Mercury Records Discography: 1950
1950 (5th anniversary)
Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor; and others.
January, 1950
| 3132 | The Cry Of The Wild Goose | Mercury 5363, MG-25027, MG-20069, MG-20587 |
| 3133 | Black Lace | Mercury 5363, MG-25026, MG-20083 |
* Mercury MG-20069 Songs By Frankie Laine 1956
* Mercury MG-20587, SR-60587 Frankie Laine's Golden Hits 1960
* Mercury MG-20083 Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together 1957
* Mercury MG-25027 Frankie Laine 1950
* Mercury MG-25026 Frankie Laine 1950
* Mercury 5363 Frankie Laine - The Cry Of The Wild Goose / Black Lace
Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra
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 | Mercury 8169, (J) 18PJ-10055/57 |
* Mercury (J) 18PJ-10055/57, (J) 30JD-10055/7 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 2 - 1950-1952 1987
* Mercury 8169 Dinah Washington - Journey's End / no info
Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra
Teddy Stewart, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, February 27, 1950
| 3182-3 | It Isn't Fair | Mercury 8187, 8194x45, MG-25060, MG-20119 |
| 3183-5 | My Kind Of Man | Mercury 8194, 8206, (J) 18PJ-10055/57 |
| 3184-2 | If I Loved You | Mercury 8206, 1343x45, MG-25138, MG-20119 |
| 3185-2 | Why Don't You Think Things Over | Mercury 8192, MG-25060, MG-20120 |
* Mercury MG-20119 Dinah Washington - Music For A First Love 1956
* Mercury (J) 18PJ-10055/57, (J) 30JD-10055/7 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 2 - 1950-1952 1987
* Mercury MG-20120 Dinah Washington - Music For Late Hours 1956
* Mercury MG-25060 Dinah Washington 1950
* Mercury MG-25138 Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington 1952
* Mercury 1343x45 Dinah Washington - Time Out For Tears / If I Loved You
= Mercury A-135x45 Dynamic Dinah - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington
* Mercury 8194 Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man / I Wanna Be Loved
* Mercury 8206 Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man / If I Loved You
* Mercury 8192 Dinah Washington - How Deep Is The Ocean / Why Don't You Think Things Over
* Mercury 8187, 8194x45 no information
Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
Muggsy Spanier, cornet; George Brunis, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Floyd Bean, piano; Truck Parham, bass; Sid Catlett, drums.
Chicago, IL, March 27, 1950
| 3373 | Dixie Flyer | Mercury 5424, MG-25095, MG-20171; EmArcy MG-36055 |
| 3374 | Lazy Piano Man | - |
| 3375 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Mercury 5460, MG-25095, MG-20171; EmArcy MG-36055 |
| 3376 | Feather Brain | - |
* Mercury MG-20171; Wing MGW-12165 Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
* EmArcy MG-36055 Various Artists - Volume VII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Dixieland 1956
* Mercury MG-25095 Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band 1951
= EmArcy MG-26011 - 1954
* Mercury 5424 Muggsy Spanier - Dixie Flyer / Lazy Piano Man
* Mercury 5460 Muggsy Spanier - Sweet Georgia Brown / Feather Brain
Erroll Garner Trio
Erroll Garner, piano; John Simmons, bass; Doc West, drums.
NYC, April 12, 1950
| 1252 | 10346 | Bonnie Boy | EmArcy MG-26016, MG-36026; Wing MGW-12134 |
| 1253 | 10347 | Tippin' Out With Erroll | - |
| 1254 | 10348 | Relaxin' At Sugar Ray's | - |
| 1256 | 10349 | Minor With The Trio | - |
| 1257 | 10390 | No Noon | - |
| 1258 | 10391 | Cologne | EmArcy MG-26016, MG-36026; Wing MGW-12134; Music (It) JH 1132 |
| 1259 | 10392 | Lazy River | EmArcy MG-26016, MG-36026; Mercury MG-20803; Wing MGW-12134 |
* EmArcy MG-36026 Erroll Garner - Garnering 1955
* Wing MGW-12134 Erroll Garner - Moods
* Mercury MG-20803, SR-60803 Erroll Garner - Best Of Garner 1963
* EmArcy MG-26016 Erroll Garner - Garnering 1954
* Music (It) JH 1132 Erroll Garner - Little Girl / Cologne
Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra
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
| 3407-1 | Big Deal | Mercury (J) 18PJ-10055/57 |
| 3407-3 | - | Mercury 8187, (J) 18PJ-10055/57 |
| 3408-4 | I'll Never Be Free | Mercury 8187, MG-25060, MG-20120 |
| 3409-1 | I Wanna Be Loved | Mercury (J) 18PJ-10055/57 |
| 3409-3 | - | Mercury 8181, 8194, MG-25060, MG-20119 |
| 3410-1 | Love (Me) With Misery | Mercury 8181 |
* Mercury (J) 18PJ-10055/57, (J) 30JD-10055/7 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 2 - 1950-1952 1987
* Mercury MG-20120 Dinah Washington - Music For Late Hours 1956
* Mercury MG-20119 Dinah Washington - Music For A First Love 1956
* Mercury MG-25060 Dinah Washington 1950
* Mercury 8181 Dinah Washington - I Wanna Be Loved / Love (Me) With Misery
* Mercury 8194 Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man / I Wanna Be Loved
* Mercury 8187 no information
Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor; and others.
June, 1950
| 3260 | Stars And Stripes Forever | Mercury 5421 |
| 3261 | Thanks For Your Kisses | Mercury 5421; Wing MGW-12202 |
| 3262 | Music Maestro Please | Mercury 5458, MG-25124, MG-20083, MG-20587 |
* Wing MGW-12202 Frankie Laine - That's My Desire
* Mercury MG-20083 Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together 1957
* Mercury MG-20587, SR-60587 Frankie Laine's Golden Hits 1960
* Mercury MG-25124 Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please 1952
* Mercury 5421 Frankie Laine - Stars And Stripes Forever / Thanks For Your Kisses
* Mercury 5458 Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please / Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
Muggsy Spanier, cornet; Harry Graves, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Floyd Bean, piano; Truck Parham, bass; Don Chester, drums.
Chicago, IL, August 10, 1950
| 3675 | Home | Mercury 5494, MG-25095, MG-20171; EmArcy MG-36055 |
| 3676 | It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary | - |
| 3677 | Caution Blues | Mercury 5528, MG-25095, MG-20171; EmArcy MG-36055 |
| 3678 | Alabama Jubilee | - |
* Mercury MG-20171; Wing MGW-12165 Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
* EmArcy MG-36055 Various Artists - Volume VII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Dixieland 1956
* Mercury MG-25095 Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band 1951
= EmArcy MG-26011 - 1954
* Mercury 5494 Muggsy Spanier - Home / It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary
* Mercury 5528 Muggsy Spanier - Caution Blues / Alabama Jubilee
Machito And His Latin-American Orchestra
Mario Bauza, Frank Davilla, Bobby Woodlen, trumpet; Gene Johnson, Freddie Skerritt, alto sax; Jose Madera, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Luis Miranda, congas; Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Machito, maracas, arranger, director.
NYC, August, 1950
| 3666 | Mambo Is Here To Stay | Mercury 5484; Pablo 2625-712 |
| 3667 | Mambo Jambo | - |
| 3668 | Pa Que No Me Lioves Mas | unissued |
| 3669 | Arrollando | - |
* Pablo 2625-712 Machito And His Afro-Cuban Salseros - Mucho Macho 1978
= Pablo PACD-2625-712-2 - 1991
* Mercury 5484 Machito - Mambo Is Here To Stay / Mambo Jambo
Dinah Washington With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
Dinah Washington, vocal; unidentified orchestra, including strings, Jimmy Carroll, conductor.
NYC, September 1, 1950
| 3691-2 | Harbor Lights | Mercury 5488, 5510x45, 1342x45, C-30032x45, MG-25138, 20119 |
| 3692-3 | I Cross My Fingers | Mercury 5488, (J) 18PJ-10055/57 |
| 3693-1 | Time Out For Tears | Mercury 5503, 1343x45, MG-25138, 20119 |
| 3694-2 | Only A Moment Ago | Mercury 5503, 20119 |
* Mercury (J) 18PJ-10055/57, (J) 30JD-10055/7 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 2 - 1950-1952 1987
* Mercury MG-25138 Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington 1952
* Mercury 1342x45 Dinah Washington - How Deep Is The Ocean / Harbor Lights
= Mercury A-135x45 Dynamic Dinah - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington
* Mercury 1343x45 Dinah Washington - Time Out For Tears / If I Loved You
= Mercury A-135x45 Dynamic Dinah - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington
* Mercury 5488 Dinah Washington - Harbor Lights / I Cross My Fingers
* Mercury 5503 Dinah Washington - Time Out For Tears / Only A Moment Ago
* Mercury 5510x45, C-30032x45, 20119 no information
Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys
Benny Sims, fiddle, bass #1-3,7,8,11,12, fiddle, bass, vocal #4-6, fiddle, vocal #9, fiddle #10; Curly Seckler, mandolin #1-3,8,12, mandolin, vocal #4-6,9-11; Earl Scruggs, banjo #1-3,5,8,11,12, banjo, guitar, vocal #4, banjo, vocal #6,7,9,10; Lester Flatt, guitar, vocal #1-8,10-12, guitar #9; Jody Rainwater, bass, mandolin #1-8,12, bass #9-11.
Radio WDAE Studio, Tampa, FL, October 20, 1950
| 1. 7057 | Doin' My Time | Mercury 6333, MG-20358 |
| 2. 7058 | Pike Country Breakdown | Mercury 6396, MG-20358 |
| 3. 7059 | Cora Is Gone | Mercury 6302 |
| 4. 7060 | Preachin' Prayin' Singin' | Mercury 70016, MG-20358 |
| 5. 7061 | Pain In My Heart | Mercury 6317 |
| 6. 7062 | Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms | Mercury 6372, MG-20358 |
| 7. 7063-4 | Back To The Cross | Mercury 70064 |
| 8. 7064 | Farewell Blues | Mercury 6333, MG-20358 |
| 9. 7065 | Salty Dog Blues | Mercury 6396, MG-20358 |
| 10. 7066 | Take Me In A Lifeboat | Mercury 6317 |
| 11. 7067 | Will The Roses Bloom (Where She Lies Sleeping) | Mercury 70016 |
| 12. 7068 | I'll Just Pretend | Mercury 6372, MG-20358 |
* Mercury MG-20358 Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs - Country Music 1958
* Mercury 6333 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Doin' My Time / Farewell Blues
* Mercury 6396 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Pike Country Breakdown / Salty Dog Blues
* Mercury 6302 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Cora Is Gone / no info
* Mercury 70016, 70016x45 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Preachin' Prayin' Singin' / Will The Roses Bloom (Where She Lies Sleeping) 1952
* Mercury 6317 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Pain In My Heart / Take Me In A Lifeboat
* Mercury 6372 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / I'll Just Pretend
* Mercury 70064, 70064x45 Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs - God Loves His Children / Back To The Cross 1953
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra
Clyde McCoy, trumpet; Chris Abbott, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
1950
| 3098-1 | The Canasta Song | Mercury 5354 |
| 3099-1 | I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Siste Kate | Mercury 5354, MG-25141, MG-20110 |
* Mercury MG-20110 Dancing To The Blues With Clyde McCoy 1956
* Mercury MG-25141 Clyde McCoy - Date For Dancing 1953
* Mercury 5354 Clyde McCoy - The Canasta Song / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Siste Kate
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine, vocal; and others.
1950
| 3282 | Dream A Little Dream Of Me | Mercury 5458, MG-25124, MG-20083 |
| 3283 | I Was Dancing With Someone | Mercury 5495 |
* Mercury MG-20083 Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together 1957
* Mercury MG-25124 Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please 1952
* Mercury 5458 Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please / Dream A Little Dream Of Me
* Mercury 5495 Frankie Laine - Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) / I Was Dancing With Someone
Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra
Carl Fischer, piano; Frankie Laine, vocal; Jud Conlon Singers, vocal group #4-7; unidentified orchestra, Harry Geller, conductor; and others.
1950
| 1. 3726 | If I Were A Bell | Mercury 5500, MG-25088; Wing MGW-12158 |
| 2. 3727 | A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome | unissued |
| 3. 3728 | Sleepy Ol' River | Mercury 5500, MG-25124, MG-20083 |
| 4. 3812 | I'm Gonna Live Till I Die | Mercury 5544, MG-25100; Wing MGW-12158 |
| 5. 3813 | A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome | Mercury 5544, MG-25124, MG-20083 |
| 6. 3814 | Merry Christmas Everywhere | Mercury 5553 |
| 7. 3815 | What Am I Gonna Do This Christmas | - |
* Wing MGW-12158 Frankie Laine - Singing The Blues
* Mercury MG-20083 Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together 1957
* Mercury MG-25124 Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please 1952
* Mercury 5500 Frankie Laine - If I Were A Bell / Sleepy Ol' River
* Mercury 5544 Frankie Laine - I'm Gonna Live Till I Die / A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome
* Mercury 5553 Frankie Laine - Merry Christmas Everywhere / What Am I Gonna Do This Christmas
* Mercury MG-25088, MG-25100 no information
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine, vocal; and others.
1950
| 3377 | I'm In The Mood For Love | Mercury 1114, 1178, MG-25024 (alt.), MG-20080; Wing MGW-12202-W |
* Mercury MG-20080 Frankie Laine - That's My Desire 1955
= Wing MGW-12202 -
* Wing MGW-12202-W, SRW-16202-W Frankie Laine - That's My Desire
* Mercury MG-25024 (alt.), MG-25040 Frankie Laine 1950
* Mercury 1114 Frankie Laine - 'Til We Meet Again / I'm In The Mood For Love
= Mercury A-59 Frankie Laine - Meet Me At Midnight
* Mercury 1178, 1178x45 Frankie Laine - Cherie I Love You / I'm In The Mood For Love
= Mercury A-81 Frankie Laine