The Lucky Thompson Discography 1943-1950
by Noal Cohen

Generated on Jan 30, 2012

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Note: For conventions and abbreviations used in this discography, please see: Discography Key. Also, to view all issues of a given track, click on the blue disclosure triangle to the left of the last shown issue.

Please note that some of the sessions in the Lucky Thompson discography are of enormous historical significance and have been reissued so many times that it is virtually impossible to include all issues.

I wish to acknowledge the following sources which were of great help in compiling this discography. You will find references to them throughout.

Eli "Lucky" Thompson 1943-1950: Roots of Modern Jazz - The Be Bop Era, Vol. 13 by Dieter Salemann, self-published, 2001

Lucky Thompson Discography, Part One, 1944-51 by Tony Williams, self-published, 1967

Lucky Thompson Discography by Bob Weir, Names & Numbers, 2010

All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong by Jos Willems, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006

Count Basie: A Biodiscography by Chris Sheridan, Greenwood Press, 1986

The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography by Edward M. Komara, Greenwood Press, 1998

Benny Carter: A Life in American Music, Second Edition, Volume II by Morroe Berger, Edward Berger and James Patrick, Studies In Jazz, No. 40, The Scarecrow Press and Institute of Jazz Studies Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, 2001

Hendersonia: The Music of Fletcher Henderson and His Musicians - A Biodiscography, by Walter C. Allen, self-published, 1973

History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone: Black Artists, Vols. 1-6, by Jan Evensmo, The Norwegian Jazz Archives, Oslo, Norway, 1996-

The AFRS Jubilee Transcription Series [online version]. This is a revision of the work of Rainer E. Lotz and Ulrich Neuert by Carl A. Hallstrom and Bo Scherman.

Date: October 6, 1943
Location: Camp Breckenridge, KY
Label: AFRS

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Cat Anderson, Roy McCoy, Joe Morris, Joe Newman, Lamar Wright, Jr. (t), Fred Beckett, Al Hayse, Booty Wood (tb), Earl Bostic, Gus Evans (as), Arnett Cobb, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d), Eric Miller (g), Milt Buckner (p), Vernon King (b), Fred Radcliffe (d), Rubel Blakey, Dinah Washington (v)

a.		In the Bag (Robert Crowder, Gladys Hampton)
b.		I Heard You Cried Last Night (Ted Grouya, Jerry Kruger)
c.		Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
d.		Hamp's Boogie Woogie (Lionel Hampton)
e.		Flying Home (Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 171 — AFRS Spotlite Bands No. 171 (1943)

Rubel Blakey (v) on b; Dinah Washington (v) on c.

This appears to be the first example of Lucky Thompson on any recording. He does not solo on any of the titles from this concert. This band made some additional radio broadcasts in November 1943. I have not auditioned this session. The information shown comes from the Salemann discography.

The Hampton band appeared at the Famous Door in New York City in November and December of 1943. Several radio broadcasts took place from that venue on the Mutual network with known dates according to Salemann of November 6, 12, 13 and 28. Presumably Thompson was with the band at this time. Salemann claims a Thompson solo on a performance of She's Funny That Way from the November 12 broadcast. More details are needed.

Date: March 8, 1944
Location: NY
Label: Commodore

Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (ldr), Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t, v), Lem Johnson, Lucky Thompson (ts), Ace Harris (p), John Simmons (b), Sid Catlett (d)

a.	A4730-1	My Gal Is Gone (Cryin' Won't Bring Her Back) - 3:12 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Commodore 78: 593 (1944) Commodore 78: 7535 ► London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
b.	A4730-TK1 alt	My Gal Is Gone (Cryin' Won't Bring Her Back) - 3:29 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
c.	A4731-1	Rockin' At Ryan's - 2:48 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Commodore 78: 571 (1944) Commodore 78: 7534 ► London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
d.	A4731-2 alt	Rockin' At Ryan's - 2:57 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
e.	A4732-1	You'd Be Frantic Too (Frantic Blues) - 3:13 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Commodore 78: 571 (1944) Commodore 78: 7534 ► London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
f.	A4732-TK2 alt	You'd Be Frantic Too (Frantic Blues) - 3:24 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
g.	A4733-1 alt	The Blues Jumped a Rabbit (The Blues Jumped the Rabbit, Bag O' Bones) - 3:21 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
h.	A4733-2	The Blues Jumped a Rabbit (The Blues Jumped the Rabbit, Bag O' Bones) - 3:17 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Commodore 78: 593 (1944) Commodore 78: 7535 ► London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
All titles on:		Mosaic LP 12": MR23-128 — The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume II (1989)

Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) on a-b, e-h.

Lucky Thompson is the tenor saxophone soloist.

Date: May 26, 1944
Location: NY
Label: Decca

Lucky Millinder (ldr), Leroy Elton Hill, Ludwig 'Joe' Jordan, Curtis Murphy, Freddie Webster (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Gene Simon (tb), Preston Love, Bill Swindell (as), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Lucky Thompson, Elmer Williams (ts), Ernest Leavy (bar), Lawrence Lucie (g), Ellis Larkins (p), Al McKibbon (b), Panama Francis (d), Judy Carol, Wynonie Harris (v)

a.	72177	Hurry, Hurry - 2:59 (Benny Carter, Richard Larkin) Decca 78: 18609 (1944) Brunswick (Eng.) 78: 03561 ► MCA (Jpn.) LP 12": 3527 — Blues In the Forties (1976)
b.	72178	Darlin' - 3:08 (Frances Kraft Reckling, Lucius 'Lucky' Millinder) Decca 78: 18779 (1944) Juke Box Lil (Swd.) LP 12": JB 609 — Shorty's Got To Go (1984)
c.	72179	I Can't See For Lookin' - 3:08 (Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford) Decca 78: 18609 (1944) Brunswick (Eng.) 78: 03561 Decca 78: 10185 Juke Box Lil (Swd.) LP 12": JB 613 — Let It Roll Again (1985) Proper (Eng.) CD: PVCD 115 — Apollo Jump (2002)
d.	72180	Who Threw the Whiskey In the Well? - 2:58 (Eddie De Lange, John Benson Brooks) Decca 78: 18674 (1944) Mercury LP 12": MGH 25011 — Original Golden Hits of the Great Blues Singers Volume IX (1964) ► Affinity (Eng.) LP 12": AFS 1004 — Apollo Jump (1983)
All titles on:		Classics (Fr.) CD: 1026 — Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra 1943-1947 (1998)

Lucky Thompson (ts) on c; Judy Carol (v) on b-c; Wynonie Harris (v) on a, d.

Lucky Thompson solos on track c.

Date: November 30, 1944
Location: NY
Label: Continental

Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (ldr), Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t, v), Vic Dickenson (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Sam Allen (g), Hank Jones (p), Carl 'Flat Top' Wilson (b), Jesse Price (d)

a.	3291	The Lady In Bed - 2:52 (Leonard Feather) Continental 78: 6002 (1945) Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 740 ► Continental LP 12": CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy
b.	3292	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - 2:40 (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) Continental 78: 6002 (1945) Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 740 Continental LP 12": CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy Classics (Fr.) CD: 809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996) EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158892 — Hot Lips Page Story (1997) EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
c.	3293	Big D Blues - 2:56 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Continental 78: 6003 (1945) Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 718 ► Remington EP: REP 82 — Rhythm Blues
d.	3294	It Ain't Like That - 3:00 (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) Continental 78: 6003 (1945) Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 718 ► Remington EP: REP 82 — Rhythm Blues
All titles on:		Teichiku (Jpn.) LP 12": ULS 1592R — The Continental Sessions, Vol. 1 Sonet (Dan.) LP 12": SLP 1003 — The Continental Story, Vol. 1 ► Black & Blue (Fr.) LP 12": 33008 — Hot Lips Page/Rubberlegs Williams 1944

Lucky Thompson solos or plays accompaniment on all tracks.

Date: December 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, 7 West 46th St., NY
Label: [private recording]

Kirk Bradford (as), Don Byas, Lucky Thompson (ts), Ted Brannon (p), Al Hall (b), unknown (d)

a.		Body and Soul - 11:28 (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
b.		Cherokee - 10:19 (Ray Noble)
Both titles unissued.

Kirk Bradford (as) on b; unknown (d) on b.

This jam session was privately recorded on acetates in the apartment of Timme Rosenkrantz. The discs are part of the Rosenkrantz collection stored at Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark). The information comes from Frank Buchmann-Moller via Hans Henning Jensen and from Bob Weir.

Date: December 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, NY
Label: [private recording]

Benny Harris (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Oscar Pettiford (b), Others Unknown (var)

a.		Just You, Just Me (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
b.		Mop Mop (Teddy Wilson, Heard)
Both titles unissued.

This jam session was privately recorded on acetates in the apartment of Timme Rosenkrantz. The discs are part of the Rosenkrantz collection stored at Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark). The date and personnel are uncertain. The information comes from Frank Buchmann-Moller via Hans Henning Jensen.

Date: December 6, 1944
Location: Liederkranz Hall, NY
Label: Columbia

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Joe Newman, Al Stearns (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Thelma Carpenter, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	CO33953-1	Taps Miller - 3:20 (Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton Columbia 78: 36831 (1945) Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 2994 ► AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 379 (1945)
b.	CO33954-1	Jimmy's Blues - 2:54 (Jimmy Rushing) Columbia 78: 36831 (1945) Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 2992 ► Odeon (Ger.) 78: 28179
c.	CO33954-2 alt	Jimmy's Blues - 2:46 (Jimmy Rushing) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
d.	CO33955-1	I Didn't Know About You - 3:18 (Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) Columbia 78: 36766 (1945) Jazz Man LP 12": JAZ 5006 — Ain't It the Truth (1981) ► Ajaz LP 12": 248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14
e.	CO33956-1	Red Bank Boogie - 2:34 (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) Columbia 78: 36766 (1945) Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 2992 ► Odeon (Ger.) 78: 28179
f.	CO33956-2 alt	Red Bank Boogie - 2:30 (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) Columbia LP 12": CL 754 — Count Basie Classics (1955) Muza (Pol.) LP 12": XL 0404 — Basie's Best (1962) ► CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 52494 — Basie's Best (1967)
All titles on:		CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 66102 — The Complete Count Basie Vol. 11-20, 1941-1951

Thelma Carpenter (v) on d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b-c.

Lucky Thompson solos on track a. There is some confusion regarding which take of Red Bank Boogie is the "master" so some of the assignments shown are unconfirmed until I can examine all the issues.

In the live Count Basie sessions listed below, many of the issues have serious speed/pitch problems. The timings shown may not represent reality. Also, the titles "Andy's Blues," "Blue Room Jump" and "Back Door Romp" are all very similar arrangements. "B-flat Blues" is not a blues at all but rather based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm."

Date: December 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:51 (Count Basie) unissued
b.		Swing Shift - 3:30 (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
c.		Beaver Junction - 4:17 (Harry Edison) / arr: Buster Harding Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
d.	inc	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) unissued

Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.

According to Salemann, the Basie Band played the Blue Room of Hotel Lincoln in New York City from December 18, 1944 to February 10, 1945. This was a WOR Mutual Radio broadcast. Track a is an introduction. Lucky Thompson does not solo on any tracks. According to Sheridan, track d is just a fragment.

Date: December 23, 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)

a.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:40 (Count Basie) unissued
b.		It's Sand Man - 2:52 (Ed Lewis, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks) / arr: Buck Clayton Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
c.		Blue Room Jump - 4:49 (Count Basie, Milt Ebbins, Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
d.		Kansas City Stride - 3:35 (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
e.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 3:18 (Count Basie) unissued

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d-e.

This was a CBS Radio Broadcast with Ray Arlington the MC. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks c and e. Tracks a and e are the theme and include the introductory and closing remarks.

Date: December 26, 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, 7 West 46th St., NY
Label: [private recording]

Bobby Pratt (tb), Gene Sedric, Lucky Thompson (ts), Stuff Smith (vn, v), Erroll Garner (p), George Wettling (d), Inez Cavanaugh (v)

a.		Toe Jam Blues - 8:08 AB Fable (Eng.) CD: ABCD2-007/8 — Stuff Smith: 1944-1946 Studio, Broadcast Concerts & Apartment Performances (2002)
b.	inc	Am I Blue - 2:00 (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) unissued
c.	inc	Am I Blue - 0:40 (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) unissued
d.	inc	Am I Blue - 1:02 (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) unissued
e.	Pt. 1-ed.	Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind) - 3:22 (Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson) Selmer (Fr.) 78: Y 7228 Ducretet-Thomson (Fr.) 78: Y 8170 ► Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
f.	Pt. 2-ed.	Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind) - 3:33 (Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson) Selmer (Fr.) 78: Y 7228 Ducretet-Thomson (Fr.) 78: Y 8170 ► Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
g.	unedited	Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind) - 9:08 (Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson) AB Fable (Eng.) CD: ABCD2-007/8 — Stuff Smith: 1944-1946 Studio, Broadcast Concerts & Apartment Performances (2002)
h.		All the Things You Are - 11:25 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) unissued

Bobby Pratt (tb) on a, d-h; Gene Sedric (ts) on a; Lucky Thompson (ts) on b-h; Stuff Smith (vn) on a-g; (v) on b; Inez Cavanaugh (v) on b-d, h.

This was a jam session at the home of Timme Rosenkrantz. Most issued versions of Test Pilots are edited. The only unedited version is track g. Tracks e and f comprise one continuous track on some issues. Fragments of two other unidentified titles without Lucky Thompson are present on the original acetates. Information on this session comes from Frank Buchmann-Moller via Hans Henning Jensen and from Bob Weir. For further information see Desert Sands: The Recordings of Stuff Smith, by Anthony Barnett, Allardyce, East Sussex, UK, 1995.

Date: December 27, 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

a.	inc	Red Bank Boogie - 2:12 (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton unissued
b.		I'm Making Believe (Mack Gordon, James Monaco) unissued
c.		Taps Miller - 4:31 (Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984) SRI Jazz Digital Download: — Basic Basie: Jazz Legends Perform Count Basie (2009) SRI Jazz Digital Download: — Basie By Basie (2009)
d.		Jumpin' At the Woodside - 6:15 (Count Basie) unissued

This was a WOR Mutual Radio Broadcast. Track b is announced but the performance not preserved. Sheridan's Basie biodiscography shows a timing of 2:02 for track c. Lucky Thompson solos on track d but his solo is interrupted by a news bulletin.

Date: December 31, 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.		I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - 4:30 (Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg)
b.		Red Bank Boogie (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
c.		Avenue C (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
All titles unissued.

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a; Jimmy Rushing (v) on a.

These tracks are apparently U.S. Coast Guard transcriptions. Evensmo, in "History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 3," indicates that Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a and c. This is not verified.

Date: January 1, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)

a.		Love Jumped Out - 3:45 (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
b.	inc	After a While (After Awhile) - 2:07 (Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny, Abner Silver) unissued
c.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 2:14 (Count Basie) unissued

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on c; Earle Warren (v) on b.

Track c includes closing remarks. Lucky Thompson does not solo on any of these tracks.

Date: January 11, 1945
Location: CBS Playhouse No. 2, NY
Label: V-Disc

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Joe Marshall (d), Thelma Carpenter, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	VP1115 (NVP1187, D5TC123)	Taps Miller - 5:06 (Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton V-Disc 78: 419B (1945) V-Disc 78: 199B (1945) ► Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
b.	VP1116 (XP34117)	Jimmy's Blues - 3:02 (Jimmy Rushing) V-Disc 78: 460B (1945) V-Disc 78: 240B (1945) ► AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 379 (1945)
c.	VP1116 (XP34117-1)	Take Me Back, Baby - 3:10 (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Tab Smith) V-Disc 78: 460B (1945) V-Disc 78: 240B (1945) ► Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3
d.	VP1120	Playhouse No. 2 Stomp (Variations On "I Got Rhythm") - 4:48 (George Gershwin, Count Basie) / arr: Count Basie V-Disc 78: 439A (1945) V-Disc 78: 219A (1945) ► Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
e.	VP1176-4 (B42164)	Just An Old Manuscript - 3:26 (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman V-Disc 78: 575A (1945) Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 ► Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
f.	VP1280	On the Upbeat - 3:52 (Al Killian) / arr: Turk Van Lake V-Disc 78: 468B (1945) V-Disc 78: 248B (1945) ► Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
g.		All Of Me (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) / arr: Jimmy Mundy unissued
h.		Call Me Darling - 3:52 (Bert Reisfeld, Mort Fryberg, Rolf Marbet, Dorothy Dick) AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 574 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d; Thelma Carpenter (v) on h; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b-c.

Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a and f. Master numbers come from the Sheridan Basie discography.

Date: January 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

a.		Swingin' The Blues - 3:48 (Count Basie, Ed Durham) / arr: Eddie Durham
b.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:07 (Count Basie)
Both titles unissued.

a, b performed as medley.

This was a WOR Mutual Radio broadcast. The announcer is Ed Pearson. Track b is just a fragment under the announcer's comments. Lucky Thompson solos on track a.

Date: January 20 or 29, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.		Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Andy Razaf, Don Redman)
b.		After a While (After Awhile) (Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny, Abner Silver)
c.		On the Upbeat (Al Killian)
d.		Jumpin' At the Woodside (Count Basie)
e.		One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 502 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 502 (1945)

Jimmy Rushing (v) on a; Earle Warren (v) on b.

Date: January 25, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: AFRS

a.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:26 (Count Basie)
b.		Red Bank Boogie - 2:18 (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Count Basie
c.		This Heart Of Mine - 3:11 (Harry Warren, Ralph Freed)
d.		I'm Gonna See My Baby - 2:25 (Phil Moore)
e.		Paging Mr. Green - 3:25 AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592 (1945)
f.		Sleigh Ride In July - 2:43 (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 551 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 551 (1945) Cassettes Only Cassette: 0514 — Count Basie

Maxine Johnson (v) on c, f; Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.

Lucky Thompson solos on track e. Sheridan indicates that the version of track e on AFRS ONS 592 is edited.

Date: January 31, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson (v)

a.	inc	Unknown Title - 2:34 unissued
b.	inc	I Didn't Know About You - 1:55 (Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) unissued
c.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:48 (Count Basie) unissued
d.	inc	I'm Fer It Too - 3:55 (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
e.	inc	Taps Miller (Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton unissued
f.	inc	Avenue C - 2:43 (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
g.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:10 (Count Basie) unissued

Maxine Johnson (v) on b.

This was a CBS Radio broadcast with Bob Heift as announcer. All tracks are incomplete. Track e is given a timing of 4:48 by Sheridan but it may be the 2:02 version of Taps Miller listed by him for the December 27, 1944 session. I have not auditioned this track (unless this is really the longer version issued on Everybody's 3004 as taken from the December 27, 1944 broadcast). Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a and d-f.

Date: February 1, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)

a.	inc	Honeysuckle Rose - 2:48 (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf)
		WNEW Electrical Transcription: WP 4 (1945) Radiola LP 12": 2MR 112/113 — The Fats Waller Story (1980) Collectors Items (Eng.) LP 12": 017 — Friends of Fats, Volume Two Radiola CD: CD2MR 112/113 — The Fats Waller Story (1995)

This fragment was part of the Second Annual Swing Session broadcast on WNEW. Martin Block is the announcer. The transcription includes an interview with Count Basie.

Date: February 2, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	SSC-3-29-2	Swing Shift - 3:52 (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592 (1945) Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
b.		Solo Flight - 2:39 (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
c.		Wish You Were Waiting For Me - 3:14 (David Saxon, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
d.		Together - 3:07 (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva)
e.	inc	Hey! Rube - 1:48 (Count Basie, Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 551 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 551 (1945) Cassettes Only Cassette: 0514 — Count Basie

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d; Maxine Johnson (v) on c; Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.

Lucky Thompson solos on tracks d and e.

Date: February 4, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:38 (Count Basie)
b.		Aces and Faces - 3:26 (Buck Clayton)
c.		Don't Cry Baby - 2:47 (Jimmy Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger)
d.		Just An Old Manuscript - 3:34 (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman
e.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 2:13 (Count Basie)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 139 — AFRS Bandwagon No. 139 (1945) Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1004 — Kansas City Style (1977)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b, e; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.

This was an NBC Radio Fitch Bandwagon broadcast. The announcers are Jack Irish and Dick Powell. Lucky Thompson solos on track b.

Date: February 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, NY
Label: AFRS

a.	SSC-5-9-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:24 (Count Basie)
b.		I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - 4:37 (Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg)
c.		I Walked In - 2:06 (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh)
d.		Blue Room Jump - 3:59 (Count Basie, Milt Ebbins, Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson Jazum LP 12": 3 — Jazum-3 (1970) Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
e.		Back Door Romp - 3:31 Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
f.		I Didn't Know About You - 4:18 (Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
g.		'Tain't Me - 3:40 (Lem Davis, Jack Palmer) Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count (1999)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b, e; Maxine Johnson (v) on f; Jimmy Rushing (v) on g; Earle Warren (v) on c.

Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b and d.

Date: February 13, 1945
Location: Liederkranz Hall, NY
Label: Lang-Worth

a.	YTNY-4109-1	Sugar Hill Shuffle - 3:40 (Eli Robinson) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: CI 55 (1945) ► Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle (1973)
b.	YTNY-4109-1	I Should Care - 3:10 (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Allan Roberts) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 41 (1945) Soundies CD: SCD 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions (2000)
c.	YTNY-4108-1	Just An Old Manuscript - 3:03 (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149 (1945) Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle (1973) ► Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That (1982)
d.	YTNY-4109-1	Wish You Were Waiting For Me - 2:53 (David Saxon, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 187 (1945) Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript Soundies CD: SCD 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions (2000)
e.	YTNY-4108-1	Harvard Blues - 3:38 (Count Basie, Tab Smith, Eddie Frazier) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 41 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149 (1945) Palm (Eng.) LP 12": 30-12 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript
f.	YTNY-4108-1	Please Don't Say No, Say Maybe - 3:17 (Sammy Fain, Ralph Freed) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 9 (1945) Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH1-109 — On Tour
g.	YTNY-4109-1	I Didn't Know About You - 3:00 (Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 187 (1945) Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH1-109 — On Tour Soundies CD: SCD 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions (2000)
h.	YTNY-4108-1	I'm Fer It Too - 2:24 (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149 (1945) Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 9 (1945) ► Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle (1973)
All titles on:		Circle (Eng.) CD: CCD 130 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945 (1992) Music & Arts CD: 4884 — Old Manuscripts: Broadcast Transcriptions 1944/45 (1999)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a-b; Maxine Johnson (v) on d, g; Jimmy Rushing (v) on e; Earle Warren (v) on b, f.

Lucky Thompson solos on track h.

Date: February 24, 1945
Location: United States Air Force Base, Dover, NJ
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p, v), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson (v)

a.		Avenue C (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
b.		Wish You Were Waiting For Me (David Saxon, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
c.		Harvard Blues - 3:28 (Count Basie, Tab Smith, Eddie Frazier) Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
d.		Evelina (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: SB 607 — AFRS Spotlite Bands No. 607 (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: SB 762 — AFRS Spotlite Bands No. 762 (1945)

Count Basie (v) on c; Maxine Johnson (v) on b; Earle Warren (v) on d.

This is part of a Coca Cola Spotlight Bands broadcast. Lucky Thompson does not solo on any of the tracks.

Date: February 26, 1945
Location: Liederkranz Hall, NY
Label: Columbia

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Joe Newman, Al Stearns (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), unknown (str), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Lynne Sherman (v)

a.	CO34352-1	Avenue C - 3:07 (Buck Clayton) Columbia 78: DF 3468 Columbia 78: CB 4 ► Columbia (Fr.) EP: ESDF 1009 — Count Basie & His Orchestra
b.	CO34352-2 alt	Avenue C - 3:03 (Buck Clayton) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002) Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
c.	CO34352-3 alt	Avenue C - 2:58 (Buck Clayton) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
d.	CO34352-4 alt	Avenue C - 3:34 (Buck Clayton) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
e.	CO34353-1	This Heart Of Mine - 3:05 (Harry Warren, Ralph Freed) Columbia 78: 36795 (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 285 (1945) ► Ajaz LP 12": 256 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 15
f.	CO34354-1	That Old Feeling - 3:14 (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) Columbia 78: 36795 (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 285 (1945) ► Ajaz LP 12": 256 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 15
g.	CO34354-2 alt	That Old Feeling - 3:34 (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
All titles on:		CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 66102 — The Complete Count Basie Vol. 11-20, 1941-1951

unknown (str) on e-g; Lynne Sherman (v) on e-g.

An unidentified string section is present on tracks e-g. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a-d.

Date: May 7, 1945
Location: NY
Label: Duke

Freddie Green (ldr), Buck Clayton (t), Dickie Wells (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Freddie Green (g), Sammy Benskin (p), Al Hall (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Sylvia Syms (v)

a.	DU4907	I'm In the Mood For Love - 2:35 (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) Duke 78: 113 (1945) Elsa (Nor.) EP: 1 — Freddie Green/Frank Socolow ► Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
b.	DU4909	Sugar Hips - 2:39 (Dickie Wells) Duke 78: 113 (1945) Elsa (Nor.) EP: 1 — Freddie Green/Frank Socolow ► Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
c.		Get Lucky Duke 78: 114
d.		I'll Never Be the Same (Matt Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) Duke 78: 114

Sylvia Syms (v) on a, d.

The ensemble was called Freddie Green and His Kansas City Seven. The Tony Williams Lucky Thompson discography places this session in September 1945. Duke 114 may never have been issued. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a and b. Tracks c and d have not been auditioned

Date: May 14, 1945
Location: NBC Studio 8H, Radio City, NY
Label: V-Disc

Count Basie (ldr), Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Al Killian, Ed Lewis (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Taps Miller, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	VP1356	High Tide (I Ain't Mad At You) - 5:28 (Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford) V-Disc 78: 483B (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 574 (1945) ► AFRS Electrical Transcription: DB 284
b.	VP1357	Sent For You Yesterday - 2:11 (Ed Durham, Jimmy Rushing) / arr: Eddie Durham V-Disc 78: 534B (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 574 (1945) ► Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1982)
c.	VP1357	Jimmy's Boogie Woogie (Boogie Woogie, I May Be Wrong But I Won't Be Wrong Always) - 1:46 (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) V-Disc 78: 534A (1945) Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3 ► Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1982)
d.	VP1686 (XP35422)	Tippin' On the Q.T. - 3:40 (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton V-Disc 78: 627A (1945) Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie ► FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12": 502 — Count Basie
e.	JBB296 (D6TC-6466)	San Jose - 2:37 (Count Basie) V-Disc 78: 744A (1945) Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 04 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 2 ► Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
f.	JBB296 (D6TC-6466)	B-Flat Blues (B-Flat) - 2:30 V-Disc 78: 744A (1945) Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 04 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 2 ► Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
g.	JDB297 (D6TC-6467)	Sweet Lorraine - 3:58 (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) V-Disc 78: 802A (1945) Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12": KV 117 — Basie Strides Again Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
All titles on:		Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3046 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 2 (1989) Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2 ► Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-033 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2, 1944-1945

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a, c-d, f; Taps Miller (v) on a; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b-c; Earle Warren (v) on g.

Track c is called "Jimmy's Boogie Woogie." Track a includes an ensemble vocal. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a, d and f.

Date: June 5, 1945
Location: Paramount Theater, NY
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Al Killian, Ed Lewis (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), Preston Love, Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Pearl Bailey, Maxine Johnson (v)

a.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 0:32 (Count Basie) Metronome LP 12": MNR 1213 — A Tribute To Glenn Miller
b.		B-Flat Blues (B-Flat) - 2:20 Metronome LP 12": MNR 1213 — A Tribute To Glenn Miller
c.		I'm Gonna See My Baby - 2:12 (Phil Moore) Metronome LP 12": MNR 1213 — A Tribute To Glenn Miller
d.		Duration Blues - 2:32 (Johnny Mercer) Metronome LP 12": MNR 1213 — A Tribute To Glenn Miller
e.	inc	Red Bank Boogie - 2:43 (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) unissued

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b; Pearl Bailey (v) on d; Maxine Johnson (v) on c.

This was a WNEW Tribute To Glenn Miller broadcast with Martin Block the announcer. The program included performances by Cab Calloway with unknown accompaniment. Lucky Thompson solos on track b. Sheridan notes that this broadcast took place just before Earl Warren and Jimmy Powell left the Basie band so three alto saxophonists are, in fact, present with Preston Love the new addition.

Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Timmie Rogers (u, v), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Lena Horne, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	HD5-MM-5699-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:31 (Count Basie)
b.		B-Flat Blues (B-Flat) - 2:24
c.		Sent For You Yesterday - 1:23 (Ed Durham, Jimmy Rushing)
d.	HD5-MM-7870-1	Honeysuckle Rose - 2:38 (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf)
e.		Daddy-O - 2:33
f.		Jumpin' At the Woodside - 3:38 (Count Basie)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 140 — AFRS Jubilee No. 140 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b; Timmie Rogers (u) on e; (v) on e; Lena Horne (v) on d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.

The recording dates of this and the following AFRS transcriptions are not known precisely. This broadcast also included a comedy routine by Timmie Rogers and vocals by the Gingersnaps. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program closes with One O'Clock Jump but probably performed by the NBC Studio band. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b and f.

Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Ann Moore (v)

a.	HD5-MM-7895-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:24 (Count Basie)
b.		Basie Boogie - 2:15 (Count Basie, Milt Ebbins) Joyce LP 12": 5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
c.		What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry - 2:41 (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) Joyce LP 12": 5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
d.	HD5-MM-7896-1	Gotta Be This Or That - 3:45 (Sunny Skylar) Joyce LP 12": 5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
e.		Andy's Blues - 3:55 (Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson Joyce LP 12": 5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee Kaydee (Swd.) LP 12": KD 2 — A Jumpin' Jubilee
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 141 — AFRS Jubilee No. 141 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d-e; Ann Moore (v) on c.

The dubbing date is July 9, 1945. This program also included performances by the King Sisters and the Alvino Rey Orchestra as well as a comedy routine by Eddie Green and Hattie McDaniels. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump. Lucky Thompson solos on track e.

Date: July 15, 1945
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, Dickie Wells (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.		Royal Garden Blues - 4:30 (Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams) Vogue (Fr.) CD: VG 655.004 — Lamplighter's All Star Jazz (1990) Jazz Hour (Du.) CD: JHR 73597 — The Lamplighter's Jazz Sessions (1999) Hep (Eng.) CD: 87 — The Lamplighter All Stars Broadcasts - 1945 (2009)
b.		Body and Soul - 3:59 (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) Hep (Eng.) CD: 87 — The Lamplighter All Stars Broadcasts - 1945 (2009)
c.		Evenin' - 2:34 (Mitchell Parish, Harry White)
d.	inc	I Got Rhythm - 7:53 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) Hep (Eng.) CD: 87 — The Lamplighter All Stars Broadcasts - 1945 (2009)
All titles on:		Origin Jazz Library LP 12": OJL 8101 — Hollywood Jumps! 1945

Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.

This is a broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. Yerxa is one of the MCs. Track d fades out under his closing comments. Track a is called Count Down on the CD reissues. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a, b and d.

Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Martha Lewis, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	HD5-MM-7970-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:35 (Count Basie)
b.		Avenue C - 2:44 (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
c.		I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You) - 2:26 (Raymond Egan, Tom Pitts, Roy K. Marsh, Paul Whiteman) Ditto LP 12": DTO 10256 — Count Basie Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count ► First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946
d.	HD5-MM-7971-1	Hey! Rube - 2:45 (Count Basie, Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson Palm International (Swd.) LP 12": POM 1 — The Big Bands Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
e.		I Should Care - 1:40 (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Allan Roberts)
f.		My, What a Fry - 3:39 (Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson Palm International (Swd.) LP 12": POM 1 — The Big Bands Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count (1999)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 142 — AFRS Jubilee No. 142 (1945)

Martha Lewis (v) on e; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.

The dubbing date is July 16, 1945. This program also included performances by the Hoosier Hot Shots, Alvino Rey and piano solos by Art Tatum. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b and f.

Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t, v), Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Traverse Crawford, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, Kelsey Pharr, June Richmond (v)

a.	HD5-MM-5554-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:35 (Count Basie)
b.		Queer Street - 2:56 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
c.		Are You Livin' Old Man - 3:07 (Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham, Abner Silver) Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
d.		Ol' Man River - 2:30 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
e.		I'm Beginning To See the Light - 2:12 (Duke Ellington, Harry James, Don George, Johnny Hodges) Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
f.	HD5-MM-5555-1	Hey! John - 2:16 (Joe Thomas) Joyce LP 12": 5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
g.		High Tide (I Ain't Mad At You) - 4:20 (Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford) Joyce LP 12": 5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee Kaydee (Swd.) LP 12": KD 2 — A Jumpin' Jubilee
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 143 — AFRS Jubilee No. 143 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on g; Traverse Crawford (v) on e-f; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (v) on g; Lee Gaines (v) on e-f; Carl Jones (v) on e-f; Kelsey Pharr (v) on e-f; June Richmond (v) on c-d.

The dubbing date is July 23, 1945. This program also included a comedy routine by Victor Borge. The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocalists Jones, Crawford, Pharr and Gaines) perform on tracks e and f. Track g features an ensemble vocal. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. Track g includes an ensemble vocal. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump. Lucky Thompson solos on track g.

Date: July 1945
Location: Casa Manana, Culver City, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.		Gotta Be This Or That (Sunny Skylar)
b.		Swing Shift (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
c.		I Want a Little Girl (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll)
d.		Exactly Like You (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: MC 39 — AFRS Magic Carpet No. 39 (1945)

Jimmy Rushing (v) on c-d.

Date: August 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Traverse Crawford, Bing Crosby, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, Kelsey Pharr (v)

a.	HD5-MM-5713-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:30 (Count Basie)
b.		Jumpin' At Ten - 3:52 Jazz Society (Swd.) 78: AA 555 Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie ► Ditto LP 12": DTO 10256 — Count Basie
c.		Just a Sittin' And a Rockin' - 2:39 (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines) Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That (1982) Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That (2006)
d.	HD5-MM-5714-1	Gotta Be This Or That - 2:23 (Sunny Skylar)
e.		Jumpin' At the Woodside - 3:34 (Count Basie) Mexie-L EP: 101 — Love (2003) First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006) Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: — AFRS Jubilee Christmas Show 1945 (1945) Vintage Jazz Classics CD: VJC 1016-2 — All-Star Christmas Jubilee (1993)

Traverse Crawford (v) on c; Bing Crosby (v) on d; Lee Gaines (v) on c; Carl Jones (v) on c; Kelsey Pharr (v) on c.

This was the 1945 Christmas Jubilee program distributed in December of that year. The dubbing date is August 8, 1945. This program also included a comedy routine by Eddie Green and two Lena Horne vocals on which she is backed by Basie and a small group. In addition to track c, the Delta Rhythm Boys (vocalists Jones, Crawford, Pharr and Gaines) perform a brief version of Jingle Bells to begin the program accompanied by Basie and the rhythm section only. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump but performed by Alvino Rey and the AFRS Orchestra. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b and e. Bing Crosby is featured on track d.

Date: September 1945
Location: LA
Label: Excelsior

Timmie Rogers, Al 'Stomp' Russell (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Joe Cowan (g, v), Al 'Stomp' Russell (p, v), Doc Bosso (b, v), Johnny Otis (d), Timmie Rogers (v)

a.	TR136A	Fla-Ga-La-Pa - 3:18 (Roy Alfred, Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) Excelsior 78: 136 (1945)
b.	TR136B	Drop Another Nickel In the Juke Box - 2:41 (Marcel Mayes) Excelsior 78: 136 (1945)
c.	TR137A	Concerto For Tipple Excelsior 78: 137 (1945)
d.	TR137B	I Got a Gal 65 and I'm Just 23 Excelsior 78: 137 (1945)
e.	TR138A	Daddy-O - 3:04 Excelsior 78: 138 (1945)
f.	TR138B	Hep Paderewski From Basin Street - 3:01 Excelsior 78: 138 (1945)

This is comedian/vocalist Timmie Rogers with the Stomp Russell Trio and Lucky Thompson. Rogers also plays a guitar-like instrument called a tipple. Excelsior 137 may never have been issued. The guitarist and bassist are identified in the Lord and Bruyninckx discographies but listed as unknown in Salemann's Lucky Thompson discography. Weir's discography suggests the bassist could be Ike Isaacs. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a, b, e and f.

Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Ann Moore, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	HD5-MM-12530-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie)
b.		Rambo - 3:24 (J. J. Johnson, Jon Hendricks) / arr: J. J. Johnson Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
c.		Mean To Me - 4:02 (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
d.	HD5-MM-12531-1	Jimmy's Boogie Woogie (Boogie Woogie, I May Be Wrong But I Won't Be Wrong Always) - 1:48 (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
e.		Andy's Blues - 3:15 (Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson Joyce LP 12": 5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 147 — AFRS Jubilee No. 147 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d-e; Ann Moore (v) on c; Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.

The dubbing date is September 10, 1945. This program also included performances by the Sam Donahue Orchestra and Bob Crosby. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. Track e is announced as "Astructed" and listed on Joyce 5001 as "Boogie Woogie" on side 2 of the LP. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b, c and e.

Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Ann Moore, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	HD5-MM-12555-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie)
b.		I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) - 2:36 (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count (1999)
c.		Blue Skies - 2:43 (Irving Berlin) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count (1999)
d.	HD5-MM-12556-1	Jivin' Joe Jackson - 2:11 (Count Basie) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count (1999)
e.		Taps Miller - 4:18 (Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count (1999)
f.	theme	One O'Clock Jump - 1:48 (Count Basie)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 148 — AFRS Jubilee No. 148 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on e-f; Ann Moore (v) on d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.

The dubbing date is September 17, 1945. This program also included performances by the Sam Donahue Orchestra, Mel Torme and the Mel-Tones and Bob Crosby. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b and e.

Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Traverse Crawford, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, Kelsey Pharr, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.	HD5-MM-12627-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:45 (Count Basie)
b.		Rhythm Man - 2:21 (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
c.		Gotta Be This Or That - 2:34 (Sunny Skylar) Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That (1982) Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That (2006)
d.		Jazz Me Blues - 2:31 (Tom Delaney) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
e.	HD5-MM-12628-1	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - 2:30 (Sam Stept, Sidney Clare) Ditto LP 12": DTO 10256 — Count Basie Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count ► First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946
f.		It's Sand Man - 2:45 (Ed Lewis, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks) / arr: Buck Clayton Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 ► Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 149 — AFRS Jubilee No. 149 (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: 223 — AFRS Jubilee No. 223 (1945)

Rudy Rutherford (cl) on e; Traverse Crawford (v) on c; Lee Gaines (v) on c; Carl Jones (v) on c; Kelsey Pharr (v) on c; Jimmy Rushing (v) on e.

The dubbing date is September 24, 1945. This program also included performances by Dick Haymes, Jeri Southern and Alvino Rey. The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocalists Jones, Crawford, Pharr and Gaines) perform on track c. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump, performed by Alvino Rey and the AFRS Orchestra. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b, d and e.

Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Lena Horne (v)

a.	HD5-MM-12688-1 (theme)	One O'Clock Jump - 0:35 (Count Basie)
b.		San Jose - 2:27 (Count Basie) Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945 Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
c.		One For My Baby - 3:38 (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
d.		Good For Nothin' Joe - 3:20 (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler)
e.		Tush - 3:31 (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells Intermedia LP 12": QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 ► Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 150 — AFRS Jubilee No. 150 (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: 224 — AFRS Jubilee No. 224 (1945)

Lena Horne (v) on c-d.

The dubbing date is October 1, 1945. This program also included performances by Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson, the Slim Gaillard Trio and Alvino Rey. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, One O'Clock Jump, performed by Alvino Rey and the AFRS Orchestra. Lucky Thompson solos on track e.

Date: Fall 1945
Location: LA
Label: Excelsior

Lucky Thompson (ldr), Karl George (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Doggett (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson) (v)

a.	OR144A	You're In My Heart To Stay (Lucky Thompson, Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson)) Excelsior 78: TR 144 (1945)
b.	OR144B	Short Day (Lucky Thompson, Williams) Excelsior 78: TR 144 (1945)
c.	OR145A-2	No Good Man Blues - 3:11 (Lucky Thompson, Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson)) Excelsior 78: TR 145 (1945) Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985) ► Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
d.	OR145B-2	Why Not - 2:53 (Lucky Thompson) Excelsior 78: TR 145 (1945) Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985) ► Charly (Eng.) CD: CPCD 8194-2 — The Birth of Bebop (1996)
e.	OR146A-2	Irresistible You - 3:22 (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) Excelsior 78: TR 146 (1945) IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991) ► Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
f.	OR146B-2	Phace - 2:45 (Freddie Green) Excelsior 78: TR 146 (1945) IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991) ► Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)

Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson) (v) on a, c.

The ensemble was called The Lucky Thompson All Stars. Thelma Love (Lowe) was Lucky Thompson's wife.

Date: Between October 9 & 20, 1945
Location: LA
Label: Modern Music

Russell Jacquet (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Harry 'Parr' Jones, Gerald Wilson, Snooky Young (t), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson (tb), Preston Love, Willie Smith (as), Illinois Jacquet, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Bill Doggett (p), Billy Hadnott (b), Albert Wichard (d)

a.	MM129A	Mean and Evil Old World (Mean and Evil World) - 2:50 (Russell Jacquet, Robertson)
b.	MM129B	Blues - 3:28 (Traditional)
Both titles on:		Modern Music 78: 129 (1945) Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 595 Classics (Fr.) CD: 1145 — Russell Jacquet 1945-1949 (2000)

Russell Jacquet (v) on a.

The personnel shown is that listed on the label of Modern Music 129. Salemann suggests that Ed Lewis, Emmett Berry, Rodney Richardson and Shadow Wilson are present in place of Gerald Wilson, Parr Jones, Billy Hadnott and Al Wichard, respectively and that Vic Dickenson is in the trombone section. The date range comes from Salemann although most other sources place this session in 1946. Lucky Thompson does not solo on either track.

Date: October 11, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Queen

Slim Gaillard (ldr), Karl George, Howard McGhee (t), Teddy Edwards, Wild Bill Moore, Lucky Thompson (ts), Fletcher Smith (p), Bam Brown (b), Leo Watson (d), Slim Gaillard (v)

a.	5014	Slim Gaillard's Boogie - 2:42 (Slim Gaillard) Queen 78: 4121 (1945) Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 686 ► Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti
b.	5014 alt	Slim Gaillard's Boogie (Slim Gaillard) Parlophone (Eng.) EP: GEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man King EP: KEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1 King LP 10": 295-80 — The Vout Man Plays
c.	5015	Harlem Hunch - 2:39 (Slim Gaillard) Queen 78: 4127 (1945) Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 642 ► Parlophone (Eng.) EP: GEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man
d.	5016	Tutti Frutti - 2:43 (Slim Gaillard, Doris Fisher) 20th Century 78: 2010 (1945) Jazz Circle Basel (Swi.) LP 12": JCB 20 — McGhee Special ► Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti
e.	5017	Travelin' Blues - 3:00 (Slim Gaillard) Queen 78: 4121 (1945) Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 688 ► Parlophone (Eng.) EP: GEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man

Slim Gaillard (v) on c-e.

Most discographies place this session in September 1945 but Salemann indicates the recording was done between October 9 and 20. The date shown comes from the Weir discography. Lucky Thompson solos on all tracks except d. Track b is called Slim's Boogie on the EP releases.

Date: November 1945
Location: LA
Label: Bel-Tone

Bob Mosley (ldr), Karl George (t), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Phillips (g), Bob Mosley (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Marion Abernathy (v)

a.	BTJ34?	Bee Boogie Boo - 2:46 (Bob Mosley) Bel-Tone 78: J 764 (1946) Bel-Tone 78: J 752 (1946) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson (2007)
b.	BTJ35-1	Stormy Mood - 3:01 (Marion Abernathy) Bel-Tone 78: J 752 (1946) Bel-Tone 78: J 763 (1946) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson (2007)
c.	BTJ36-2	Baggin' the Boogie - 3:09 (Biff Jones) Bel-Tone 78: J 751 (1946) Bel-Tone 78: J 763 (1946) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002) Mbop Global/OVC Media Digital Download: — Road To Chicago Blues (2009)
d.	BTJ37-3	Voot Rhythm (Vout Rhythm) - 2:50 (Lucky Thompson) Bel-Tone 78: J 751 (1946) Bel-Tone 78: J 764 (1946) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004) Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson (2007)
All titles on:		IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)

Marion Abernathy (v) on b-c.

The ensemble was called Bob Mosely & All Stars. Bel-Tone J 751 titles track d as "Voot Rhythm" with the matrix number shown (based on examination of the issue stored at the Institute of Jazz Studies by this discographer). Salemann indicates the matrix number for this track as BT 34 (label) or BTJ-34-3 (wax) based on his examination of an original issue. I have not examined a copy of Bel-Tone J 752 and cannot confirm the matrix number for track a. Williams indicates the matrix number for track a is BTJ37-5 and that for track d, BTJ34-3. He also places this session in December 1945. The Weir discography indicates the following matrix numbers: a, BTJ 37-5, b, BTJ 35-1, c, BTJ 36-2 or 3, d, BTJ 34-3. Lucky Thompson solos on all tracks.

Date: November 1945
Location: LA
Label: Black & White

Estelle Edson, Oscar Pettiford (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Leon Beck (bar), Charlie Norris (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Roy Porter (d), Estelle Edson (v)

a.	BW163	Be-Baba-Le-Ba - 2:41 (Helen Humes) Black & White 78: 760 (1946) Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
b.	BW164	Rhythm In a Riff - 3:09 (Billy Eckstine) Black & White 78: 760 (1946) Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
c.	BW165	I Changed the Lock On the Door - 2:55 (Estelle Edson, Oscar Pettiford) Black & White 78: 761 (1946) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
d.	BW166	Don't Drive This Jive Away - 2:53 (Oscar Pettiford, Estelle Edson) Black & White 78: 761 (1946) Black & White 78: 840 (1946) ► IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)

The ensemble was called Estelle Edson with Oscar Pettiford and His All Stars. Williams dates this session as mid-1946. Salemann indicates ca. October/November 1945 and Weir c. November 1945. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a, b and d.

Date: November 12, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Sunset

Willie Smith (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Willie Smith (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arnold Ross (p), Eddie Safranski (b), Lee Young (d)

a.	SRC-127-14	I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) - 2:39 (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson Black Lion LP 12": BLP 30112 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 1 (1971) Polydor (Ger.) LP 12": 2460 132/3 — Jammin' On Sunset, Volume 1 (1971) ► Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset
b.	SRC-127-15	I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) - 2:35 (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson Sunset 78: SRC 7560 (1945) Swing (Fr.) 78: 388 Monarch LP 10": 202 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 2
c.	SRC-127-16	I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) - 2:31 (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson Black Lion LP 12": BLP 30113 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 2 (1971) Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset ► Trio (Jpn.) LP 12": PA 7047/8 — Jammin' At Sunset
d.	SRC-132-7	Windjammer - 2:58 (Eddie Laguna) / arr: Johnny Thompson Swing (Fr.) 78: 380 Vogue (Eng.) EP: EPV 1090 — After Hours ► Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 032 — Eddie Laguna/Willie Smith Jazz Concert
e.	SRC-133-3	Skylark - 3:15 (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Johnny Thompson Swing (Fr.) 78: 380 Vogue (Eng.) EP: EPV 1090 — After Hours ► Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 032 — Eddie Laguna/Willie Smith Jazz Concert
f.	SRC-134-1 (Pt. 1)	Lover Come Back To Me - 3:49 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson Sunset 78: SRC 7562 (1945) Swing (Fr.) 78: 372
g.	SRC-135-1 (Pt. 2)	Lover Come Back To Me - 3:38 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson Sunset 78: SRC 7562 (1945) Swing (Fr.) 78: 372
h.	SRC-134/5 (complete)	Lover Come Back To Me - 8:55 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson Vogue (Eng.) EP: EPV 1110 — After Hours Jam Session (1955) Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 032 — Eddie Laguna/Willie Smith Jazz Concert ► Monarch LP 10": 202 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 2

This session is a discographical nightmare! The information shown is the best I have been able to cobble together based on analyzing all the materials that I've examined so far and differs from other sources. (See also: Rolf L. Jungquist, "Discography: Sunset Records - Willie Smith's Two Versions of 'I Found a New Baby'," IAJRC Journal, Summer 1999, pp.22-24)

There exist four takes of I've Found a New Baby recorded by Willie Smith for the Sunset label in November 1945. In my opinion, the only take of this title without Lucky Thompson was recorded on November 5, 1945 with an ensemble that had Vido Musso on tenor sax, Buddy Childers on trumpet and Andre Previn on piano. This take (matrix SRC-127-5) times at 2:35 and sounds to me like Musso rather than Thompson is present (issued on Black Lion BLP 30121, BLCD 760189, Intercord 28419-0 MB - Previn At Sunset). Some sources, however, claim that McGhee and not Childers is the trumpet player. It is troubling that all takes of this title use matrix numbers consistent with the November 5 date. On the other hand, there is a gap in the matrix numbers that suggests 127-5 may have been recorded at the November 5 session with Musso and 127-14,15,16 on November 12.

Three takes have Thompson and McGhee present and it should be noted that the version issued on 78 Sunset 7560 (which lists Thompson and NOT Musso on the label), and probably Swing (Fr.) 388, seems to have been reissued only on Monarch 10" LP 202 since by aural and waveform comparison, it is non-identical with any of the other 3 versions that appear on Black Lion LPs and CDs. (On the other hand, Salemann and Jungquist indicate that 127-15 was mislabeled 127-16 by the reissuers and other discographers. Alhough these takes are very similar, I detect subtle differences that convince me there are, in fact, three takes of I've Found a New Baby with Lucky Thompson.)

But the situation is even murkier. The copy of Sunset 7560 that I examined has the matrix numbers reversed on the disc labels! I've Found a New Baby shows SRC-126-6 (below left) while the flip side, All the Things You Are (recorded on November 5) shows SRC-127-15 (below right). But in the wax, I've Found a New Baby shows SRC-127-15 and the flip side, SRC-126-6 which are the expected assignments. As if this wasn't enough confusion, the cover of Black Lion BLP 30113 shows a reproduction of the label of Sunset 7560 correctly showing SRC-127-15 for I've Found a New Baby (below center). Were there more than one pressings of this 78?

A version of I've Found a New Baby is present on Swing 388 (78), Vogue (Eng.) EPV 1090 (EP), LD 032 (10-inch LP) and Pearl/Topaz TPZ 1062 (CD) but not having gained access to these issues thus far, I have been unable determine which take occurs on each.

Lover Come Back To Me is called Experiment Perilous and was initially issued on two sides of Sunset SRC 7562 as parts 1 and 2. In order to fit on a 10-inch 78, track f has part of the studio chatter deleted but the musical performance is complete although split at the end of Thompson's solo.The complete nearly nine-minute version begins with 2:30 of studio chatter and false starts. The actual complete performance of Lover Come Back To Me has a duration of 6:22. Strangely, Arnold Ross's solo is only 56 bars long on all issues (64 bars is a full chorus).

SRC7560_126-6 SRC7560_125-15 SRC7560_ATTYA

Date: November 28, 1945
Location: LA
Label: Apollo

Duke Henderson, Rabon Tarrant, Lucky Thompson (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (cl), unknown (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Duke Henderson, Rabon Tarrant (v)

a.	S 1145	Don't Keep Me Waiting - 2:36 (Duke Henderson) Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
b.	S 1146-2	I'll Be True - 3:17 (Rabon Tarrant) Apollo 78: 395 (1946) Delmark CD: DD 756 — McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (2002) Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 6032 — The Complete Jack McVae/Rabon Tarrant 1944-1952, Vol. 2 (1945-1946) (2004)
c.	S 1147	Mama Bear Blues - 2:38 (Duke Henderson) Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
d.	S 1148	S.H. Blues - 2:40 (Duke Henderson) Apollo 78: 400 (1946) Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
e.	S 1149	Not Worth a Dime - 2:50 (Duke Henderson) Delmark CD: DD 657 — West Coast Jive (1992) Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
f.	S 1150-2	Hey, Hey Baby - 3:15 (Rabon Tarrant) Apollo 78: 395 (1946) Delmark CD: DD 756 — McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (2002) Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 6032 — The Complete Jack McVae/Rabon Tarrant 1944-1952, Vol. 2 (1945-1946) (2004)
g.	S 1151	Fool Hearted Woman - 2:34 (Duke Henderson) Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
h.	S 1152	H.D. Blues (Hot Dog Blues) - 2:44 (Duke Henderson) Apollo 78: 400 (1946) Delmark CD: DD 657 — West Coast Jive (1992) Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)

Duke Henderson (ldr) on a, c-e, g-h; (v) on a, c-e, g-h; Rabon Tarrant (ldr) on b, f; (v) on b, f.

This is Duke Henderson and Rabon Tarrant with Lucky Thompson's All Stars. Mingus is assumed to be the bassist but this is not certain. Lucky Thompson solos or plays accompaniment behind the vocalists on all tracks.

Date: ca. December 1945
Location: LA
Label: Melodisc

Marion Abernathy, Karl George (ldr), Karl George (t), unknown (as, g, p, b, d), Lucky Thompson (ts), Marion Abernathy (v)

a.	25578	Slowin' Down the Blues - 2:39 Melodisc 78: M 1004 (1946) Melodisc 78: M 1004 [a] (1946)
b.	25583	The Hour Of Parting - 2:56 (Mischa Spoliansky) Melodisc 78: M 1003 (1946) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
c.	25590	Abernathy's Boogie - 2:51 (Marion Abernathy) Melodisc 78: M 1003 (1946) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
d.	25593	Cherokee - 2:41 (Ray Noble) Melodisc 78: M 1004 (1946) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
All titles on:		IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991) Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson (2007)

Marion Abernathy (v) on a, c.

The ensemble was called George's Dukes and a Duchess. The complete personnel and exact date of recording are unknown. It also unknown why the matrix numbers are not consecutive. Weir dates this session as c. mid-December 1945. Lucky Thompson solos on all tracks.

Date: Late 1945
Location: LA
Label: Exclusive

Basin Street Boys, Judy Carol (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Charlie Norris (g), Eddie Beal (p), Charlie Drayton (b), Stan Levey (d), Judy Carol, Gene Price, Reuben Saunders, Artie Waters, Ormande Wilson (v)

a.	1019	I Want To Love and Be Loved - 3:08 (Leon Rene) Exclusive 78: 215 (1946)
b.	1020	Changes - 2:52 (Ben Carter) Exclusive 78: 215 (1946)
c.	1021	Jumpin' At the Jubilee - 2:30 (Ben Carter, Marcel Le Mayes) Exclusive 78: 220 (1946)
d.	1022	Nothing Ever Happens To Me - 3:04 (Ben Carter, Gene Price) Exclusive 78: 220 (1946)
All titles on:		Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3034 — I Sold My Heart To the Junkman (1989) Night Train CD: 7028 — Satchelmouth Baby (1995)

Lucky Thompson (ts) on a-c; Stan Levey (d) on c-d; Judy Carol (v) on a-b.

Williams places this session in August or September 1946. Salemann says late 1945 and Weir February 1946. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a-c.

Date: Between December 10 and 17, 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay, Zeke Zarchy (t), Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman, Fred Zito (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Boyd Raeburn (bsx), Tony Rizzi (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p, cel), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)

a.		Tonsillectomy (Tonsilectomy) - 2:40 (George Handy) / arr: George Handy AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189 Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001) Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
b.		Picnic In the Wintertime - 2:53 (George Handy) / arr: George Handy Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
c.		A Night In Tunisia - 3:07 (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) / arr: Dizzy Gillespie Amiga (Ger.) LP 12": 8.55.841 — Charlie Parker (1981) Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: MJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946 (1997) Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
d.		Rip Van Winkle - 3:07 (George Handy, Howard Leeds, Bob Wells) / arr: George Handy Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
e.		Yerxa (Elegy Movement From Jitterbug Suite) - 3:45 (George Handy, Hal McKusick) / arr: George Handy AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189 Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
f.		The Eagle Flies - 4:10 (Johnny Mandel) / arr: Johnny Mandel AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189 Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee Sounds of Swing LP 12": 115 — Out Of This World Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001) Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul (2008)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 163 — AFRS Jubilee No. 163 (1945) AFRS Electrical Transcription: 209 — AFRS Jubilee No. 209 Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 1 — The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra On the Air, Vol. 1 (1980) Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995) Canby CD: 1004 — Radio Days: Boyd Raeburn and Dizzy Gillespie Jubilee (1995) RST (Austria) CD: JUBCD 1011-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 11 - No. 163 & 162 (1996)

Dizzy Gillespie (t) on c; Dodo Marmarosa (cel) on b; David Allyn (v) on b; Ginny Powell (v) on d.

The personnel is speculative. The bassist could be Joe Mondragon and the guitarist Dave Barbour. One O'Clock Jump is used as the theme at the beginning and end of this live radio show but it is uncertain whether the Raeburn band actually performs it or if it is a recording of the Basie Band. Dizzy Gillespie is guest soloist on track d. This was the last AFRS program of 1945. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was the MC for this studio concert. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b, d, f and g. This concert also included a performance by the Charlie Parker sextet (Dizzy Atmosphere) on which Lucky Thompson did not participate. The timings shown are those for the musical performances without dialogue.

Date: December 10, 1945
Location: LA
Label: Apollo

Lucky Thompson, Dinah Washington (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar, cl), Milt Jackson (vib), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Dinah Washington (v)

a.	S1170-3	Wise Woman Blues - 2:49 (John Willie 'Shifty' Henry) Apollo 78: 368 (1946) Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955) ► Grand Award LP 12": GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
b.	S1171-2	Walking Blues - 2:42 (Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson)) Apollo 78: 374 (1946) Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985) Columbia River CD: 218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington (2000) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002) Acrobat Digital Download: — Stairway To the Stars (2008) Orange Leisure Digital Download: — Unforgettable (2009)
c.	S1172-2	No Voot No Boot - 3:02 (Duke Henderson, Eduardo Paim) Apollo 78: 368 (1946) Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984) ► Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
d.	S1173-?	Chewing Woman Blues (Chewin' Mama Blues) - 2:53 (John Willie 'Shifty' Henry) Apollo 78: 396 (1946) Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955) ► Grand Award LP 12": GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
All titles on:		Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945 (1988) Delmark LP 12": DL 451 — Mellow Mama (1992) ► Delmark LP 12": LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama

This is Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson and his All Stars. Thompson solos on tracks c and d.

Date: December 12, 1945
Location: LA
Label: Apollo

a.	S1174-2	My Lovin' Papa - 3:05 (Duke Henderson) Apollo 78: 371 (1946) Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984) ► Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
b.	S1175-1	Rich Man's Blues - 2:56 (Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson)) Apollo 78: 374 (1946) Waldorf Music Hall EP: MH 45174 — The Ink Spots and Dinah Washington ► Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
c.	S1176-?	Beggin' Mama Blues - 2:52 (John Willie 'Shifty' Henry) Parody 78: 20,001 (1946) Waldorf Music Hall EP: MH 45174 — The Ink Spots and Dinah Washington ► Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
d.	S1177-?	All Or Nothing Blues - 2:51 (John Willie 'Shifty' Henry) Parody 78: 20,001 (1946) Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955) ► Grand Award LP 12": GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
All titles on:		Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945 (1988) Delmark LP 12": DL 451 — Mellow Mama (1992) ► Delmark LP 12": LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama

This is Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson and his All Stars. Thompson solos on tracks a, b and d.

Most sources indicate that tracks c and d were issued on the Parrot label but that's incorrect (Thanks to Uwe Weiler for providing scans of the Parody disc labels).

Parody 20001A Parody 20001B

Date: December 13, 1945
Location: LA
Label: Apollo

a.	S1178-3	Mellow Mama Blues - 3:09 (Jessie Mae Robinson) Apollo 78: 371 (1946) Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984) ► Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
b.	S1179-2	My Voot Is Really Vout - 3:07 (John Willie 'Shifty' Henry) Apollo 78: 388 (1946) Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984) Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992) Orange Leisure Digital Download: — Unforgettable (2009)
c.	S1180-1	Blues For a Day - 2:53 (John Willie 'Shifty' Henry) Apollo 78: 388 (1946) Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955) ► Grand Award LP 12": GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
d.	S1181-?	Pacific Coast Blues - 2:39 (Charles Mingus) Apollo 78: 396 (1946) Grand Award LP 12": 33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955) ► Grand Award LP 12": GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
All titles on:		Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945 (1988) Delmark LP 12": DL 451 — Mellow Mama (1992) ► Delmark LP 12": LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama

This is Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson and his All Stars. Thompson solos on tracks a-c.

Date: Late December 1945
Location: LA
Label: Standard Transcription Service

Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay, Zeke Zarchy (t), Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman, Fred Zito (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Boyd Raeburn (bsx), Tony Rizzi (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)

a.	YTH-1576	Tonsillectomy (Tonsilectomy) - 3:08 (George Handy) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June (1980) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
b.		Rip Van Winkle - 3:16 (George Handy, Howard Leeds, Bob Wells) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
c.		Forgetful - 3:17 (George Handy, Jack Segal) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
d.		Memphis In June - 3:52 (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June (1980) ► Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn
e.	YTH-1577	I Don't Care Who Knows It - 1:59 (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June (1980) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul (2008)
f.		If I Loved You - 3:48 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Mandel Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000)
g.		How Deep Is the Ocean? - 2:59 (Irving Berlin) / arr: Johnny Mandel Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June (1980) Sounds of Swing LP 12": 115 — Out Of This World Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995) Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul (2008)
h.		Yerxa (Elegy Movement From Jitterbug Suite) - 3:43 (George Handy, Hal McKusick) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
i.	YTH-1597-1A	Boyd's Nest - 3:04 (Milt Kleeb) / arr: Milt Kleeb Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
j.		Blue Prelude - 3:11 (Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) / arr: Eddie Finckel Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
k.		Picnic In the Wintertime - 3:08 (George Handy) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
l.		High Tide (I Ain't Mad At You) - 2:10 (Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford) Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) First Time LP 12": FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 Big Band Landmarks LP 12": IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 Onward To Yesterday LP 12": OTY 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
m.		Are You Livin' Old Man - 2:39 (Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham, Abner Silver) Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Golden Era LP 12": 15014 — Hep Boyds Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
n.	YTH-1598-1	Tush - 3:03 (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) First Time LP 12": FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 ► Big Band Landmarks LP 12": IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
o.		Concerto For Duke - 3:38 (Duke Ellington, George Williams) / arr: George Williams Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) First Time LP 12": FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 Big Band Landmarks LP 12": IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 Onward To Yesterday LP 12": OTY 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46 Cicala/Jazz Live (It.) LP 12": BLJ 8007 — New Sounds In the Forties Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
p.		Where You At? - 3:05 (George Handy, Jack Segal) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Golden Era LP 12": 15014 — Hep Boyds Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
q.		Out Of This World - 3:02 (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Sounds of Swing LP 12": 115 — Out Of This World Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
r.	YTH-1713	Boyd Meets Stravinsky - 2:56 (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
s.		Personality - 2:58 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
t.		Dalvatore Sally - 3:07 (George Handy) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn ► First Time LP 12": FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
u.		Blue Echoes - 3:12 (Justo Carreras, Joe Farver, Fred Meadows) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207 (1946) Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995) Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn
v.		I Only Have Eyes For You - 3:23 (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: George Handy Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207 (1946) Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
All titles on:		Audiophonic CD: ABR 60812 — Out Of This World! (2006)

David Allyn (v) on c-f, k, p-q, u-v; Ginny Powell (v) on b, d, m, p, s.

These transcription recordings were probably done at several sessions. The personnel is not confirmed. The bassist may be Joe Mondragon. Track o is a medley of Mood Indigo, C Jam Blues, Sophisticated Lady and It Don't Mean a Thing. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a, g, h, i, j, l, m, n, o, r, t and u.

There are additional Standard transcriptions recorded around this time by the Raeburn band but the Salemann and Weir discographies as well as the liner notes to Hep CD 42 indicate that Lucky Thompson is not present, having been replaced by Guy McReynolds; however, the tenor saxophone soloist on certain titles like Two Spoos In An Igloo and Night In Tunisia sounds very much like Thompson.

Peter Losin's Charlie Parker Sessionography includes a radio broadcast from Billy Berg's Club in Hollywood, CA featuring the groups of Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie and Slim Gaillard. Lucky Thompson is indicated as being present, presumably as part of the Parker/Gillespie ensemble which also included Milt Jackson (vib), Al Haig (p), Ray Brown (b) and Stan Levey (d). Three fragmentary titles, I Waited For You, How High the Moon and 52nd Street Theme have been issued on Philology CD W893 and RLR CD 88642. At this point, it is not possible to confirm that Thompson was, in fact, present on any of these performances.

Date: ca. January 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Bel-Tone

Slim Gaillard (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Marshal Royal (cl), Slim Gaillard (g, v), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Bam Brown (b, v), Zutty Singleton (d)

a.	BTJ58-3	Chicken Rhythm - 3:02 (Slim Gaillard, D. Squires) Bel-Tone 78: 762 (1946) Majestic 78: 9005 ► Varsity 78: 5022
b.	BTJ59-1	Santa Monica Jump - 2:59 (Slim Gaillard) Bel-Tone 78: 761 (1946) Majestic 78: 9004 ► Majestic 78: 10003
c.	BTJ60-1	Mean Pretty Mama - 3:03 (Slim Gaillard) Bel-Tone 78: 762 (1946) Varsity 78: 5022 Majestic 78: 9003 Majestic 78: 10002 Proper (Eng.) CD: 1348 — Opera In Vout (2003)
d.	BTJ61-2	School Kids' Hop (Schoolkids Hop) - 2:54 (Slim Gaillard) Bel-Tone 78: 758 (1946) Majestic 78: 9005 ► Majestic 78: 10004
All titles on:		Ultraphonic LP 12": 50273 — Gaillard and Gillespie (1958) Polydor Special (Eng.) LP 12": 545107 — Chicken Rhythm (1969) ► Storyville (Dan.) LP 12": SLP 809 — Chicken Rhythm

Bam Brown (v) on a, d; Slim Gaillard (v) on a, c-d.

Lucky Thompson solos on all tracks.

Date: ca. January 1946
Location: LA
Label: G & G

Wilbert Baranco, Johnny Criner (ldr), Karl George (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dave Barbour (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Phil Stephens (b), Johnny Criner (v)

a.	1024-A	Railroad Man - 2:46 (Joe Greene) G & G 78: 1024 (1946)
b.	1024-B	I Got My Money Blues - 2:40 (Johnny Criner) G & G 78: 1024 (1946)
c.	1025	Down Home Blues G & G 78: 1025 (1946)
d.	1025	Bring What Daddy Needs G & G 78: 1025 (1946)

This is vocalist/comedian Johnny Criner with the Wilbert Baranco Quartet. Williams dates this session as mid-1946 while Salemann and Weir indicate January. Lucky Thompson solos on track a and plays accompaniment on track b.

Date: January 11, 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Atomic

Dodo Marmarosa (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Ray Brown (b), Jackie Mills (d)

a.	225A	Mellow Mood - 3:06 (Dodo Marmarosa) Atomic 78: 225 (1946) Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 3250 Smithsonian Collection CD: 393 — Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Piano, Volume 3 (1989) Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives (1997) Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1063 — The Jazz Year 1946 (1997) Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10119 — Dodo Marmarosa Trio: Complete Studio Recordings (2004)
b.	225B	How High the Moon - 2:46 (William Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) Atomic 78: 225 (1946) Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 3250 ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers (1999) EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start (2001) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
c.	226A	Dodo's Blues - 3:05 (Dodo Marmarosa) Atomic 78: 226 (1946) Conifer CD: 638 — Modern Jazz: The Beginnings (1997) Louisiana Red Hot CD: 638 — Modern Jazz: The Beginnings (1999) Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10119 — Dodo Marmarosa Trio: Complete Studio Recordings (2004)
d.	226B	I Surrender Dear - 2:13 (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) Atomic 78: 226 (1946) ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers (1999) EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start (2001) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
All titles on:		Raretone (It.) LP 12": 5020FC — Experiment In Bop (1988) Onyx LP 12": ORI 212 — Central Avenue Breakdown, Volume 1 EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5174 — Bebop Revisited (1990) Classics (Fr.) CD: 1165 — Dodo Marmarosa 1945-1950 (2001) Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2055 — A Proper Introduction To Dodo Marmarosa: Dodo's Dance (2004)

Lucky Thompson (ts) on b, d.

Date: January 24, 1946
Location: Billy Berg's, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]

Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t, v), Charlie Parker (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Milt Jackson (vib), Al Haig (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)

a.		Salt Peanuts - 2:03 (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke)
		Meexa Discox (Fr.) LP 12": 1776 — Rappin' With Bird Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 123 — Yardbird In Lotus Land ► Phoenix Jazz LP 12": 17 — Yardbird In Lotus Land

This performance was broadcast on WEAF in New York City. Lucky Thompson does not solo on this track. The ensemble was called Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six.

Date: Late January 1946
Location: LA
Label: Excelsior

Charles Mingus (ldr), Karl George, John Plonsky (t), Henry Coker (tb), Willie Smith (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar, cl), Buddy Harper (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Claude Trenier (v)

a.	OR162-A	Ain't Jivin' Blues - 2:53 (Charles Mingus, Cryor) Excelsior 78: 162 (1946) Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004) Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
b.	OR162-B	Baby, Take a Chance With Me - 2:49 (Charles Mingus) Excelsior 78: 162 (1946)
c.	OR163-A	Shuffle Bass Boogie - 2:54 (Charles Mingus) Excelsior 78: 163 (1946) Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 3197 Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004) Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
d.	OR163-B	Weird Nightmare - 3:04 (Charles Mingus) Excelsior 78: 163 (1946) Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004) Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
All titles on:		Uptown CD: UPCD 27.48 — Charles Baron Mingus, West Coast, 1945-49 (2000) Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22825 — Charles Mingus: Complete 1945-1949 West Coast Recordings (2002) Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 205789 — Shuffle Bass Boogie (2002) Membran (Ger.) CD: 221953 — Mingus Fingers (2004)

Claude Trenier (v) on a-b, d.

Lucky Thompson solos on tracks c and d. The Tony Williams Lucky Thompson Discography places Lucky Thompson on several other Mingus-led sessions for the 4 Star, Fentone and Dolphin labels but this is not confirmed by other sources and those sessions are not included herein.

Date: Late January 1946
Location: LA
Label: Melodisc

Marion Abernathy, Karl George (ldr), Karl George (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Marion Abernathy (v), Others Unknown (var)

a.	KFI27339B (27336)	Abernathy's Voo It Voo It - 2:02 Melodisc 78: M 1001 (1946) Melodisc 78: M 1001 [b]
b.	KFI30742 (28019)	I'm Gonna See My Baby - 3:12 (Phil Moore) Melodisc 78: M 1001A (1946) Melodisc 78: M 1001 [b] IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
c.	KFI30744 (28024)	They Can't Take That Away From Me - 2:48 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) Melodisc 78: M 1002 (1946) Melodisc 78: M 1002 [b]
d.	KFI30746 (28032)	Frantic Blues - 2:54 (Brock) Melodisc 78: M 1002A (1946) Melodisc 78: M 1002 [b] IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)

This was a big band called George's Dukes and a Duchess but most of the players remain unidentified. Salemann's discography suggests one of the trombonists is Vic Dickenson. Salemann reports that the matrix numbers on the 78 labels are those shown here in parentheses while the matrix numbers in the disc wax are those listed first. He also notes that these titles were issued on four 78 records, each of which had a Howard McGhee track on the reverse side. This session may have been recorded in December of 1945 or early February of 1946. Track c is called "You Can't Take That Away From Me" and no composer credits are shown on the 78 label. The label used the same catalog numbers more than once. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks b and d.

Date: Late January 1946
Location: LA
Label: Black & White

Wilbert Baranco (ldr), John Burk (Burks, Burke), Karl George, Howard McGhee, Snooky Young (t), Ralph Bledsoe, Henry Coker, Vic Dickenson, George Washington (tb), Marvin Johnson, Willie Smith (as), Fred Simon, Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar), Buddy Harper (g), Wilbert Baranco (p, v), Charles Mingus (b), Earl Watkins (d)

a.	BW183-2	Night and Day - 3:13 (Cole Porter) Black & White 78: 41 (1946) Tops LP 10": L 951 — Cool and Crazy! Tops LP 12": L 1526 — Party Favorites (1957) Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD: 9829946 — Black California: Central Avenue 1945-1950 (2007)
b.	BW184-2	Weeping Willie - 3:09 (Wilbert Baranco) Black & White 78: 41 (1946)
c.	BW185-2	Everytime I Think Of You - 2:32 (Wilbert Baranco) Black & White 78: 42 (1946)
d.	BW186-2	Baranco Boogie - 3:02 (Wilbert Baranco) Black & White 78: 42 (1946) Tops EP: E 530 Tops LP 10": L 930 — Hot Piano
All titles on:		Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3032 — The Anonymous Mr. Gillespie (1989) Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 513 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 2 Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)

Wilbert Baranco (v) on c.

This ensemble was called Wilbert Baranco and His Rhythm Bombardiers. Track d includes ensemble vocals. Lucky Thompson solos on track a.

Most sources indicate that Dizzy Gillespie is present on this session. The Black & White 78s list a "J. Burk" which, it seems, has been assumed to be a pseudonym for John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. A 1946 article reproduced in the liner notes to Solid Sender 513 reports the formation of Baranco's new band and indicates that Gillespie is present but does not solo on any of the 4 titles recorded for Black & White. Noted discographer Chris Sheridan reports that Gillespie denied being on this session. After listening again to the trumpet solos on tracks b and d, it is my opinion that they are performed by Howard McGhee. It seems strange that if Gillespie was present, he would not have been featured. As far as a trumpet player named "J. Burk" is concerned, there was, in fact, such a person and it could be the John Burke or John Burks who recorded with Leo Parker for Blue Note in 1961. So after reevaluating all the pertinent information, as of June 2011, I am deleting Gillespie from the personnel on this session.

The Tony Williams Lucky Thompson Discography suggests that Lucky Thompson is present on several sessions on the Pan-American label, under the leadership of Clifford Lang, recorded in 1946; however, no details are given and other sources confirming the existence of such sessions could not be found. After auditioning the 78s Pan-American 137 (Stardust, Begin the Beguine), 141 (Widow Jenkins Blues, Try Try Again) and 142 (Exactly Like You, These Foolish Things), I find no evidence for the presence of Thompson. Pan-American 142 lists the personnel on the labels and Thompson is not included.

Date: Early February 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay, Zeke Zarchy (t), Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman, Fred Zito (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Gail Laughton, Loretta Thompson (hrp), Al Hendrickson (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)

a.		Boyd Meets Stravinsky - 3:17 (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995) Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001) Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741211/20 — Les Trésors du Jazz 1944-1951 (2002) Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul (2008)
b.		Temptation - 2:52 (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / arr: George Handy Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995) Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001) Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
c.		There's No You - 4:16 (Hal Hopper, Tom Adair) / arr: George Handy Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee
d.		Memphis In June - 3:53 (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: George Handy Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
e.		Two Spoos In An Igloo - 2:34 (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189 Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995) Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001) Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June (2008)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 169 — AFRS Jubilee No. 169 (1946) RST (Austria) CD: JUBCD 1007-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 7 - No. 169 & 81 (1996)

David Allyn (v) on c-d; Ginny Powell (v) on b, d.

The personnel is speculative. One O'Clock Jump is used as the theme at the beginning and end of this live radio show but it is uncertain whether the Raeburn band actually performs it or if it is a recording of the Basie Band. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was the MC. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a and e. The timings of these tracks vary among issues depending on how much dialogue between Whitman and Raeburn is included. The timings shown are those of the musical performances. This show included two solo performances by Dodo Marmarosa, Deep Purple and Tea For Two which are not listed here. For another performance from this show, see the following session.

Date: Early February 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Ray Linn (ldr), Ray Linn (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Wilbur Schwartz (cl), Harry Klee (f), Al Hendrickson (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d)

a.		Caravan - 3:09 (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills)
		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 169 — AFRS Jubilee No. 169 (1946) Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee ► Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At

This performance was part of the previous session and the octet made up of Raeburn band members with Linn announced as leader. Klee is the featured soloist. The timing shown is that of the musical performance without any dialogue.

Date: February 4, 1946
Location: Electro Broadcasting Studios, Glendale, CA
Label: Dial

Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t), Charlie Parker (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arvin Garrison (g), George Handy (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)

a.	D1000	Diggin' For Diz (Diggin' Diz) - 2:51 (George Handy, Dizzy Gillespie)
		Dial 78: 1004 [ii] (1946) Jazz Selection (Swd.) 78: 4020 ► Swing (Fr.) 78: 384

The Komara Charlie Parker Dial discography indicates February 5 as the recording date. Lucky Thompson solos on this track.

Date: February 5, 1946
Location: LA
Label: Jewell

Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Carl Groen, Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay (t), Hal Smith, Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Guy McReynolds, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)

a.	JRC131-2	Temptation - 2:48 (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / arr: George Handy Savoy 78: 807 Savoy EP: XP 8043 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 4 Savoy LP 10": MG 15012 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3 (1951)
b.	JRC132-2	Dalvatore Sally - 3:03 (George Handy) / arr: George Handy Savoy 78: 801 Savoy EP: XP 8042 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3 Savoy LP 10": MG 15012 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3 (1951) Savoy (Ger.) LP 12": WL 70534 — Man With the Horns (1985) Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives (1997) Smithsonian Collection CD: RD 108 — Big Band Renaissance: The Evolution of the Jazz Orchestra, the 1940s and Beyond
c.	JRC133-2	Boyd Meets Stravinsky - 2:51 (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel Jewell 78: GN 10002 (1946) Savoy 78: 802 ► Savoy EP: XP 8043 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 4
d.	JRC134-2	I Only Have Eyes For You - 3:05 (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: George Handy Jewell 78: GN 10002 (1946) Savoy 78: 805 Savoy EP: XP 8042 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3 Savoy LP 10": MG 15010 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 1 (1951)
All titles on:		Savoy LP 12": MG 12040 — Boyd Meets Stravinsky (1955) Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2250 — Jewells (1980) Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0273 — Jewells (1995) Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0185 — Boyd Meets Stravinsky

Guy McReynolds (ts) on a-b, d; Lucky Thompson (ts) on c; David Allyn (v) on d; Ginny Powell (v) on a.

Salemann, in his Lucky Thompson discography, insists that based on aural evidence, Thompson is not present on track c and that the tenor sax solo is by Ralph Lee. The 1995 Savoy (Nippon Columbia) CD reissue SV 0273 indicates that Thompson is the "guest" tenor sax soloist on this track as does the excellent booklet accompanying the box set Smithsonian DMM 6-0610. The Williams discography places this session in May 1946. Weir's discography indicates an alternate take of Boyd Meets Stravinsky.

Date: February 6-7, 1946
Location: Electro Broadcasting Studios, Glendale, CA
Label: Dial

Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t, v), Lucky Thompson (ts, v), Milt Jackson (vib, v), Al Haig (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)

a.	D1001E	Confirmation - 2:57 (Charlie Parker) Dial 78: 1004 [ii] (1946) Dial 78: 1008 [i] (1946) ► Dial 78: 1008 [ii] (1946)
b.	D1002E	Diggin' For Diz (Diggin' Diz) - 2:53 (George Handy, Dizzy Gillespie) Dial 78: 1005 (1946) Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 60 (1948) ► Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-040 (1949)
c.	D1003A	Dizzy Atmosphere (Dynamo, Dynamo A, Dynamo B) - 2:58 (Dizzy Gillespie) Dial 78: 1001 [i] (1946) Dial 78: 1001 [ii] (1946) ► Dial 78: 1001 [v] (1946)
d.	D1003B	Dizzy Atmosphere (Dynamo, Dynamo A, Dynamo B) - 2:55 (Dizzy Gillespie) Dial 78: 1001 [i] (1946) Dial 78: 1001 [iii] (1946) ► Dial 78: 1001 [iv] (1946)
e.	D1004E	When I Grow Too Old To Dream - 2:53 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) Dial 78: 1008 [ii] (1946) Dial 78: 1004 [i] (1946) ► Dial 78: D-1 (album) — Bebop 1947 (1946)
f.	D1005A	'Round Midnight - 2:46 (Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams) Dial 78: 1001 [ii] (1946) Dial 78: 1001 [v] (1946) ► Dial 78: 1003 [i] (1946)
g.	D1005B	'Round Midnight - 2:47 (Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams) Metronome (Swd.) 78: B 578 Smithsonian Collection LP 12": R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946 (1976)
All titles on:		Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 132 — The Tempo Jazzmen/The Hermanites: Confirmation (1981) Toshiba (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 0001/10 — The Complete Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker (1995) Jazz Classics CD: 6012 — The Complete Dial Masters: Modern Jazz Trumpets (1997) Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: MJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946 (1997) Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 132 — Gillespie/Berman/Navarro On Dial: All Known Existing Takes (1997) Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6207 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1998)

Dizzy Gillespie (v) on e; Milt Jackson (v) on e; Lucky Thompson (v) on e.

The fate of alternate takes D1001A-D, D1002A-D and D1004A-D listed in Komara's Charlie Parker Dial discography is unknown (presumed lost) and they are not included here. Weir's Lucky Thompson discography lists an unissued test pressing of an alternate take of Diggin' For Diz. Track c is called "Dynamo A" and track d is called "Dynamo B." This ensemble was called "Tempo Jazz Men." The vocal trio on track e was called "The Three Angels." It should be noted that Dial Records used the same 78 catalog number more than once, pairing tracks differently or using slightly altered titles on various pressings. I have tried to bring some order to this confusion by adding small roman numerals to differentiate the issues having the same catalog number. Lucky Thompson solos on all titles. All issues of the tracks from this famous session are not listed.

Date: February or March 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Wilbert Baranco (ldr), Hobart Dotson, Karl George, Howard McGhee, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Melba Liston, George Washington, Britt Woodman (tb), Buddy Collette, Jackie Kelso (John Kelson, Jr., Jack Kelson) (as), Fred Simon, Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar), Buddy Harper (g), Wilbert Baranco (p, v), Charles Mingus (b), Earl Watkins (d)

a.		Bugle Call Rag - 3:04 (Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Hindsight CD: HBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998) ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers (1999) Rhino CD: R2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956) (1999) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
b.		Night and Day - 3:10 (Cole Porter) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Hindsight CD: HBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998)
c.		Everytime I Think Of You - 2:45 (Wilbert Baranco)
d.		Baranco Boogie - 5:50 (Wilbert Baranco) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 30 — Hey Lawdy: R and B and Boogie Woogie, Vol. 2 (1982) Hindsight CD: HBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998) Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 739 — More of the Real Sound of R & B and Boogie Woogie (2007)
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 175 — AFRS Jubilee No. 175 (1946) Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992)

Wilbert Baranco (v) on c.

The personnel is speculative in all sources of information on this AFRS concert. Ralph Bledsoe may be in the trombone section in place of Coker. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was the MC. The show also included performances by vocalist Monette Moore and the Vivien Garry Trio. One O'Clock Jump was used as the introduction and signoff theme but it is not known if it was performed live or if a recording by the Basie band was used for the broadcast. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a, b and d.

Date: February 17, 1946
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]

Ted Buckner (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal (p), Red Callender (b), Zutty Singleton (d), Joe Turner (v)

a.		Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) unissued
b.		Lovin' Man - 4:52 (Joe Turner) Vogue (Fr.) CD: VG 655.004 — Lamplighter's All Star Jazz (1990) Jazz Hour (Du.) CD: JHR 73597 — The Lamplighter's Jazz Sessions (1999)
c.		Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) unissued

Joe Turner (v) on b.

This is a KPAS radio broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. Lucky Thompson solos on track b. The other two tracks have not been auditioned. The Lord, Salemann and Weir discographies give the recording date as June 23, 1946 but this is incorrect. The glass acetate discs on which the tracks were recorded indicate the date shown. The June 23, 1946 Lamplighter show featured a completely different ensemble not including Lucky Thompson (Thanks to Dr. Robert Sunenblick for this information).

Date: March or April 1946
Location: LA
Label: 4 Star

Ben Carter (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), unknown (g, p, b, d), Ben Carter (v)

a.	336ME-2	I Need a Knife, Fork and Spoon (Ben Carter, Gene Price) 4 Star 78: 1103 (1946)
b.	337ME-3	Get Away From My Back Door (Ben Carter) 4 Star 78: 1103 (1946)
c.	338ME-3	Baby, Then I Don't Want Love (Ben Carter) 4 Star 78: 1104 (1946)
d.	380ME-1 (?)	Cat and the Fiddle (Ben Carter) 4 Star 78: 1104 (1946)

This is NOT the famous saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger Benny Carter. The few details shown come from the Salemann and Weir discographies wherein it is indicated that Lucky Thompson solos on all tracks.

Date: March 3, 1946
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]

Britt Woodman (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), Frankie Laine (v)

a.		The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
b.		How High the Moon (William Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton)
c.		That Ain't Right (Nat Cole)
d.		I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
e.		Rockin' Chair (Hoagy Carmichael)
f.		Perdido (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder)
All titles unissued.

Frankie Laine (v) on e.

This is a broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. The information comes from collector Dr. Robert Sunenblick. The ensemble was called "The Boyd Raeburn All Stars." The recordings were made on glass acetate discs. Vocalist Ginny Powell may be present on this show.

Date: Spring 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Atomic

David Allyn (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Al Hendrickson (g), George Styles (p), Frank Davenport (Devenport) (cel), Bob Stone (b), David Allyn (v)

a.	A235-1	Chinero - 2:55 (Lyle Griffin, Frank Davenport [Devenport]) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport) Atomic 78: 235 (1946) Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3
b.	A235-2	Sweet and Lovely - 2:49 (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Charles Daniels) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport) Atomic 78: 235 (1946) Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3
c.	A236-1	Snowbound - 2:50 (Red Callender, Lyle Griffin) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport) Atomic 78: 236 (1946) IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991) Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999) Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson (2007)
d.	A236-2	Penthouse Serenade (Will Jason, Val Burton) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport) Atomic 78: 236 (1946)

IAJRC CD 1001 indicates that drummer Alvin Stoller is present but the Salemann and Weir Lucky Thompson discographies list no drummer. I have auditioned tracks a-c and agree that no drummer is present. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a-c.

The following AFRS transcriptions by the Jimmy Mundy Orchestra are problematical. I have listed them in the order shown in the AFRS archives which may or may not have any relation to reality. Certain titles listed more than once may be the same performance included in more than one broadcast. The actual recording dates of these sessions are not known and the range shown is suggested by Salemann's discography. As was usually the case, One O'Clock Jump was used as the introduction and sign-off them but these performances are not listed since it is not known if the theme was recorded at the time of the other titles or simply taken from existing recordings. Matrix numbers for the titles issued on V-Discs come from the Tony Williams discography. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was usually the MC. It should be noted that the LP Golden Era 15060 has tracks that run too fast, in fact, in keys a whole step above where they should be. The liner notes also indicate that all tracks were performed by one band which is not true.

Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, McClure 'Red Mack' Morris, Walter Williams (t), Vernon Brown, Henry Coker, Britt Woodman (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Les Robinson, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dick Clark (bar), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal, Milt Raskin (p), Artie Shapiro (b), Ray Hagan (d)

a.		Skymaster (Rhythm Man) - 3:03 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
b.	D6TC6032	Hello, Goodbye, Forget It - 3:53 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy V-Disc 78: 713 (1946) Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1007 — Great Soloists, Vol. 1 (1982) Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992) ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers (1999) Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947 (2001) Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
c.	D6TC5964	Fiesta In Brass - 4:04 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy V-Disc 78: 691 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) ► Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 181 — AFRS Jubilee No. 181 (1946)

Performances by Erroll Garner and the Delta Rhythm Boys are not included although part of this show. Lucky Thompson solos on all tracks.

Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

a.		Step and Fetch It (Stepin Fetchit) - 4:32 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 182 — AFRS Jubilee No. 182 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)

This performance may actually come from AFRS Jubilee 197 as indicated in the liner notes to Hep CD 48. According to Salemann, the performance of Everything But You on this show actually comes from AFRS Jubilee 172 on which Lucky Thompson is not present. Peformances by Herb Jeffries, the Tommy Todd Trio and the King Sisters which were part of this show also are not included here. Lucky Thompson solos on this track.

Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

a.		Queer Street - 3:14 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
b.	D6TC5941	Fiesta In Blue - 4:05 (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy V-Disc 78: 678 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy Golden Era LP 12": 15060 — Fiesta In Brass Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992) Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947 (2001)
c.		Fiesta In Brass - 4:05 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Hindsight CD: HBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998)
d.	D6TC6019	Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep) - 2:54 (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy V-Disc 78: 701 (1946) Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) ► Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 187 — AFRS Jubilee No. 187 (1946)

I am not absolutely certain that the version of track c on Hindsight 504 is this one. Performances by Helen Humes and The Five Amitones that were part of this show are not included here. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a and c.

Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS

a.		Solo Flight - 3:16 (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
b.		Bumble Boogie - 3:05 (Jack Fina) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
c.		Rhythm Was All I had - 3:16 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High (1978) Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
d.		Fiesta In Blue - 4:19 (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
e.		Skymaster (Rhythm Man) (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
All titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 196 — AFRS Jubilee No. 196 (1946)

Jimmy Mundy (v) on c.

Salemann feels that performances of Banana Boat and Johnny Comes Marching Home from this program, featuring the Starlighters vocal group, were actually recorded with the AFRS Orchestra and not this ensemble. Starlighters discographer Adrian Daff communicates his thoughts that these two performances were borrowed from Standard Transcription R-171 (Matty Malneck Orchestra) and not from an AFRS recording. Track e may be the same performance as on AFRS Jubilee 181 or it may be the version found on Golden Era 15060.

Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, Ca
Label: AFRS

a.		Step and Fetch It (Stepin Fetchit) (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
b.		Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep) (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
Both titles on:		AFRS Electrical Transcription: 197 — AFRS Jubilee No. 197 (1946) AFRS Electrical Transcription: 296 — AFRS Jubilee No. 296 (1946)

These are probably the same performances as on AFRS 182 and 187. Salemann feels that performances of I Left My Heart In Mississippi and I'm Just a Lucky So and So from this program, featuring vocalist Herb Jeffries, were recorded with the AFRS Orchestra and not this ensemble. This show also included three titles by the Page Cavanaugh Trio.

Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: LA

Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Call Cobbs (p), Others Unknown (var)

a.		Queer Street - 3:13 (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
		Golden Era LP 12": 15060 — Fiesta In Brass

This unique version of Queer Street begins with someone, probably Mundy, announcing that the soloists will be Call Cobbs and Lucky Thompson. No discographies show sessions on which both of these musicians participate and Cobbs is not listed in the liner notes to Golden Era 15060. This may or may not be from an AFRS transcription. Mundy's orchestra performed this title on AFRS Jubilee Nos. 171 and 258 but the AFRS discography lists neither Cobbs nor Thompson among the personnel of either of those shows (actually no personnel are specified for 258). As noted above, this LP has speed problems and this performance is in G when it should be in F. The timing shown is after speed correction. On the LP, this tracks times at 2:52. Lucky Thompson solos briefly.

Date: March 28, 1946
Location: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Label: Dial

Charlie Parker (ldr), Miles Davis (t), Charlie Parker (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arvin Garrison (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Vic McMillan (b), Roy Porter (d)

a.	D1010-1 alt	Moose the Mooche - 2:56 (Charlie Parker) Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1950) Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop (1952) ► B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1966)
b.	D1010-2	Moose the Mooche - 3:00 (Charlie Parker) Dial 78: 1004 [i] (1946) Dial 78: 1003 [ii] (1946) ► Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 134 (1949)
c.	D1010-3 alt	Moose the Mooche - 2:58 (Charlie Parker) Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 105 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 5 (1970) America (Fr.) LP 12": DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1971) Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 50005 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 5 (2000) Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947 (2001)
d.	D1011-1 alt	Yardbird Suite - 2:37 (Charlie Parker) Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1950) Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop (1952) ► B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1966)
e.	D1011-4	Yardbird Suite - 2:52 (Charlie Parker) Dial 78: 1003 [ii] (1946) Dial 78: 1003 [i] (1946) ► Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 134 (1949)
f.	D1012-1 alt	Ornithology - 2:55 (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris) Dial LP 10": 208 — Piano Moods (1951) Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 128-2 — Dodo Marmarosa On Dial: The Complete Sessions (1995) ► EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158802 — Charlie Parker: 1944-1946, No. 98 (1997)
g.	D1012-3 alt	Ornithology - 3:13 (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris) Dial 78: 1006 (1946) Dial 78: D-1 (album) — Bebop 1947 (1946) ► Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-702 — Charlie Parker and His Stars (1956)
h.	D1012-4	Ornithology - 2:57 (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris) Dial 78: 1002 (1946) Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 61 (1948) ► Celson 78: QB 7001 (1949)
i.	D1013-1 inc	A Night In Tunisia - 0:47 (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) Dial LP 12": 905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2 (1953) America (Fr.) LP 12": DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1971) ► Warner Bros. LP 12": 2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird (1977)
j.	D1013-4 alt	A Night In Tunisia - 3:02 (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1950) Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop (1952) ► Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird" (1990)
k.	D1013-5	A Night In Tunisia - 3:00 (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) Dial 78: 1002 (1946) Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 61 (1948) ► Celson 78: QB 7001 (1949)

The Lucky Thompson Discography 1943-1950by Noal Cohen

The Lucky Thompson Discography 1943-1950
by Noal Cohen