Mercury Records Catalog: Limelight 45 rpm 1000/2000/3000/3050 series
Limelight 1000 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
Y-1000 Richard Macadou - These Young Girls / Vacations's Over
no details.
Y-1001 Royce Porter - Our Perfect Romance / Yes I Do
no details.
Y-1002 Fred Neil - You Ain't Treatin' Me Right / Go Downtown
no details.
Y-1003 The Buffalos - Jibber-Jabber / Suzy
no details.
Limelight 2000 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
Y-2000 Tony Thomas - Old Enough To Know / Stuck On You
no details.
Y-2001 Gary Shelton (Jerry Shelton) - My Hero / Don't Send Me Away
no details.
Y-2002 The Harris Sisters - Don't Let Me Fall In Love / Happiness
no details.
Y-2003 Paul Wyatt - How Many Moons / Be Anything But Don't Be Sorry
no details.
Y-2004 Doug Harden - The Storm / Foolin' Me
no details.
Y-2005 The Blanders - Desert Sands / Jitterbug
no details.
Limelight 3000 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
Y-3000x45 The Chimes - Cry, Cry Baby / Angel Child
no details.
Y-3001x45 Jackie Cray - Maybelle / I Want You Baby
no details.
Y-3002x45 The Chimes - Du Wap / Stop, Look And Listen
no details.
Y-3003x45 Fox Hall - My Baby Left Me / Do The Rock 'N Roll
no details.
Y-3004x45 Teddy Phillips - Melancholy Moods / My Memories Of You
no details.
Y-3005x45 Freddie Robinson - Not Like Now / Five Feet Of Lovin'
no details.
Limelight 3050 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
L-3051 Dizzy Gillespie - Poor Joe / Fiesta Mojo 1965
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; James Moody, tenor sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Chris White, bass; Rudy Collins, drums; Kansas Fields, percussion.
Chicago, IL, November 5, 1964
| 34076 | Poor Joe |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Chris White, bass; Rudy Collins, drums; Kansas Fields, percussion.
Chicago, IL, November 6, 1964
| 34832 | Fiesta Mo-Jo (45 rpm edit) |
L-3052 Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Faith / One For Gamal 1965
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; John Gilmore, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 16 and 25, 1964
| 31707 | Faith |
| 31710 | One For Gamal |
L-3053 Chet Baker - Baby Breeze / The Touch Of Your Lips 1965
Chet Baker, flugelhorn; Frank Srozier, alto sax, flute; Phil Urso, tenor sax, arranger; Hal Galper, piano; Michael Fleming, bass; Charlie Rice, drums.
NYC, November 14, 1964
| 34085-5 | Baby Breeze |
Bob James, piano; Michael Fleming, bass; Charlie Rice, drums; Chet Baker, vocal.
NYC, November 20, 1964
| 34106-9 | The Touch Of Your Lips |
L-3054 Clifford Brown - Daahoud / Embraceable You 1964
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
| 10880 | Daahoud |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Richie Powell, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 cello, Neal Hefti, arranger, conductor.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 20, 1955
| 11124-6 | Embraceable You |
L-3055 Cannonball Adderley - Limehouse Blues / Stars Fell On Alabama 1964
Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax #1; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Universal Recording, Studio B, Chicago, IL, February 3, 1959
| 1. 20487 | Limehouse Blues (45 rpm edit) |
| 2. 20488 | Stars Fell On Alabama (45 rpm edit) |
** originally released on Mercury 71712 in 1960.
L-3056 Oscar Peterson - March Past / Place St. Henri 1964
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, September 9, 1964
| 33859 | March Past |
| 33861 | Place St. Henri |
L-3057 Milt Jackson - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye / Project "S" 1964
Jimmy Heath, flute, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, December 9, 1964
| 35134 | Project "S" (45 rpm edit) |
Milt Jackson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, December 28, 1964
| 34777 | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye |
L-3058 Roland Kirk - A Quote From Clifford Brown / Serenade To A Cuckoo 1965
no details.
L-3059 The Three Sounds - Justerini / Hittin' The Jug 1965
Gene Harris, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Bill Dowdy, drums; with Milt Bernhart, Gil Falco, Lew McCreary, George Oliver, Tommy Shepherd, Kenny Shroyer, trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 25, and March 25, 1965
| 35801 | Hittin' The Jug (45 rpm edit) |
| 31753 | Justerini |
L-3060 Les McCann - Jack V. Schwartz / But Not Really 1965
Les McCann, piano, vocal; Victor Gaskin, bass; Paul Humphrey, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1964
| 36385 | But Not Really (45 rpm edit) |
| 36384 | Jack V. Schwartz (45 rpm edit) |
L-3061 Gerry Mulligan - King Of The Road / Downtown 1965
Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Pete Jolly, piano; Johnny Gray, guitar; Jimmy Bond, bass; Hal Blaine, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 26, 27 and 28, 1965
| 35824 | King Of The Road |
| 35825 | Downtown |
L-3062 Oscar Peterson - The Smudge / Lovers' Promenade 1965
no details.
L-3063 Chet Baker - There Is No Greater Love / You're My Thrill 1965
no details.
L-3064 Earl Hines - Tea For Two / Honeysuckle Rose 1965
Earl Hines, piano; George Tucker, bass; Oliver Jackson Jr., drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, March 14, 1965
| 36787 | Honeysuckle Rose (edited version from 36294) |
| 36786 | Tea For Two (edited version from 36296) |
L-3065 Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Soul Finger / Buh's Bossa 1965
no details.
L-3066 Les McCann - Green, Green Rocky Road / The Great City 1965
no details.
L-3067 not used
L-3068 The Three Sounds - Theme From "Skyscraper" / Hot Cha 1965
Gene Harris, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Bill Dowdy, drums; with unidentified large orchestra, Julian Lee, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1965
| 35834 | Theme From "Skyscraper" |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, August, 1965
| 35840 | Hot Cha |
L-3069 Milt Jackson - Turquoise / Name Sake 1965
James Moody, flute, vocal; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Otis "Candy" Finch, drums.
The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, August 12, 1965
| 37120 | Turquoise (45 rpm edit) |
| 37121 | Name Sake (45 rpm edit) |
L-3070 Roland Kirk - Once In A While / Mystical Dream 1966
no details.
L-3071 Dizzy Gillespie - The Chains / The Sword 1965
no details.
L-3072 Oscar Peterson - Straighten Up And Fly Right / When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
Los Angeles, CA, October 28, 1965
| 35910 | Straighten Up And Fly Right |
John Frosk, Joe Newman, trumpet; Ernie Royal, Daniel Stiles, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Tony Studd, bass trombone; Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, tenor, bass flute; Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, alto sax; Marvin Holladay, baritone sax; Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Richard Davis, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, November 13, 1965
| 37145 | When My Sugar Walks Down The Street |
L-3073 Roland Kirk - Nothing But The Truth / Walk On By
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Martin Banks, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone, arranger; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, bagpipes, piccolo, baritone sax, siren; Horace Parlan, piano, celeste #1, vibes #2; Eddie Mathias, bass; Sonny Brown, drums; Montego Joe, congas; Manuel Ramos, percussion; unidentified choir, #2; Coleridge Perkinson, conductor #2.
NYC, November 16 and 17, 1965
| 1. 37168 | Walk On By |
| 2. 37173 | Nothing But The Truth |
L-3074 Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Buttercorn Lady / The Theme
no details.
L-3075 The Three Sounds - Downtown / Mohair Sam 1966
no details.
L-3076 Dizzy Gillespie - Winchester Cathedral / The Song Is Ended
no details.
L-3077 Les McCann - Bucket Of Grease / All
no details.
L-3078 Les McCann - Caper Of The Golden Bulls / Loves Of July 1967
no details.
L-3079 Dizzy Gillespie - Don't Throw Your Back Outa Whack / N.A.T.R.A.
no details.
L-3080 not used
L-3081 Les McCann - The Shout Parts 1 & 2 1967
no details.
L-3082 The Hip Sound - Too Much / Far Out 1969
no details.
L-3083 The Mecki Mark Men - Sweet Movin' / Love Feeling
no details.
L-3084 Childe Harold - Brink Of Death / Anne, With Love 1968
no details.
L-3085 The Electrosoniks - no info 1968
no details.
L-3086 Paul Bley - Mr. Joy / El Cordobes
Paul Bley, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Billy Elgart, drums.
University Of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 10, 11 and 12, 1968
| 42690 | El Cordobes (45 rpm edit) |
| 42915 | Mr. Joy (45 rpm edit) |
L-3087 The Electronic Concept Orchestra - no info
no details.
L-3088 The Sound Of Feeling - Hurdy Gurdy Man / Along Came Sam 1969
Joe Roccisano, flute, soprano, alto sax, percussion; Fred Katz, cello; Gayle Levant, harp; Emil Richards, vibes, percussion; Paul Beaver, synthesizer; Ray Neapolitan, Dave Parlato, bass; Maurice Miller, drums; Gary David, vocal, piano, arranger; Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece, vocal, arranger.
November, 1968 or January, 1969
| 43494 | Hurdy Gurdy Man (45 rpm edit) |
| 43495 | Along Came Sam (45 rpm edit) |
L-3089 Melvin Jackson - Funky Skull Parts 1 & 2 1969
no details.
L-3090 The Electronic Concept Orchestra - Aquarius / Grazing In The Grass 1969
Eddie Higgins, piano, synthesizer, electric harpsichord, electric piano, Clavinet, Echoplex, electronic organ; Jimmy Dondlinger, electric, acoustic guitar; Denny Roche, Fender bass; Mike Tegza, drums; Morris Jennings, drums, conga drums; Phil Thomas, conga drums.
RCA Studios, Chicago, IL, Universal Recording, Chicago, IL and DB Studios, Chicago, IL, 1969
| Aquarius | |
| Grazing In The Grass |
L-3091 The Electronic Concept Orchestra - Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus / Rock Me 1969
same session.
RCA Studios, Chicago, IL, Universal Recording, Chicago, IL and DB Studios, Chicago, IL, 1969
| Rock Me |
Eddie Higgins, Bob Schiff, synthesizer, electric piano; Phil Upchurch, electric guitar; Morris Jennings, drums; and others.
| Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus |