Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 78/45 rpm 16000 series
EmArcy 16000 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)
16000 Helen Merrill - Alone Together / This Is My Night To Cry 1954
unknown, violin; Janet Putnam, harp; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Helen Merrill, vocal; Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor.
NYC, February 31, 1954
| 10317 | Alone Together (master) |
| 10319 | This Is My Night To Cry |
** also released on EmArcy 16000x45 in 1954.
16001 Med Flory - Straight Ahead / The Fuzz 1954
John Bello, Al DeRisi, Jerry Kail, Doug Mettome, trumpet; Billy Byers, Milt Gold, Urbie Green, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto, tenor sax, clarinet; Med Flory, alto, tenor sax, arranger, director; Al Cohn, tenor sax, arranger; Jack Agee, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, February 4, 1954
| 10307 | Straight Ahead |
| 10309 | The Fuzz |
** also released on EmArcy 16001x45 in 1954.
16002 Maynard Ferguson - The Way You Look Tonight / Lonely Town 1954
Maynard Ferguson, trumpet, valve trombone; Herbie Harper, trombone; Bud Shank, alto sax, flute; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Willie Maiden, arranger.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 1954
| 10334 | The Way You Look Tonight |
same personnel.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1954
| 10338 | Lonely Town |
** also released on EmArcy 16002x45 in 1954.
16003 Leon Sash - Package For Peggy / Leon The Lion 1954
Leon Sash, accordion; Rudy Kerpays, piano; Sully Picerno, string bass; Max Mariash, drums; with Lee Morgan, solo vocal; and The Meadowlarks: Bob Bleznick, Maury Jackson, Marie Renaldo, Elaine Rodgers, voice; Lee Morgan, Ed Vana, voice.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, 1954
| 10518 | Leon The Lion |
| 10504 | Package For Peggy |
** also released on EmArcy 16003x45 in 1954.
16004 Red Prysock - Jump, Red, Jump / Body And Soul not released
"Ludwig" Joe Jordan, trumpet; Donald Cole, trombone; Red Prysock, tenor sax; Clarence Eugene Wright, baritone sax; Roland Johnson, vibes; James Neeley, piano; Herbert Gordy, bass; Cornelius Thomas, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, March 26, 1954
| 10409 | Jump, Red, Jump |
| 10410 | Body And Soul |
16005 Sarah Vaughan - Shulie A Bop / Polka Dots And Moonbeams 1954
John Malachi, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal.
Fine Sound, NYC, April 2, 1954
| 10414 | Shulie A Bop |
| 10415 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams |
** also released on EmArcy 16005x45 in 1954.
16006 Paul Bley - Drum One / Autumn Breeze 1954
Paul Bley, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Levitt, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, February 3, 1954
| 10303 | W241 | Drum One |
| 10304 | W237 | Autumn Breeze |
** also released on EmArcy 16006x45 in 1954.
16007 Art Blakey - In The Basement / Little Girl Blue
Henry Durant, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, March 24, 1954
| 10397 | In The Basement |
| 10399 | Little Girl Blue |
** also released on EmArcy 16007x45.
16008 Paul Gonsalves - Don't Blame Me / It Don't Mean A Thing 1954
Clark Terry, trumpet; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson, bass; Eugene Miller, drums.
maybe Chicago, IL, February 6, 1954
| W250 | 10359 | It Don't Mean A Thing |
| W253 | 10358 | Don't Blame Me |
** also released on EmArcy 16008x45 in 1954.
16009 Paul Quinichette - P.Q. Blues / Bot, Bot
Joe Newman, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkin, alto sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Bobby Tucker, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Al McKibbon, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, July, 1952
| 9348 | P.Q. Blues |
| 9349 | Bot, Bot |
** also released on EmArcy 16009x45.
16010 Billy Eckstine - In A Sentimental Mood / In The Still Of The Night 1954
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, trumpet; Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1946
| NSC166 | In The Still Of The Night |
add unidentified strings.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 6, 1946
| NSC171 | In A Sentimental Mood |
** also released on EmArcy 16010x45 in 1954.
16011 Med Flory - Three Times Around / No Thanks 1954
John Bello, Al DeRisi, Jerry Kail, Doug Mettome, trumpet; Billy Byers, Milt Gold, Urbie Green, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto, tenor sax, clarinet; Med Flory, alto, tenor sax, arranger, director; Al Cohn, tenor sax, arranger; Jack Agee, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, February 4, 1954
| 10308 | No Thanks |
| 10310 | Three Times Around |
** also released on EmArcy 16011x45 in 1954.
16012 Leon Sash - Swing Brother Swing / Minoring For Gold 1954
Leon Sash, accordion; Rudy Kerpays, piano; Sully Picerno, string bass; Max Mariash, drums; with Lee Morgan, solo vocal; and The Meadowlarks: Bob Bleznick, Maury Jackson, Marie Renaldo, Elaine Rodgers, voice; Lee Morgan, Ed Vana, voice.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, 1954
| 10503 | Swing Brother Swing |
| 10517 | Minoring For Gold |
** also released on EmArcy 16012x45 in 1954.
16013 Maynard Ferguson - Over The Rainbow / All God's Children Got Rhythm
Maynard Ferguson, trumpet, valve trombone; Herbie Harper, trombone; Bud Shank, alto sax, flute; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Willie Maiden, arranger.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 1954
| 10335 | All God's Children Got Rhythm |
same personnel.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1954
| 10339 | Over The Rainbow |
** also released on EmArcy 16013x45.
16014 Dinah Washington - Pennies From Heaven / Love For Sale
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Sleepy Anderson, piano; Jackie Davis, organ; Keter Betts, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums; Candido, bongos; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Chicago, IL, June 17, 1953
| 9871 | Pennies From Heaven |
Clark Terry, trumpet; Eddie Chamblee, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Jackie Davis, organ; Mickey Baker, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
NYC, February 5, 1954
| 10244 | Love For Sale |
** also released on EmArcy 16014x45.
16015 James Moody - Poor Butterfly / St. LouIs Blues 1954
Dave Burns, trumpet; unknown, trombone; James Moody, tenor, alto sax; Numa Moore, baritone sax; Sadik Hakim, piano; unknown, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums.
NYC, June 6, 1952
| 4812 | Poor Butterfly |
| 4814 | St. Louis Blues |
** also released on EmArcy 16015x45 in 1954.
16016 Herb Geller - Sleigh Ride / Silver Rain
Herb Geller, alto sax; Lorraine Geller, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1954
| 10882 | Sleigh Ride |
| 10883 | Silver Rain |
** also released on EmArcy 16016x45.