Sir Charles Thompson Catalog
1945 (age 27)
Charlie Parker - Every Bit Of It 1945 Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D
Buck Clayton, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Jimmy Butts, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, September 4, 1945
| R1030 | Takin' Off |
| R1031 | If I Had You |
| R1032 | 20th Century Blues |
| R1033 | The Street Beat |
1947
Sir Charles Thompson - Benson's Alley / Mr. Big Horn Apollo 796 1949
Taft Jordan, Joe Newman, trumpet; H.B. Mitchell, trombone; Bob Dorsey, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Hank Morton, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, December 29, 1947
| 1305 | Benson's Alley |
| 1308 | Mr. Big Horn |
** also released on Jazz Selection (F) JS 567.
Sir Charles Thompson And His All-Stars Apollo LAP 103
Joe Newman, trumpet; Bob Dorsey, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, 1947
| 1427 | Tunis In |
| 1428 | Strange Hours |
| 1429 | Rhythm |
| 1430 | Mad Lad |
** also released on Sir Charles All Stars Featuring Charlie Parker, Vogue (E) LDE 032, (F) LD 038.
1948 (age 30)
Various Artists - Rhythm And Blues Vol. 2 Savoy XP 8050
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; unknown, guitar, bass, drums.
NYC, September 21, 1948
| B904 | Cooking With Cookie |
Sir Charles Thompson - Cooking With Cookie / Blue Monday Caravan Savoy 679
same session.
NYC, September 21, 1948
| B905 | Blue Monday Caravan |
Hal Singer - Jiblets / Disc Jockey Boogie Acorn A-300 1950
same session.
NYC, September 21, 1948
| B906 | Jiblets |
| B907 | Disc Jockey Boogie |
1953
Sir Charles Thompson Sextet And Band Vanguard VRS-8529 1973
Joe Newman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Pete Brown, alto sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, December 30, 1953
| Bop This | |
| Memories Of You | |
| Oh Joe! | |
| For The Ears |
Emmett Berry, trumpet; Benny Morton, trombone; Earl Warren, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Steve Jordan, guitar; Aaron Bell, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, August 16, 1954
| It's The Talk Of The Town | |
| Fore! | |
| Dynaflow | |
| Under The Sweetheart Tree | |
| Ready For Freddie |
1954
Joe Newman/Sir Charles Thompson - Jazz Basie Style Vanguard VRS-8527 1973
Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Freddie Greene, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, January 22, 1954
| Swingtime In The Rockies | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | |
| These Foolish Things | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown |
1955
Sir Charles Thompson Trio Vanguard VRS-8018 1955
Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Skeeter Best, guitar; Aaron Bell, bass.
NYC, February 16, 1955
| Sonny Howard's Blues | |
| Best By Test | |
| Hey There | |
| Love For Sale | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | |
| Mr. Sandman |
1959 (age 41)
Sir Charles Thompson And The Swing Organ Columbia CL 1364 1960
Rudy Rutherford, clarinet; Percy France, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, organ; Aaron Bell, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
Columbia Studios, NYC, released 1959
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | |
| Cool And Easy | |
| Robbins' Nest | |
| Lady In Red | |
| April Love | |
| 19th Hole | |
| Jumpin' At Basie's | |
| I Wanta Love You | |
| What's New | |
| Oh Me, Oh My | |
| Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | |
| Party Time |
** also released on Columbia CS 8205 in 1960.
1961
Sir Charles Thompson - Rockin' Rhythm With Sir Charles At The Organ Columbia CL 1663 1962
Sir Charles Thompson, organ; Tiny Grimes, Joe Puma, guitar; Aaron Bell, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
Columbia Studios, NYC, January 8, 1961
| Cow Cow Boogie | |
| Undecided | |
| Pretty-Eyed Baby |
Sir Charles Thompson, organ; Skeeter Best, John Pizzarelli, guitar; Charles Wellesley, bass; Teo Macero, drums.
Columbia Studios, NYC, early 1961
| Sentimental Journey | |
| Rhumboogie | |
| I'll Never Smile Again | |
| C'est Si Bon | |
| Baby, Won't You Please Come Home |
Sir Charles Thompson, organ; Skeeter Best, John Pizzarelli, guitar; Charles Wellesley, bass; Oliver Jackson Jr., drums.
| Heartaches | |
| Rockin' Chair | |
| Boogie Woogie | |
| Mr. Boogie |
** also released on Columbia CS 8463 in 1962.
2011 (age 93)
Sir Charles Thompson - The Jazz Legend Marshmallow (J) MMEX-155-CD 2012
Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Jumbo Ono, bass; Kazunori Kondo, drums.
Sugita Theatre, COSMOS, Yokohama, Japan, August 15, 2011
| What's New | |
| Good-bye | |
| Indiana | |
| I Surrender Dear | |
| Blue Skies | |
| Everything Happens To Me | |
| I Found A New Baby | |
| I'm A Fool To Want You |
Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Ichiro Sakai, bass; Kazunori Kondo, drums.
Sugita Theatre, COSMOS, Yokohama, Japan, November 18, 2011
| What A Wonderful World | |
| Russian Lullaby | |
| Stella By Starlight | |
| Dark Eyes | |
| Robbins' Nest |