Mezz Mezzrow Discography

1933 (age 34)

Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra

Freddy Goodman, Ben Gusick, Max Kaminsky, trumpet; Benny Carter, trumpet, alto sax, vocal, arranger; Floyd O'Brien, trombone; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet, alto sax, arranger; Johnny Russell, tenor sax; Teddy Wilson, piano; Clayton "Sunshine" Duerr, guitar; Pops Foster, bass; Jack Maisel, drums.

NYC, November 6, 1933

B-14272-AFree LoveBrunswick 7551
B-14273-ADissonanceBrunswick 7551, 02509; Parlophone R-2881
B-14274-ASwinging With MezzBrunswick 6778; Parlophone R-2881
B-14275-ALove, You're Not The One For MeBrunswick 6778

* Brunswick 7551, A-9527, A-500369   Mezz Mezzrow - Free Love / Dissonance
* Brunswick 02509   Mezz Mezzrow - Dissonance / Don Redman - It's A Great World After All
* Parlophone R-2881, PZ-11006; Columbia 291564; Polydor 580008   Mezz Mezzrow - Dissonance / Swinging With Mezz
* Brunswick 6778, 01762, A-500370   Mezz Mezzrow - Swinging With Mezz / Love, You're Not The One For Me

1934

Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra

Reunald Jones, Max Kaminsky, Chelsea Quealey, trumpet; Floyd O'Brien, trombone, arranger; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet, alto sax, arranger; Benny Carter, alto sax; Bud Freeman, tenor sax; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; John Kirby, bass; Chick Webb, drums; Alex Hill, arranger.

NYC, May 7, 1934

82392-1Old Fashioned LoveVictor 25202; RCA "X" EVA 5, "X" LVA 3015
82393-1ApologiesVictor 25019; RCA "X" EVA 5, "X" LVA 3015; Jazztone (US) J 1249
82394-1Sendin' The VipersVictor 25019; RCA "X" EVA 5, "X" LVA 3015
82395-135th And CalumetVictor 25202; RCA "X" EVA 5, "X" LVA 3015

* Jazztone (US) J 1249   Various Artists - The Early Jazz Greats   1950s
* RCA "X" LVA 3015   Mezz Mezzrow's Swing Session   1954
* RCA "X" EVA 5   Mezz Mezzrow's Swing Session   1954
* Victor 25202; Bluebird B-10251; His Master's Voice (E) B 8408, (F) K 7690, (F) SG 245   Mezz Mezzrow - Old Fashioned Love / 35th And Calumet
* Victor 25019; Bluebird B-10250; His Master's Voice (E) B 8403, (F) K 7049, (F) SG 244   Mezz Mezzrow - Apologies / Sendin' The Vipers

1936

Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Gang

Frank Newton, trumpet; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Bud Freeman, tenor sax; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano, vocal; Albert Casey, guitar; Wellman Braud, bass; George Stafford, drums; Lucille Stewart, vocal.

NYC, March 12, 1936

99772-1A Melody From The SkyBluebird B-6320; His Master's Voice (It) GW 1338; RCA Victor LJM-1006
99773-1LostBluebird B-6320; RCA Victor LJM-1006
99774-1Mutiny In The ParlorBluebird B-6313; RCA Victor LJM-1006
99775-1The Panic Is On-
99776-1I'se A-Muggin' Part 1Bluebird B-6321; RCA Victor LJM-1006
99777-1I'se A-Muggin' Part 2-

* RCA Victor LJM-1006   Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band And Frankie Newton And His Orchestra - Mezzin' Around With Mezzrow And Newton   1954
* Bluebird B-6320; Montgomery Ward M-4998; His Master's Voice (F) K 7753   Mezz Mezzrow - A Melody From The Sky / Lost
* His Master's Voice (It) GW 1338   Mezz Mezzrow - A Melody From The Sky / no info
* Bluebird B-6313; Montgomery Ward M-4999; Regal Zonophone MR-2440; His Master's Voice (It) GW 1316, (F) K 7771, (Swd) X 4844; Hot Jazz Clubs Of America HC-121   Mezz Mezzrow - Mutiny In The Parlor / The Panic Is On
* Bluebird B-6321; Montgomery Ward 9-4997   Mezz Mezzrow - I'se A-Muggin' Parts 1 & 2

1937

Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra

Sy Oliver, trumpet; J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet, arranger; Happy Caldwell, tenor sax; Sonny White, piano; Bernard Addison, guitar; Pops Foster, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums; Larry Clinton, Edgar Sampson, arranger.

NYC, June 14, 1937

010569-1Blues In DisguiseVictor 25636; RCA "X" LVA 3015
010570-1That's How I Feel Today-
010571-1Hot Club StompVictor 25612; RCA "X" LVA 3015
010572-1The Swing Session's Called To Order-

* RCA "X" LVA 3015   Mezz Mezzrow's Swing Session   1954
* Victor 25636; His Master's Voice (E) B 8656, (F) K 8028   Mezz Mezzrow - Blues In Disguise / That's How I Feel Today
* Victor 25612; His Master's Voice (E) B 8646, (Swi) JK 2065, (F) K 8100   Mezz Mezzrow - Hot Club Stomp / The Swing Session's Called To Order

1944 (age 45)

Mezz Mezzrow Trio / Art Hodes Trio

Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; Danny Alvin, drums.

NYC, March 15, 1944

F160Really The BluesSession 10-008; Pax LP 6013
F161Milk For Mezz-
F162Feather's LamentSession 10-007; Pax LP 6013
F163Mezzin' Around-

* Pax LP 6013   Art Hodes - Dixie A La Hodes   not released?
* Session 10-008   Mezz Mezzrow - Really The Blues / Milk For Mezz
* Session 10-007   Art Hodes - Feather's Lament / Mezzin' Around

1945

Mezzrow-Bechet Septet

Oran "Hot Lips" Page as Papa Snow White, trumpet, vocal; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Sammy Price, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.

NYC, July 30, 1945

KJ12-1House PartyKing Jazz KJ 143; Vogue (F) LD 123
KJ12-2House Party #2
KJ13-1Perdido Stret Stomp
KJ13-2Perdido Stret Stomp #2
KJ14-1Revolutionary Blues Part 1
KJ15-1Revolutionary Blues Part 2
KJ16-1Blood On The MoonKing Jazz KJ 143; Pop (F) SPO 17029; Vogue (F) LD 123

* Vogue (F) LD 123   Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow - Bechet-Mezzrow Quintet & Septet
* Pop (F) SPO 17029   Lee Collins, Punch Miller, Teddy Buckner, Oran "Hot Lips" Page - ABC Du Jazz Vol. F: Trompette (Nouvelle Orleans)
* King Jazz KJ 143; Vogue (E) V 2350; Jazz Selection (F) JS 753 (alt.)   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - House Party / Blood On The Moon

Mezzrow-Bechet Septet

Oran "Hot Lips" Page as Papa Snow White, trumpet; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Sammy Price, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums; Pleasant Joe, vocal.

NYC, July 31, 1945

KJ17-1Levee BluesKing Jazz KJ 144
KJ18-1Layin' My Rules In Blues
KJ19-1Bad, Bad Baby Blues
KJ19-2Bad, Bad Baby Blues #2
KJ20-1Saw Mill BluesKing Jazz KJ 144
KJ21-1Minor Swoonunissued
KJ21-2Minor Swoon #2
KJ21-3Minor Swoon #3
KJ22-1The Sheik Of Araby
KJ22-2The Sheik Of Araby #2

* King Jazz KJ 144; Jazz Selection (F) JS 754 (alt.)   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Levee Blues / Saw Mill Blues

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Fritz Weston, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Kaiser Marshall, drums; Douglas Daniels, vocal.

NYC, August 29, 1945

KJ24-1Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out
KJ24-2Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out #2King Jazz unissued
KJ24-3Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out #3King Jazz (It) KJ 201
KJ25-1Ole Miss
KJ25-2Ole Miss #2King Jazz KJ 142, (It) KJ 202; Storyville (D) A 45059
KJ26-1Bowin' The Blues
KJ26-2Bowin' The Blues #2King Jazz KJ 141; Vogue (F) LD 123
KJ27-1Jelly RollKing Jazz unissued
KJ27-2Jelly Roll #2King Jazz (E) KJ 10; Storyville (D) A 45083
KJ27-3Jelly Roll #3
KJ27-4Jelly Roll #4
KJ28-1Perdido Street Stomp #3Storyville (D) A 45082
KJ28-2Perdido Street Stomp #4King Jazz (E) KJ 4, (It) KJ 204

* Vogue (F) LD 123   Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow - Bechet-Mezzrow Quintet & Septet
* King Jazz (It) KJ 201   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out / I'll Never Forget The Blues
* King Jazz KJ 142, (E) KJ 1; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 701; Jazz Selection (Swd) JS 4011; Vogue (D) V 701   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Ole Miss / Out Of The Gallion
* King Jazz (It) KJ 202   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Ole Miss / I'm Speaking My Mind
* Storyville (D) A 45059   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Ole Miss / Where Am I
* King Jazz KJ 141, (E) KJ 2; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 702   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Bowin' The Blues / Old School
* King Jazz (E) KJ 10; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 709; Vogue (D) V 709   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Jelly Roll / Gone Away Blues
* Storyville (D) A 45083   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Jelly Roll / Delta Mood
* Storyville (D) A 45082   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Stomp / I'll Never Forget The Blues
* King Jazz (E) KJ 4; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 704; Vogue (D) V 704   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Stomp / De Luxe Stomp
* King Jazz (It) KJ 204   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Stomp / Blues Of The Roaring Twenties

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

same personnel.

NYC, August 30, 1945

KJ29-132 Bars Of Bluesunissued
KJ29-2Forgotten Harmony-
KJ29-3Old School (as Revolutionary Blues)King Jazz KJ 141; Vogue (F) LD 123
KJ30-1Gone Away BluesKing Jazz KJ 140, (E) KJ 10
KJ31-1De Luxe StompKing Jazz KJ 140, (E) KJ 4
KJ32-1Out Of The Gallion
KJ32-2Out Of The Gallion #2
KJ32-3Out Of The Gallion #3King Jazz KJ 142; Storyville (D) A 45076; Vogue (F) LD 123

* Vogue (F) LD 123   Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow - Bechet-Mezzrow Quintet & Septet
* King Jazz KJ 141, (E) KJ 2; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 702   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Bowin' The Blues / Old School
* King Jazz KJ 140   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Gone Away Blues / De Luxe Stomp
* King Jazz (E) KJ 10; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 709; Vogue (D) V 709   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Jelly Roll / Gone Away Blues
* King Jazz (E) KJ 4; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 704; Vogue (D) V 704   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Stomp / De Luxe Stomp
* King Jazz KJ 142, (E) KJ 1; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 701; Jazz Selection (Swd) JS 4011; Vogue (D) V 701   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Ole Miss / Out Of The Gallion
* Storyville (D) A 45076   no information

1947

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, clarinet, soprano sax; Wesley "Socks" Wilson, piano, vocal; Wellman Braud, bass; Baby Dodds, drums; Coot Grant, vocal.

NYC, September 18, 1947

KJ33-1Breathless BluesKing Jazz KJ 147, (E) KJ 6; Storyville (D) A 45060; Vogue (F) LD 123
KJ34-1Really The BluesKing Jazz KJ 146
KJ34-2Really The Blues #2
KJ35-1Really The Blues Part 2King Jazz KJ 146
KJ35-2Really The Blues Part 2 #2
KJ36-1Evil Gal BluesKing Jazz KJ 147; Jazz Selection (F) JS 822
KJ37-1Fat Mama Blues
KJ38-1You Got To Give It To MeKing Jazz KJ 148
KJ39-1Hey Daddy Blues
KJ40-1Whoop This Wolf Away From My DoorStoryville (D) A 450??
KJ40-2Whoop This Wolf Away From My Door #2
KJ40-3Whoop This Wolf Away From My Door #3
KJ41-1You Can't Do That To MeKing Jazz KJ 148; Storyville (D) A 45077
KJ42-1Groovin' The MinorKing Jazz (E) KJ 6
KJ42-2Groovin' The Minor #2

* Vogue (F) LD 123   Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow - Bechet-Mezzrow Quintet & Septet
* King Jazz KJ 147   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Breathless Blues / Evil Gal Blues
* King Jazz (E) KJ 6; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 706   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Breathless Blues / Groovin' The Minor
* Storyville (D) A 45060   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Breathless Blues / I'm Speaking My Mind
* King Jazz KJ 146, (E) KJ 9; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 710   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Really The Blues Parts 1 & 2
* King Jazz KJ 148; Jazz Selection (F) JS 821   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - You Got To Give It To Me / You Can't Do That To Me
* Jazz Selection (F) JS 822; Storyville (D) A 450??, A 45077   no information

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Sammy Price, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Kaiser Marshall, drums.

Chicago, IL, December 18, 1947

KJ43-1Where Am I
KJ43-2Where Am I #2
KJ43-3Where Am I #3King Jazz (E) KJ 3, (It) KJ 203; Storyville (D) A 45059
KJ44-1Tommy's BluesKing Jazz (E) KJ 7
KJ44-2Tommy's Blues #2
KJ45-1Chicago Function Part 1King Jazz (E) KJ 5
KJ45-2Chicago Function Part 1 #2
KJ46-1Chicago Function Part 2King Jazz (E) KJ 5
KJ46-2Chicago Function Part 2 #2

* King Jazz (E) KJ 3; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 703   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Where Am I / Funky Butt
* King Jazz (It) KJ 203   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Where Am I / Delta Mood
* Storyville (D) A 45059   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Ole Miss / Where Am I
* King Jazz (E) KJ 7; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 705   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Tommy's Blues / I'm Going Away From Here
* King Jazz (E) KJ 5; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 707   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Chicago Function Parts 1 & 2

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, December 19, 1947

KJ47-1I Want SomeKing Jazz (E) KJ 8
KJ47-2I Want Some #2
KJ48-1I'm Speaking My Mind
KJ48-2I'm Speaking My Mind #2Storyville (D) A 45060
KJ48-3I'm Speaking My Mind #3King Jazz (E) KJ 8, (It) KJ 202
KJ49-1I'll Never Forget The BluesStoryville (D) A 45082
KJ49-2I'll Never Forget The Blues #2King Jazz (It) KJ 201
KJ50-1The Blues And Freud Part 1
KJ51-1The Blues And Freud Part 2
KJ52-1Kaiser's Last Break
KJ52-2Kaiser's Last Break #2King Jazz (E) KJ 11

* King Jazz (E) KJ 8; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 708   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - I Want Some / I'm Speaking My Mind
* Storyville (D) A 45060   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Breathless Blues / I'm Speaking My Mind
* King Jazz (It) KJ 202   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Ole Miss / I'm Speaking My Mind
* Storyville (D) A 45082   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Stomp / I'll Never Forget The Blues
* King Jazz (It) KJ 201   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out / I'll Never Forget The Blues
* King Jazz (E) KJ 11; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 711   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Kaiser's Last Break / Delta Mood

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, December 20, 1947

KJ53-1I'm Going Away From Here
KJ53-2I'm Going Away From Here #2King Jazz (E) KJ 7; Vogue (F) LD 123
KJ54-1I Got You Some
KJ54-2I Must Have My Boogie
KJ54-3Funky Butt
KJ54-4Funky Butt #2King Jazz (E) KJ 3
KJ55-1Delta MoodKing Jazz (It) KJ 203; Storyville (D) A 45083
KJ55-2Delta Mood #2King Jazz (E) KJ 11; Vogue (F) LD 123
KJ56-1Blues Of The Roaring TwentiesKing Jazz (It) KJ 204
KJ56-2Blues Of The Roaring Twenties #2
(KJ57?)Caravan

* Vogue (F) LD 123   Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow - Bechet-Mezzrow Quintet & Septet
* King Jazz (E) KJ 7; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 705   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Tommy's Blues / I'm Going Away From Here
* King Jazz (E) KJ 3; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 703   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Where Am I / Funky Butt
* King Jazz (It) KJ 203   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Where Am I / Delta Mood
* Storyville (D) A 45083   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Jelly Roll / Delta Mood
* King Jazz (E) KJ 11; Royal Jazz (F) RJ 711   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Kaiser's Last Break / Delta Mood
* King Jazz (It) KJ 204   Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Stomp / Blues Of The Roaring Twenties

1951 (age 52)

Mezz Mezzrow Avec Claude Luter Et Son Orchestre

Guy Longnon, trumpet; Bernard Zacharias, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Claude Luter, 2nd clarinet; Christian Azzi, piano; Claude Philippe, banjo; Roland Bianchini, bass; Francois "Moustache" Galepides, drums.

Paris, France, October 30, 1951

51V4115Four Or Five TimesVogue (F) V 5104, LD 518-30
51V4115-2Four Or Five Times (alternate take)Vogue (F) LD 033
51V4116Black And BlueVogue (F) V 5104, EPL 7085, LD 518-30
51V4116-2Black And Blue (alternate take)Vogue (F) LD 033
51V4117Jingle BellsVogue (F) V 5105, LD 033, LD 518-30
51V4118Blues As We Like 'EmVogue (F) V 5105, EPL 7085, LD 033
51V4119If I Had YouVogue (F) V 5106, EPL 7085, LD 033
51V4120Christopher's Rockin'Vogue (F) V 5107, LD 033
51V4121Old Fashioned LoveVogue (F) V 5107, EPL 7085, LD 033, LD 518-30
51V4122Weary BluesVogue (F) V 5106, LD 033

* Vogue (F) LD 518-30   Mezz Mezzrow - Swingin' With Mezz: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 15   1962
* Vogue (F) LD 033   Mezz Mezzrow-Claude Luter Et Son Orchestre
* Vogue (F) EPL 7085   Mezz Mezzrow-Claude Luter Et Son Orchestre
* Vogue (F) V 5104   Mezz Mezzrow - Four Or Five Times / Black And Blue   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5105   Mezz Mezzrow - Jingle Bells / Blues As We Like 'Em   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5106   Mezz Mezzrow - If I Had You / Weary Blues   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5107   Mezz Mezzrow - Christopher's Rockin' / Old Fashioned Love   1952

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Lee Collins, trumpet; Mowgli Jospin, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Guy Lafitte, clarinet, tenor sax; Andre Persiany, piano; Zutty Singleton, drums.

Paris, France, November 15, 1951

51V4145Boogie Parisien (as Blues Parisien)Vogue (F) V 5114; Mode (F) CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65
51V4146Clarinet MarmaladeVogue (F) V 5114; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65
51V4146-2Clarinet Marmalade (alternate take)Vogue (F) LD 037, LD 518-30; Mode (F) MDINT 9133, CMDINT 9583
51V4147If I Could Be With YouVogue (F) V 5111, EPL 7084, LD 037; Mode (F) CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65; Blue Note BLP 7023
51V4148Struttin' With Some BarbecueVogue (F) V 5112, EPL 7084, LD 037, LD 518-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65; Blue Note BLP 7023
51V4149The Sheik Of ArabyVogue (F) V 5113, EPL 7084, EPL 7595, LD 037; Mode (F) MDINT 9287, CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65

* Mode (F) CMDINT 9583   Milton Mezz Mezzrow - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 10
* Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65   Mezz Mezzrow - Clarinet Marmalade: Jazz Legacy 15   1980
* Vogue (F) LD 518-30   Mezz Mezzrow - Swingin' With Mezz: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 15   1962
* Mode (F) MDINT 9133   Various Artists - Nouvelle Orleans
* Mode (F) MDINT 9287   Various Artists - Nouvelle Orleans Vol. 2
* Vogue (F) LD 037   Mezz Mezzrow - Jazz Concert
* Blue Note BLP 7023   Mezz Mezzrow And His Band   1953
* Vogue (F) EPL 7084   Mezz Mezzrow - Jazz Concert
* Vogue (F) EPL 7595   "Big Chief" Russell Moore, Zutty Singleton - Wa-Wa / Boom-Boom
= Vogue (F) DOV 19   Zutty Singleton & "Big Chief" Russell Moore - Les Disques D'Or Du Jazz
* Vogue (F) V 5114   Mezz Mezzrow - Boogie Parisien / Clarinet Marmalade   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5111   Mezz Mezzrow - If I Could Be With You / Blues Jam Up   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5112   Mezz Mezzrow - Struttin' With Some Barbecue / Blues No One Dug   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5113   Mezz Mezzrow - The Sheik Of Araby / Mezzerola Blues   1952

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

same personnel.

Paris, France, November 16, 1951

51V4150Blues Jam UpVogue (F) V 5111, 416038; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65
51V4150-2Blues Jam Up (alternate take)Vogue (F) LD 037; Mode (F) MDINT 9370, CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65; Blue Note BLP 7023
51V4151Revolutionary Blues No. 2Jazz Selection (F) JS 822; Mode (F) CMDINT 9518, CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65
51V4152Blues No One DugVogue (F) V 5112; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65
51V4152-2Blues No One Dug (alternate take)Vogue (F) LD 037; Mode (F) MDINT 9370, CMDINT 9583; Blue Note BLP 7023
51V4153Mezzerola BluesVogue (F) V 5113, EPL 7084; Mode (F) CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65; Blue Note BLP 7023
51V4154Drum FaceVogue (F) V 5115, V45-610, EPL 7595, LD 037, CLVLX 664, 416038; Swing (F) C 103; Mode (F) CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65
51V4155Blues Des Annees 20 (as Blues Of The Twenties)Vogue (F) V 5115, LD 037, LD 518-30; Pop (F) SPO 17029; Mode (F) MDINT 9133, MDINT 9287, CMDINT 9513, CMDINT 9583; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65; Blue Note BLP 7023
51V4152-?Blues No One Dug (inedit)Mode (F) CMDINT 9583

* Jazz Legacy (F) JL 65   Mezz Mezzrow - Clarinet Marmalade: Jazz Legacy 15   1980
* Mode (F) MDINT 9370   Various Artists - Nouvelle Orleans Vol. 3
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9583   Milton Mezz Mezzrow - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 10
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9518   Various Artists - New Orleans Clarinet: The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Vogue (F) CLVLX 664   Various Artists - Voyage A La Nouvelle Orleans   1974
* Vogue (F) LD 518-30   Mezz Mezzrow - Swingin' With Mezz: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 15   1962
* Mode (F) MDINT 9133   Various Artists - Nouvelle Orleans
* Mode (F) MDINT 9287   Various Artists - Nouvelle Orleans Vol. 2
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9513   Various Artists - Blues Traditionnel: The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 1
* Vogue (F) LD 037   Mezz Mezzrow - Jazz Concert
* Blue Note BLP 7023   Mezz Mezzrow And His Band   1953
* Vogue (F) EPL 7084   Mezz Mezzrow - Jazz Concert
* Vogue (F) EPL 7595   "Big Chief" Russell Moore, Zutty Singleton - Wa-Wa / Boom-Boom
= Vogue (F) DOV 19   Zutty Singleton & "Big Chief" Russell Moore - Les Disques D'Or Du Jazz
* Pop (F) SPO 17029   Lee Collins, Punch Miller, Teddy Buckner, Oran "Hot Lips" Page - ABC Du Jazz Vol. F: Trompette (Nouvelle Orleans)
* Vogue (F) V45-610   Zutty Singleton - Drum Face / "Big Chief" Russell Moore - Wabash Blues   1950s
* Vogue (F) V 5111   Mezz Mezzrow - If I Could Be With You / Blues Jam Up   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5112   Mezz Mezzrow - Struttin' With Some Barbecue / Blues No One Dug   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5113   Mezz Mezzrow - The Sheik Of Araby / Mezzerola Blues   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5115   Mezz Mezzrow - Blues Des Annees 20 / Drum Face   1952
* Vogue (F) 416038; Jazz Selection (F) JS 822; Swing (F) C 103   no information

1952

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Lee Collins, trumpet; Mowgli Jospin, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Guy Lafitte, tenor sax; Claude Bolling, piano; Zutty Singleton, drums.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, February 5, 1952

Really The Blues (mistitled as Gone Awey Blues)Vogue (F) LD 070, CLVLX 664
Royal Garden BluesVogue (F) LD 070
Sweet Georgia Brown-
Muskrat Ramble-
A Monday Date-
Frankie And Johnnie-
I've Found A New Baby-

* Vogue (F) CLVLX 664   Various Artists - Voyage A La Nouvelle Orleans   1974
* Vogue (F) LD 070   Mezz Mezzrow - Jazz Concert - Enregistre Salle Pleyel, 5 Fevrier 1952

1953

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Buck Clayton, trumpet; "Big Chief" Russell Moore, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Gene Sedric, clarinet, tenor sax; Red Richards, piano; Kansas Fields, drums; Taps Miller, tap dance.

Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, March 1, 1953

53V4606Wabash BluesVogue (F) V 5161, V45-610, EPL 7595, LD 137; Pop (F) SPO 17031
53V4607When The Saints Go Marchin' InVogue (F) V 5161, EPL 7595, LD 137, CLVLX 664
Muskrat Ramble (mistitled as Really The Blues)Vogue (F) LD 137
Boogie Special-
Honeysuckle Rose-
Ain't Misbehavin'-
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me-
I Can't Give You Anything But Love-

* Vogue (F) CLVLX 664   Various Artists - Voyage A La Nouvelle Orleans   1974
* Vogue (F) LD 137   Mezz Mezzrow - Jazz Time Paris Vol. 3
* Vogue (F) EPL 7595   "Big Chief" Russell Moore, Zutty Singleton - Wa-Wa / Boom-Boom
= Vogue (F) DOV 19   Zutty Singleton & "Big Chief" Russell Moore - Les Disques D'Or Du Jazz
* Pop (F) SPO 17031   Kid Ory, Preston Jackson, James Archey, "Big Chief" Russel Moore - ABC Du Jazz Vol. H: Trombone (Nouvelle Orleans)
* Vogue (F) V45-610   Zutty Singleton - Drum Face / "Big Chief" Russell Moore - Wabash Blues   1950s
* Vogue (F) V 5161   Mezz Mezzrow - Wabash Blues / When The Saints Go Marchin' In   1953

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Buck Clayton, trumpet; "Big Chief" Russell Moore, trombone; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Gene Sedric, tenor sax; Red Richards, piano; Kansas Fields, drums; "Taps" Miller, tap dance.

Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, March 6, 1953

IndianaVogue (F) DP 14
Perdido Street Stomp-
Royal Garden Blues-
Swingin' With Mezz-
On The Sunny Side Of The Street-

same session.

I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me-
Really The Blues-
Tommy's Blues-
West End Blues-
Buck Clayton Special-
High Tide-
I Ain't Got Nobody-
Christopher Colombus-

* Vogue (F) DP 14   Mezz Mezzrow - Memorial - Theatre Des Champs-Elysees 6 Mars 1953 - Inedits   1973

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Buck Clayton, trumpet; "Big Chief" Russell Moore, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Gene Sedric, clarinet, tenor sax; Red Richards, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kansas Fields, drums.

Paris, France, April 2, 1953

53V4497Wrap Your Troubles In DreamsVogue (F) V 5153, EPL 7086, LD 156, (E) LAE 12032; Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30021; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598
53V4498Rose RoomVogue (F) V 5153, EPL 7086, LD 156, (E) LAE 12032, (F) LD 518-30; Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30021; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598

Buck Clayton, trumpet; "Big Chief" Russell Moore, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Gene Sedric, clarinet, tenor sax; Red Richards, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kansas Fields, drums; Taps Miller, tap dance.

53V4503Lazy RiverVogue (F) V 5182, LD 156; Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30021; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598
53V4504West End BluesVogue (F) V 5182, LD 156; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598
53V4505Swingin' With MezzVogue (F) V 5159, EPL 7086, LD 156, LD 518-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598
53V4506St. Louis BluesVogue (F) V 5159, V45-92, LD 156, LD 433-30, (E) LAE 12032; Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30021; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598
53V4507Big Butter And Egg ManVogue (F) V 5164, EPL 7086, LD 156, LD 518-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9598
53V4508I Ain't Got NobodyVogue (F) V 5164

* Vogue (E) LAE 12032   Buck Clayton - Jazz
* Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30021   Buck Clayton - Buck
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9598   Milton Mezz Mezzrow Vol. 2 - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 12
* Vogue (F) LD 518-30   Mezz Mezzrow - Swingin' With Mezz: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 15   1962
* Vogue (F) LD 433-30   Various Artists - J'aime Danser Sur Le Jazz
* Vogue (F) LD 156   Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra
* Vogue (F) EPL 7086   Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra
* Vogue (F) V 5153   Mezz Mezzrow - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / Rose Room   1953
* Vogue (F) V 5182   Mezz Mezzrow - Lazy River / West End Blues   1954
* Vogue (F) V 5159   Mezz Mezzrow - Swingin' With Mezz / St. Louis Blues   1953
* Vogue (F) V 5164   Mezz Mezzrow - Big Butter And Egg Man / Mezz Mezzrow, Taps Miller - I Ain't Got Nobody   1953
* Vogue (F) V45-92   no information

1954

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Lee Collins, trumpet; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Claude Bolling, piano; Fred Moore, drums, washboard.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, November 21, 1954

Basin Street BluesVogue (F) LDM 30002
Squeeze Me-
Blue Skies-
Tiger Rag-
Rockin' For Panassie-
Tommy's Blues-
Vogue Boogie-
When The Saints Go Marchin' In-

* Vogue (F) LDM 30002, (E) LAE 12007   Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra - Pleyel Concert
= Mode (F) CMDINT 9877   Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow In Concert - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 53

1955

Mezz Mezzrow Et Son Orchestre

Wallace Davenport, Guy Longnon, trumpet; James Archey, trombone; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Claude Bolling, piano; Fred Moore, drums.

Paris, France, January 12, 1955

Serenade To ParisVogue (F) LDM 30005
My Blue Heaven-
CoquetteVogue (F) LDM 30005, LD 518-30
MoonglowVogue (F) LDM 30005
Reverend Blues (as Blues)Vogue (F) LDM 30005; Pop (F) SPO 17031
Careless LoveVogue (F) LDM 30005, LD 518-30

* Vogue (F) LDM 30005   Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra
* Vogue (F) LD 518-30   Mezz Mezzrow - Swingin' With Mezz: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 15   1962
* Pop (F) SPO 17031   Kid Ory, Preston Jackson, James Archey, "Big Chief" Russel Moore - ABC Du Jazz Vol. H: Trombone (Nouvelle Orleans)

Mezz Mezzrow Quintet

Peanuts Holland, Guy Longnon, trumpet; Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet; Milton Sealey, piano; Kansas Fields, drums.

Schola Cantorum, Paris, France, May 20, 1955

Blues Avec Un Pont (as Blues With A Bridge)Ducretet-Thomson (F) 300 V 010
Mineur Avec Un Pont (as Minor With A Bridge)-

* Ducretet-Thomson (F) 300 V 010, (US) DUX 40330   Mezz Mezzrow - A La Schola Cantorum - Blues Avec Un Pont/Mineur Avec Un Pont
= London/Ducretet-Thomson (E) TKL 93092   -   1955
= Swing (US) SW 8409   Mezz Mezzrow With Peanuts Holland, Kansas Fields, Guy Longnon, Milton Sealey - Recorded In Paris 1955   1985

Mezzrow-Saury Quintet

Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, Maxim Saury, clarinet; Milton Sealey, piano; Ed De Haas, bass; Kansas Fields, drums.

Paris, France, July 5, 1955

Sweet SueDucretet-Thomson (F) 460 V 141, 250 V 010
Wailin' With SauryDucretet-Thomson (F) 460 V 140, 250 V 010
Rosetta-
All Of MeDucretet-Thomson (F) 460 V 141, 250 V 010
Someday Sweetheart-

* Ducretet-Thomson (F) 250 V 010   Mezz Mezzrow, Maxim Saury - Mezzrow-Saury Quintet   1955
* Ducretet-Thomson (F) 460 V 141   Mezz Mezzrow, Maxim Saury - Mezzrow-Saury Quintet No. 2
* Ducretet-Thomson (F) 460 V 140   Mezz Mezzrow, Maxim Saury - Mezzrow-Saury Quintet No. 1