Mundell Lowe Discography
1954 (age 32)
Mundell Lowe Quintet
Teddy Charles as Stix Kahn, vibes; Mundell Lowe, Sal Salvador, guitar; Kenny O'Brien, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
RCA Victor's 24th Street Studios, NYC, February 12, 1954
| E4VB3560 | Spring Is Here | RCA Victor LJM-3002 |
| E4VB3561 | There Goes Rusty! | - |
* RCA Victor LJM-3002 The Mundell Lowe Quintet 1954
Mundell Lowe Quintet
John Potoker, celeste; Don Arnone, Mundell Lowe, guitar; Trigger Alpert, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
RCA Victor's 24th Street Studios, NYC, March 8, 1954
| E4VB3801 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year | RCA Victor LJM-3002 |
| E4VB3802 | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
| E4VB3803 | How Long Has This Been Going On | - |
| E4VB3804 | Street Of Dreams | - |
* RCA Victor LJM-3002 The Mundell Lowe Quintet 1954
Mundell Lowe Quintet
Phil Kraus, marimba, celeste; Don Arnone, Mundell Lowe, guitar; Trigger Alpert, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
RCA Victor's 24th Street Studios, NYC, March 22, 1954
| E4VB3895 | Pantomime | RCA Victor LJM-3002 |
| E4VB3896 | Darn That Dream | - |
| E4VB3897 | Takin' The Blues For A Walk | - |
* RCA Victor LJM-3002 The Mundell Lowe Quintet 1954
1955
The Mundell Lowe Quartet
Dick Hyman, piano, organ #1-5,7-9, celeste #6; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Trigger Alpert, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August 27, and October 4, 1955
| 1. | Will You Still Be Mine? | Riverside RLP 12-204 |
| 2. | I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans | - |
| 3. | I'll Never Be The Same | - |
| 4. | All Of You | - |
| 5. | Yes, Sir, That's My Baby | - |
| 6. | The Night We Called It A Day | - |
| 7. | Bach Revisited | - |
| 8. | Cheek To Cheek | - |
| 9. | Far From Vanilla | Riverside RLP 12-204, S-3 |
* Riverside RLP 12-204 The Mundell Lowe Quartet 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1773, OJCCD-1773-2 - 1991
* Riverside S-3 Various Artists - Riverside Modern Jazz Sampler $1.98 1956
1956
Mundell Lowe Quartet
Al Klink, flute, bass clarinet #1,4,9; Phil Bodner, oboe, English horn #3,6,7,12; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Trigger Alpert, bass #1-9,11,12; Ed Shaughnessy, drums #1-9,11,12.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 20, and March 2, 9, 1956
| 1. | Speak Low | Riverside RLP 12-208, RLP 12-244 |
| 2. | We'll Be Together Again | Riverside RLP 12-208 |
| 3. | Memories Of You | - |
| 4. | Ill Wind | - |
| 5. | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 6. | I Dream Too Much | - |
| 7. | June In January | - |
| 8. | I'll Take Romance | - |
| 9. | It's So Peaceful In The Country | - |
| 10. | Our Waltz | - |
| 11. | I'm Old Fashioned | - |
| 12. | Goodbye | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-208 Guitar Moods By Mundell Lowe 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1957-2 - 2004
* Riverside RLP 12-244 Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers 1957
Mundell Lowe Trio
Jack Greenberg, English horn; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, circa April, 1956
| This Could Lead To Love | Riverside RLP 12-808 | |
| I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest | - | |
| Wonderful One | - | |
| I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-808 Mundell Lowe, Tony Burrello, Barbara Lea, Billy Taylor - This Could Lead To Love
Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra -- Alec Wilder
Joe Wilder, trumpet; John Barrows, Jim Buffington, French horn; Don Hammond, flute; Jerry Roth, oboe; Bernard Garfield, bassoon #1-4,6,9,10,12; Harold Goltzer, bassoon #5,7,8,11; Jimmy Carroll, clarinet, bass clarinet; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass #1,2,6,10; Trigger Alpert, bass #3-5,7-9,11,12; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Alec Wilder, composer, personal supervisor.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 12, 19, and July 19, 1956
| 1. | Suggestion For Bored Dancers | Riverside RLP 12-219 |
| 2. | She Never Wore Makeup | - |
| 3. | What Happened Last Night? | - |
| 4. | Walk Softly | - |
| 5. | Let's Get Together And Cry | - |
| 6. | Mama Never Dug This Scene | - |
| 7. | Pop, What's A Passacaglia? | - |
| 8. | No Plans | - |
| 9. | The Endless Quest | - |
| 10. | Around The World In 2:34 | - |
| 11. | An Unrelenting Memory | - |
| 12. | Tacet For Neurotics | Riverside RLP 12-219, S-3 |
* Riverside RLP 12-219 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - New Music Of Alec Wilder 1956
= Offbeat OLP 3010 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Tacet For Neurotics: The Music Of Alec Wilder 1962+
* Riverside S-3 Various Artists - Riverside Modern Jazz Sampler $1.98 1956
1957
Mundell Lowe Quartet/Quintet
Gene Quill, alto sax #2,5,6,8; Billy Taylor, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Les Grinage, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 7, and April 10, 1957
| 1. | It's A Grand Night For Swingin' | Riverside RLP 12-238 |
| 2. | Blues Before Freud | - |
| 3. | Easy To Love | Riverside RLP 12-238, RLP 12-272 |
| 4. | It Could Happen To You | Riverside RLP 12-238 |
| 5. | Love Me Or Leave Me | - |
| 6. | You Turned The Tables On Me | - |
| 7. | Crazy Rhythm | - |
| 8. | Let's Blow Some Blues | Riverside RLP 12-243 |
* Riverside RLP 12-238 Mundell Lowe - A Grand Night For Swinging 1957
= Jazzland JLP 8 Mundell Lowe, Billy Taylor, Gene Quill - Low Down Guitar 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1940-2 Mundell Lowe - A Grand Night For Swinging 2000
* Riverside RLP 12-272 Various Artists - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter 1958
* Riverside RLP 12-243 Various Artists - Blues For Tomorrow 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-030 - 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-030-2 - 1994
1958
Mundell Lowe And His All Stars
Art Farmer, trumpet; Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Tony Scott, clarinet, baritone sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, July 16 and 17, 1958
| J3JB5540 | My Man's Gone Now | RCA Camden CAL-490 |
| J3JB5541 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now | - |
| J3JB5542 | Summertime | - |
| J3JB5543 | It Ain't Necessarily So | - |
| J3JB5544 | It Takes A Long Pull To Get There | - |
| J3JB5545 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' | - |
| J3JB5546 | Red Headed Woman | - |
* RCA Camden CAL-490 Mundell Lowe And His All Stars - Porgy And Bess 1959
= RCA Camden CAS-490 -
= Gambit (Sp) 69252 The Many Faces Of Art Farmer 2009
Mundell Lowe Trio
Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums, vibes.
NYC, October 3, 1958
| J3JB5547 | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York | RCA Camden CAL-490 |
| J3JB5548 | I Loves You, Porgy | - |
| J3JB5549 | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | - |
* RCA Camden CAL-490 Mundell Lowe And His All Stars - Porgy And Bess 1959
= RCA Camden CAS-490 -
= Gambit (Sp) 69252 The Many Faces Of Art Farmer 2009
1959
Mundell Lowe And His All Stars
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Herbie Mann, flute, tenor sax; Tony Scott, clarinet, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, piano, vibes; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Don Payne, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, February 3, 4 and 5, 1959
| Peter Gunn | RCA Camden CAL-522 | |
| Riff Blues (From The Mickey Spillane - Mike Hammer TV Series) | - | |
| Perry Mason Theme | - | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | - | |
| M-Squad | - | |
| The Thin Man | - | |
| This Is The Naked City (From The TV Series "The Naked City") | - | |
| Fall Out! (From "Peter Gunn") | - |
* RCA Camden CAL-522 Mundell Lowe And His All Stars - TV Action Jazz! 1959
= RCA Camden CAS-522 -
1960
Mundell Lowe And His All Stars
Clark Terry, trumpet; Willie Dennis, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, trombone; Rod Levitt, bass trombone; Phil Bodner, reeds; Eddie Costa, piano, vibes; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, June 1, 1960
| L3PB2934 | Markham Theme | RCA Camden CAL-627 |
| L3PB2935 | Theme From "Mr. Lucky" | - |
| L3PB2936 | Hawaiian Eye | - |
* RCA Camden CAL-627, CAS-627 Mundell Lowe And His All Stars - Themes From Mr. Lucky/The Untouchables And Other TV Action Jazz 1960
Mundell Lowe And His All Stars
Clark Terry, trumpet; Willie Dennis, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, trombone; Dick Hixson, bass trombone; Phil Bodner, reeds; Eddie Costa, piano, vibes; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, June 6, 1960
| L3PB2937 | Theme From "The Untouchables" | RCA Camden CAL-627 |
| L3PB2938 | Bourbon Street Beat | - |
| L3PB2939 | The Detectives Theme | - |
| L3PB2940 | Johnny Staccato's Theme | - |
| L3PB2941 | Theme From "Tightrope" | - |
* RCA Camden CAL-627, CAS-627 Mundell Lowe And His All Stars - Themes From Mr. Lucky/The Untouchables And Other TV Action Jazz 1960
1961
Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, trumpet; Buster Cooper, Urbie Green, trombone; Jim Buffington, French horn; Ray Beckenstein, alto sax, flute; Walter Levinsky, alto sax, clarinet; Al Cohn, Al Klink, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, piano, vibes; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, November 30, 1961
| Montage | Charlie Parker PLP 406 | |
| The Lost And The Lonely | Charlie Parker CP 203, PLP 406 | |
| Lake In The Woods | Charlie Parker PLP 406 | |
| Pattern Of Evil | - |
* Charlie Parker PLP 406 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Satan In High Heels (Soundtrack) 1961
= Charlie Parker PLP 822 Mundell Lowe - Blues For A Stripper
* Charlie Parker CP 203 Mundell Lowe - The Lost And The Lonely / The Long Knife
Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Buster Cooper, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Walter Levinsky, alto sax, clarinet; Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, piano, vibes; Barry Galbraith, Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, December 22, 1961
| Satan In High Heels | Charlie Parker PLP 406 | |
| East Side Drive | - | |
| Coffee, Coffee | - | |
| From Mundy On | - | |
| The Long Knife | Charlie Parker CP 203, PLP 406 | |
| Blues For A Stripper | Charlie Parker PLP 406 |
* Charlie Parker PLP 406 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Satan In High Heels (Soundtrack) 1961
= Charlie Parker PLP 822 Mundell Lowe - Blues For A Stripper
* Charlie Parker CP 203 Mundell Lowe - The Lost And The Lonely / The Long Knife