Sideman discography

This is a discography to Charles Mingus's sideman recordings, where someone else has been the nominal leader of the recording sessions. Discography as leader is also available.

Most of the sessions without album titles or further information haven't been reissued on compact discs to my knowledge, or I haven't seen them anywhere, which is more than possible. Debut sessions are included in The Complete Debut Recordings, so that info hasn't been duplicated, unless they've been issued separately.

Last updated: June 29, 2003

Brief discography

  1. Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (1943, AFRS Jubilee)
  2. Russell Jacquet And His All Stars (1945, Globe)
  3. Billie Holiday: At Jazz At The Philharmonic (1945, Verve)
  4. Howard McGhee And His Combo (1945, Modern Music)
  5. Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra: The Fabulous Apollo Sessions (1945, Apollo)
  6. Wynonie Harris: Meets The Master Saxes (1945, Apollo)
  7. Ernie Andrews And The Baranco Trio (1945, G & G)
  8. Bob Mosley And His All Stars (1945, Beltone)
  9. Dinah Washington: Mellow Mama (1945, Delmark/Apollo)
  10. Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers (1946, Black & White)
  11. Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers (1946, AFRS Jubilee)
  12. Ivie Anderson And Her All Stars (1946, Black & White)
  13. The Stars Of Swing (1946, unknown)
  14. Howard McGhee And His Orchestra (1946, Melodisc)
  15. Darby Hicks Quartette: Got No Lead In My Pencil / Let's Go Again (1946, Indigo)
  16. Darby Hicks Quartet (1946, Indigo)
  17. Gene Morris Quintet (1946, Cleartone)
  18. Gerry Wiggins (1947, private recording)
  19. Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra (1947, Decca)
  20. Lionel Hampton And His Sextet (1947, Decca)
  21. *Lionel Hampton: Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings of Lionel Hampton (1947, Decca)
  22. Earl Hines And His Orchestra/Curley Hamner And His Orchestra (1947, Sunrise/Pickwick/Bravo)
  23. Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra (1948, JDS)
  24. Red Norvo Trio: Move! (1950, Savoy)
  25. Red Norvo Trio: The Savoy Sessions (1950/1951, Savoy)
  26. Red Norvo Trio: The Standard Sessions (1950, Standard)
  27. Charlie Parker: jam session (1951)
  28. Miles Davis: The Birdland Sessions (1951, Charly/Le Jazz)
  29. Billy Taylor Trio (1951, Roost)
  30. Melvin Moore (1951, King)
  31. Jazz '52 (1952, airshot)
  32. Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker (1952, VOA)
  33. Stan Getz Quintet (1952, Alto/Session Disc)
  34. George Wallington: George Wallington Trios (1952, Prestige/OJC)
  35. Charlie Parker: jam session (1952)
  36. Oscar Pettiford Quartet (1952, Roost)
  37. John Mehegan (1952, Perspective)
  38. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (1953, airshot)
  39. Bud Powell Trio (1953, Session Disc)
  40. Bud Powell Trio: Inner Fires (1953, Discovery)
  41. The Gordons (1953, Debut)
    see Debut Rarities Vol. 4
  42. Quintet Of The Year & Bud Powell Trio: The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (1953, Debut/Prestige)
  43. Miles Davis: Blue Haze (1953, Prestige)
  44. Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker And His Orchestra (1953, PolyGram)
  45. Charlie Parker: jam session (1953)
  46. Charlie Parker: jam session (1953)
  47. Charlie Parker: jam session (1953)
  48. Four Trombones: The Debut Recordings (1953, Debut)
  49. Bud Powell Trio With Dizzy Gillespie And Charlie Parker: Summer Session (1953, Session Disc)
  50. Bud Powell: various sessions (1953, Fantasy/airshot)
  51. Sonny Stitt: Stitt For Starters (1953, Roost)
  52. Paul Bley: Introducing Paul Bley (1953, Debut)
  53. Teo Macero: The Best Of Teo Macero (1953, Stash/Debut)
  54. Oscar Pettiford: The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (1953, Debut) LP
  55. *Thad Jones: Thad Jones (1954/55, Debut)
  56. J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding: Jay and Kay (1954, Savoy)
  57. Thad Jones/Don Senay (1954, Debut)
  58. J.J. Johnson: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 (1954, Blue Note) LP
  59. Vin Strong (1954, Regent/Savoy)
  60. Teddy Charles: Evolution (1955, Fantasy/OJC)
  61. *Hazel Scott: Relaxed Piano Moods (1955, Debut)
  62. John Mehegan Trio (1955, Savoy)
  63. Wally Cirillo Quartet (1955, Savoy)
    see Jazz Composers Workshop (1955, Savoy)
  64. Little Jimmy Scott (1955, Savoy) LP
  65. Thad Jones/John Dennis: Jazz Collaboration (1955, Debut)
  66. John Dennis: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5 - New Piano Expressions (1955, Debut)
  67. Ralph Sharon All Star Sextet (1955, London)
  68. Miles Davis: Blue Moods (1955, Debut/OJC)
  69. Metronome All Stars 1956 (Clef/Verve)
  70. Don Heller: Blame It On My Youth (1956, Epic)
  71. *Quincy Jones: This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1956, ABC)
  72. Teddy Charles Quartet: Word From Bird (1956, Atlantic)
    see Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 (Rhino)
  73. The Birth Of The Third Stream (1957, Columbia)
  74. Hampton Hawes Trio (1957, Jubilee)
    see Charles Mingus Trios (1957, Jazz Door) and
    Mingus Three (1957, Roulette)
  75. Jimmy Knepper Quintet (1957, Debut)
    see Debut Rarities, Vol. 1
  76. Blossom Dearie Trio (1957, VOA)
  77. *Langston Hughes: Weary Blues (1958, Verve)
  78. All Night Long (1961)
  79. *Duke Ellington: Money Jungle (1962, Blue Note)
  80. Pepper Adams (1963, Workshop Jazz)
  81. Lionel Hampton: Presents The Music Of Charles Mingus (1977, Who's Who)
    see Final Work
  82. *Joni Mitchell: Mingus (1979, Asylum)

Detailed discography

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

(P) AFRS Jubilee Info

  1. Dear Old Southland
  2. Ol' Man Mose
Personnel
Probably Louis Armstrong (tp, vcl); Shelton Hemphill, Frank Galbreath, Bernard Flood (tp); Henderson Chambers, George Washington, James Whitney (tb); Rubert Cole (as, cl); Carl Frye (as); Prince Robinson, Joe Garland (ts); Luis Russell (p); Lawrence Lucie (g); Charles Mingus (b); Chick Morrison (d)
Date and place
early 1943, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as AFRS Jubilee 21 or 22
Comments
If Mingus took part in this session, as stated in Hans Westerberg's Armstrong discography, there are several other AFRS transcriptions from this period on which he may be present [Priestley].

AFRS = Armed Forces Radio Service

Russell Jacquet And His All Stars

(P) Globe Info

  1. Penny's Worth Of Boogie
  2. Look What You've Done To Me
Personnel
Russell Jacquet (tp, voc on Look What You've Done To Me); Calvin Boaz (tp); Teddy Edwards (as); Maurice Simon (ts); Arthur Dennis (bars); Bill Davis (p); Charles Mingus (b); Chico Hamilton (d)
Date and place
early 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Globe 105
Comments

Billie Holiday: At Jazz At The Philharmonic

(P) 1994 Verve (314 521 642-2)

  1. Body And Soul
  2. Strange Fruit
Personnel
Billie Holiday (voc); Charles Mingus (b) with others
Date and place
February 12, 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Clef/Verve MGC-169

Howard McGhee And His Combo

(P) Modern Music Info

  1. Deep Meditation
Personnel
Howard McGhee (tp); Teddy Edwards (ts); Vernon Biddle (p); Stanley Morgan (g); Charles Mingus (b); Monk McFay (d)
Date and place
May 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Modern Music 111.
Comments
There is another McGhee session, "Cool Fantasy Pt. 1 & Pt. 2" on Modern Music (20-618) which lists Mingus and Charlie Parker among its personnel. However, that session does not include Mingus nor Parker. Thanks to Uwe Weiler for this information.

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra: The Fabulous Apollo Sessions

(P) Apollo Info

  1. Jacquet Mood
  2. Wondering And Thinking Of You
  3. Jacquet Mood (Merle's Mood)
  4. Memories Of You (Blake)
  5. Bottoms Up
  6. Merle's Mood
  7. What's This
  8. (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance (Young)
Personnel
Russell Jacquet (tp, voc on 2); John Brown (as on 5-8); Illinois Jacquet (ts); Arthur Dennis (bars); Ulysses Livingstone (g on 5-8); Bill Doggett (p); Charles Mingus (b); Al Wichard (d)
Date and place
1-4: August 2, 1945, Los Angeles
5-8: August 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
on Apollo
Comments
This is not the proper album entry for The Fabulous Apollo Sessions, more info needed. See also Wynonie Harris's Meets The Master Saxes

Wynonie Harris: Meets The Master Saxes

(P) Apollo Info

  1. Wynonie's Blues
  2. Here Comes The Blues
Personnel
Russell Jacquet (tp); John Brown (as); Illinois Jacquet (ts); Arthur Dennis (bars); Ulysses Livingstone (g); Bill Doggett (p); Charles Mingus (b); Al Wichard (d); Wynonie Harris (voc)
Date and place
August 2, 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Apollo 362 (1) and Apollo 363 (2)
Comments
This is not the proper album entry for Meets The Master Saxes, more info needed. See also Illinois Jacquet's The Fabulous Apollo Sessions.

Ernie Andrews And The Baranco Trio

(P) G & G Info

  1. You Go To My Head
  2. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
  3. Paradise Lost
  4. (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance (Young/Crosby, Washington)
Personnel
Wilbert Baranco (p); Buddy Harper (g); Charles Mingus (b); Ernie Andrews (voc)
Date and place
October 4, 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as G & G 1020 (1 and 2) and G & G 1021 (3 and 4).
Comments

Bob Mosley And His All Stars

(P) Beltone Info

  1. Voot Rhythm
  2. Stormy Mood
  3. Beggin' The Boogie
  4. Bee Boogie Boo
Personnel
Karl George (tp); Marshall Royal (as, cl); Lucky Thompson (ts); Bob Mosley (p); Gene Phillips (g); Charles Mingus (b); Lee Young (d); Marion Abernathy (voc on Stormy Mood and Beggin' The Boogie)
Date and place
November 1945, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Beltone J751 (1 and 3) and Beltone J752 (2 and 4).
Comments

Dinah Washington: Mellow Mama

(P) 1992 Delmark (DD-451)

  1. Mellow Mama Blues
  2. All Or Nothing Blues
  3. Rich Man's Blues
  4. Chewin' Mama Blues
  5. Blues For A Day
  6. Wise Woman Blues
  7. My Voot Is Really Vout
  8. Pacific Coast Blues
  9. Beggin' Mama Blues
  10. Walking Blues
  11. No Voot - No Boot
  12. My Lovin' Papa
Personnel
Dinah Washington (voc); Karl George (tp); Jewel Grant (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); Gene Porter (as, bars, cl); Milt Jackson (vib except on All Or Nothing Blues); Wilbert Baranco (p); Charles Mingus (b); Lee Young (d)
Date and place
December 10, 12 and 13, 1945, Los Angeles
Total time
Originally issued
on Apollo and Parrot.
Comments
Part of Apollo series.

Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers

(P) Black & White Info

  1. Night And Day (Porter)
  2. Weeping Willie
  3. Every Time I Think Of You
  4. Baranco Boogie
Personnel
Karl George, Snooky Young, Howard McGhee, 'John Burk' aka Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Ralph Bledsoe, Henry Coker, Vic Dickenson, George Washington (tb); Willie Smith, Marvin Johnson (as); Lucky Thompson, Fred Simon (ts); Gene Porter (bars); Wilbert Baranco (p, voc on Every Time I Think Of You); Buddy Harper (g); Charles Mingus (b); Earl Watkins (d)
Date and place
January 1946, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Black & White 41 (1 and 2) and 42 (3 and 4).
Comments

Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers

(P) AFRS Jubilee Info

  1. One O' Clock Jump (theme)
  2. Buble Call Rag
  3. Night And Day (Porter)
  4. Every Time I Think Of You
  5. Where You At
  6. Baranco Boogie
  7. One O' Clock Jump (theme)
Personnel
Karl George, Snooky Young, possibly Hobart Dotson, unknown (tp); George Washington, Britt Woodman, Melba Liston (tb); Buddy Collette, Jackie Kelso (as); Lucky Thompson, Fred Simon (ts); Gene Porter (bars); Wilbert Baranco (p); Buddy Harper (g); Charles Mingus (b); Earl Watkins (d) Ernie Bubbles Whiteman (mc)
Date and place
ca. January 1946, broadcast, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as AFRS Jubilee 175. Buble Call Rag, Night And Day and Baranco Boogie issued as Hep HEP15 on Groovin' High.
Comments
AFRS = Armed Forces Radio Service

Ivie Anderson And Her All Stars

(P) Black & White Info

  1. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Ellington/Webster)
  2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (McHugh/Fields)
  3. I Thought You Ought To Know
  4. The Voot Is Here To Stay
Personnel
Karl George (tp); Willie Smith (as); Gene Porter (ts); Buddy Collette (bars); Wilbert Baranco (p); Buddy Harper (g); Charles Mingus (b); Booker Hart (d)
Date and place
January 1946, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Black & White 771 (1 and 2) and 772 (3 and 4).
Comments

The Stars Of Swing

(P) unknown Info

Personnel
John Anderson (tp); Britt Woodman (tb); Buddy Collette (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); Spaulding Givens (p); Charles Mingus (b); Oscar Bradley (d)
Date and place
Spring 1946, Los Angeles
Originally issued
unissued
Comments

Howard McGhee And His Orchestra

(P) Info

  1. Sweet Potato
  2. Hoggin'
  3. Blues a la King
  4. Night Mist
Personnel
Howard McGhee (tp); Teddy Edwards (ts); James King (ts, voc on Blues a la King); Jimmy Bunn (p); Charles Mingus (b); Roy Porter (d)
Date and place
ca. May 1946, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Melodisc M1001 (1 and 4) and M1002 (2 and 3).
Comments

Darby Hicks Quartette: Got No Lead In My Pencil / Let's Go Again

(P) Indigo

  1. Got No Lead In My Pencil
  2. Let's Go Again
Personnel
"The Lead Man" (voc); Darby Hicks (p); Buddy Harper (g); Buddy Collette (sax); Charles Mingus (b)
Date and place
1946, California (?)
Originally issued
as Indigo 100 (78 rpm)

Darby Hicks Quartet

(P) Indigo Info

  1. Lazy Baby
  2. Just Count The Days I'm Gone
Personnel
Buddy Collette (reeds); Darby Hicks (p); Buddy Harper (g); Charles Mingus (b); Norman Alexander (voc on Lazy Baby), Carolyn Richards (voc on Just Count The Days I'm Gone)
Date and place
ca. May 1946, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Indigo 101.

Gene Morris Quintet

(P) Cleartone Info

  1. Riff G.M.
  2. Is It A Sin?
  3. G-ing With Gene
  4. Laughing At Life
Personnel
Walter Morris (tp); Gene Morris (ts); George Williams (p); Charles Mingus (b); Lee Young (d); Lee Williams (voc on Is It A Sin? and Laughing At Life)
Date and place
ca. May 1946, Los Angeles
Originally issued
as Cleartone 501 (1 and 2) and 502 (3 and 4).
Comments

Gerry Wiggins

(P) Private recording Info

  1. Cherokee (Noble)
  2. These Foolish Things (Strachey/Link)
Personnel
Gerry Wiggins (p); Charles Mingus (b)
Date and place
October 1947, Los Angeles
Originally issued
unissued private recording
Comments

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

(P) Decca Info

  1. Goldwyn Stomp
  2. Red Top
  3. Giddy Up
  4. Hawk's Nest
  5. Mingus Fingers
  6. Muchacho Azul
  7. Midnight Sun
Personnel
Leo Sheppard, Duke Garrette, Wendell Culley, Teddy Buckner (tp); Snooky Young (tp on 1-3); Walter Williams (tp on 4-7); Andrew Penn, James Robinson, Britt Woodman, James Wormick (tb); Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard (as); Jack Kelso (cl, as); Morris Lane, John Sparrow (ts); Charlie Fowlkes (bars); Lionel Hampton (vib); Milt Buckner (p); Billy Mackel (g); Joe Comfort, Charles Mingus (b); Earl Walker (d)
Date and place
1-3: November 3, 1947, Los Angeles
4-7: November 10, 1947, Los Angeles
Originally issued
on Decca as 24505 (1, 4); 24281 (2, 3); 24428 (5, 6) and 24429 (7).
Comments
Are these available on Lionel Hampton's Midnight Sun?

Lionel Hampton And His Sextet

(P) Decca Info

  1. Cherokee (Noble)
  2. No. 2 Rebop And Bebop
  3. Zoo-Baba-Da-Oo-Ee
  4. Rebop's Turning Blue
Personnel
Benny Bailey (tp on 1-3); Morris Lane (ts); Lionel Hampton (vib, p & voc on 3); Dodo Marmarosa (p on 1-3); Milt Buckner (p on 4); Billy Mackel (g); Charles Mingus (b); Earl Walker (d on 1-3); Curley Hamner (d)
Date and place
November 14, 1947, Los Angeles
Originally issued
on Decca as 24430 (1, 2) and 24431 (3, 4)
Comments
Are these available on Lionel Hampton's Midnight Sun?

Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Curley Hamner And His Orchestra

(P) Sunrise, Pickwick, Bravo Info

  1. The Sheik Of Araby
  2. No Good Woman Blues (3:03) (Hines/Evans)
  3. Bow Legged Woman (3:08) (Hines/Evans)
  4. My Name Is On The Doorbell
  5. Bama Lama Lam (2:52) (Hampton)
  6. Spooky Boogie (3:05) (Hines/Evans)
  7. Pee Weesin' Blues (Hampton)
Personnel
Duke Garrette (tp); Bobby Plater (as); Morris Lane (ts); Charlie Fowlkes (bars); Bill Dougherty (vln); Eddie South (vln); Earl Hines (p); Billy Mackel (g); Charles Mingus (b); Curley Hamner (d); Wini Brown (voc)
Date and place
December 31, 1947, Chicago
Originally issued
as Sunrise 525 (1); Pickwick PR127, Bravo K134 (2-4), Sunrise 2115 (5-6) and Sunrise SU 2130 (7). 2, 3, 5 and 6 reissued as The Young Rebel on Swingtime.
Comments

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

(P) JDS Info

  1. Hot House (Dameron)
  2. Wizzin' The Wizz
  3. Adam Blew His Hat
  4. I Cover The Waterfront
  5. Good Rockin' Tonight
  6. Brant Inn Boogie
  7. Body And Soul (Green)
  8. Satchmo's Blues
Personnel
Date and place
Originally issued
Comments

Red Norvo Trio: Move!

(P) 1992 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. Japan (Savoy Jazz SV-0168)

  1. Move (2:36) (Best)
  2. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (2:52) (McHugh-Gaskill)
  3. I'll Remember April (3:25) (Raye-DePaul)
  4. September Song (3:32) (Weill)
  5. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart (3:26) (Manley)
  6. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:22) (Porter)
  7. I Get A Kick Out Of You (2:25) (Porter)
  8. If I Had You (4:06) (Shapiro-Campbell)
  9. Godchild (4:47) (Wallington)
  10. This Can't Be Love (2:25) (Rodgers)
  11. Cheek To Cheek (2:40) (Berlin)
  12. Swedish Pastry (2:25) (Kessel)
Personnel
Red Norvo (vib); Tal Farlow (g); Charles Mingus (b)
Date and place
Total time
37:40
Originally issued
as Savoy MG 12088
Comments

Red Norvo Trio: The Savoy Sessions

(P) 1996 Savoy (SV-0267)
(P) 1976 Savoy (SJL 2212) 2LP

  1. Side A
    1. Swedish Pastry (take 1) (Kessel) [D305-1]
    2. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (McHugh-Gaskill) [D380]
    3. Time and Tide [D308]
    4. Little White Lies [D381-?]
    5. Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington)
    6. Godchild (take 2) (Wallington) [D482-2]
  2. Side B
    1. Move (Best) [D376]
    2. Godchild (take 1) (Wallington) [D482-1]
    3. September Song (Weill) [D375]
    4. This Can't Be Love (take 1) (Rodgers) [D481-1]
    5. I'm Yours [D483-?]
    6. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Porter) [D379]
  3. Side C
    1. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (Manley) [D383]
    2. Cheek To Cheek (Berlin) [D306]
    3. Night And Day (Porter) [D307-?]
    4. Godchild (master) (Wallington) [D482-?]
    5. Mood Indigo (Ellington)
    6. This Can't Be Love (take 2) (Rodgers) [D481-2]
  4. Side D
    1. If I Had You (Shapiro-Campbell) [D480-?]
    2. Deed I Do
    3. I'll Remember April (Raye-DePaul-Johnston) [D378]
    4. This Can't Be Love (master) (Rodgers) [D381-3]
    5. I've Got You Under My Skin (Porter) [D377]
    6. Swedish Pastry (master) (Kessel) [D305-?]
    7. Have You Met Miss Jones (Porter) [D382]
Personnel
Red Norvo (vib); Tal Farlow (g); Charles Mingus (b)
Date and place
Originally issued
Comments
Single-CD version (SV-0267) does not include any of the alternate takes of "Swedish Pastry", "Godchild" or "This Can't Be Love" due to time considerations. Otherwise the order of the tracks on the CD is the same as on the 2LP.

See also Move! for alternate recording dates.

Red Norvo Trio: The Standard Sessions

(P) Standard Info

  1. Tea For Two
  2. I Only Have Eyes For You
  3. Budo
  4. Sweet Georgia Brown
  5. Night And Day
  6. This Can't Be Love
  7. These Foolish Things
  8. Good Bait
  9. September Song
  10. September In The Rain
  11. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  12. Swedish Pastry
  13. Blue Room
  14. Move
  15. If I Had You
  16. C Jam Blues
  17. Time And Time
  18. Godchild
  19. Crazy Rhythm
  20. Rose Room
  21. Where Or When
  22. East Of The Sun
  23. Begin The Beguine
  24. Honeysuckle Rose
  25. Exactly Like You
  26. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
  27. My Blue Heaven
  28. I'm Yours
  29. Sunday
  30. Cheek To Cheek
Personnel
Red Norvo (vib); Tal Farlow (g); Charles Mingus (b)
Date and place
ca. October-November 1950, Chicago
Originally issued
Comments

Charlie Parker: jam session

(P) CD Birdbox Vol. 11

  1. I'll Remember April (10:24) (Raye-DePaul-Johnston)
Personnel
Charlie Parker (as); Dick Twardzik (p); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d); possibly Benny Harris or Joe Gordon (tp)
Date and place
April 12, 1951, Christy's Restaurant, Framingham, Mass.
Originally issued
by Charlie Parker Records as The Happy Bird.
Comments
Private tape or radio broadcast.

Miles Davis: The Birdland Sessions

(P) Charly (Le Jazz CD 23)

Personnel
Miles Davis (tp); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, George "Big Nick" Nicholas (ts); Billy Taylor (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Blakey (d)
Date and place
September 29, 1951, Birdland, New York City
Total time
(76:10)
Originally issued
Comments
Disc includes 10 additional tracks without Mingus.

Billy Taylor Trio

(P) Roost (RLP406) Info

  1. What Is This Thing Called Love (Porter)
  2. I'm Beginning To See The Light
  3. All The Things You Are (Kern)
  4. Laura (Raksin)
  5. Lady Bird (Dameron)
Personnel
Billy Taylor (p); Charles Mingus (b); Marquis Foster (d)
Date and place
prob. November 6, 1951, broadcast from Storyville, Boston
Originally issued
as Roost RLP406
Comments
see also Vital Savage Horizons

Melvin Moore

(P) King Info

  1. While I'm Gone [K8150]
  2. Possessed [K8151]
  3. Hold Me, Kiss Me, Squeeze Me [K8152]
  4. I'll Be There [K8153]
Personnel
unknown fl, oboe, strings; Terry Gibbs (vib); Billy Taylor (p); Mundell Lowe (g); Charles Mingus (b); Charlie Smith (d); Melvin Moore (voc)
Date and place
December 18, 1951, New York City
Originally issued

Jazz '52

airshot/broadcast Info

  1. Yesterdays (Kern)
Personnel
Lee Konitz (as); George Wallington (p); Chuck Wayne (g); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d)
Date and place
February 21, 1952, WNYC Studio, New York City
Comments
Note: all except Roach play final chord only of Drum Conversation from this session

Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker

(P) VOA JC26 Info

  1. How High The Moon (Lewis)
  2. Hot House (Dameron)
  3. Embraceable You (Gershwin)
Personnel
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Billy Taylor (p); Charles Mingus (b); probably Max Roach (d)
Date and place
spring 1952, Birdland, New York City
Comments
Broadcast.

Stan Getz Quintet

(P) Alto AL704 Info

  1. Potter's Luck
  2. I Can't Get Started
  3. Parker 51 (Cherokee)
Personnel
Stan Getz (ts); Horace Silver (p); Jimmy Raney (g); Charles Mingus (b); Connie Kay (d); Symphony Sid (mc)
Date and place
April 15, Birdland, New York City (broadcast)

(P) Alto AL704 / Session Disc 108

  1. Just You, Just Me
  2. Yesterdays
  3. Long Island Sound
  4. Round Midnight
  5. Woody 'n You
  6. The Song Is You
  7. I Only Have Eyes For You
  8. Move (Moo)
  9. My Old Flame
  10. Move (Moo)
  11. I'll Remember April
Personnel
Stan Getz (ts); Duke Jordan (p); Jimmy Raney (g); Charles Mingus (b, may be replaced by Nelson Boyd or Gene Ramey); Phil Brown (d)
Date and place
Originally issued
1-4 and 10-11 as Alto AL704, others as Session Disc 108
Comments
These sessions might be available as Birdland Sessions on Fresh Sound FSR-CD 149?

George Wallington: George Wallington Trios

(P) 1991 Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1754-2)

  1. Love Beat
  2. Summer Rain
  3. Escalating
  4. Laura (Raksin)
Personnel
George Wallington (p); Chuck Wayne (mandola on Love Beat); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d)
Date and place
September 4, 1952, New York City
Total time
Originally issued
as Prestige PRLP136.
Comments
Disc includes 11 additional tracks without Mingus. Mingus is replaced by Oscar Pettiford and Curley Russell on other titles on this album.

Charlie Parker: jam session

(P) Philology Vol. 9 (W 120.2)
(P) Birdbox Vol. 13

  1. Announcement
  2. Ornithology (5:52) (Parker)
  3. Fifty-Second Street Theme (4:54)
Personnel
Charlie Parker (as); Duke Jordan (p); Charles Mingus (b); Phil Brown (d)
Date and place
September 20, 1952, Birdland, New York
Comments
Radio broadcast.

Oscar Pettiford Quartet

(P) Roost 546 and 561 Info

  1. Cello Again (2:37) (Pettiford) [R1102]
  2. Ah Dee Dong Blues (Oriental Cello Blues) (2:30) (Pettiford) [R1103]
  3. Sonny Boy (2:52) (De Sylva/Henderson/Brown) [R1104]
  4. I'm Beginning To See The Light (2:50) (Ellington) [R1105]
Personnel
Billy Taylor (p); Oscar Pettiford (cello); Charles Mingus (b); Charlie Smith (d)
Date and place
October 16, 1952, New York City
Originally issued
1 and 3 as Roost 546; 2 and 4 as Roost 561
Comments
This session is also available on The Young Rebel (Swingtime).

John Mehegan

(P) Perspective PR1 Info

  1. King Porter Stomp (Morton)
  2. Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin)
  3. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
  4. Rosetta
  5. Ain't Misbehavin' (Waller)
  6. Tea For Two
  7. Don't Blame Me
  8. Sweet Lorraine
  9. This Can't Be Love
  10. Untitled Original
  11. Untitled Blues
Personnel
John Mehegan (p); Charles Mingus (b)
Date and place
ca. 1952, New York City
Originally issued
as Perspective PR1
Comments
Note: Incomplete takes of last title are used with Mehegan (narr) overdubbed

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

airshot Info

  1. Take The "A" Train (theme) (Strayhorn)
  2. Summertime (Gershwin)
  3. Come On Home
  4. The Hawk Talks
  5. Bakiff
  6. Take The "A" Train (Strayhorn)
  7. Monologue
  8. Rockin' In Rhythm (Ellington)
  9. Smada
  10. Take The "A" Train (Strayhorn)
  11. Take The "A" Train (theme)
  12. Caravan
  13. Smada
  14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  15. The Mooche
  16. How High The Moon
  17. Take The "A" Train (theme) (Strayhorn)
  18. Caravan
  19. Love You Madly
  20. VIP's Boogie
  21. Jam with Sam
  22. St. Louis Blues
  23. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Personnel
Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Willie Cook (tp); Ray Nance (tp, vln, voc on 22); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson (tb); Juan Tizol (vtb); Hilton Jefferson (as); Russell Procope (as, cl); Paul Gonsalves (ts); Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl); Harry Carney (bars, bcl); Duke Ellington (p); Charles Mingus (b); Louis Bellson (d); Jimmy Grissom (voc on 3,14); Betty Roche (voc on 6,19)
Date and place
Comments
On Monologue (7) Procope, Hamilton, Carney and Ellington (narr) only

Bud Powell Trio

(P) Session Disc 109 Info

  1. I Want To Be Happy
  2. I've Got You Under My Skin
  3. Embraceable You
  4. Woody 'n You
  5. Salt Peanuts
Personnel
Bud Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Roy Haynes (d)
Date and place
March 21, 1953, Birdland, New York City (broadcast)
Originally issued
as Session Disc 109

Bud Powell: Inner Fires

(P) Discovery CD 71007

  1. I Want To Be Happy (3:40) (Caesar-Youmans)
  2. Somebody Loves Me (3:46) (Gershwin-De Sylva-MacDonald)
  3. Nice Work If You Can Get It (3:16) (Gershwin)
  4. Salt Peanuts (9:04) (Gillespie)
  5. Conception (3:19) (Shearing)
  6. Lullaby Of Birdland (1:47) (Shearing)
  7. Little Willie Leaps (7:05) (Davis)
  8. Hallelujah! (4:21) (Robin-Grey-Youmans)
  9. Lullaby Of Birdland (2:43) (Shearing)
  10. Sure Thing (1:52) (Gershwin-Kern)
  11. Woodyn You (7:56) (Gillespie)
Personnel
Bud Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Roy Haynes (d)
Date and place
April 5, 1953, Club Kavakos, Washington, DC
Total time
53:40
Originally issued
as Elektra/Musician E1-60030 in 1982.
Comments
Disc includes two Bud Powell interviews. See also Charles Mingus Trios.

The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever

(P) 1973 Prestige (PRT-24024) 2LP

  1. Perdido (7:06) (Tizol)
  2. Salt Peanuts (7:20)
  3. All The Things You Are (7:39) (Kern)
  4. Wee (6:34)
  5. Hot House (8:53) (Dameron)
  6. A Night In Tunisia (7:15) (Gillespie)
  7. Embraceable You (4:14) (Gershwin)
  8. Sure Thing (2:01)
  9. My Devotion (2:30)
  10. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (3:55) (Van Heusen)
  11. Cherokee (4:42) (Noble)
  12. Jubilee (3:49)
  13. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:47) (Porter)
  14. My Heart Stood Still (3:26)
  15. I Want To Be Happy (4:46)
  16. Lullaby Of Birdland (2:25) (Shearing)
Personnel
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Bud Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d)
Date and place
May 1953, Massey Hall, Toronto
Total time
Originally issued
Comments

Miles Davis: Blue Haze

(P) Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-093-2)

Personnel
Miles Davis (tp); Charles Mingus (p); Percy Heath (b); Max Roach (d)
Date and place
May 19, 1953, WOR Studios, New York City
Originally issued
as Prestige 7054.
Comments
Disc includes 7 additional tracks without Mingus. Also appears in Miles Davis: Chronicle - The Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige PCD-012-2) and Miles Davis: Tallest Trees (Prestige PR 24012 2LP). Smooch is actually a version of Weird Nightmare.

Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker And His Orchestra

(P)© PolyGram Records, Inc. (Verve 837 141-2)

  1. In The Still Of The Night (take 1 - false start) (0:32) (Porter)
  2. In The Still Of The Night (take 2 - incomplete take) (0:53)
  3. In The Still Of The Night (take 3 - complete take) (3:46)
  4. In The Still Of The Night (take 4 - complete take) (3:21)
  5. In The Still Of The Night (take 5 - false start) (0:45)
  6. In The Still Of The Night (take 6 - complete take) (3:26)
  7. In The Still Of The Night (take 7 - master take) (3:22)
  8. Old Folks (take 1 - incomplete take) (0:26) (Hill-Robison)
  9. Old Folks (take 2 - false start) (0:09)
  10. Old Folks (take 3 - complete take) (4:04)
  11. Old Folks (take 4 - incomplete take continuing into take 5 - false start) (0:21)
  12. Old Folks (take 6 - complete take) (3:28)
  13. Old Folks (take 7 - incomplete take) (0:26)
  14. Old Folks (take 8 - complete take) (3:39)
  15. Old Folks (take 9 - master take) (3:34)
  16. If I Love Again (2:31) (Murray-Oakland)
Personnel
Charlie Parker (as); Junior Collins (fr h); Hal McKusick (cl); Tommy Mace (oboe); Manny Thaler (bassoon); Tony Aless (p); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d); Dave Lambert Singers (including Dave Lambert and one other male voice (tenor); Jerry Parker (baritone); Butch Birdsall (bass); Annie Ross and at least one other female voice); Dave Lambert (choral arr), Gil Evans (instr arr, cond)
Date and place
May 25, 1953, Fulton Recording, New York City
Total time
Originally issued
as "Jazz Perennial" by Verve, separately
Comments
The difference between a false start and an incomplete take is that an incomplete take includes some improvisation by Charlie Parker (this is the terminology used in the Verve box set).

This CD is part of the 10CD set "Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve". Is it available separately?

Charlie Parker: jam session

(P) Stash (ST CD-10)
(P) Birdbox Vol. 16

  1. Moose The Mooche (6:00) (Parker)
  2. Cheryl (Parker) / Lullaby Of Birdland (Shearing) (8:15)
Personnel
Charlie Parker (as); Bud Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Taylor (d); Candido (conga)
Date and place
May 30, 1953, Birdland, New York City
Originally issued
Comments
Broadcast.

Charlie Parker: jam session

(P) Birdbox Vol. 16

  1. Dance Of The Infidels (5:30) (Powell)
Personnel
Charlie Parker (as); Bud Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d)
Date and place
May 1953 (?), unknown
Comments
Radio broadcast.

Charlie Parker: jam session

(P) Philology

  1. Out Of Nowhere (3:10)
  2. Star Eyes (3:40) (Raye-DePaul)
  3. Cool Blues (4:42) (Parker)
  4. East Of The Sun (3:20)
  5. The Song Is You (6:02)
  6. Fifty-Second Street Theme I (2:40)
  7. Ornithology (3:14) (Parker)
  8. Scrapple From The Apple (3:25) (Parker)
  9. My Old Flame (4:12)
  10. My Little Suede Shoes (2:05) (Parker)
  11. I Remember You (2:57)
  12. All The Things You Are (4:11) (Kern)
  13. Just You, Just Me (2:12) (Greer)
  14. I'll Remember April I (4:14) (Raye-DePaul-Johnston)
  15. Hot House (3:14) (Dameron)
  16. Fifty-Second Street Theme II (2:58)
  17. I Cover The Waterfront (2:20)
  18. This Time The Dream's On Me (4:09)
  19. I'll Remember April II (Raye-DePaul-Johnston)
  20. Fifty-Second Street Theme III (3:11)
Personnel
Charlie Parker (as); Benny Harris (tp); Bud Powell or Al Haig (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Taylor (d)
Date and place
July 26, 1953, Open Door, New York City
Comments

Private tape, probably recorded by Chan Richardson Parker. This session is unissued, but will be issued soon by Philology.

The tape is edited to some themes and Bird solos only. There are no Bud Powell solos, although Bird can be heard announcing Bud Powell. [75th Anniversary Charlie Parker Discography]

J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding/Willie Dennis/Bennie Green
Four Trombones: The Debut Recordings

(P) Fantasy (Prestige PRCD-24097-2)

  1. Wee Dot (Blues For Some Bones) (14:17) (Johnson)
  2. Stardust (4:52) (Carmichael)
  3. Move (6:48) (Best)
  4. I'll Remember April (11:04) (Raye/DePaul/Johnston)
  5. Now's The Time (14:22) (Parker)
  6. Trombosphere (3:24) (Givens)
  7. Ow! (15:11) (Gillespie)
  8. Chazzanova (4:54)
Personnel
J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Willie Dennis, Bennie Green (tb); John Lewis (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Taylor (d)
Date and place
September 18, 1953, Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, New York
Total time
Originally issued
Comments
DLP-5 includes also Yesterdays (10:04) from these sessions. Another track from these sessions - Kai's Day was issued on the Debut anthology Debut DEB-198 - Autobiography In Jazz. All of the material is part of The Complete Debut Recordings.

Paul Bley: Introducing Paul Bley

(P) Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-201-2)

  1. Opus 1 (4:08) (Bley)
  2. (Teapot) Walkin' (4:28) (Carpenter)
  3. Like Someone In Love (4:03) (Van Heusen)
  4. Spontaneous Combustion (4:15) (Bley)
  5. Split Kick (3:05) (Silver)
  6. I Can't Get Started (3:37) (Duke)
  7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (3:22) (Coots/Gillespie)
  8. Opus 1 (alternate) (3:21)
  9. The Theme (3:40)
  10. This Time The Dream's On Me (3:07) (Arlen)
  11. Zootcase (2:33) (Sims)
Personnel
Paul Bley (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Blakey (d)
Date and place
November 30, 1953, NYC
Total time
Originally issued
1-6 on Debut DLP-7. 7 on Debut DEB-198 (Autobiography In Jazz). Others originally issued on The Complete Debut Recordings in which all of these tracks are included.
Comments

Teo Macero: The Best Of Teo Macero

(P)(C) Stash Records, Inc. (ST-CD-527)

Personnel
Teo Macero (ts); Charles Mingus, Lou LaBella (b); Orlando DiGirolamo (aka Lanny DiJay) (accordion); Ed Shaughnessy (d)
Date and place
December 5, 1953, New York City
Originally issued
as "Explorations" by Teo Macero (Debut DLP-6) with an additional track Yesterdays.
Comments
Disc includes 17 additional tracks without Mingus.

Oscar Pettiford: The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet

(P) 1984 Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJC-112) LP

  1. Pendulum At Falcon's Lair (4:44)
  2. Jack, The Fieldstalker (4:34)
  3. Stockholm Sweetnin' (4:14)
  4. Low And Behold (3:27)
Personnel
Julius Watkins (fr h); Phil Urso (ts); Walter Bishop (p); Oscar Pettiford (cello); Charles Mingus (b); Percy Brice (d); Quincy Jones (arr)
Date and place
December 29, 1953, New York City
Total time
(31:45)
Originally issued
as Debut DLP-8. Reissued as "My Little Cello" (Fantasy 6010).
Comments
LP includes 2 additional tracks (Frau Bruel and I Succumb To Temptation) without Mingus.

J.J. Johnson: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1

(P) 1955 Blue Note (BLP 1505) LP

Personnel
J.J. Johnson (tb); Wynton Kelly (p); Charles Mingus (b); Sabu (conga); Kenny Clarke (d)
Date and place
September 24, 1954, Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey
Originally issued
as Blue Note BLP 1505 in 1955.
Comments
Disc includes 5 additional tracks without Mingus.

Teddy Charles: Evolution

(P) 1989 Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1731-2)

  1. Violetta (3:37) (Nielson)
  2. The Night We Called It A Day (2:41) (Dennis-Adair)
  3. Jay Walkin' (3:36) (Monterose)
  4. Speak Low (3:16) (Weill)
  5. Relaxo Abstracto (5:23) (Charles)
  6. I Can't Get Started (7:10) (Duke)
Personnel
Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet: Teddy Charles (vib); J.R. Monterose (ts); Charles Mingus (b); Gerry Segal (d)
Date and place
January 6, 1955, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Originally issued
as New Jazz NJLP 1106. Later reissued as Prestige P-7078.
Comments
Disc includes 2 additional tracks without Mingus.

John Mehegan Trio

(P) Savoy Info

  1. Blues Too Much
  2. Thou Swell
  3. The Boy Next Door
  4. Cherokee (Noble)
Personnel
John Mehegan (p); Charles Mingus (b); Kenny Clarke (d)
Date and place
January 30, 1955, Hackensack, New Jersey
Originally issued
as Savoy XP8130, MG15054.
Comments

Little Jimmy Scott

(P) 1984 Savoy (SJL 1145) LP

  1. When Did You Leave Heaven (3:16)
  2. Guilty (3:08)
  3. Everybody Needs Somebody (2:29)
  4. Why Don't You Open Your Heart (2:25)
Personnel
Little Jimmy Scott (voc); Howard Biggs (p); Mundell Lowe (g); Charles Mingus (b); Rudy Nichols (d)
Date and place
February 5, 1955, New York City
Total time
(31:24)
Originally issued
Comments
Disc includes 8 additional tracks without Mingus.

John Dennis: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5 - New Piano Expressions

(P) Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1842-2)

  1. Ensenada (5:25) (Dennis)
  2. Machajo (4:02) (Dennis/Roach/Mingus)
  3. Cherokee (4:17) (Noble)
  4. Seven Moons (4:03) (Dennis)
  5. Seven Moons (alternate) (4:19)
  6. All The Things You Are (take 1) (5:27) (Kern)
  7. All The Things You Are (take 2) (4:12)
  8. Cherokee (alternate) (5:11) (Noble)
Personnel
John Dennis (p); Charles Mingus (b); Max Roach (d)
Date and place
probably March 10, 1955, Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey
Originally issued
1-4 on Debut DEB-121. 5-8 first issued on The Complete Debut Recordings in which all of these tracks are included.

Ralph Sharon All Star Sextet

(P) London LL1488 Info

  1. Manhattan
  2. Two Sleepy People
  3. Have You Met Miss Jones?
  4. Man On The Couch
  5. Just Because We're Kids
  6. Darn That Dream
  7. Mood For Mitch
  8. There's A Small Hotel
  9. Love Walked In
  10. Can't Get Out Of This Mood
  11. Plutocrat At The Automat
  12. Slightly Oliver
Personnel
J.R. Monterose (as, ts); Teddy Charles (vib); Ralph Sharon (p); Joe Puma (g); Charles Mingus (b); Kenny Clarke (d)
Date and place
May 27, 1955, New York City
Originally issued
as London LL1488

Miles Davis: Blue Moods

(P) Fantasy (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-043-2)

  1. Nature Boy (6:14) (Ahbez)
  2. Alone Together (7:17) (Dietz-Schwartz)
  3. There's No You (8:06)
  4. Easy Living (5:03)
Personnel
Miles Davis (tp); Britt Woodman (tb); Teddy Charles (vib); Charles Mingus (b); Elvin Jones (d)
Date and place
July 9, 1955, Hackensack, New Jersey
Total time
26:40
Originally issued
as Debut DEB-120. Also part of The Complete Debut Recordings.
Comments
This was Elvin Jones's first recording session.

Metronome All Stars 1956

(P) Verve MV2510

  1. Billie's Bounce (Parker) [11740-3]
Personnel
Thad Jones (tp); Eddie Bert (tb); Tony Scott (cl); Lee Konitz (as); Zoot Sims, Al Cohn (ts); Serge Chaloff (bars); Teddy Charles (vib); Billy Taylor (p); Tal Farlow (g); Charles Mingus (b); Art Blakey (d)
Date and place
June 18, 1956, New York City
Originally issued
as Clef MGC743

Don Heller: Blame It On My Youth

(P) 1956 Epic LN 3220

  1. Blame It On My Youth
  2. Ridin' On The Moon
  3. This Heart Of Mine
  4. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
Personnel
Don Heller (voc); Ralph Burns (dir, p); Charles Mingus (b); Don Lamond (d); Nettie Druzinsky (harp); William Bauer, Allen Hanlon (g); Albert Epstein (sax)
Date and place
1956, New York (?)
Originally issued
as Epic LN 3220
Comments
This LP contains 8 more tracks without Mingus.

All Night Long

(P) Fontana, Columbia, soundtrack Info

  1. Noodlin'
  2. Non-Sectarian Blues
  3. Peggy's Blue Skylight
Personnel
Tubby Hayes (vib on 1); Ray Dempsey (g on 1); Charles Mingus (b, p on 2,3); Harry Beckett (tp on 2); Harold McNarr (as on 2); Jackie Dougan (d)
Date and place
early July 1961, London
Originally issued
1: Fontana TFL5179, STFL591
2: Columbia C30522
3: soundtrack
Comments
Mingus plays bass and piano by overdubbing.

Non-Sectarian Blues is (?) available on Dave Brubeck's Time Signatures (Sony).

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