Pony Poindexter Catalog

1962 (age 36)

Pony Poindexter - Pony's Express   Epic LA 16035   1962

Pony Poindexter, soprano, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, Sonny Redd, alto sax; Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

NYC, February 16, 1962

CO69687"B" Frequency
CO69688-1Lanyop

Pony Poindexter, Sonny Redd, Phil Woods, alto sax; Clifford Jordan, Sal Nistico, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

NYC, April 18, 1962

CO70070Basin Street Blues
CO70071Mickey Mouse March
CO70072Skylark
CO70073Blue

Pony Poindexter, soprano, alto sax; Gene Quill, Phil Woods, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Billy Mitchell, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Gildo Machones, piano; Bill Yancey, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

NYC, May 10, 1962

CO69689Catin' Latin
CO75264Pony's Express
CO75265Artistry In Rhythm
CO75266Salt Peanuts
CO75267Struttin' With Some Barbecue

** also released on Epic BA 17035 in 1962.

Various Artists - Almost Forgotten-Various Artists - Instrumentalists   Columbia FC 38509   1983

Pony Poindexter, soprano, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, Sonny Redd, alto sax; Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

NYC, February 16, 1962

CO69688-2Lanyop (alternate take)

Various Artists - Jingle Bell Jazz   Columbia CL 1893   1962

Pony Poindexter, soprano, alto sax; Gene Quill, Phil Woods, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Billy Mitchell, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Gildo Machones, piano; Bill Yancey, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

NYC, May 10, 1962

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

** also released on Columbia CS 8693 in 1962, PC 36803 in 1980.

1963

Pony Poindexter Plays The Big Ones   New Jazz NJLP 8285   1963

Pony Poindexter, soprano, alto sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; George Tucker, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

3800Love Me Tender
3803Twistin' USA
3804Moon River
3805Poinciana
3806San Antonio Rose
3807Midnight In Moscow
3808Green Eyes
3811Fly Me To The Moon

Booker Ervin, Pony Poindexter, Larry Young - Gumbo!   Prestige PRCD-24229-2   1999

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

3802Moody's Mood For Love
3809Blue And Sentimental
3810Wade In The Water

** same as Pony Poindexter With Booker Ervin - Gumbo!, Prestige PR 16001 in 1963 + 8 bonus tracks.

Pony Poindexter With Booker Ervin - Gumbo!   Prestige PR 16001   1963

Al Grey, trombone #5-8; Pony Poindexter, alto, soprano sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 27, 1963

1. 3934Creole Girl
2. 3935French Market
3. 3936Gumbo Filet
4. 39374-11-44
5. 3938Happy Strut
6. 3939Front O' Town
7. 3940Back O' Town
8. 3941Muddy Dust

** also released on New Jazz NJLP 8297 in 1964.
** part of Booker Ervin, Pony Poindexter, Larry Young - Gumbo!, Prestige PRCD-24229-2 in 1999.

1964

Pony Poindexter And Rene Thomas Quintet - At The Blue Note, Paris 1964   Gambit (Sp) 69277   2007

Pony Poindexter, alto, soprano sax, vocal; Georges Arvanitas, piano; Rene Thomas, guitar; Michel Gaudry, bass #1-3; Georges Lucas, bass #4-9; Jean Louis Viale, drums #1-3; Michel Delaporte, drums #4-9; with Michel Roques, tenor sax #2.

Le Blue Note, Paris, France, October 5, 1964;
Le Blue Note, Paris, France, October 10, 1964

1.Big "P"
2.Bongo Bop
3.They Say It's Wonderful
4.Au Privave
5.Moanin'
6.The Jive Samba
7.All Blues
8.Marmaduke
9.Buzzy

1968 (age 42)

Pony Poindexter - Live At The Domicile 1968   Solid/Enja (J) CDSOL-6819   2015

Benny Bailey, trumpet; Pony Poindexter, alto sax; Jan Hammer, piano, organ; George Mraz, bass; Mickey Dennert, drums.

Domicile, Munich, West Germany, 1968

Orpheus Negro Samba
School Days
Satin Doll
Moon Rider
How Long, How Long
Jive Samba
Big Foot

1969

Pony Poindexter - Live At The Domicile Munich - The Happy Life Of Pony   Session (G) SES 12005   1969

Pony Poindexter, alto sax, vocal; Jan Hammer, piano, organ; Jiri Mraz, bass; Michael Dennert, drums.

Domicile, Munich, West Germany, September, 1969

It Ain't Nobody's Buisiness
The Theme
Moody's Mood For Love
Wade In The Water, Children
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
Tit-Bit

1972

Pony Poindexter - En Barcelona   Spiral Records (Sp) LP 011

Josep M. Farras, trumpet; Ricardo Solis, trombone; Pony Poindexter, alto, soprano sax, vocal; Pere Ferre, piano; Eric Peter, bass; Adria Font, drums; Pedrito Diaz, percussion; with Dina Poindexter, vocal #4,7.

Estudios EMI, Barcelona, Spain, June, 1972

1.Sopa Prisa
2.Talgo
3.Freeze
4.Pretty Lady
5.It Don't Feel Like It Used To Feel
6.Movin' On
7.Lucky Duck

** also released on Wah Wah Records (Sp) WBSLP 002 in 2000. and on In Barcelona, Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-CD 374.

1978 (age 52)

Pony Poindexter - Poindexter   Inner City IC 1062

Pony Poindexter, alto sax, vocal; Neal Kirkwood, piano; Art Washington, bass; Richie Goldberg, drums.

San Luis Obispo, CA, March, 1978

Pretty Lady
Song For D.
Moody's Mood For Love
Candy Pants
Spanish Fly
School Days