Van Gelder Studio Discography: 1953
1953
Gil Melle Quintet
Eddie Bert as X. Kentonite, trombone; Gil Melle, tenor sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 31, 1953
| BN465-4 tk.5 | Cyclotron | Blue Note BLP 5020 |
| BN466-2 tk.8 | October | - |
| BN467-0 tk.10 | Under Capricorn | - |
| BN468-0 tk.13 | Venus | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5020 Gil Melle Quintet/Sextet - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9275 Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 Gil Melle - The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions 1998
Chuck Wayne Quintet
Brew Moore, tenor sax; Harvey Leonard, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 13, 1953
| 412533 | You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me | Progressive 107, PLP 3003; Savoy XP 8120, MG 12077 |
| 412531 | S.S. Cool | - |
| 412532 | Mary Ann | Progressive 108, PLP 3003; Savoy XP 8120, MG 12077 |
Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Harvey Leonard, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| Butterfingers (as Butter Fingers) | - | |
| 107 | While My Lady Sleeps | Progressive 109, PLP 3003; Savoy XP 8119, MG 12077 |
| 108 | Tasty Pudding | - |
| 111 | Prospecting | Progressive 110, PLP 3003; Savoy XP 8119, MG 12077 |
| 110 | Sidewalks Of Cuba | - |
* Savoy MG 12077 Chuck Wayne - The Jazz Guitarist 1957
= Savoy Jazz SJL 1144 Chuck Wayne, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims - Tasty Pudding 1984
* Progressive PLP 3003 Chuck Wayne Quintet 1953
= Savoy MG 15035 Chuck Wayne 1954
* Savoy XP 8120 Chuck Wayne Quintet Vol. 2 1956
* Savoy XP 8119 Chuck Wayne Quintet Vol. 1 1956
* Progressive 107 Chuck Wayne - S.S. Cool / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me 1953
* Progressive 108 Chuck Wayne - Mary Ann / Butterfingers 1953
* Progressive 109 Chuck Wayne - While My Lady Sleeps / Tasty Pudding 1953
* Progressive 110 Chuck Wayne - Sidewalks Of Cuba / Prospecting 1953
Kenny Drew Trio
Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 16, 1953
| BN469-3 tk.4 | Lover Come Back To Me | Blue Note BLP 5023 |
| BN470-1 tk.6 | Yesterdays (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002, 7243 4 95747 2 4 |
| BN470-2 tk.7 | Yesterdays | Blue Note BLP 5023 |
| BN471-0 tk.8 | Everything Happens To Me | - |
| BN472-1 tk.11 | Spring Will Be A Little Late | - |
| BN473-2 tk.14 | Be My Love | - |
| BN474-1 tk.16 | Drew's Blues | - |
| BN475-0 tk.17 | Gloria | - |
| BN476-1 tk.19 | Stella By Starlight | - |
| BN471-2 tk.20 | Everything Happens To Me (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002, 7243 4 95747 2 4 |
* Blue Note BLP 5023 Kenny Drew - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
= Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002 Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4 Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio 1998
John Collins
John Collins, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1953
| tk.3 | 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do | Blue Note unissued |
| tk.9 | Lover Man | - |
| tk.12 | Untitled Collins Original | - |
| tk.14 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| tk.18 | Midnight | - |
| tk.21 | My Funny Valentine | - |
| tk.23 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| tk.24 | Out Of Nowhere | - |
Elmo Hope Trio
Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953
| BN495-1 tk.2 | Happy Hour | Blue Note BLP 5029 |
| BN496-2 tk.5 | Freffie | - |
| BN497-2 tk.8 | Carvin' The Rock | - |
| BN498-0 tk.9 | Host Sauce | - |
| BN499-0 tk.10 | Mo Is On | - |
| BN499-1 tk.11 | Mo Is On (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 |
| BN500-1 tk.13 | Stars Over Marrakesh | Blue Note BLP 5029 |
| BN501-1 tk.19 | I Remember You | - |
| tk.20 | It's A Lovely Day Today | Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 |
| BN502-2 tk.23 | Sweet And Lovely | Blue Note BLP 5029 |
* Blue Note BLP 5029 Elmo Hope - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9271 Elmo Hope Trio/Elmo Hope Quintet 1983
= Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet 1991
Al Cohn Quintet
Nick Travis, trumpet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1953
| I'm Tellin' Ya | Progressive PLP 3004; Savoy XP 8122, MG 15036, MG 12048 | |
| Jane Street | - | |
| Ah-Moore | Progressive PLP 3004; Savoy XP 8123, MG 15036, MG 12048 | |
| That's What You Think (master) | - | |
| That's What You Think - 1 | Savoy SJL 1126 |
* Savoy MG 12048 Al Cohn's Tones 1956
= Savoy SJL 1126 The Progressive Al Cohn 1979
* Progressive PLP 3004 Al Cohn Quintet 1950s
* Savoy MG 15036 The Al Cohn Quintet 1954
* Savoy XP 8122 Al Cohn Quintet Vol. 1
* Savoy XP 8123 Al Cohn Quintet Vol. 2
Doug Duke Trio
Doug Duke, organ, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Mel Zelnick, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 21, 1953
| SDD4402 | Song Of India | Savoy 1108, XP 8099; Regent RMG-6013 |
| SDD4403 | If Love Is Good To Me | - |
| SDD4404 | In A Persian Market | Savoy XP 8099; Regent RMG-6013 |
| SDD4405 | A Fine Romance | - |
| SDD4406 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Regent RMG-6013 |
| SDD4407 | Love Is Just Around The Corner | - |
* Regent RMG-6013 Doug Duke - The Jazz Organist 1956
* Savoy XP 8099 Doug Duke Trio
* Savoy 1108 Doug Duke - If Love Is Good To Me / Song Of India 1953
Doug Duke Trio
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 21, 1953
| SDD4429 | Laura | Savoy 1116, XP 8111; Regent RMG-6013 |
| SDD4430 | The Things We Did Last Summer | Savoy XP 8111; Regent RMG-6013 |
| SDD4431 | Yesterdays | - |
| SDD4432 | There's A Small Hotel | Savoy 1116, XP 8111; Regent RMG-6013 |
* Regent RMG-6013 Doug Duke - The Jazz Organist 1956
* Savoy XP 8111 Douglas Duke
* Savoy 1116 Douglas Duke - Laura / There's A Small Hotel 1954
Gil Melle Quintet
Urbie Green, trombone; Gil Melle, tenor, baritone sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1953
| BN526-2 tk.3 | Lover Man | Blue Note BLP 5033 |
| BN528-2 tk.11 | Spellbound | - |
| BN529-1 tk.14 | Transition | - |
| BN530-1 tk.16 | A Lion Lives Here | - |
| BN531-2 tk.19 | Timepiece | - |
| BN527-5 tk.23 | Gingersnap | - |
| BN532-0 tk.27 | The Nearness Of You | Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 |
* Blue Note BLP 5033 Gil Melle Quintet Vol. 2 1954
= Vogue (E) LDE 141; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50037 Gil Melle Quintet
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9275 Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 Gil Melle - The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions 1998
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1953
| An Oscar For Oscar | Debut DLP-9, (D) DEP 42; Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 | |
| Ruby, My Dear (take 1) | Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 | |
| Ruby, My Dear (take 2) | Debut DLP-9, (D) DEP 42; Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 | |
| Be My Love | - | |
| Osmosis | - | |
| I Love You | Debut DLP-9; Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 | |
| I Love You (take 2) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-113-2 | |
| Darn That Dream (take 1) | Debut DLP-9; Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 | |
| Darn That Dream (take 2) | Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 |
* Original Jazz Classics OJC-113, OJCCD-113-2 Kenny Dorham Quintet
* Debut DLP-9 Kenny Dorham Quintet 1954
* Debut (D) DEP 42 Kenny Dorham 1959
Sal Salvador Quintet
Frank Socolow, tenor sax #1-4; Johnny Williams, piano; Sal Salvador, guitar; Kenny O'Brien, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1953
| 1. BN536-2 (tk.3) | Gone With The Wind | Blue Note BLP 5035 |
| 2. BN537-2 (tk.3) | Too Marvelous For Words | - |
| 3. BN538-0 (tk.1) | This Can't Be Love | - |
| 4. BN539-1 (tk.2) | After You've Gone | - |
| 5. BN540-1 (tk.2) | My Old Flame | - |
| 6. BN541-3 (tk.4) | Get Happy | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5035 Sal Salvador Quintet 1954
Urbie Green Septet
Doug Mettome, trumpet, baritone horn; Urbie Green, trombone; John Murtaugh, tenor sax; Sam Staff, baritone sax; Jimmy Lyon, piano; Dante Martucci, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 27, 1953
| BN542-2 (tk.3) | Johnbo Mambo | Blue Note BLP 5036 |
| BN543-0 (tk.1) | Skylark | Blue Note 1627, BLP 5036 |
| BN544-2 (tk.3) | Incubator | Blue Note BLP 5036 |
| BN545-2 (tk.3) | Dansero | Blue Note 1627, BLP 5036 |
| BN546-2 (tk.6) | Stairway To The Stars | Blue Note BLP 5036 |
| BN547-2 (tk.3) | La Salle | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5036 Urbie Green - New Faces-New Sounds 1954
* Blue Note 1627 Urbie Green - Skylark / Dansero 1954