Savoy Records Catalog: 45 rpm 4500, 5800, 8000, 300 series
Savoy 4500 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
45-4500 Milt Jackson - Opus De Funk / Opus And Interlude 1956
Frank Wess, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 28, 1955
| 69054 | Opus De Funk |
| 69057 | Opus And Interlude |
45-4501 Frank Wess - Lo-Fi / You'll Do 1956
Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Bennie Powell, trombone; Frank Wess, flute; Ronnell Bright, piano; Freddie Greene, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Frank Foster, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 18, 1956
| 69247 | You'll Do |
| 69249 | Lo-Fi |
45-4502 Billy Ver Planck - Summer Evening / Oh Gee, Oh Me, Oh My
Bernie Glow, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Buzzy Brauner, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 26, 1957
| SVP6993 | Summer Evening |
| SVP6997 | Oh Gee, Oh Me, Oh My |
45-4503 Ernie Wilkins - Blues In 6/4 / Five Cats Swingin'
Harold Baker, Emmet Berry, Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Don Abney, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Ernie Wilkins, original composer, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 15, 1957
| Five Cats Swingin' | |
| Blues In 6/4 |
45-4504 Kenny Clarke - Strollin' / Telefunken Blues 1955
Frank Morgan, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", vibes; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 1954
| SK4401 | Strollin' |
Henry Coker, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Ernie Wilkins, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 7, 1955
| SKC4669 | Telefunken Blues |
45-4505 Frank Wess - Doin' The Thing / Blues In A Cold Water Flat 1955
Ernie Wilkins, alto sax, arranger; Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Hank Jones, piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 2, 1955
| SEW69008 | Doin' The Thing |
| SEW69012 | Blues In A Cold Water Flat |
45-4506 Jay & Kai - Bernie's Tune / Blue's For Trombones
J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Billy Bauer, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 24, 1954
| Blue's For Trombones |
J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Wally Cirillo, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 26, 1954
| Bernie's Tune |
45-4507 Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps / Half Nelson
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3441-3 | Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3) |
| S3442-2 | Half Nelson (orig.-take 2) |
45-4508 Charlie Parker - Now's The Time / Ko-Ko
Miles Davis, trumpet #1; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1, trumpet, piano #2; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4) |
| 2. S5853-2 | Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa) |
45-4509 A.K. Salim - Loping / Duo-Flautist 1957
Joe Wilder, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Herbie Mann, Frank Wess, flute, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; A.K. Salim, composer.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 21, 1957
| SAK6987 | Duo-Flautist |
| SAK6991 | Loping |
45-4510 Andre Hodeir - On A Riff / Esquisse I
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax, bass clarinet; Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax, flute; Jay Cameron, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Eddie Costa, vibes; George Duvivier, bass; Bob Donaldson, drums; Andre Hodeir, composer, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 5, 1957
| SAH6976 | Esquisse I |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March, 1957
| SAH6984 | On A Riff |
45-4511 Joe Wilder - Bluebird / Wilder's Moon
Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; with Joe Wilder, trumpet.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 29, 1955
| 69104 | How High The Moon (as Wilder's Moon) |
Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Clarke, drums; with Herbie Mann, flute; Eddie Jones, bass.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 20, 1955
| 69115 | Bluebird |
45-4512 Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Million Dollar Baby
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Henry Coker, Dick Kenny, Harold Smith, trombone; John Graas, French horn; Askell Issenbuth, flute; Philip Shuken, alto flute; Harry Steinfeld, oboe; Shirley Thompson, bassoon; Victor Arno, Walt Edelstein, Jack Shulman, Felix Slatkin, violin; Cy Bernhard, Eleanor Slatkin, cello; Barbara Whitney, harp; Paul Smith, piano; Jack Cascales, bass; Specs Wright, drums; Carlos Vidal Bolado, congas; Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1950
| D385-5 | D393 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
| D387-3 | D395 | Million Dollar Baby |
45-4513 Jazz For Playgirls - Senor Blues / Winds
Clyde Reasinger, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 17, 1957
| Senor Blues | |
| Winds |
45-4514 Kenny Clarke - Hear Me Talkin' To Ya / Bohemia After Dark 1955
Nat Adderley, cornet; Donald Byrd, trumpet; Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley, alto sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax #2; Horace Silver, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, June 28, 1955
| 1. SKC6982 | Hear Me Talkin' To Ya |
| 2. SKC6984 | Bohemia After Dark |
45-4515 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - Spontaneous Combustion / A Little Taste 1955
Nat Adderley, cornet; Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1955
| SJA6987 | Spontaneous Combustion |
| SJA6989 | A Little Taste |
45-4516 Frank Wess - East Wind / Kansas City Side 1956
Frank Wess, flute; Kenny Burrell, solo guitar; Freddie Greene, rhythm guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 20, 1956
| 69231 | Kansas City Side |
| 69232 | East Wind |
45-4517 The Modern Jazz Quartet - D And E / True Blues
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, August 24, 1951
| 3001 | D & E |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, April, 1952
| HL324 | True Blues |
45-4518 Art Pepper - These Foolish Things / Straight Life
Art Pepper, alto sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, March 4, 1952
| D6002-4 | D6036 | These Foolish Things |
Art Pepper, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Monte Budwig, bass; Larry Bunker, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1954
| D6307-2 | Straight Life |
45-4519 Yusef Lateef - G. Bouk / Kenny Clarke - Plenty For Kenny
Eddie Bert, trombone; Ernie Wilkins, alto, tenor sax; George Barrow, tenor, baritone sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1955
| SKC4693 | Plenty For Kenny |
Curtis Fuller, trombone, tambourine, finger cymbals; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, argol, scraper; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass, rabat; Louis Hayes, drums; plus Doug Watkins, finger cymbals, miscellaneous percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 9, 1957
| SYL70015 | G. Bouk |
45-4520 Billy Ver Planck - Whoo-ee! / Play Girl Stroll
Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Gus Johnson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 30, 1957
| Play Girl Stroll |
Clyde Reasinger, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 17, 1957
| Whoo-ee! |
45-4521 Milt Jackson - Now's The Time / Soul In 3/4
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 23, 1956
| 69128 | Now's The Time |
| 69133 | Soul In 3/4 |
45-4522 Frank Wess - Miss Blues / Low Life 1957
Joe Newman, trumpet; Frank Wess, flute, tenor sax; Kenny Burrell, solo guitar; Freddie Greene, rhythm guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Eddie Thigpen, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 26, 1956
| SJN6923 | Miss Blues |
| SJN6924 | Low Life |
45-4523 Charlie Byrd - Jive At Five / Four O'Clock Funk
Charlie Byrd, Spanish guitar; Keeter Betts, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 4, 1957
| Blues For Night People: 4 O'Clock Funk | |
| Jive At Five |
45-4524 Andre Hodeir - Parisian Thoroughfare / Jordu 1957
Roger Guerin, Jean Liesse, trumpet; Nat Peck, trombone; Jean Aldegon, alto sax; Georges Grenu, tenor sax; Armand Mijiani, baritone sax; Sadi, vibes; Pierre Michelot, bass; Christian Garros, drums; Andre Hodeir, musical director.
Paris, France, June 26, 1956
| Parisian Thoroughfare |
same personnel.
Paris, France, June 27, 1956
| Jordu (Minor Encamp) |
45-4525 no information
45-4526 Gene Ammons - Chips / Traveling Light
John Coles, trumpet; Lino Murray, trombone; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; McKinley Easton, baritone sax; John Huston, piano; unknown, guitar; Benny Stuberville, bass; George Brown, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 18, 1952
| U1163 | Just Chips (as Chips) |
| U1166 | Traveling Light |
45-4527 Gene Ammons - Good Time Blues / Street Of Dreams
same session.
Chicago, IL, November 18, 1952
| U1164-2 | Street Of Dreams |
| U1165-2 | The Beat (as Goodtime Blues) |
** originally released on Street Of Dreams / The Beat, United U-137.
45-4528 Gene Ammons - Red Top / Stairway To The Stars
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, April 15, 1953
| S302 | Red Top |
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, June 8, 1953
| U1332 | Stairway To The Stars |
45-4529 Gene Ammons - Jim Dog / Fuzzy
same session.
Chicago, IL, June 8, 1953
| U1331 | Fuzzy |
| U1333 | Jim Dawgs |
Savoy 5800 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
5800 no information
5801 no information
5802 no information
5803 no information
5804 no information
5805 The Psalmeneers - T' Will Be Glory / Over The River
The Psalmeneers.
February 3, 1961
| T' Will Be Glory | |
| Over The River |
5806 no information
5807 no information
5808 no information
5809 no information
5810 no information
5811 no information
5812 The Southern Stars - Jesus Is Waiting / All Power
The Southern Stars.
March 5, 1962
| SSS6301 | Jesus Is Waiting |
| SSS6302 | All Power |
Savoy International 8000 series (single)
SA 8000 no information
SA 8001 no information
SA 8002 no information
SA 8003 no information
SA 8004 no information
SA 8005 no information
SA 8006 no information
SA 8007 no information
SA 8008 no information
Savoy 45-300 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
45-300 Charlie Parker - Now's The Time / Red Cross
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Clyde Hart, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar, vocal; Jimmy Butts, bass, vocal; Doc West, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, September 15, 1944
| S5713-2 | Red Cross (orig.-take 2) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4) |
45-301 Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird / Cheryl
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3421-3 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3) |
| S3422-2 | Cheryl (orig.-take 2) |
45-302 Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff / Buzzy
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5849-1 | Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3423-5 | Buzzy (orig.-take) |
45-303 Charlie Parker - Half Nelson / Merry-Go-Round
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3442-2 | Half Nelson (orig.-take 2) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B911-2 | Merry-Go-Round (orig.-take 2) |
45-304 Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce / Klaunstance
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5850-5 | Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D832-1 | Klaunstance (orig.-take 1) |
45-305 Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps / Another Hair Do
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3441-3 | Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D830-3 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take 3) |
45-306 Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff / Sippin' At Bells
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Sadik Hakim, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5852-3 | Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3443-2 | Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2) |
45-307 Charlie Parker - Bluebird / Parker's Mood
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D831-3 | Bluebird (orig.-take 3) |
Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| B903-3 | Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3) |
45-308 Charlie Parker - Barbados / Riff Warmer
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Joe Harris, drums.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 29, 1947
| 13005 | Confirmation (as Riff Warmer) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| B900-4 | Barbados (orig.-take 4) |
45-309 Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm / Perhaps
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D833-3 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 3) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-6 | Perhaps (orig.-take 6) |
45-310 Charlie Parker - Milestones / Tiny's Tempo
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Clyde Hart, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar, vocal; Jimmy Butts, bass, vocal; Doc West, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, September 15, 1944
| S5710-3 | Tiny's Tempo (orig.-take 3) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3440-1 | Milestones (orig.-take 1) |
45-311 Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko / Marmaduke
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, piano; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5853-2 | Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B909-6 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 6) |
45-312 Charlie Parker - Donna Lee / Steeplechase
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-4 | Donna Lee (new-take 4) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B910-1 | Steeplechase (orig.-take 1) |
45-313 Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha / Constellation
same personnel.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| B901-2 | Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2) |
| B902-4 | Constellation (orig.-take 4) |