Verve Records Discography: 1959
1959
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Alvin Stoller, drums; Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified strings, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, January 5, 7 and 8, 1959
| 22617-5 | Soon | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22618-8 | I Got Rhythm | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22619-3 | Our Love Is Here To Stay | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22620-9 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22621-2 | How Long Has This Been Going On | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22622-3 | A Foggy Day | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22623-5 | The Man I Love | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22624-2 | I'm Biding My Time | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22625-6 | He Loves And She Loves | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22626-5 | I've Got Beginner's Luck | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22627-7 | Somebody Loves Me | Verve MGV-4036 |
| 22628-3 | Slap That Bass | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22629-3 | Clap Yo' Hands (Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie) | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22630-3 | Cheerful Little Earful | Verve MGV-4036 |
| 22631-6 | You've Got What Gets Me | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22632-5 | Embraceable You | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22633-3 | I've Got A Crush On You | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22634-3 | But Not For Me | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22635-9A | Lady Be Good | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
* Verve MGV-4026 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three 1959
= Verve MGVS-6079 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
* Verve MGV-4028 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Five 1959
= Verve MGVS-6081 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4027 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four 1959
= Verve MGVS-6080 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4024 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume One 1959
= Verve MGVS-6077 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4025 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two 1959
= Verve MGVS-6078 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4036 Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy! 1960
= Verve MGVS-6102 - not released
= Verve MGVS-64036 - 1961
The Fraternity Brothers
The Fraternity Brothers, vocal group.
Los Angeles, CA, January 25, 1959
| 25006 | Military Love Song | Verve V-10164, MGV-2116 |
| 25007 | A Blues Serenade | Verve V-10168, MGV-2116 |
| 25008 | Nevertheless | - |
* Verve MGV-2116 The Fraternity Brothers - Passion Flower 1959
* Verve V-10164 The Fraternity Brothers - Oo Be Doo Be Dow / Military Love Song 1959
* Verve V-10168 The Fraternity Brothers - A Blues Serenade / Nevertheless 1959
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks, vocal; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, January 30, 1959
| 25009-6 | These Thousand Hills | Verve V-10167, MGV-2126 |
| 25010 | I Never Had A Chance | Verve V-10167 |
| 25011-3 | Make Her Mine | Verve V-10177, MGV-2126 |
* Verve MGV-2126 Randy Sparks - Walkin' The Low Road 1960
* Verve V-10167 Randy Sparks - These Thousand Hills / I Never Had A Chance 1959
* Verve V-10177 Randy Sparks - Make Her Mine / Crackerjack Ring 1959
Gene Krupa Quartet
Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Ronnie Ball, piano; Jimmy Gannon, bass; Gene Krupa, drums.
London House, Chicago, IL, January, 1959
| 22635-1 | Petits Fleur | Verve V-10162, MGV-8310 |
| 22636-3 | 64VK327 | Big Noise From Winnetka | Verve V-10162, MGV-8310, V/V6-8594 |
| 22637 | Heart Of My Heart | unissued |
| 22638 | Flamingo | - |
| 22639 | Sitting On A Rainbow | - |
| 22640 | Stompin' At The Savoy | Verve MGV-8373 |
| 22641 | Pick Yourself Up | - |
| 22642 | Lonesome Road | Verve MGV-8310 |
| 22643 | Untitled Latin | unissued |
| 22644 | Poor Butterfly | - |
| 22645 | Take The "A" Train | Verve MGV-8310, 2-V6S-8818 |
| 22646 | I Can't Get Started | unissued |
| 22647 | There'll Never Be Another You | Verve MGV-8373 |
| 22648 | You'll Never Know | unissued |
| 22649 | Drum Boogie | Verve MGV-8310 |
| 22650 | Out Of Nowhere | unissued |
| 22651 | September Song | - |
| 22652 | Sing, Sing, Sing | - |
| 22653 | Undecided | - |
| 22654 | Yesterdays | - |
| 22655 | Three Little Words | - |
| 22656 | Memories Of You | - |
| 22657 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Verve MGV-8310 |
| 22658? | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 22659 | Some Of These Days | - |
| 22660 | Don't Be That Way | - |
| 22661 | Willow Weep For Me | unissued |
| 22662 | But Not For Me | - |
| 22663 | Drum Solo | Verve MGV-8373 |
* Verve MGV-8310, MGVS-6042 Gene Krupa At The London House - Big Noise From Winnetka 1959
* Verve V/V6-8594 The Best Of Gene Krupa - Verve's Choice! 1964
* Verve MGV-8373, MGVS-6148 Gene Krupa not released
* Verve 2-V6S-8818 Various Artists - A Tribute To Duke Ellington "We Love You Madly" 1973
* Verve V-10162 Gene Krupa - Petits Fleur / Big Noise From Winnetka 1959
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra
Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Joe Triscari, Ray Triscari, trumpet; Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, trombone; George Roberts, bass trombone; Heinie Beau, clarinet, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax; Jerry Casper, Dave Harris, tenor sax; Dave Pell, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Morty Corb, bass; Gene Krupa, drums; Jerry Williams, John Williams, percussion; Ruby Lane, Anita O'Day, vocal; Willie Stevens, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, January and February, 1959
| 26228 | The Gene Krupa Story-Main Title | Verve V-10200, MGV-15010 |
| 26232 | Spiritual Jazz | Verve MGV-15010 |
| 26233 | Cherokee | - |
| 26234 | Indian Montage | - |
| 26237 | Song Of India | - |
add Shelly Manne, drums.
| 26229 | I Love My Baby | - |
| 26235 | Memories Of You | - |
| 26238 | Finale: Cahu Dance And Cherokee | - |
Red Nichols, cornet; Moe Schneider, trombone; Heinie Beau, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Eddie Miller, tenor sax; Jess Stacy, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Morty Corb, bass; Gene Krupa, drums.
| 26230 | Royal Garden Blues | Verve V-10200, MGV-15010 |
| 26231 | Indiana Jam Session | Verve MGV-15010 |
| 26236 | 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | - |
* Verve MGV-15010, MGVS-6105 The Gene Krupa Story (Soundtrack) 1960
* Verve V-10200 Gene Krupa - The Gene Krupa Story-Main Title / Royal Garden Blues 1960
Lester Young Interview
Lester Young, interviewee; Francois Postif, interviewer.
Paris, France, February 6, 1959
| Interview With Lester Young By Francois Postif | Verve 314 547 087-2 |
* Verve 314 547 087-2 The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; George Morrow, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums.
NYC, February 9, 1959
| 22676-2 | Presto | Verve MGV-8306, MGV-8341 |
| 22677-2 | If I Had You | Verve MGV-8306 |
| 22678-1 | That's The Way To Be | Verve MGV-8380 |
| 22679-10 | I'll Remember April | Verve MGV-8306 |
| 22680-16 | Subito | - |
| 22681-8 | Street Of Dreams | - |
| 22682-2 | Tune Up | - |
| 22683-16 | What's New | - |
| 22684-18 | The Way You Look Tonight | Verve MGV-8306, MGV-8380 |
| 22685-6 | After You've Gone | Verve MGV-8306 |
| 22686-3 | I Got Rhythm | - |
| 22687-6 | Blues For Lester | - |
* Verve MGV-8306, MGVS-6038 The Sonny Stitt Quartet - The Hard Swing 1959
* Verve MGV-8341 Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record 1959
* Verve MGV-8380 Sonny Stitt Swings The Most 1960
= Verve MGVS-6162 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68380 - 1961
Sonny Stitt Nonet
Lee Katzman, Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Al Pollen, tuba; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax, arranger, director; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, February 16, 1959
| 22688-17 | New York Blues | Verve MGV-8309 |
| 22689-22 | Giuff | - |
| 22690-23 | Laura | - |
| 2269-12 | Two For Timbucktu | - |
| 2269-15 | Down Country | - |
| 2269-19 | Sonny Boy | - |
| 2269-2 | Uptown | - |
| 2269-31 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | - |
| 2269-5 | Singin' In The Rain | - |
| 2269-9 | Downtown | - |
* Verve MGV-8309, MGVS-6041 Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements 1959
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Junior Mance, piano; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Sam Jones, bass; Lex Humphries, drums; Francisco "Chino" Pozo, congas.
NYC, February 17, 1959
| 22711-1 | Girl Of My Dreams | unissued |
| 22711-5 | - | Verve MGV-8328 |
| 22712-5 | My Man | Verve MGV-8313 |
| 22713-3 | Moonglow | - |
| 22714-5 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
| 22715 | Ungawa | Verve MGV-8328 |
| 22716-2 | St. Louis Blues | Verve MGV-8313 |
* Verve MGV-8328 The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie 1959
= Verve MGVS-6068 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-68328 - 1961
* Verve MGV-8313, MGVS-6047 Dizzy Gillespie - Have Trumpet, Will Excite! 1959
= Verve MGVS-68313 - 1961
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
same personnel.
NYC, February 18, 1959
| 22717-5 | I Found A Million Dollar Baby | Verve MGV-8313 |
| 22718-1 | Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac | Verve V-10172, MGV-8328 |
| 22719-3 | Always | Verve MGV-8313 |
| 22720-1 | Willow Weep For Me | Verve MGV-8328 |
| 22721-5 | The Umbrella Man | - |
| 22722-1 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | Verve MGV-8313 |
* Verve MGV-8313, MGVS-6047 Dizzy Gillespie - Have Trumpet, Will Excite! 1959
= Verve MGVS-68313 - 1961
* Verve MGV-8328 The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie 1959
= Verve MGVS-6068 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-68328 - 1961
* Verve V-10172 Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac Parts 1 & 2 ??? 1959
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
same personnel.
NYC, February 20, 1959
| 22723-1 | Constantinople | Verve MGV-8328 |
| 22724-1 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | Verve MGV-8313 |
| 22725-2 | Woody'n You | - |
| 22726-2 | Lorraine | Verve MGV-8328 |
| 22727-5 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 22728-10 | Squatty Roo | - |
* Verve MGV-8328 The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie 1959
= Verve MGVS-6068 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-68328 - 1961
* Verve MGV-8313, MGVS-6047 Dizzy Gillespie - Have Trumpet, Will Excite! 1959
= Verve MGVS-68313 - 1961
Johnny Hodges Sextet
Harry Edison, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Les Spann, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, February 20, 1959
| 22729-2 | St. Louis Blues | Verve MGV-8317 |
| 22730-3 | Royal Garden Blues | - |
| 22731-4 | Beale Street Blues | - |
| 22732-5 | Loveless Love | - |
| 22733-4 | Basin Street Blues | - |
Harry Edison, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Al Hall, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
| 22734-1 | Weary Blues | - |
| 22735-9 | Squeeze Me | Verve MGV-8345 |
| 22736-5 | Wabash Blues | Verve MGV-8317 |
| 22737-2 | Stompy Jones | Verve MGV-8345 |
| 22738-11 | Going Up | - |
* Verve MGV-8317 Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues - Back To Back 1959
= Verve MGVS-6055 - 1960
= Verve 2-V6S-8822 Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges - Blues Summit 1973
* Verve MGV-8345, MGVS-6109 Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others - Side By Side 1960
= Verve 2-V6S-8822 Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges - Blues Summit 1973
Mitzi Gaynor With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
Mitzi Gaynor, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Russell Garcia, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, February 21, 1959
| 26252 | Here's What I'm Here For | Verve MGV-2115 |
| 26253 | My Ship | - |
| 26254 | Isn't It A Pity | - |
| 26255 | Spring Again | - |
* Verve MGV-2115, MGVS-6049 Mitzi Gaynor Sings The Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin 1959
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor, baritone sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass.
Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 25, and March 2, 1959
| 25057-28 | The Happy Man | Verve MGV-8307 |
| 25058-16 | Princess | - |
| 25059-13 | Song Of The Wing | - |
| 25060-6 | Lovely Willow | - |
| 25061-2 | The Little Melody | - |
| 25062-1 | The Story | - |
| 25063-5 | Time Machine | - |
* Verve MGV-8307, MGVS-6039 The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - 7 Pieces 1959
Warne Marsh Quintet
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Bill Evans, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Half Note, NYC, February 24, 1959
| Palo Alto | Verve 314 512 659-2 | |
| How About You | - | |
| My Melancholy Baby | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - | |
| 317 E. 32nd | - | |
| April | - | |
| It's You Or No One | - | |
| Just Friends | - | |
| Baby, Baby All The Time | - | |
| Lennie-Bird | - | |
| Subconscious-Lee | - |
* Verve 314 512 659-2 Lee Konitz - Live At The Half Note
Mitzi Gaynor With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
Mitzi Gaynor, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Russell Garcia, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 1959
| 26256 | Treat Me Rough | Verve MGV-2115 |
| 26257 | Soon | - |
| 26258 | That Certain Feeling | - |
| 26259 | I Can't Get Started | - |
* Verve MGV-2115, MGVS-6049 Mitzi Gaynor Sings The Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin 1959
Mitzi Gaynor With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, February 27, 1959
| 26260 | Gotta Have Me Go With You | Verve MGV-2115 |
| 26261 | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York | - |
| 26262 | Island In The West Indies | - |
| 26263 | Half Of It Dearie Blues | - |
* Verve MGV-2115, MGVS-6049 Mitzi Gaynor Sings The Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin 1959
Lester Young Quintet
Lester Young, tenor sax; Rene Urtreger, piano; Jimmy Gourley, guitar; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Studio Barclay, Paris, France, March 4, 1959
| 26575-2 | (2829) | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Verve MGV-8378 |
| 26576-2 | (2830) | Oh, Lady Be Good | - |
| 26577-2 | (2831) | Almost Like Being In Love | - |
| 26578-1 | (2832) | Three Little Words | - |
| 26579-1 | (2833) | I Cover The Waterfront | - |
| 26580-1 | (2834) | I Can't Get Started | - |
| 26581-5 | (2835) | Indiana | - |
| 26582-2 | (2836) | Pennies From Heaven | - |
| 26583-1 | (2837) | New D.B. Blues | - |
| 26584-2 | (2838) | Lullaby Of Birdland | - |
| 26585-2 | (2839) | There'll Never Be Another You | - |
| 26586-1 | (2840) | Tea For Two | - |
* Verve MGV-8378 Lester Young In Paris 1960
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Alvin Stoller, drums; Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified strings, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1959
| 22749-5 | I Can't Be Bothered Now | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22750-5 | Of Thee I Sing | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22751-9 | I Was Doing All Right | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22752-6 | Funny Face | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22753-6 | Fascinating Rhythm | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
* Verve MGV-4028 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Five 1959
= Verve MGVS-6081 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
* Verve MGV-4026 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three 1959
= Verve MGVS-6079 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4027 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four 1959
= Verve MGVS-6080 - 1960
Chuck Hix
Chuck Hix.
Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1959
| 26267 | Is You Is | Verve V-10190 |
| 26268 | Sandy | Verve V-10169 |
| 26269 | Ballad Of A Bad Man | Verve V-10190 |
| 26270 | Sweet Sixteen | Verve V-10169 |
* Verve V-10190 Chuck Hix - Is You Is / Ballad Of A Bad Man 1959
* Verve V-10169 Chuck Hix - Sandy / Sweet Sixteen 1959
Mel Torme With Billy May Orchestra
Mel Torme, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Billy May, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1959
| 22754-4 | Voya Con Dios | Verve MGV-2117 |
| 22755-4 | Six Lessons From Madam La Zonga | - |
| 22756-3 | Nina | - |
| 22757-7 | Frenesi | Verve V-10174, MGV-2117 |
| 22758-5 | 64VK319 | South Of The Border | Verve MGV-2117, V/V6-8593 |
* Verve MGV-2117 Mel Torme Goes South Of The Border With Billy May - !Ole Torme! 1959
= Verve MGVS-6058 - 1960
* Verve V/V6-8593 The Best Of Mel Torme - Verve's Choice! 1964
* Verve V-10174 Mel Torme - Frenesi / At The Crossroads 1959
Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband With George Lewis
Finn Otto Hansen, trumpet; Arne "Papa Bue" Jensen, trombone; George Lewis, Jorgen Svare, clarinet; Bjarne Petersen, banjo; Mogens Seidelin, bass; Ib Lundschouw, drums.
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24 and 25, 1959
| Far Away Blues | Storyville (D) SLP 195; Verve (D) EPV 5167 | |
| You Always Hurt The One You Love | - | |
| Listen To The Mocking Bird | - | |
| Mary Wore A Golden Chain | - | |
| Silverthreads Among The Gold | Storyville (D) SLP 195; Verve (D) EPV 5168 | |
| Isle Of Capri | - | |
| The Old Spinning Wheel In The Parlor | - | |
| If Ever I Cease To Love | - |
* Storyville (D) SLP 195 Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband With George Lewis
* Verve (D) EPV 5167 Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband With George Lewis No. 1
* Verve (D) EPV 5168 Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband With George Lewis No. 2
Ella Fitzgerald With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Frank DeVol, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, March 25, 1959
| 22759-4 | You Go To My Head | Verve MGV-4034 |
| 22760-4 | Willow Weep For Me | - |
| 22761-4 | I've Grown Accustomed To His Face | - |
| 22762-4 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year | - |
| 22763-6 | I'm Thru With Love | Verve V-10171, MGV-4034 |
| 22764-4 | Pennies From Heaven | unissued |
| 22765 | Great Day | - |
| 22766-3 | Detour Ahead | - |
* Verve MGV-4034 Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Love 1959
= Verve MGVS-6100 - not released
= Verve MGVS-64034 - 1961
* Verve V-10171 Ella Fitzgerald - Stairway To The Stars / I'm Thru With Love 1959
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 1959
| 22768-4 | My One And Only | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22769-2 | Someone To Watch Over Me | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22770-7 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22771-3 | Love Walked In | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22772-10 | But Not For Me (spiced master) | Verve V-10180, VE-2-2525 |
| 22773-15 | Let's Call The Whole Thing Off | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 22774-6 | Lookin' For A Boy | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22775-7 | Lorelei | unissued |
| 22776-3 | Let's Kiss And Make Up | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5 |
| 22777-8 | They All Laughed | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
* Verve MGV-4024 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume One 1959
= Verve MGVS-6077 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4025 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two 1959
= Verve MGVS-6078 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
* Verve MGV-4027 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four 1959
= Verve MGVS-6080 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4028 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Five 1959
= Verve MGVS-6081 - 1960
* Verve V-10180 Ella Fitzgerald - But Not For Me (spiced master) / You Make Me Feel So Young 1959
Herb Ellis - Jimmy Giuffre Nonet
Art Pepper, Bud Shank, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor, baritone sax; Lou Levy, piano; Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 1959
| 26285-5 | Goose Geese | Verve MGV-8311 |
| 26286-3 | When Your Lover Has Gone | - |
| 26287-8 | You Know | - |
| 26288-7 | My Old Flame | - |
| 26289-4 | Country Boy | - |
| 26290-10 | People Will Say We're In Love | - |
| 26291-7 | Remember | - |
| 26292-1 | Patricia | - |
* Verve MGV-8311, MGVS-6045 Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre 1959
Kid Ory Band
Teddy Buckner, trumpet; Kid Ory, trombone, vocal; Caughey Roberts, clarinet; Cedric Haywood, piano; Frank Haggerty, guitar; Charles Oden, bass; Jesse Sailes, drums.
San Francisco, CA, March 31, and April 1, 1959
| 22778-1 | Friendless Blues | Verve MGV-1017 |
| 22779-1 | Way Down South | - |
| 22780-2 | Joe Turner Blues | - |
| 22781-1 | Aunt Hagar's Blues | - |
| 22782-3 | Harlem Blues | - |
| 22783-4 | St. Louis Blues | - |
| 22784-3 | Yellow Dog Blues | - |
| 22785-1 | Atlanta Blues | - |
| 22786-1 | Loveless Love | - |
* Verve MGV-1017 Kid Ory Plays W.C. Handy 1959
= Verve MGVS-6061 - 1960
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl, comedian.
circa March, 1959???
| 26271 | Part 1 | Verve DJ-EP |
| 26272 | Part 2 | - |
* Verve DJ-EP Mort Sahl
Anita O'Day With Billy May Orchestra
Anita O'Day, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Billy May, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, April 2, 1959
| 22786A-2 | Just One Of Those Things | Verve MGV-2118, VE-2-2534 |
| 22787-4 | Love For Sale | Verve MGV-2118 |
| 22788-4 | All Of You | - |
| 22789-7 | Easy To Love | Verve MGV-2118, VE-2-2534 |
| 22790-2 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | Verve MGV-2118 |
* Verve MGV-2118 Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter With Billy May 1959
= Verve MGVS-6059 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
Mel Torme With Billy May Orchestra
Mel Torme, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Billy May, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, April 2, 1959
| 22791-4 | 64VK320 | Perfidia | Verve MGV-2117, V/V6-8593 |
| 22792-7 | The Rhumba Jumps | Verve MGV-2117 |
| 22793-2 | At The Crossroads | Verve V-10174, MGV-2117 |
| 22794-3 | Cuban Love Song | Verve MGV-2117 |
| 22795-5 | Rosita | - |
| 22796-4 | Adios | - |
| 22797 | Baia | - |
* Verve MGV-2117 Mel Torme Goes South Of The Border With Billy May - !Ole Torme! 1959
= Verve MGVS-6058 - 1960
* Verve V/V6-8593 The Best Of Mel Torme - Verve's Choice! 1964
* Verve V-10174 Mel Torme - Frenesi / At The Crossroads 1959
Anita O'Day With Jimmy Giuffre Orchestra
Anita O'Day, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Jimmy Giuffre, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, April 6, 1959
| 26301-5 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Verve MGV-8312, VE-2-2534 |
| 26302-3 | You're A Clown | - |
| 26303-1 | Easy Come, Easy Go | - |
| 26304-13 | A Lover Is Blue | - |
* Verve MGV-8312, MGVS-6046 Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements - Cool Heat 1959
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
Anita O'Day With Jimmy Giuffre Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 1959
| 26305-12 | Mack The Knife | Verve MGV-8312 |
| 26306-4 | Gone With The Wind | Verve MGV-8312, VE-2-2534 |
| 26307-4 | Hershey Bar | - |
| 26308-2 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | - |
* Verve MGV-8312, MGVS-6046 Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements - Cool Heat 1959
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
Harold Baker, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones, piano; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Ray Brown, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
Columbia Studios, NYC, April 7, 1959
| 26324A-3 | First Klass (C'mon Home) | Verve MGV-8350 |
| 26325-5 | Second Klass | - |
| 26326-4 | Straight Back | - |
| 26327-1 | Steerage | unissued |
| 26328-4 | - | Verve MGV-8350 |
| 26329-5 | Third Klass | - |
* Verve MGV-8350, MGVS-6115 Johnny Hodges - A Smooth One not released
= Verve VE-2-2532 Johnny Hodges - The Smooth One 1979
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
same personnel.
Columbia Studios, NYC, April 8, 1959
| 26330-5 | Meet The Frog | Verve MGV-8350 |
| 26331-1 | Nite Life | - |
| 26332-2 | My Melancholy Baby | - |
| 26333-10 | Lotus Blossom | - |
| 26334-6 | Free For All | - |
* Verve MGV-8350, MGVS-6115 Johnny Hodges - A Smooth One not released
= Verve VE-2-2532 Johnny Hodges - The Smooth One 1979
Blossom Dearie Quartet
Blossom Dearie, piano, vocal; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, April 8 and 9, 1959
| 26336 | Lucky To Be Me | Verve MGV-2109 |
| 26337 | Just In Time | - |
| 26338 | Some Other Time | - |
| 26339 | Dance Only With Me | - |
| 26340 | I Like Myself | - |
| 26341 | It's Love | - |
| 26342 | The Party's Over | - |
| 26343 | How Will He Know | - |
| 26344 | Blossom's Blues | unissued |
| 26345 | Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me | Verve MGV-2109 |
| 26346 | Lonely Town | - |
* Verve MGV-2109, MGVS-6050 Blossom Dearie Sings Comden And Green 1959
Anita O'Day With Jimmy Giuffre Orchestra
Anita O'Day, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Jimmy Giuffre, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 1959
| 26309-1 | Orphan Annie | Verve MGV-8312 |
| 26310-6 | The Way You Look Tonight | Verve MGV-8312, VE-2-2534 |
| 26311-5 | It Had To Be You | - |
| 26312-12 | Hurry For Hollywood (as Hooray For Hollywood) | Verve MGV-8312 |
* Verve MGV-8312, MGVS-6046 Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements - Cool Heat 1959
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
Gary Crosby And His All Stars
Pete Candoli, trumpet; Gene Estes, vibes; Paul Smith, piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker or Bill Richmond, drums; Gary Crosby, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 1959
| 26313-9 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Verve MGV-2121 |
| 26314-10 | Manana | - |
| 26315-9 | I'll Never Be Free | - |
| 26316-6 | Old Buttermilk Sky | - |
* Verve MGV-2121 Gary Crosby - The Happy Bachelor 1959
= Verve MGVS-6067 - 1960
Anita O'Day With Billy May Orchestra
Anita O'Day, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Billy May, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1959
| 22798-6 | I Got A Kick Out Of You | Verve MGV-2118, VE-2-2534 |
| 22799-4 | I Love You | Verve MGV-2118 |
| 22800-2 | I've Got You Under My Skin | - |
| 22801-2 | Get Out Of Town | Verve V-10179, MGV-2118, VE-2-2534 |
| 22802-2 | What Is This Thing Called Love | Verve MGV-2118, VE-2-2534 |
| 22803-9 | Night And Day | Verve V-10179, MGV-2118, VE-2-2534 |
| 22804-4 | It's Delovely | Verve MGV-2118 |
* Verve MGV-2118 Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter With Billy May 1959
= Verve MGVS-6059 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
* Verve V-10179 Anita O'Day - Get Out Of Town / Night And Day 1959
Gary Crosby And His All Stars
Pete Candoli, trumpet; Gene Estes, vibes; Paul Smith, piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker or Bill Richmond, drums; Gary Crosby, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1959
| 26317-5 | You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart | Verve MGV-2121 |
| 26318-4 | Side By Side | - |
| 26319-6 | Undecided | - |
| 26320-7 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | - |
* Verve MGV-2121 Gary Crosby - The Happy Bachelor 1959
= Verve MGVS-6067 - 1960
Bobby Scott And His Orchestra
Jim Buffington, French horn; Jerome Richardson, flute; Dave Kurtzer, oboe, sax; Hal McKusick, alto sax, clarinet; Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, violin; Dave Schwartz, viola; Charles McCracken, cello; Bobby Scott, piano, vocal; John Drew, bass.
NYC, April 9 and 10, 1959
| 26362-6 | Lucky To Be Me | Verve MGV-8326 |
| 26363-4 | Some Other Time | - |
| 26364-2 | New York, New York | - |
| 26365-4 | Somewhere | - |
| 26366-3 | It Must Be So | - |
| 26367-1 | Lonely Town | - |
| 26368-6 | A Quiet Girl | - |
| 26369-6 | It's Love | - |
| 26370-9 | Maria | - |
| 26371-8 | You Got Me | - |
| 26372-6 | I Can Cook Too | - |
| 26373-7 | Tonight | - |
* Verve MGV-8326 Bobby Scott Plays The Music Of Leonard Bernstein 1959
= Verve MGVS-6065 - 1960
Junior Mance Trio
Junior Mance, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
NYC, April 9, 1959
| 26347 | A Smooth One | Verve MGV-8319 |
| 26348 | Miss Jackie's Delight | - |
| 26349 | Whisper Not | - |
| 26350 | Love For Sale | - |
| 26351 | Lilacs In The Rain | - |
| 26352 | Small Fry | - |
| 26353 | Jubilation | - |
| 26354 | Birks' Works | - |
| 26355 | Blues For Beverlee | - |
| 26356 | Junior's Tune | - |
* Verve MGV-8319 Junior Mance And His Swinging Piano - Junior 1959
= Verve MGVS-6057 - 1960
Ben Webster And Associates
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson, Ben Webster, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones, piano; Leslie Spann, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, April 9, 1959
| 26357-1 | Budd Johnson | Verve MGV-8318, VE-2-2520 |
| 26358-3 | De-Dar | - |
| 26359-2 | Young Bean | - |
| 26360-3 | Time After Time | - |
| 26361-3 | In A Mellow Tone | - |
* Verve MGV-8318 Ben Webster And Associates 1959
= Verve MGVS-6056 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2520 Ben Webster/Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Giants 1977
Gary Crosby And His All Stars
Pete Candoli, trumpet; Gene Estes, vibes; Paul Smith, piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker or Bill Richmond, drums; Gary Crosby, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, April 10, 1959
| 26321-10 | The Happy Bachelor | Verve V-10175, MGV-2121 |
| 26322-4 | Glow Worm | Verve MGV-2121 |
| 26323-7 | Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall | - |
| 26324-6 | This Little Girl Of Mine | Verve V-10175, MGV-2121 |
* Verve MGV-2121 Gary Crosby - The Happy Bachelor 1959
= Verve MGVS-6067 - 1960
* Verve V-10175 Gary Crosby - The Happy Bachelor / This Little Girl Of Mine 1959
Lyle Ritz
Lyle Ritz, ukulele.
Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 16 and 21, 1959
| 22805-4B | Rose Room | Verve MGV-8333 |
| 22806-7 | Blue Hawaii | - |
| 22807-3 | The Song Is You | - |
| 22808-3 | Leis Of Jazz | - |
| 22809-13 | Blue Lou | - |
| 22810-7 | Clean From Porterville | - |
| 22811-1 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - |
| 22812-4 | On The Beach At Waikiki | - |
| 22813-5 | Pick-A-Lili | - |
| 22814-4 | Perjazz | - |
| 22815-4 | Hana Maui | - |
| 22816-8 | Skylark | - |
* Verve MGV-8333 Lyle Ritz And His Jazz Ukulele - 50th State Jazz 1959
= Verve MGVS-6070 - 1960
Mel Torme With Marty Paich Orchestra
Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Art Pepper, alto, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, vibes; Marty Paich, piano, organ, celeste, arranger; 5 unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Mel Torme, vocal; The Mel-Tones: Sue Allen, Tom Kenny, Ginny O'Connor, Bernie Parke, chorus; unidentified orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 28 and 29, 1959
| 26374-11 | Makin' Whoopee! | Verve MGV-2120 |
| 26375-4 | What Is This Thing Called Love | - |
| 26376-20 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | - |
| 26377-4 | It Happened In Monterey | - |
| 26378-7 | I've Never Been In Love Before | - |
| 26379-6 | Truckin' | - |
| 26380-5 | Hit The Road To Dreamland | - |
| 26381-8 | Li'l Darlin' | - |
| 26382-6 | A Bunch Of The Blues: Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me / Keester Parade / TNT / Tiny's Blues | - |
| 26383-5 | Some Like It Hot | - |
| 26384-7 | A Smooth One | - |
| 26385-13 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You | - |
* Verve MGV-2120 Mel Torme With The Meltones - Back In Town 1959
= Verve MGVS-6063 - 1960
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
live in Stuttgart, West Germany, April 28, 1959
| But Beautiful | Verve 815 239-1 |
* Verve 815 239-1 Stan Getz - Stan The Man
Pete Brown Quintet
Pete Brown, alto sax; Reginald Ashby, piano; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bill Pemberton, bass; Clarence Stroman, drums.
NYC, May 5 and 6, 1959
| 22817-4 | Cherokee | Verve MGV-8365 |
| 22818-2 | Sometimes I'm Happy | - |
| 22819-1 | Blues For Leslie (Leslie's Blues) | - |
| 22820-3 | It All Depends On You | - |
| 22821-4 | Body And Soul | - |
| 22822-3 | Avalon | - |
| 22823-1 | But Not For Me | - |
| 22824-1 | Trouble In Mind | - |
* Verve MGV-8365, MGVS-6133 Pete Brown - From The Heart 1960
Lee Konitz - Jimmy Giuffre Octet
Lee Konitz, Hal McKusick, alto sax; Ted Brown, Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, baritone sax, arranger; Bill Evans, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Ronnie Free, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, May 12 and 13, 1959
| 22829-2 | Moonlight In Vermont | Verve MGV-8335 |
| 22830-10 | The Song Is You | - |
| 22831-11 | Somp'n Outa' Nothin' | - |
| 22832-31 | Uncharted | - |
| 22833-33 | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
| 22834-22 | Palo Alto | - |
| 22835-35 | When Your Lover Has Gone | - |
| 22836-24 | Cork'n Bib | - |
| 22837-28 | Darn That Dream | - |
* Verve MGV-8335 Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre 1959
= Verve MGVS-6073 - 1960
Sonny Stitt With The Oscar Peterson Trio
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Paris, France, May 18, 1959
| 50001-7 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Verve MGV-8344 |
| 50002-4 | Bird's Tune (aka Au Privave) | - |
| 50003-2 | The Gypsy | - |
| 50004-2 | Moten Swing | - |
| 50005-3 | Blues For Prez, Sweets, Ben And All The Other Funky Ones | - |
| 50006-5 | Easy Does It | - |
| 50007-3 | I'll Remember April | - |
| 50008-10 | Scrapple From The Apple | - |
* Verve MGV-8344, MGVS-6108 Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio 1960
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Paris, France, May 18, 1959
| 50009-2 | Violets For Your Furs | unissued |
| 50010-3 | You Make Me Feel So Young | Verve MGV-8334 |
| 50011-9 | Come Dance With Me | - |
| 50012-2 | Saturday Night | - |
| 50013-12 | Young At Heart | unissued |
| 50014-2 | This Love For Mine | - |
| 50015-4 | The Tender Trap | Verve MGV-8334 |
| 50016-2 | Learnin' The Blues | - |
| 50017-4 | Witchcraft | - |
| 50018-4 | Just In Time | - |
| 50019-8 | It Happened In Monterey | - |
| 50020-2 | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
| 50021-4 | All Of Me | - |
| 50022-2 | The Birth Of The Blues | - |
| 50023-8 | How About You | - |
| 50024-2 | Try A Little Tenderness | unissued |
| 50025-4 | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
* Verve MGV-8334 A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra By The Oscar Peterson Trio 1959
= Verve MGVS-6071 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68334 - 1961
Blossom Dearie Quintet
Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Blossom Dearie, piano, vocal; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, May 21 and 22, 1959
| 26482 | It's Too Good To Talk About Now | Verve MGV-2125 |
| 26483 | Little Jazz Bird | - |
| 26484 | You've Got Something I Want | - |
| 26485 | My Gentleman Friend | - |
| 26486 | Chez Moi | - |
| 26487 | Boum | - |
| 26488 | L'eTang | - |
| 26490 | Hello Love | - |
| 26491 | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
* Verve MGV-2125, MGVS-6112 Blossom Dearie - My Gentleman Friend 1960
Horacio Salgan And Ubaldo De Lio
Horacio Salgan, piano; Ubaldo De Lio, guitar.
Argentina, May 28 and 29, 1959
| 26704 | Orgullo Criollo | Verve V/V6-2149 |
| 26705 | Tango De L'eco | - |
| 26706 | Augustin Bardi | - |
| 26707 | Boedo | - |
| 26708 | Uba A Fuego Lento | - |
| 26709 | Taquito Militar | - |
| 26710 | Buenos Aires A Las Tres De La Manha | - |
| 26711 | Mama Vieja | - |
| 26712 | Para Que | - |
| 26713 | Ay Tirana | - |
| 26714 | Valsecito Amigo | - |
| 26715 | La Casita De Mis Viejos | - |
| 26716 | Bosque Encantado | - |
* Verve V/V6-2149 Horacio Salgan And Ubaldo De Lio - Buenos Aires At 3 AM 1961
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks, vocal; and others.
Los Angeles, CA?, June 3, 1959
| 26386-11 | Venus | Verve MGV-2126 |
| 26387-9 | Crackerjack Ring | Verve V-10177 |
| 26388-4 | Big Night | unissued |
* Verve MGV-2126 Randy Sparks - Walkin' The Low Road 1960
* Verve V-10177 Randy Sparks - Make Her Mine / Crackerjack Ring 1959
Quintetto Basso-Valdambrini
Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Gianni Basso, tenor sax; Renato Sellani, piano; Giorgio Azzolini, bass; Gianni Cazzola, drums.
Milan, Italy, June 9 and 10, 1959
| Fan-Tan | Music (It) LPM 2079 | |
| Come Out Wherever You Are | - | |
| Parlami D'Amore Mariu | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| Lo Struzzo Oscar | - | |
| Lotar | - | |
| Like Someone In Love | - | |
| C'est Si Bon | - | |
| Gene With The Wind | - | |
| I Can't Get Started / Lover Man | - | |
| I Wanna Be Kissed | - | |
| Chet To Chet | - |
* Music (It) LPM 2079 Basso Valdambrini Quintet 1959
= Verve MGV-20009 - 1960
Herbie Mann Sextet
Herbie Mann, flute; Johnny Rae, marimba, vibes; Knobby Totah, bass; Santos Miranda, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdez, congas; Jose Luis Mangual, bongos.
Basin Street East, NYC, June 30, 1959
| 22853 | Todos Locos | Verve MGV-8336, V6-8784 |
| 22854 | Cuban Potatoe Chips | Verve MGV-8336, VSP/VSPS-8, V6-8784 |
| 22855 | Come On Mule | Verve MGV-8336, VSP/VSPS-8, 2-V6S-8821 |
| 22856 | 63VK323 | The Amazon River | Verve MGV-8336, V/V6-8527, 2-V6S-8821 |
| 22857 | Caravan | Verve MGV-8336, VSP/VSPS-21, V6-8784 |
* Verve MGV-8336 Herbie Mann Plays Afro-Cuban Jazz - Flautista! 1959
= Verve MGVS-6074 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-68336 - 1961
* Verve V6-8784 Herbie Mann - The Great Mann 1969
* Verve VSP/VSPS-8 Herbie Mann - Bongo Conga & Flute 1966
* Verve 2-V6S-8821 Herbie Mann - Et Tu Flute 1973
* Verve V/V6-8527 Herbie Mann - Sound Of Mann 1963
* Verve VSP/VSPS-21 Herbie Mann - Big Band Mann 1966
Stan Wilson
Stan Wilson, guitar, vocal; and others.
The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA, June, 1959
| 26389 | Wayfaring Stranger | Verve MGV-2122 |
| 26390 | Kitch | - |
| 26391 | Shenandoah | - |
| 26392 | When The World Was Young | - |
| 26393 | When You Are Old And Grey | - |
| 26394 | Black Angel | - |
| 26395 | John Anderson My Jo | - |
| 26396 | What Are The Little Boys Made Of | - |
| 26397 | The Ash Grove | - |
| 26398 | What'cha Gonna Do | - |
| 26399 | Chaque Un (Choucoune) | - |
| 26400 | Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair | - |
| 26400-A | Rain It Raineth Every Day | - |
* Verve MGV-2122 Stan Wilson At The Ash Grove 1959
= Verve MGVS-6075 - 1960
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra.
circa summer 1959
| 26498 | Gigi Medley | Verve MGV-4033 |
| 26499 | Medley: It Had To Be You / ... | - |
| 26500 | Limehouse Blues | Verve V-10193, MGV-4033 |
| 26501 | Solamente Una Vez | Verve MGV-4033 |
| 26502 | Ain't We Got Fun / ... | - |
| 26503 | The Merry Widow Waltz | - |
| 26504 | Girl Friend | - |
| 26505 | Medley: Charleston / ... | - |
| 26506 | Medley: It's De-Lovely / ... | - |
| 26507 | Maybe | - |
| 26508 | Medley: Top Hat, White Tie And Tails / ... | - |
| 26509 | Medley: Manhattan / ... | - |
| 26510 | Brazil | - |
| 26511 | Medley: Mountain Greenery / ... | - |
* Verve MGV-4033 Ernie Heckscher At The Cotillion Ball - Let's Dance With Ernie 1959
= Verve MGVS-6094 - 1960
* Verve V-10193 Ernie Heckscher - Mack The Knife / Limehouse Blues 1959
Andre Previn Trio
Andre Previn, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, circa summer 1959
| 63VK605 | Should I | MGM E/SE-3812; Verve V/V6-8565 |
| 63VK608 | Guido's Blackhawk | - |
| 63VK614 | Like Blue | - |
* MGM E/SE-3812 Andre Previn, Gerry Mulligan, Carmen McRae - The Subterraneans 1960
* Verve V/V6-8565 The Essential Andre Previn 1963
Ella Fitzgerald With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Frank DeVol, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, July 11, 1959
| 26413-5 | My Old Flame | Verve MGV-4032 |
| 26414-2 | Gone With The Wind | - |
| 26415-8 | That Old Feeling | - |
| 26416-3 | Moonlight Becomes You | Verve MGV-4036 |
| 26417-2 | Moonlight Serenade | Verve MGV-4032 |
| 26418-3 | You Make Me Feel So Young | Verve V-10180, MGV-4036 |
* Verve MGV-4032 Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers 1959
= Verve MGVS-6072 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4036 Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy! 1960
= Verve MGVS-6102 - not released
= Verve MGVS-64036 - 1961
* Verve V-10180 Ella Fitzgerald - But Not For Me (spiced master) / You Make Me Feel So Young 1959
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, July 14-August 9, 1959
| 50039-1 | Lisa | Verve MGV-8351, V/V6-8700 |
| 50040-2 | Con Alma | Verve MGV-8351 |
| 50041-5 | Close Your Eyes | - |
| 50042-2 | The Maidens Of Cadiz | - |
| 50043-7 | My Heart Stood Still | Verve MGV-8351, V/V6-8700 |
| 50044-8 | Woody'n You | Verve MGV-8351 |
same session.
| 50045-6 | Cottontail | Verve MGV-2055 |
| 50046-1 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
| 50047-1 | Take The "A" Train | - |
| 50048-1 | I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - |
| 50049-2 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | - |
| 50050 | John Hardy's Wife | - |
| 50051-3 | Sophisticated Lady | Verve MGV-2055, 2-V6S-8818 |
| 50052-3 | Rockin' The Rhythm | Verve MGV-2055 |
| 50053-3 | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
| 50054-1 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | - |
| 50055-1 | In A Mellow Tone | - |
| 50056-1 | Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' | - |
same session.
| 50057-3 | It Ain't Necessarily So | Verve MGV-2054 |
| 50058-1 | The Man I Love | - |
| 50059-3 | Love Walked In | - |
| 50060-8 | I Was Doing All Right | - |
| 50061-4 | A Foggy Day | - |
| 50062-3 | Lady Be Good | Verve MGV-2054, V/V6-8700 |
| 50063-3 | Love Is Here To Stay | Verve MGV-2054, V6-8775 |
| 50064-6 | They All Laughed | Verve MGV-2054 |
| 50065-5 | Let's Call The Whole Thing Off | - |
| 50066-4 | Summertime | - |
| 50067-4 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | - |
| 50068-2 | Shall We Dance | - |
same session.
| 50069-1 | Bewitched | Verve MGV-2057 |
| 50070-2 | This Can't Be Love | - |
| 50071-1 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Verve MGV-2057, V6-8775 |
| 50072-2 | Johnny One Note | Verve MGV-2057 |
| 50073-3 | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | - |
| 50074-3 | The Lady Is A Tramp | - |
| 50075-2 | Blue Moon | - |
| 50076-3 | Isn't It Romantic | - |
| 50077-5 | Manhattan | Verve MGV-2057, V/V6-8700 |
| 50078-3 | Lover | Verve MGV-2057 |
| 50079-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - |
| 50080-1 | My Funny Valentine | - |
same session.
| 50081-1 | The Way You Look Tonight | Verve MGV-2056, V6-8775 |
| 50082-4 | Yesterdays | Verve MGV-2056 |
| 50083-8 | I Won't Dance | - |
| 50084-1 | Bill | - |
| 50085-7 | The Song Is You | - |
| 50086-2 | A Fine Romance | - |
| 50087-5 | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | Verve MGV-2056, V/V6-8700 |
| 50088-15 | Ol' Man River | - |
| 50089-1 | Long Ago And Far Away | Verve MGV-2056 |
| 50090-1 | Lovely To Look At | - |
| 50091-1 | Pick Yourself Up | - |
| 50092-3 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - |
same session.
| 50093-3 | It's Alright With Me | Verve MGV-2052 |
| 50094-1 | Love For Sale | - |
| 50095-1 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
| 50096-2 | I've Got You Under My Skin | - |
| 50097-3 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | - |
| 50098-1 | In The Still Of The Night | - |
| 50099-10 | Night And Day | - |
| 50100-4 | Easy To Love | - |
| 50101-1 | Why Can't You Behave | - |
| 50102-3 | I Love Paris | - |
| 50103-5 | It's De-Lovely | - |
| 50104-5 | I Concentrate On You | - |
same session.
| 50105-2 | Serenade In Blue | Verve MGV-2059 |
| 50106-5 | Lullaby Of Broadway | Verve MGV-2059, V6-8775 |
| 50107-2 | I Only Have Eyes For You | Verve MGV-2059 |
| 50108-6 | Chattanooga Choo Choo | - |
| 50109-3 | I Had The Craziest Dream | - |
| 50110-2 | You'll Never Know | Verve MGV-2059, V6-8775 |
| 50111-3 | Time On My Hands | Verve MGV-2059 |
| 50112-4 | Great Day | - |
| 50113-3 | More Than You Know | - |
| 50114-7 | Carioca | - |
| 50115-1 | Without A Song | - |
| 50116-6 | Drums In My Heat | - |
same session.
| 50117-3 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Verve MGV-2053 |
| 50118-4 | Supper Time | - |
| 50119-4 | I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket | - |
| 50120-4 | Change Partners | - |
| 50121-2 | The Song Is Ended | - |
| 50122-1 | Cheek To Cheek | - |
| 50123-4 | I Used To Be Color Blind | - |
| 50124-1 | You're Laughing At Me | - |
| 50125-4 | Top Hat, White Tie And Tails | - |
| 50126-1 | How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
| 50127-1 | Isn't It A Lovely Day | - |
| 50128-1 | (You Forgot To) Remember | Verve MGV-2053, V/V6-8700 |
same session.
| 50129-1 | As Long As I Live | Verve MGV-2060 |
| 50130-3 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | - |
| 50131-2 | Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive | - |
| 50132-4 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
| 50133-1 | I've Got The World On A String | - |
| 50134-1 | That Old Black Magic | - |
| 50135 | Let's Fall In Love | - |
| 50136-1 | Stormy Weather | - |
| 50137-2 | Over The Rainbow | Verve MGV-2060, V6-8775 |
| 50138-3 | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | Verve MGV-2060 |
| 50139-1 | The Man That Got Away | - |
| 50140-3 | Ill Wind | - |
same session.
| 50141-5 | When My Sugar Walks Down The Street | Verve MGV-2061 |
| 50142-1 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | Verve MGV-2061, V/V6-8700 |
| 50143-3 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Verve MGV-2061 |
| 50144-1 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 50145-1 | I'm In The Mood For Love | - |
| 50146-2 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | - |
| 50147-2 | I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night | - |
| 50148-2 | Digga Digga Doo | - |
| 50149-5 | You're A Sweetheart | - |
| 50150-1 | I Feel A Song Comin' On | - |
| 50151-1 | Lost In A Fog | - |
| 50152-2 | Can't Get Out Of This Mood | - |
* Verve MGV-8351 The Jazz Soul Of Oscar Peterson 1960
= Verve MGVS-6116 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68351 - 1961
* Verve V/V6-8700 Oscar Peterson - Thoroughly Modern 'Twenties 1967
* Verve MGV-2055 Oscar Peterson Plays The Duke Ellington Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6086 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62055 - 1961
* Verve 2-V6S-8818 Various Artists - A Tribute To Duke Ellington "We Love You Madly" 1973
* Verve MGV-2054 Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6085 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62054 - 1961
* Verve V6-8775 Oscar Peterson Plays The Academy Awards - Oscar's 1969
* Verve MGV-2057 Oscar Peterson Plays The Richard Rodgers Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6088 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62057 - 1961
* Verve MGV-2056 Oscar Peterson Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6087 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62056 - 1961
* Verve MGV-2052 Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6083 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62052 - 1961
* Verve MGV-2059 Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books 1959
= Verve MGVS-6090 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62059 - 1961
* Verve MGV-2053 Oscar Peterson Plays The Irving Berlin Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6084 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62053 - 1961
* Verve MGV-2060 Oscar Peterson Plays The Harold Arlen Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6091 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62060 - 1961
* Verve MGV-2061 Oscar Peterson Plays The Jimmy McHugh Song Book 1959
= Verve MGVS-6092 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-62061 - 1961
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 1959
| 22775-16 | Lorelei | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26433-7 | Shall We Dance? | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26434-3 | That Certain Feeling | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26435-7 | What Love Has Done To Me | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26436-7 | Boy Wanted | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26437-3 | Half Of It Dearie Blues | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
* Verve MGV-4028 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Five 1959
= Verve MGVS-6081 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
* Verve MGV-4027 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four 1959
= Verve MGVS-6080 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4025 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two 1959
= Verve MGVS-6078 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4026 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three 1959
= Verve MGVS-6079 - 1960
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 16, 1959
| 26438-6 | 'S Wonderful | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26439-3 | Who Cares | - |
| 26440-8 | Treat Me Rough | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26441-3 | Strike Up The Band | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26442-12 | Samson And Delilah | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26443-3 | By Strauss | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
* Verve MGV-4025 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two 1959
= Verve MGVS-6078 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
* Verve MGV-4027 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four 1959
= Verve MGVS-6080 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4026 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three 1959
= Verve MGVS-6079 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4024 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume One 1959
= Verve MGVS-6077 - 1960
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 1959
| 26444-11 | My Cousin From Milwaukee | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26445-9 | Things Are Looking Up | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26446-5 | Stiff Upper Lip | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26447-12 | Oh So Nice | Verve MGV-4028, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26448-5 | Just Another Rhumba | Verve MGV-4024, MGV-4029-5 |
* Verve MGV-4025 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two 1959
= Verve MGVS-6078 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
* Verve MGV-4024 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume One 1959
= Verve MGVS-6077 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4026 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three 1959
= Verve MGVS-6079 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4028 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Five 1959
= Verve MGVS-6081 - 1960
The Fraternity Brothers
The Fraternity Brothers, vocal group.
July 17, 1959
| 26468-16 | Too Soon | Verve unissued |
| 26469-14 | Coralee | - |
| 26470-32 | Mine | - |
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, July 18, 1959
| 26449-6 | Somebody From Somewhere | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26450-4 | Love Is Sweeping The Country | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26451-6 | For You, For Me, Forevermore | Verve MGV-4026, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26452-6 | Are Not You Kind Of Glad We Did | - |
| 26453-4 | Isn't It A Pity | Verve MGV-4027, MGV-4029-5, VE-2-2525 |
| 26454-6 | My Real American Folk Song | Verve MGV-4025, MGV-4029-5 |
* Verve MGV-4025 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two 1959
= Verve MGVS-6078 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4027 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four 1959
= Verve MGVS-6080 - 1960
* Verve MGV-4026 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three 1959
= Verve MGVS-6079 - 1960
* Verve VE-2-2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook 1978
Kid Ory And Henry Allen
Henry "Red" Allen, trumpet; Kid Ory, trombone, vocal; Bob McCracken, clarinet; Cedric Haywood, piano; Frank Haggerty, guitar; Charles Oden or Morty Corb, bass; Alton Redd, drums, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, July 19, 1959
| 26419-1 | Tishomingo Blues | Verve MGV-1018 |
| 26420-1 | (I Wish I Was In) Peoria | - |
| 26421-2 | Sister Kate (Keep Off Katie's Head) | - |
| 26422-2 | Christopher Columbus | Verve MGV-1020 |
| 26423-2 | Some Of These Days | - |
| 26424-2 | In The Mood | Verve MGV-1018 |
| 26425-1 | Lazy River | Verve MGV-1020 |
| 26426-3 | Come Back Sweet Papa | - |
| 26427-1 | San | - |
| 26428-1 | Tuxedo Junction | - |
| 26429-1 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Verve MGV-1018 |
| 26430-1 | I Got Rhythm | Verve MGV-1020 |
| 26431-1 | Honeysuckle Rose | Verve MGV-1018 |
| 26432-2 | Blues For Jimmy Noone | Verve MGV-1018, MGV-8341 |
* Verve MGV-1018 Red Allen Meets Kid Ory 1959
= Verve MGVS-6076 - 1960
* Verve MGV-1020, MGVS-6121 Kid Ory And Red Allen - We've Got Rhythm 1960
* Verve MGV-8341 Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record 1959
Louis Bellson And His Orchestra
John Audino, Guido Bassio, Ralph Clark, Fred Thompson, trumpet; Nick DiMaio, Earl Swope, trombone; Juan Tizol, valve trombone; Joe DeAngeli, French horn; Aaron Sachs, clarinet, tenor sax; Herb Geller, Oliver Nelson, alto sax; George Nicholas, tenor sax; George Perry, baritone sax; Jack Arnold, vibes; Ed Diamond, piano; Lawrence Lucie or Tony Rizzi, guitar; Charles Parham, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 1959
| 26455-4 | The Hawk Talks | Verve MGV-2123 |
| 26456-9 | Don't Be That Way | - |
| 26457-3 | Blast Off | - |
| 26458-1 | Drum Foolery | Verve V-10199, MGV-2123 |
| 26459-5 | It's Music Time | Verve MGV-2123 |
* Verve MGV-2123 Louis Bellson, His Drums And Orchestra - The Brilliant Bellson Sound 1959
= Verve MGVS-6093 - 1960
* Verve V-10199 Louis Bellson - Drum Foolery / Satin Doll 1960
The Jimmy Giuffre 4
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1959
| 26222 | I've Got Those Blues | Verve MGV-8361 |
| 26223 | I'm Old Fashioned | - |
| 26224 | I Hear Red | - |
| 26225 | The Boy Next Door | - |
| 26226 | Stella By Starlight | - |
| 26227 | Problems | - |
* Verve MGV-8361, MGVS-6130 The Jimmy Giuffre 4 - Ad Lib 1960
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor, baritone sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, August 6 and 7, 1959
| 50026-4 | Ray's Time | Verve MGV-8337 |
| 50027-11 | The Easy Way | - |
| 50028-13 | Time Enough | Verve MGV-8337, MGV-8341 |
| 50029-7 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Verve MGV-8337 |
| 50030-1 | Montage | - |
| 50031-1 | Mack The Knife | - |
| 50032-2 | A Dream | - |
| 50033-4 | Off Center | - |
| 50034-1 | Careful | - |
* Verve MGV-8337 The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - The Easy Way 1959
= Verve MGVS-6095 - 1960
* Verve MGV-8341 Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record 1959
Stuff Smith Quartet
Stuff Smith, violin; John Eaton, piano; Lewis Powers, bass; Harry Saunders, drums; Shirley Horn, vocal.
Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, DC, August 7, 1959
| 26471-3 | 'S Wonderful | Verve MGV-8339 |
| 26472-3 | A Foggy Day | unissued |
| 26473-5 | I Loves You, Porgy | - |
| 26474-5 | Somebody Loves Me | Verve MGV-8339 |
| 26475-1 | Strike Up The Band | - |
| 26476-3 | Oh, Lady Be Good | - |
| 26477-5 | Fascinating Rhythm | unissued |
| 26478-1 | The Man I Love | Verve MGV-8339 |
| 26479-2 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | - |
| 26480-4 | Love Is Here To Stay | unissued |
| 26481-5 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Verve MGV-8339 |
* Verve MGV-8339 Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle 1959
= Verve MGVS-6097 - 1960
Jimmy Giuffre Trio
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor, baritone sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass.
Playboy Jazz Festival, Chicago, IL, August 8, 1959
| Song Of The Wind | Playboy PB1959 |
* Playboy PB1959, PB1959S The Playboy Jazz All-Stars Volume 3 1960
Coleman Hawkins Quartet
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Ed Higgins, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.
Playboy Jazz Festival, Chicago, IL, August 9, 1959
| 62VK469 | 63VK640 | Body And Soul | Playboy PB1959; Verve PR-2-3, V/V6-8568 |
* Playboy PB1959, PB1959S The Playboy Jazz All-Stars Volume 3 1960
* Verve PR-2-3 Various Artists - The Greatest Names In Jazz 1962
* Verve V/V6-8568 The Essential Coleman Hawkins 1963
Louis Bellson And His Orchestra
John Audino, Guido Bassio, Ralph Clark, Fred Thompson, trumpet; Nick DiMaio, Earl Swope, trombone; Juan Tizol, valve trombone; Joe DeAngeli, French horn; Aaron Sachs, clarinet, tenor sax; Herb Geller, Oliver Nelson, alto sax; George Nicholas, tenor sax; George Perry, baritone sax; Jack Arnold, vibes; Ed Diamond, piano; Lawrence Lucie or Tony Rizzi, guitar; Charles Parham, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 10, 1959
| 26460-2 | Satin Doll | Verve V-10199, MGV-2123 |
| 26461-4 | Summer Night | Verve MGV-2123 |
| 26462-6 | It Don't Mean A Thing | - |
| 26463-2 | Speak Low | - |
| 26464-4 | (You Are My) Lucky Star | - |
| 26465-1 | So Long Blues | - |
* Verve MGV-2123 Louis Bellson, His Drums And Orchestra - The Brilliant Bellson Sound 1959
= Verve MGVS-6093 - 1960
* Verve V-10199 Louis Bellson - Drum Foolery / Satin Doll 1960
The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots, doo-wop group; Benny Carter, arranger, conductor; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, August 20, 1959
| 22858-5 | Nobody Knows But My Baby | unissued |
| 22859-4 | Millions Of People | Verve MGV-2124 |
| 22860-6 | Secret Love | Verve V-10198, MGV-2124 |
| 22861-6 | How Long Is A Moment | Verve MGV-2124 |
| 22862-1 | Let Me Be Your Love | - |
| 22863-8 | Some Other Spring | - |
* Verve MGV-2124 The Ink Spots Favorites 1959
= Verve MGVS-6096 - 1960
* Verve V-10198 The Ink Spots - Secret Love / A Little Bird Told Me 1960
Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra
Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA?, August 20, 1959
| 26492-10 | Ambulatory Suite: March Of The Swiss Soldiers | Verve V-10194, MGV-4029-5 |
| 26493-8 | Ambulatory Suite: Promenade (Waling The Dog) | - |
| 26494-9 | Ambulatory Suite: Fidgety Feet | Verve MGV-4029-5 |
| 26495-10 | Ambulatory Suite: Prelude I | - |
| 26496-19 | Ambulatory Suite: Prelude III | - |
| 26497-2 | Ambulatory Suite: Prelude II | - |
* Verve MGV-4029-5 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books 1958
= Verve MGVS-6082-5 - 1960
* Verve V-10194 Nelson Riddle - Ambulatory Suite: March Of The Swiss Soldiers / Ambulatory Suite: Promenade (Waling The Dog) 1959
Sylvie Mora
Sylvie Mora, vocal; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, August 24, 1959
| 22864-4 | One More For My Baby (And One More For The Road) | Verve V-10197 |
| 22865-5 | Summertime | Verve V-10184 |
| 22866-3 | Taboo | Verve V-10197 |
| 22867-7 | Misirlou | Verve V-10184 |
| 22868-1 | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | unissued |
| 22869-6 | After You've Gone | - |
* Verve V-10197 Sylvie Mora - One More For My Baby (And One More For The Road) / Taboo 1960
* Verve V-10184 Sylvie Mora - Summertime / Misirlou 1959
The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots, doo-wop group; Benny Carter, arranger, conductor; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1959
| 22870-5 | The Record | unissued |
| 22871-3 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Verve MGV-2124 |
| 22872-4 | It's Over Because We're Through | unissued |
| 22873-5 | Goody Goody | Verve MGV-2124 |
| 22874-4 | Lo And Behold | unissued |
* Verve MGV-2124 The Ink Spots Favorites 1959
= Verve MGVS-6096 - 1960
The Ink Spots
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, August 31, 1959
| 22875-4 | Why'd You Have To | unissued |
| 22876-2 | So Soft, So Tender, So True | - |
| 22877-3 | We'll Meet Again | Verve MGV-2124 |
| 22878-1 | You Can't Tell A Book By Its Cover | - |
| 22879-5 | Honey | - |
| 22880-8 | A Little Bird Told Me | Verve V-10198, MGV-2124 |
| 22881-3 | Why Is It You | unissued |
* Verve MGV-2124 The Ink Spots Favorites 1959
= Verve MGVS-6096 - 1960
* Verve V-10198 The Ink Spots - Secret Love / A Little Bird Told Me 1960
Johnny Twig And His Orchestra
unidentified orchestra, Johnny Twig, leader.
Los Angeles, CA, September 2, 1959
| 22882-8 | Sax-O-Phun | Verve V-10185, MGV-2127 |
| 22883-6 | Jack And Jill | Verve MGV-2127 |
| 22884-9 | Gina (Gooch) | Verve V-10185, MGV-2127 |
| 22885-4 | Scatterbrain | Verve MGV-2127 |
| 22886-4 | Saxema | - |
| 22887 | Saxanella | - |
* Verve MGV-2127, MGVS-6129 Johnny Twig And His Happy Music 1960
* Verve V-10185 Johnny Twig - Sax-O-Phun / Gina (Gooch) 1959
Mel Levin
Mel Levin, vocal?; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, September 3, 1959
| 22888-8 | Fight On For Old | Verve V-10183 |
| 22889-11 | Three Horned Flink | - |
* Verve V-10183 Mel Levin - Fight On For Old / Three Horned Flink 1959
Johnny White
Johnny White, vocal?; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, September 3, 1959
| 22890-4 | Christmas Seal Song | Verve V-10187 |
| 22891-4 | Christmas Seal Boogie | - |
* Verve V-10187 Johnny White - Christmas Seal Song / Christmas Seal Boogie 1959
Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Marty Paich, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, September 3, 1959
| 22892-6 | Like Young | Verve V-10189, MGV-4036 |
| 22893-6 | Cool Breeze | Verve MGV-4036 |
* Verve MGV-4036 Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy! 1960
= Verve MGVS-6102 - not released
= Verve MGVS-64036 - 1961
* Verve V-10189 Ella Fitzgerald - Like Young / Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar 1959
Ella Fitzgerald With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Russell Garcia, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, September 3, 1959
| 22894-4 | Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar | Verve V-10189, MGV-4036 |
| 22895-4 | The Christmas Song | Verve V-10186 |
| 22896-4 | The Secret Of Christmas | - |
* Verve MGV-4036 Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy! 1960
= Verve MGVS-6102 - not released
= Verve MGVS-64036 - 1961
* Verve V-10189 Ella Fitzgerald - Like Young / Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar 1959
* Verve V-10186 Ella Fitzgerald - The Christmas Song / The Secret Of Christmas 1959
Jorge Sevilla Solo
Jorge Sevilla, guitar.
Los Angeles, CA, September 11, 1959
| 22897 | Prelude No. 1 | Verve MGV-8342 |
| 22898 | Prelude No. 2 | - |
| 22899 | Prelude No. 3 | - |
| 22900 | Nocturne | - |
| 22901 | Etude | - |
* Verve MGV-8342 The Incredible Guitar Of Jorge Sevilla 1960
= Verve MGVS-6103 - not released
The Dispoto Sisters
The Dispoto Sisters, vocal group; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, September 12, 1959
| 22902 | Willy Claus | Verve V-10188 |
| 22903 | Whistlin' Walk To Mistletoe | - |
| 22904 | Timber | Verve V-10202 |
| 22905 | Let's Have A Party Tonight | - |
* Verve V-10188 The Dispoto Sisters - Whistlin' Walk To Mistletoe / Willy Claus 1959
* Verve V-10202 The Dispoto Sisters - Let's Have A Party Tonight / Timber 1960
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks, vocal; and others.
Los Angeles, CA?, September 21, 1959
| 22906-12 | Dis Train | unissued |
| 22907-8 | Birmingham Train | Verve V-10191, MGV-2126 |
| 22908-6 | A Girl Like You | Verve V-10191 |
| 22909-10 | Plans | unissued |
* Verve MGV-2126 Randy Sparks - Walkin' The Low Road 1960
* Verve V-10191 Randy Sparks - Birmingham Train / A Girl Like You 1959
The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet
The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet.
circa September 21, 1959???
| 22910-9 | Introduction And Scherzo | Verve MGV-4037 |
| 22911-8 | Serenade Comique | Verve V-10201, MGV-4037 |
| 22912-2 | Amusante | Verve MGV-4037 |
| 22912-7 | Sentimentale | - |
| 22912-16 | Animee | - |
* Verve MGV-4037, MGVS-6111 The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - French Impressions 1960
* Verve V-10201 The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - Serenade Comique / Maid With The Flaxen Hair 1960
Jorge Sevilla Solo
Jorge Sevilla, guitar.
Los Angeles, CA?, September 25, 1959
| 22913 | Etude In E Flat Minor | Verve MGV-8342 |
| 22914 | Waltz Minor | - |
| 22915 | Mazurka | - |
| 22916 | C Sharp Minor Waltz | - |
| 22917 | Prelude | - |
* Verve MGV-8342 The Incredible Guitar Of Jorge Sevilla 1960
= Verve MGVS-6103 - not released
Jimmy Witherspoon
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Paul Moer, piano; Groove Holmes, organ; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Jimmy Bond, bass; Frank Butler, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, September, 1959
| 100865 | Tell Him I Was Flyin' Part One | Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100866 | Goin' To Chicago Blues | - |
| 100867 | In Blues | - |
| 100868 | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | - |
| 100869 | Loser's Blues | - |
| 100870 | Please Send Me Someone To Love | - |
| 100871 | Life's Highway | - |
| 100872 | Cry The Blues | - |
| 100873 | Out Blues | - |
| 100874 | Since I Fell For You | - |
| 100875 | Everything | - |
| 100876 | Tell Him I Was Flyin' Part Two | - |
* Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 Various Artists - The Blues Box 1966
George Lewis Band
Andrew "Andy" Anderson, trumpet, vocal; Bob Mielke, trombone; George Lewis, clarinet; Joe Robichaux, piano; Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, bass; Joe Watkins, drums, vocal.
Chicago, IL, October 7, 1959
| 22918-2 | Memphis Blues | Verve MGV-1019 |
| 22919-1 | There's Yes, Yes In Your Eyes | - |
| 22920-2 | Panama | - |
| 22921-1 | Beale Street Blues | - |
| 22922-3 | Louisiana | - |
| 22923-1 | Salty Dog | - |
| 22924-2 | Second Line | - |
| 22925-5 | Milenberg Joys | - |
* Verve MGV-1019, MGVS-6113 George Lewis And His Orchestra - Blues From The Bayou 1960
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; David Lee, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
London, England, October 7, 1959
| Crazy Man Blues | Columbia (E) 33SX 1223 | |
| Doctor Brownie's Blues | - | |
| Fighting A Losing Battle | - | |
| Hound Dog Blues | - | |
| I Need A Lover | - | |
| I Was Born With The Blues | - | |
| I'll Put A Spell On You | - | |
| Jet Plane Blues | - | |
| Rockin' And Whoopin' | - | |
| Sonny's Easy Rider | - | |
| Taking Harmonica Blues | - | |
| Walk On | - |
* Columbia (E) 33SX 1223 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion 1960
= Verve V/V6-3008 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion 1961
George Lewis Band
Andrew "Andy" Anderson, trumpet, vocal; Bob Mielke, trombone; George Lewis, clarinet; Joe Robichaux, piano; Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, bass; Joe Watkins, drums, vocal.
Chicago, IL, October 8, 1959
| 22926-2 | Oh Mary, Don't You Weep | Verve MGV-1021 |
| 22927 | not used | |
| 22928-2 | Doctor Jazz | Verve MGV-1021 |
| 22929-2 | 2:19 Blues | - |
| 22930-8 | Bugle Boy March | - |
| 22931-2 | Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall | - |
| 22932-1 | Royal Telephone | - |
| 22933-1 | Chant Of The Tuxedos | - |
| 22934-4 | The Old Spinning Wheel | - |
* Verve MGV-1021, MGVS-6122 George Lewis And His Orchestra - Dr. Jazz 1960
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, October 12, 1959
| 22935-1 | Oh Dey's So Fresh And Fine (Strawberry Woman) | Verve MGV-8340 |
| 22936-1 | It Ain't Necessarily So | - |
| 22937-1 | I Wants To Stay Here (aka I Loves You, Porgy) | - |
| 22938-1 | Summertime | - |
| 22939-2 | Here Comes De Honey Man | - |
| 22940-2 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now | - |
| 22941-11 | Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way | - |
| 22942-6 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' | - |
| 22943-2 | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | - |
| 22944-9 | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York | - |
| 22951-3 | 62VK438? | Scarborough Junction | unissued |
* Verve MGV-8340 Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess 1959
= Verve MGVS-6098 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68340 - 1961
Johnny Twig And His Orchestra
unidentified orchestra, Johnny Twig, leader.
Los Angeles, CA, October 21, 1959
| 22945 | Lassus Trombone | Verve MGV-2127 |
| 22946 | Doo Whack-A-Doo | - |
| 22947 | Happy Blues | - |
| 22948 | Twig | - |
| 22949 | Ballin' The Jack | - |
| 22950 | Narcissus | - |
* Verve MGV-2127, MGVS-6129 Johnny Twig And His Happy Music 1960
Stuff Smith Quartet
Stuff Smith, violin; Paul Smith, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Sid Bulkin, drums.
United Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 1959
| 22952-4 | What Cha Gonna Do When You Dance Past 42 | unissued |
| 22953-2 | Blue Violin | Verve MGV-8339 |
| 22954-2 | Undecided | - |
| 22955-2 | Nice And Warm | - |
| 22956-2 | Take The "A" Train | - |
* Verve MGV-8339 Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle 1959
= Verve MGVS-6097 - 1960
The Randy Van Horne Singers With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
The Randy Van Horne Singers, including Marni Nixon???, vocal group; unidentified orchestra, Russell Garcia, arranger, conductor.
October 27, 1959
| 22957-13 | The Beards | Verve V-10205 |
| 22958-4 | Huckleberry Haunts My Dog | unissued |
| 22959-6 | Get Offa The Telephone | Verve V-10205 |
| 22960-5 | The Dipsy Doodle | unissued |
* Verve V-10205 The Caltones - The Beards / Get Offa The Telephone 1960
Lee Konitz With Jimmy Giuffre Orchestra
Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Phil Sunkel, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Billy Byers, trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Bill Evans, piano; Sonny Dallas, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Jimmy Giuffre, arranger, conductor.
NYC, October 29, 1959
| 22961-7 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Verve MGV-8362 |
| 22962-3 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 22963-2 | I Didn't Know About You | - |
| 22964-3 | Everything I've Got Belongs To You | - |
* Verve MGV-8362, MGVS-6131 Lee Konitz - You And Lee 1960
Lee Konitz With Jimmy Giuffre Orchestra
Jim Hall, guitar; replaces Evans.
NYC, October 30, 1959
| 22965-11 | Out Of This World | Verve MGV-8362 |
| 22966-6 | You Are Too Beautiful | - |
| 22967-1 | The More I See You | - |
| 22968-5 | You're Driving Me Crazy | - |
* Verve MGV-8362, MGVS-6131 Lee Konitz - You And Lee 1960
Gerry Mulligan - Ben Webster Quintet
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, November 3, 1959
| 22971 | 62VK444 | In A Mellow Tone | unissued |
| 22972 | What Is This Thing Called Love | - |
| 22973 | 62VK461 | Chelsea Bridge | Verve MGV-8343 |
| 22974 | 63VK620 | Go Home | - |
| 22975 | 63VK618 | Who's Got Rhythm | - |
| 22976 | 62VK454 | For Bessie | unissued |
* Verve MGV-8343, MGVS-6104 Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster 1960
= Verve MGVS-68343 - 1961
= Verve V/V6-8534 - 1963
The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet
The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet.
Los Angeles, CA, November 5, 1959
| 22977-16 | Scherzo | Verve MGV-4037 |
| 22977-7 | - | unissued |
| 22977-8 | - | - |
| 22978-3 | Andante | Verve MGV-4037 |
| 22978-4 | - | unissued |
| 22979-8 | La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (as Maid With The Flaxen Hair) | Verve V-10201, MGV-4037 |
| 22980-3 | Soir | Verve MGV-4037 |
* Verve MGV-4037, MGVS-6111 The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - French Impressions 1960
* Verve V-10201 The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - Serenade Comique / Maid With The Flaxen Hair 1960
Oscar Peterson Trio With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums; unidentified orchestra, Russell Garcia, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA?, November 5, 1959
| 22981-6 | Con Alma | Verve MGV-8364, 2-V6S-8810, V3HB-8842 |
| 22982-2 | Blues For Big Scotia | Verve 2-V6S-8810 |
| 22982-5 | - | Verve MGV-8364 |
| 22983-1 | The Spirit Feel | Verve MGV-8364, 2-V6S-8810 |
| 22984-7 | Stockholm Sweetnin' | - |
| 22985-6 | Cubano Chant | - |
| 22986-6 | Little Pea's Blues | - |
| 22987-3 | Close Your Eyes | Verve MGV-8364, V/V6-8740, 2-V6S-8810 |
| 22988-4 | I Lead A Charmed Life | Verve 2-V6S-8810 |
| O.P. | Verve MGV-8364 |
* Verve MGV-8364, MGVS-6119 Swinging Brass With The Oscar Peterson Trio 1960
= Verve MGVS-68364 - 1961
* Verve 2-V6S-8810 The Oscar Peterson Collection 1972
* Verve V3HB-8842 Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement 1974
* Verve V/V6-8740 Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train Vol. 2 1968
Ben Webster With The Oscar Peterson Trio
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, November 6, 1959
| 22989-6 | Sunday | Verve MGV-8349, VSP/VSPS-24 |
| 22990-1 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Verve MGV-8349 |
| 22991-4 | The Touch Of Your Lips | - |
| 22992-3 | In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning | - |
| 22993-1 | This Can't Be Love | - |
| 22994-1 | Bye Bye Blackbird | - |
| 22995-3 | How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
* Verve MGV-8349, MGVS-6114 Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson 1960
= Verve VE-2-2536 Ben Webster - Soulville 1980
* Verve VSP/VSPS-24 Various Artists - The Jazz Round 1966
The Four Holidays
The Four Holidays, vocal group.
November 10, 1959
| 22996 | I've Loved You | unissued |
| 22997 | Join At The Drive In | - |
| 22998 | Love 'Ya Baby | Verve V-10204 |
| 22999 | I Don't Wanna Got To School | - |
* Verve V-10204 The Four Holidays - Love 'Ya Baby / I Don't Wanna Got To School 1960
Gerry Mulligan - Johnny Hodges Quintet
Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax #1-6,8; Claude Williamson, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, November 17, 1959
| 1. 50171-2 | 63VK421 | Bunny | Verve MGV-8367 |
| 2. 50172-8 | 63VK425 | 18 Carrots For Rabbit | - |
| 3. 50173-3 | 63VK426 | Shady Side | - |
| 4. 50174 | TWA | unissued |
| 5. 50175-1 | 63VK424 | What It's All About | Verve MGV-8367 |
| 6. 50176 | Untitled | unissued |
| 7. 50177-3 | 63VK422 | What's The Rush | Verve MGV-8367 |
| 8. 50178-4 | 63VK423 | Back Beat | - |
* Verve MGV-8367 Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges 1960
= Verve MGVS-6137 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68367 - 1961
= Verve V/V6-8536 - 1963
The Fraternity Brothers
The Fraternity Brothers, vocal group; and others.
Los Angeles, CA?, November 29, 1959
| 23000-3 | Moonlight And Roses | Verve V-10195 |
| 23001-8 | Darling, Darling (as Dearest Darling) | - |
| 23002-4 | And This Is My Beloved | unissued |
| 23003-4 | Come Closer To Me | - |
| 23004-2 | The Big Hurt | - |
* Verve V-10195 The Fraternity Brothers - Moonlight And Roses / Darling, Darling (Dearest Darling) 1960
Gerry Mulligan - Ben Webster Quintet
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 2, 1959
| 23005-4 | Fajista | unissued |
| 23006-2 | 63VK619 | Tell Me When | Verve MGV-8343 |
| 23007-3 | Blues In B Flat | unissued |
| 23007-4 | - | - |
| 23008-6 | 63VK616 | The Cat Walk | Verve MGV-8343 |
| 23009-2 | 63VK617 | Sunday | Verve MGV-8343, VSP/VSPS-24 |
| 23009-3 | - | unissued |
* Verve MGV-8343, MGVS-6104 Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster 1960
= Verve MGVS-68343 - 1961
= Verve V/V6-8534 - 1963
* Verve VSP/VSPS-24 Various Artists - The Jazz Round 1966
Paul Smith
Paul Smith, piano; and others.
Los Angeles, CA?, December 4, 1959
| 26512 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | Verve unissued |
| 26513 | 'S Wonderful | - |
| 26514 | The Nearness Of You | - |
The Paul Smith Trio
Paul Smith, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 8 and 9, 1959
| 26515 | The Big Men | Verve MGV-2130 |
| 26516 | 'S Wonderful | - |
| 26517 | Suze Blooze | - |
| 26518 | Tea For Two | - |
| 26519 | Cheek To Cheek | - |
| 26520 | Yesterdays | - |
| 26521 | Theme For Theresa | - |
| 26522 | It Never Entered My Mind | - |
| 26523 | The Big Bad Wolf | - |
* Verve MGV-2130, MGVS-6135 The Paul Smith Trio - The Big Men 1960
Basso-Valdambrini Octet
Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Mario Pezzotta, trombone; Attilio Donadio, alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax; Lars Gullin, baritone sax; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums.
Milan, Italy, December 10, 1959
| 23165 | Fascinating Rhythm | Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007 |
| 23167 | Fata Morgana | - |
* Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007; Verve MGV-20011, MGVS-6152 The Basso-Valdambrini Octet - New Sound From Italy 1960
Lee Konitz and others
Lee Konitz, alto sax; and others.
NYC, December 12 and 17, 1959
| 50153 | Baby | Verve unissued |
| 50154 | This Thing | - |
| 50155 | Late Start | - |
| 50156 | Stretchin' Out Part 1 | - |
| 50157 | Stretchin' Out Part 2 | - |
| 50158 | Nice | - |
| 50159 | Four Pence | - |
| 50160 | That Thing | - |
| 50161 | Time In | - |
Tal Farlow
Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass.
NYC, December 15 and 16, 1959
| 26539-12 | A Foggy Day | Verve MGV-8370 |
| 26540 | Telefunky | unissued |
| 26541-4 | Sweet Lorraine | Verve MGV-8370 |
| 26542 | Telefunky | - |
Frank Wess, flute, tenor, alto sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26537-1 | Blue Funk | - |
| 26538-1 | Wess Side | - |
Frank Wess, flute, tenor, alto sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26530-7 | Saratoga | - |
| 26533 | The Man In My Life | - |
Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26534-4 | As Long As I Live | Verve MGV-8371 |
| 26535-4 | Blues In The Night | - |
| 26536-10 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
Frank Wess, tenor sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26531-3 | Hit The Road To Dreamland | - |
| 26532-7 | Lessons In Love | - |
Benny Powell, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26527-10 | Petticoat High | - |
| 26528-6 | One Step - Two Step | - |
| 26529-4 | For Every Man There's A Woman | - |
* Verve MGV-8370, MGVS-6143 The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow 1960
* Verve MGV-8371 Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen 1960
= Verve MGVS-6144 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68371 - 1961
Earl Humphreys With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
Earl Humphreys, vocal; Russell Garcia And His Orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA, December 16, 17 and 18, 1959
| 23018-12 | If I Should Lose You | Verve MGV-2129 |
| 23019-18 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You | - |
| 23020-14 | What's New | - |
| 23021-5 | I Remember You | - |
| 23022-10 | Too Late Now | - |
| 23023-8 | It's Easy To Remember | - |
| 23024-5 | Time After Time | - |
| 23025-6 | Midnight Sun | - |
| 23026-7 | A Handful Of Stars | - |
| 23027-10 | When I Go, I Go All The Way | - |
| 23028-9 | Mam'selle | - |
| 23029-5 | All The Things You Are | - |
* Verve MGV-2129, MGVS-6136 Earl Humphreys - I Remember You 1960
Basso-Valdambrini Octet
Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Mario Pezzotta, trombone; Attilio Donadio, alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax; Lars Gullin, baritone sax; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums.
Milan, Italy, December 17, 1959
| 23168 | How About You | Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007 |
| 23170 | Peter In April | - |
* Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007; Verve MGV-20011, MGVS-6152 The Basso-Valdambrini Octet - New Sound From Italy 1960
Basso-Valdambrini Octet
Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Mario Pezzotta, trombone; Glauco Masetti, alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax; Lars Gullin, baritone sax; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums.
Milan, Italy, December 21, 1959
| 23164 | Indiana | Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007 |
| 23166 | Blues Of Gassman | - |
* Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007; Verve MGV-20011, MGVS-6152 The Basso-Valdambrini Octet - New Sound From Italy 1960
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 21, 1959
| 26551-3 | Blue Devil Blues | Verve MGV-8374 |
| 26552-1 | Blues Offering | - |
| 26553-7 | Two Had Days Blues | Verve MGV-8377 |
| 26554-1 | Blue Smile | - |
| 26555-9 | Blue Sunday | Verve MGV-8380 |
* Verve MGV-8374, MGVS-6149 Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues 1960
* Verve MGV-8377 The Sonny Stitt Quartet - Saxophone Supremacy 1960
= Verve MGVS-6154 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68377 - 1961
* Verve MGV-8380 Sonny Stitt Swings The Most 1960
= Verve MGVS-6162 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68380 - 1961
The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet
The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet.
Los Angeles, CA, December 22, 1959
| 23010-7 | La Plus Que Lente | Verve MGV-4037 |
| 23011-2 | Goguenardise | - |
| 23012-9 | Cantilene | - |
| 23013-4 | Andante Et Scherzetto | unissued |
| 23014-1 | - | - |
| 23015-1 | Chanson D'autrefois | Verve MGV-4037 |
| 23016-4 | La Veillee De L'ange Gardien | - |
| 23017-3 | Chanson De La Grandmaman | - |
* Verve MGV-4037, MGVS-6111 The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - French Impressions 1960
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 22, 1959
| 26556-1 | Morning After Blues | Verve MGV-8374 |
| 26557-3 | Home Free Blues | - |
| 26558-3 | Blue Prelude | - |
| 26559-8 | Frankie And Johnny | - |
| 26560-1 | Birth Of The Blues | - |
| 26561-3 | Hymnal Blues | - |
* Verve MGV-8374, MGVS-6149 Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues 1960
Basso-Valdambrini Octet
Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Mario Pezzotta, trombone; Glauco Masetti, alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax; Attilio Donadio, baritone sax; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums.
Milan, Italy, December 23, 1959
| 23169 | There Will Never Be Another You | Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007 |
| 23171 | How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
* Jolly Hi-Fi Records (It) LPJ 5007; Verve MGV-20011, MGVS-6152 The Basso-Valdambrini Octet - New Sound From Italy 1960
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 23, 1959
| 26562-2 | The Gypsy | Verve MGV-8380 |
| 26563-1 | I Cover The Waterfront | Verve MGV-8377 |
| 26564-2 | Lazy Bones | - |
| 26565-3 | It's You Or No One | - |
| 26566-2 | There Is No Greater Love | Verve MGV-8380 |
| 26567-3 | Sunday | Verve MGV-8377 |
| 26568-4 | Jaunty | Verve MGV-8380 |
| 26569-12 | All Of Me | Verve MGV-8377 |
| 26570-8 | Lonesome Road | Verve MGV-8380 |
| 26571-7 | Just Friends | Verve MGV-8377 |
* Verve MGV-8380 Sonny Stitt Swings The Most 1960
= Verve MGVS-6162 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68380 - 1961
* Verve MGV-8377 The Sonny Stitt Quartet - Saxophone Supremacy 1960
= Verve MGVS-6154 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68377 - 1961
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman, comedian.
1959?
| Outside Shelley Berman, Side A | Verve MGV-15007 | |
| Outside Shelley Berman, Side B | - |
same session.
| Booking Agent | ||
| Father & Son | ||
| Introduction | ||
| P.T.A. |
* Verve MGV-15007 Outside Shelley Berman 1959
= Verve MGVS-6107 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-615007 - 1961
= Verve MGV-15008-2 Inside Shelley Berman/Outside Shelley Berman 1959
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters, comedian.
The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 1959?
| Introduction - Flying Saucer | Verve MGV-15009, V-15052 | |
| Western | Verve MGV-15009, V/V6-15047 | |
| Football Game | Verve MGV-15009, V/V6-15041, V/V6-15047 | |
| Airline Pilots | Verve MGV-15009 | |
| Used Pet Shop | Verve MGV-15009, V/V6-15041 | |
| Hip Robin Hood | Verve MGV-15009, V/V6-15041, V/V6-15047, V-15057 | |
| Super Service Station | Verve MGV-15009, V/V6-15047 | |
| Marine Corps | Verve MGV-15009, V/V6-15041 |
* Verve MGV-15009 The Wonderful World Of Jonathan Winters 1959
= Verve MGVS-6099 - 1960
= Verve MGVS-615009 - 1961
* Verve V-15052 Jonathan Winters - The Best Of Maude Frickert & Elwood P. Suggins 1966
* Verve V/V6-15047 Great Moments Of Comedy With Jonathan Winters 1964
* Verve V/V6-15041 Jonathan Winters' Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1964
* Verve V-15057 Jonathan Winters - Movies Are Better Than Ever 1967
Jonathan Winters
same personnel.
1959?
| Introduction | Verve MGV-15011 | |
| Horror Movies | Verve MGV-15011, V-15057 | |
| Amateur Show | Verve MGV-15011 | |
| Commercials | - | |
| Great White Hunter | Verve MGV-15011, V/V6-15041, V/V6-15047, V-15057 | |
| Introduction | Verve MGV-15011 | |
| Scratchy | Verve MGV-15011, V-15057 | |
| Broadway Musical | Verve MGV-15011, V/V6-15047 | |
| Interviews | Verve MGV-15011 | |
| Prison Scene | Verve MGV-15011, V/V6-15041, V/V6-15047, V-15057 |
* Verve MGV-15011, MGVS-6155 Jonathan Winters - Down To Earth 1960
= Verve MGV-15022-3 Jonathan Winters, Shelley Berman, Mort Sahl - The Wit Of America 1961
* Verve V-15057 Jonathan Winters - Movies Are Better Than Ever 1967
* Verve V/V6-15041 Jonathan Winters' Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1964
* Verve V/V6-15047 Great Moments Of Comedy With Jonathan Winters 1964
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl, comedian.
The hungry i, San Francisco, CA, 1959?
| Mort Sahl At The hungry i, Side A | Verve MGV-15012 | |
| Mort Sahl At The hungry i, Side B | - |
* Verve MGV-15012 Mort Sahl At The hungry i 1960
= Verve MGVS-6159 - not released
= Verve MGVS-615012 - 1961
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman, comedian.
1959?
| The Edge Of Shelley Berman, Side A | Verve MGV-15013 | |
| The Edge Of Shelley Berman, Side B | - |
same session.
| Bertrude Stein | ||
| Closing Bit | ||
| Early Caller | ||
| Father & Daughter | ||
| P.T.A. |
* Verve MGV-15013, MGVS-6161 The Edge Of Shelley Berman 1960
= Verve MGVS-615013 - 1961
= Verve MGV-15022-3 Jonathan Winters, Shelley Berman, Mort Sahl - The Wit Of America 1961
Duke Mitchell With Keith Williams Orchestra
Duke Mitchell, vocal; Keith Williams Orchestra.
1959?
| 26211 | I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom | Verve V-10206 |
| 26212 | Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay | - |
* Verve V-10206 Duke Mitchell - I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom / Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay 1960
Andre Previn With David Ross And His Orchestra
Andre Previn, piano; David Ross And His Orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA, 1959?
| 63VK604 | Like Young | Verve V/V6-8565 |
| 63VK606 | Young Man's Lament | - |
| 63VK612 | Young And Tender | - |
* Verve V/V6-8565 The Essential Andre Previn 1963
Arthur Prysock
Arthur Prysock, vocal; and others.
1959
| 101680 | I Worry About You | Old Town 1073, LP 102; Verve V/V6-5011, V6-650-2 |
* Old Town LP 102 Arthur Prysock - I Worry About You 1960
* Verve V/V6-5011 The Best Of Arthur Prysock 1967
* Verve V6-650-2 Arthur Prysock - 24 Karat Hits 1969
* Old Town 1073 Arthur Prysock - My Faith / I Worry About You 1959
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra.
1959
| Mack The Knife | Verve V-10193 |
* Verve V-10193 Ernie Heckscher - Mack The Knife / Limehouse Blues 1959
Arthur Prysock
Arthur Prysock, vocal; Hy Weiss, producer.
1959
| 103519 | The Very Thought Of You | Old Town 1079, LP 102; Verve V/V6-5038 |
Arthur Prysock, vocal; Mort Garson, Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor; Hy Weiss, producer.
| 103521 | For Your Love | Old Town LP 2007; Verve V/V6-5038 |
| 103522 | All Or Nothing At All | Old Town LP 2009; Verve V/V6-5038, V6-650-2 |
| 103523 | He | Old Town LP 2010; Verve V/V6-5038 |
* Old Town LP 102 Arthur Prysock - I Worry About You 1960
* Verve V/V6-5038 The Best Of Arthur Prysock Number 2 1968
* Old Town LP 2007 Arthur Prysock - Everlasting Songs For Everlasting Lovers 1964
* Old Town LP 2009 A Double Header With Arthur Prysock 1965
* Verve V6-650-2 Arthur Prysock - 24 Karat Hits 1969
* Old Town LP 2010 In A Mood With Arthur Prysock 1965
* Old Town 1079 Arthur Prysock - The Very Thought Of You / If Ever I Should Fall In Love 1960
Howard Roberts Quintet
Bill Holman, tenor sax; Pete Jolly, piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, 1959
| 22739 | Will You Still Be Mine | Verve MGV-8305 |
| 22740 | When The Sun Comes Out | Verve MGV-8305, VSP/VSPS-29 |
| 22741 | All The Things You Are | - |
| 22742 | Lover Man | Verve MGV-8305, V/V6-8662 |
| 22743 | Relaxin' At Camarillo | Verve MGV-8305, VSP/VSPS-29 |
| 22744 | Godchild | - |
| 22745 | Easy Living | Verve MGV-8305, V/V6-8662 |
| 22746 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Verve MGV-8305, VSP/VSPS-29 |
| 22747 | The More I See You | - |
| 22748 | Terpsichore | - |
* Verve MGV-8305 Howard Roberts - Good Pickin's 1959
* Verve VSP/VSPS-29 Howard Roberts - The Movin' Man 1966
* Verve V/V6-8662 Howard Roberts - The Velvet Groove 1966
Liane
Liane Augustin, vocal; and others.
Austria, 1959
| 26239 | Show Me | Verve MGV-20010 |
| 26240 | Inconnu Mon Amour | - |
| 26241 | Fantastica | - |
| 26242 | Ananas Aus Caracas | - |
| 26243 | Gondoliere | - |
| 26244 | When I Fall In Love | - |
| 26245 | The Day The Rain Came | - |
| 26246 | Around The World | - |
| 26247 | Flieder Wieder Bluht | - |
| 26248 | Dors Mon Amour | - |
| 26249 | Mille Voite | - |
| 26250 | I Could Write | - |
| 26251 | A Lover (Everybody) | - |
* Verve MGV-20010, MGVS-6127 Liane - With Love From Vienna 1960
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks, vocal; and others.
1959
| 26297-14 | The Diary | Verve MGV-2126 |
| 26298-3 | Donna | - |
* Verve MGV-2126 Randy Sparks - Walkin' The Low Road 1960
The Fraternity Brothers
The Fraternity Brothers, vocal group.
1959
| 26299-2 | Carina | Verve V-10176, MGV-2116, (Swd) V 2037 |
| 26300 | Problems | Verve (Swd) V 2037 |
* Verve MGV-2116 The Fraternity Brothers - Passion Flower 1959
* Verve V-10176 The Fraternity Brothers - Honey Bee / Carina 1959
* Verve (Swd) V 2037 The Fraternity Brothers - Carina / Problems
Phil Nimmons And His Orchestra
Erich Taugott, trumpet; Ross Culley, trombone; Phil Nimmons, clarinet; Jerry Toth, alto sax; Roy Smith, tenor sax; Eddie Karam, baritone sax; Vic Gentro, accordion; Rudy Toth, piano; Ed Bickert, guitar; Murray Lauder, bass; Jack McQuade, drums.
Canada?, 1959
| 26401-3 | Swing Softly | Verve MGV-8376 |
| 26402-5 | Just You, Just Me | - |
| 26403-2 | My Old Flame | - |
| 26404-1 | In A Minor Mode | - |
| 26405-2 | Who Walks | - |
| 26406-4 | Open Country | - |
| 26407-3 | Little Poppy | - |
| 26408-3 | Fascinating Rhythm | - |
| 26409-1 | Kicks | - |
| 26409-2 | Blue Lou | - |
| 26410-1 | Kicks | - |
| 26411 | unknown title | unissued |
| 26412 | - | - |
* Verve MGV-8376, MGVS-6153 Phil Nimmons And His Orchestra - Nimmons 'N' Nine 1960
Andre Previn Band
Andre Previn, piano; Red Mitchell, Whitey Mitchell, bass; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, 1959-1960
| 63VK607 | Get Those Elephants Outa Here | MGM E/SE-3908; Verve V/V6-8565 |
* MGM E/SE-3908 Andre Previn - The Previn Scene... 1961
* Verve V/V6-8565 The Essential Andre Previn 1963
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks, vocal; and others.
circa 1959???
| unknown title | Verve V-10196 | |
| - | - |
* Verve V-10196 Randy Sparks 1960