex Allen - Don't You Turn Your Back On Me / I'm So Alone In The Crowd
no details.
2045 not used
2046 not used
2047 not used
2048 not used
2049 not used
2050 The Four Vagabonds - Taking My Chance With You / When The Old Gang's Back On The Corner
no details.
2051 Bill Samuels - Candy Store Jump / That Chick's Too Young To Fry
no details.
2052 Dinah Washington - I Can't Get Started With You / Joy Juice
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
| 202-2 | I Can't Get Started With You |
| 204 | Joy Juice |
2053 Dinah Washington - Embraceable You / When A Woman Loves A Man
same session.
Chicago, IL, January 14, 1946
| 201 | Embraceable You |
| 203 | When A Woman Loves A Man |
2054 The Hometowners - You'll Never Grow Old In My Heart / Wave To Me My Lady
no details.
2055 The Hometowners - Nobody Knows / Keep Movin' On
no details.
2056 Shorty Thompson - Yonder Where The Blues Begin / Who Broke The Lock On The Hen House Door
no details.
2057 Buddy Morrow - Lullaby / Jalousie
Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; Helen Manning, vocal #1; unidentified orchestra.
1946
| 1. 210 | Jalousie (aka Jealousy) |
| 2. 211 | Lullaby |
2058 not used
2059 not used
2060 Buddy Rich - You've Got Me Crying Again / Desperate Desmond
Paul Cohn, Bitsy Mullens, Jim Pupa, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Sam Hyster, Johnny Mandel, Earl Swope, trombone; Romeo Penque, alto sax; George Berg, Mick Blanos, tenor sax; Sid Brown, baritone sax; Tony Nichols, piano; Lenny Mirabella, guitar; Joe Shulman, bass; Buddy Rich, drums, vocal; Dorothy Reid, vocal #1.
NYC, February 5, 1946
| 1. 214-1/2 | You've Got Me Crying Again |
| 2. 215-1/2 | Desperate Desmond |
** also released on Mercury 3012.
2061 not used
2062 Shorty Thompson - Smiles Are Made Out Of The Sunshine / Foolish Love
no details.
2063 Connie Haines - Do You Love Me / Shoo Fly Pie
no details.
2064 Jayne Walton - I Fall In Love With You Every Day / Without You
no details.
2065 Chuck Foster - Ah-Dee-Ah / I'm In Love With Two Sweethearts
no details.
2066 Connie Haines - California Sunbeam / She's Funny That Way
no details.
2067 Jayne Walton - When I Lost You / Chiapanecas
no details.
2068 Buddy Rich - It Couldn't Be True / Dateless Brown
Paul Cohn, Bitsy Mullens, Jim Pupa, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Sam Hyster, Johnny Mandel, Earl Swope, trombone; Romeo Penque, alto sax; George Berg, Mick Blanos, tenor sax; Sid Brown, baritone sax; Tony Nichols, piano; Lenny Mirabella, guitar; Joe Shulman, bass; Buddy Rich, drums, vocal; Dorothy Reid, vocal #2.
NYC, February 5, 1946
| 1. 213-1 | Dateless Brown |
| 2. 216-1 | It Couldn't Be True |
** also released on Mercury 3001.
2069 Eileen Barton - As If I Didn't Have Enough On My Mind / One-Zy Two-Zy
no details.
2070 Eileen Barton - They Say It's Wonderful / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
no details.
2071 Nappy Lamare - Sometimes I'm Happy / Blues Fo Fannie
no details.
2072 Vincent Lopez - All Through The Day / Where Did You Learn To Love
no details.
2073 Rose Marie - Chen 'A Luna (There's A Moon) / In The Land Of The Buffalo Nickel
no details.
2074 Vincent Lopez - Ashby De La Zooch / Laughing On The Outside
no details.
2075 Frank Parker - Begin The Beguine / You Are Too Beautiful
no details.
2076 Sammy Madden - Good Morning Polka / Huntsman Laendler
no details.
2077 Rudy Plocar - Charming Katie Polka / Chicago Waltz
no details.
2078 Rudy Plocar - Veterans' Polka / On The Hill Waltz
no details.
2079 Rudy Plocar - Repete Polka / Old Bohemian Waltz
no details.
2080 Rudy Plocar - Arise My Darling Polka / Alone In The World Waltz
no details.
2081 The Slovenian Five - Blue Bird Polka / Sweet Potato Polka
no details.
2082 Bill Gale - Annabella / Banjo Polka
no details.
2083 Louie Bashell - Morning Dew Polka / Give Me Back My Heart Waltz
no details.
2084 Bill Gale - Corn / Tillie (The Tavern Keeper's Daughter)
no details.
2085 Bill Gale - Love Will Find A Way / Pyramid Polka
no details.
2086 Bill Gale - We're Gonna Have Some Fun Tonite / Knock Wood Polka
no details.
2087 Eddie Skeets - Barnswallow Polka / Meadowlark Waltz
no details.
2088 Joe Tarto - I Want Some Lovin' / Honey (Why Can't You Be Sweet To Me)
no details.
2089 Joseph Lasicky - Heartbreaker's Waltz / Carol Rose Polka
no details.
2090 Joe Tarto - Tin Pan Polka / I Knew From The Start
no details.
2091 Eddie Skeets - Hometown Polka / Swagger Waltz
no details.
2092 Joseph Lasicky - Baby's Lullaby / Let's Dance Polka
no details.
2093 Joseph Lasicky - Forest City Polka / When The Buds Begin To Blossom
no details.
2094 Lew Ayres - Noah Parts 1 & 2
no details.
2095 Joseph Lasicky - Tonight By Candlelight / Sorry Polka
no details.
2096 Lew Ayres - Shadrach, Meshach And Abednego / Daniel
no details.
Mercury 3000 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
3001 Buddy Rich - It Couldn't Be True / Dateless Brown
Paul Cohn, Bitsy Mullens, Jim Pupa, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Sam Hyster, Johnny Mandel, Earl Swope, trombone; Romeo Penque, alto sax; George Berg, Mick Blanos, tenor sax; Sid Brown, baritone sax; Tony Nichols, piano; Lenny Mirabella, guitar; Joe Shulman, bass; Buddy Rich, drums, vocal; Dorothy Reid, vocal #2.
NYC, February 5, 1946
| 1. 213-1 | Dateless Brown |
| 2. 216-1 | It Couldn't Be True |
** originally released on Mercury 2068.
3012 Buddy Rich - You've Got Me Crying Again / Desperate Desmond
Paul Cohn, Bitsy Mullens, Jim Pupa, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Sam Hyster, Johnny Mandel, Earl Swope, trombone; Romeo Penque, alto sax; George Berg, Mick Blanos, tenor sax; Sid Brown, baritone sax; Tony Nichols, piano; Lenny Mirabella, guitar; Joe Shulman, bass; Buddy Rich, drums, vocal; Dorothy Reid, vocal #1.
NYC, February 5, 1946
| 1. 214-1/2 | You've Got Me Crying Again |
| 2. 215-1/2 | Desperate Desmond |
** originally released on Mercury 2060.
3015 Buddy Morrow - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / I'd Be Lost Without You
Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; John McAtee, vocal #2; unidentified orchestra.
1946
| 1. 336 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 2. 339 | I'd Be Lost Without You |
3020 Buddy Morrow - When The Moon Is Gone / I've Got The Sun In The Morning
Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; Carl Denny, vocal #1; Helen Lee, vocal #2; unidentified orchestra.
1946
| 1. 337 | When The Moon Is Gone |
| 2. 338 | I've Got The Sun In The Morning |