The Lucky Thompson Discography 1943-1950
by Noal Cohen

Generated on Aug 12, 2010

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Note: For conventions and abbreviations used in this discography, please see: Discography Key.


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)
     Rockin' Chair (Swi.) CD: 477 — Chu Berry-Don Byas-Lucky Thompson: Mainstream Tenors   
     Commodore (Eu.) CD: 9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing   
     History (Ger.) CD: 1947 — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit   
     Commodore CD: CCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   (1988)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158892 — Hot Lips Page Story   (1997)
     Import CD: 57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Legacy CD: 22 — Best of the Blues   (2005)
     Legacy CD: 170 — History of the Blues, Pt. 1   (2005)
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   
     Commodore LP 12": CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   
     London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene   (1974)
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   (1979)
     Commodore LP 12": XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   (1982)
     Commodore 78: 7535   
     Commodore 78: 593   (1944)
b.A4730-TK1   altMy 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 (Eu.) CD: 9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing   
     History (Ger.) CD: 1947 — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit   
     Commodore CD: CCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   (1988)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944   (1996)
     Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 4048 — Hot Lips Page - Introduction To Best Recordings: 1929-1945   (1997)
     Import CD: 57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 160452 — Hot Lips Page: On the Blues Side 1940-1950   (2003)
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   
     Commodore LP 12": CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   
     London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene   (1974)
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   (1979)
     Commodore LP 12": XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   (1982)
     Commodore 78: 7534   
     Commodore 78: 571   (1944)
d.A4731-2   altRockin' 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)
     Rockin' Chair (Swi.) CD: 477 — Chu Berry-Don Byas-Lucky Thompson: Mainstream Tenors   
     Commodore (Eu.) CD: 9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing   
     History (Ger.) CD: 1947 — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit   
     Commodore CD: CCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   (1988)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944   (1996)
     Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 4048 — Hot Lips Page - Introduction To Best Recordings: 1929-1945   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158892 — Hot Lips Page Story   (1997)
     Import CD: 57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels, 1938-1947   (2009)
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   
     Commodore LP 12": CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   
     London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene   (1974)
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   (1979)
     Commodore LP 12": XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   (1982)
     Commodore 78: 7534   
     Commodore 78: 571   (1944)
f.A4732-TK2   altYou'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   altThe 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)
     Rockin' Chair (Swi.) CD: 477 — Chu Berry-Don Byas-Lucky Thompson: Mainstream Tenors   
     Commodore (Eu.) CD: 9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing   
     History (Ger.) CD: 1947 — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit   
     Commodore CD: CCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   (1988)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944   (1996)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: 8355 — Rock the House: Birth of Rock 'N Roll, Vol. 4   (1999)
     Seagull CD: 111106 — Black & White Blues   (2000)
     Import CD: 57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues   (2000)
     Documents (Ger.) CD: 111106 — Black & White Blues   (2003)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 160452 — Hot Lips Page: On the Blues Side 1940-1950   (2003)
     Dream Catcher (Eng.) CD: 1027 — The R&B Years 1942-45, Vol. 2   (2008)
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   
     Commodore LP 12": CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson   
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   
     London (Eng.) LP 12": HMC 5004 — Sax Scene   (1974)
     Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12": K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants   (1979)
     Commodore LP 12": XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase   (1982)
     Commodore 78: 7535   
     Commodore 78: 593   (1944)
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)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 885 — Wynonie Harris 1944-1945   (1996)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 20 — Rockin' the Blues   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: PVCD 115 — Apollo Jump   (2002)
     MCA LP 12": 1319 — Lucky Days 1941-1945   
     MCA (Fr.) LP 12": 510065 — Lucky Days 1941-1945   
     MCA LP 12": 2-4064 — Singin' the Blues   
     MCA (Jpn.) LP 12": 3527 — Blues In the Forties   (1976)
     Affinity (Eng.) LP 12": AFS 1004 — Apollo Jump   (1983)
     Brunswick (Eng.) 78: 03561   
     Decca 78: 18609   (1944)
b.72178   Darlin' - 3:08  (Frances Kraft Reckling, Lucius 'Lucky' Millinder)
     Juke Box Lil (Swd.) LP 12": JB 609 — Shorty's Got To Go   (1984)
     Decca 78: 18779   (1944)
c.72179   I Can't See For Lookin' - 3:08  (Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: PVCD 115 — Apollo Jump   (2002)
     Juke Box Lil (Swd.) LP 12": JB 613 — Let It Roll Again   (1985)
     Brunswick (Eng.) 78: 03561   
     Decca 78: 10185   
     Decca 78: 18609   (1944)
d.72180   Who Threw the Whiskey In the Well? - 2:58  (Eddie De Lange, John Benson Brooks)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 885 — Wynonie Harris 1944-1945   (1996)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 20 — Rockin' the Blues   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: PVCD 115 — Apollo Jump   (2002)
     Dream Catcher (Eng.) CD: 1027 — The R&B Years 1942-45, Vol. 2   (2008)
     MCA LP 12": 1319 — Lucky Days 1941-1945   
     MCA (Fr.) LP 12": 510065 — Lucky Days 1941-1945   
     Stash LP 12": ST 104 — Tea Pad Songs Volume 2   
     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)
     Decca 78: 18674   (1944)
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)
     History (Ger.) CD: 1947 — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit   
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944   (1996)
     Forlane CD: 19133 — Jazzin' the Blues   (1996)
     Import CD: 57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159882 — Vic Dickenson: A True Trombone Master 1940-1946   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 160452 — Hot Lips Page: On the Blues Side 1940-1950   (2003)
     Continental LP 12": CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy   
     Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 740   
     Continental 78: 6002   (1945)
b.3292   Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - 2:40  (Andy Razaf, Don Redman)
     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)
     Continental LP 12": CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy   
     Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 740   
     Continental 78: 6002   (1945)
c.3293   Big D Blues - 2:56  (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 950 — Hot Lips Page 1944-1946   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158892 — Hot Lips Page Story   (1997)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 155 — Harlem Blues   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels, 1938-1947   (2009)
     Black & Blue (Fr.) LP 12": 33377 — Blues Anthology, Vol. 3   
     Continental LP 12": CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy   
     Remington LP 10": RLP 1035 — Moods In Blues   
     Remington EP: REP 82 — Rhythm Blues   
     Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 718   
     Continental 78: 6003   (1945)
d.3294   It Ain't Like That - 3:00  (Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 950 — Hot Lips Page 1944-1946   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Plymouth LP 12": 12-122 — Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz   
     Storyville (Ger.) LP 12": 6.28474DP — Swingin' and Boppin'   
     Remington LP 10": RLP 1035 — Moods In Blues   
     Remington EP: REP 82 — Rhythm Blues   
     Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78: 718   
     Continental 78: 6003   (1945)
All titles on:      Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8206 — The Continental Sessions, Volume 2   (2002)
     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   
     Storyville (Dan.) LP 12": SLP 818 — Swing Classics, Vol. 1: 1944/45   
     Storyville (Dan.) LP 12": ST 21028 — Swing Classics, Vol. 1: 1944/45   
     Polydor (Ger.) LP 12": 423.236 — Swing Classics, Vol. 1: 1944/45   

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
     CBS (Austria) CD: 462963-2 — Basie Boogie   
     Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD: P 13312 — Basie's Best   (1995)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 152302 — Jazz Anthology 1943/44   (1995)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     Golden Sounds CD: 927 — Swinging Big Bands: The Myths   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1019 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 19 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues   (2001)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79097 2 3 — Golden Greats: Count Basie   (2002)
     Columbia CD: C4K 87110 — America's #1 Band! - Count Basie and His Orchestra - The Columbia Years   (2003)
     Bud Music (Sp.) CD: 3007 — At Last...Swing!   (2003)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952   (2003)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 2741 34344 — Swinging the Blues   (2005)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics   (2007)
     Collectables CD: COL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra   (2009)
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5001 — Basie, Brown & Benny   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": 682.009TL — Basie, Brown & Benny   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 682 009TL — Basie, Brown & Benny   
     Harmony LP 12": HL 7229 — Basie's Best   
     Pausa LP 12": PR 9013 — Basie's Best   
     Columbia LP 12": P 13312 — Basie's Best   
     Harmony LP 12": HS 11247 — Basie's Best   
     Columbia LP 12": P7S 5122 — Big Bands Revisited   
     CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 68254 — Classics From the Big Band Era   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": 682.066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia LP 12": PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 754 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 682 066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Ajaz LP 12": 248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 67209 — Jazz Greatest Hits: Superb Super Jazz Party   
     CBS LP 12": LSP 14701 — Jazz Stars/Jazz Classics   
     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)
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie   (1982)
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 21063 — Basie Boogie   (1983)
     Franklin Mint LP 12": Vols. 69-72 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Saxophone Stylists   (1985)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 379   (1945)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: SD 24   (1945)
     Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 2994   
     Columbia 78: 36831   (1945)
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
b.CO33954-1   Jimmy's Blues - 2:54  (Jimmy Rushing)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD: P 13312 — Basie's Best   (1995)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Import CD: 64020 — Count Basie Jukebox Hits 1940-1952   (2003)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     ASV/Living Era (Eng.) CD: 299 — One O'Clock Jump   (2004)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics   (2007)
     Collectables CD: COL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra   (2009)
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5001 — Basie, Brown & Benny   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": 682.009TL — Basie, Brown & Benny   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 682 009TL — Basie, Brown & Benny   
     Harmony LP 12": HL 7229 — Basie's Best   
     Pausa LP 12": PR 9013 — Basie's Best   
     Columbia LP 12": P 13312 — Basie's Best   
     Harmony LP 12": HS 11247 — Basie's Best   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": 682.066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia LP 12": PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 754 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 682 066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Ajaz LP 12": 248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 66502 — Histoire de la Musique Populaire Americaine   
     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)
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie   (1982)
     Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 2992   
     Odeon (Ger.) 78: 28179   
     Columbia 78: 36831   (1945)
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
c.CO33954-2   altJimmy'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)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD: 28449 — Ain't It the Truth   (1997)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Eagle Rock Entertainment CD: 007 — The Count Basie Box   (2002)
     Import CD: 64020 — Count Basie Jukebox Hits 1940-1952   (2003)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     Collectables CD: COL 8052 — Ain't It the Truth   (2004)
     Collectables CD: COL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra   (2009)
     Ajaz LP 12": 248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     Queen Disc (It.) LP 12": 035 — Count Basie, Vol. 6: 1942-1947   
     Jazz Man LP 12": JAZ 5006 — Ain't It the Truth   (1981)
     Columbia 78: 36766   (1945)
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
e.CO33956-1   Red Bank Boogie - 2:34  (Count Basie, Buck Clayton)
     CBS (Austria) CD: 462963-2 — Basie Boogie   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 152302 — Jazz Anthology 1943/44   (1995)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 85972 — Best of Swing   (2000)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53348 — The Boogie Woogie   (2000)
     Eagle Rock Entertainment CD: 007 — The Count Basie Box   (2002)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79098 2 3 — Golden Greats: Greatest Swing   (2002)
     Import CD: 64020 — Count Basie Jukebox Hits 1940-1952   (2003)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952   (2003)
     ASV/Living Era (Eng.) CD: 299 — One O'Clock Jump   (2004)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 2741 34344 — Swinging the Blues   (2005)
     Dream Catcher (Eng.) CD: 1027 — The R&B Years 1942-45, Vol. 2   (2008)
     Embassy (Eng.) LP 12": EMB 31195 — Better Git It In Your Soul   
     Columbia LP 12": P7S 5122 — Big Bands Revisited   
     CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 68254 — Classics From the Big Band Era   
     Big Band Era (Ger.) LP 12": 20186 — The Cotton Club   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     Time Life LP 12": STL J22 — Giants of Jazz: Count Basie   
     Record Bazaar (It.) LP 12": RB 59 — Jazz Giants, Vol. 2   
     CBS LP 12": LSP 14701 — Jazz Stars/Jazz Classics   
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie   (1982)
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 21063 — Basie Boogie   (1983)
     Franklin Mint LP 12": Vols. 69-72 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Saxophone Stylists   (1985)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: SY 174   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 285   (1945)
     Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 2992   
     Odeon (Ger.) 78: 28179   
     Columbia 78: 36766   (1945)
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
f.CO33956-2   altRed Bank Boogie - 2:30  (Count Basie, Buck Clayton)
     Columbia CD: CK 47918 — The Essence of Count Basie   (1991)
     Tristar CD: 80847 — Basie Boogie   (1994)
     Prime Cuts CD: 1311 — Basie Boogie   (1995)
     Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD: P 13312 — Basie's Best   (1995)
     Kaz (Eng.) CD: 310 — Count Basie: The Classic Tracks   (1996)
     Eclipse Music Group CD: 64798 — Sophisticated Lady   (1996)
     Columbia CD: CK 64966 — This Is Jazz, Vol. II: Count Basie   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159122 — Count Basie: Blues & Boogie Woogie 1937-1947   (1998)
     St. Clair CD: 4715 — The Roots of Swing 'N Jive: Jumpin' At the Woodside   (1998)
     St. Clair CD: 5726 — Forever Gold: Count Basie   (1999)
     Goldies (Du.) CD: GLD 25363 — Swing Time: For Dancers Only   (1999)
     Direct Source CD: 6109 — Big Band Sounds   (2000)
     Direct Source CD: 7518 — Big Band Sounds: Count Basie   (2000)
     Legacy CD: 006 — The Big Band Swing   (2001)
     Direct Source CD: 2702 — Celebrating the Best of Jazz: Count Basie   (2001)
     Sony/BMG CD: A3K 53375 — Classic Jazz   (2001)
     St. Clair CD: 99622 — Best of the Big Bands   (2002)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: RP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order   (2002)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79097 2 3 — Golden Greats: Count Basie   (2002)
     Sony (Int.) CD: 509611-2 — Count Basie 1936-1961   (2003)
     CMG CD: 27234 — Basie's Boogie   (2005)
     Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD: 93712 — Big Band Swing Classics   (2005)
     Pegasus (Eng.) CD: 039 — Jump For Me   (2005)
     Collectables CD: COL 8111 — Basie's Boogie   (2006)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics   (2007)
     Collectables CD: COL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra   (2009)
     Harmony LP 12": HL 7229 — Basie's Best   
     Pausa LP 12": PR 9013 — Basie's Best   
     Columbia LP 12": P 13312 — Basie's Best   
     Harmony LP 12": HS 11247 — Basie's Best   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": 682.066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia LP 12": PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 754 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 682 066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Ajaz LP 12": 248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14   
     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.   incGee 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.   incAm I Blue - 2:00  (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke)
     unissued
c.   incAm I Blue - 0:40  (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke)
     unissued
d.   incAm 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)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1061 — Onyx Club Spree   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158912 — Stuff Smith: The Mad Genius of the Violin, Vol. 1   (1997)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Selmer (Fr.) 78: Y 7228   
     Ducretet-Thomson (Fr.) 78: Y 8170   
f.Pt. 2-ed.   Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind) - 3:33  (Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1061 — Onyx Club Spree   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158912 — Stuff Smith: The Mad Genius of the Violin, Vol. 1   (1997)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Selmer (Fr.) 78: Y 7228   
     Ducretet-Thomson (Fr.) 78: Y 8170   
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]

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)

a.   incRed Bank Boogie - 2:12  (Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
     unissued
b.   I'm Making Believe  (Mack Gordon, James Monaco)
     unissued
c.   incTaps Miller - 4:31  (Count Basie, Sidney Keith [Bob] Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
     Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special   (1984)
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.   incAfter 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
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83038-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   
     Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CD: CTPL 002 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 2   
     Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD: 08 — Jive At Five   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Eagle Rock Entertainment CD: 007 — The Count Basie Box   (2002)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945   (2006)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 5175 — Harlem Was the Place: 1929-1952   (2007)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Century (Jpn.) LP 12": 20EL 5502 — Count Basie   
     Phonic LP 12": PHL 5504 — Count Basie   
     Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45   
     First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 55 — Memorial: William Count Basie   
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   (1989)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1   
     V-Disc 78: 419B   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 199B   (1945)
b.VP1116 (XP34117)   Jimmy's Blues - 3:02  (Jimmy Rushing)
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83038-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945   (2006)
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1011 — Big Band, Vol. 1   
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Phonic LP 12": PHL 5504 — Count Basie   
     Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45   
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1010 — Big Band, Vol. 3   (1982)
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   (1989)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 379   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 460B   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 240B   (1945)
c.VP1116 (XP34117-1)   Take Me Back, Baby - 3:10  (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Tab Smith)
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83038-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945   (2006)
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1011 — Big Band, Vol. 1   
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Phonic LP 12": PHL 5504 — Count Basie   
     Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45   
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1010 — Big Band, Vol. 3   (1982)
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   (1989)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3   
     V-Disc 78: 460B   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 240B   (1945)
d.VP1120   Playhouse No. 2 Stomp (Variations On "I Got Rhythm") - 4:48  (George Gershwin, Count Basie) / arr: Count Basie
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83038-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   
     Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CD: CTPL 001 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 1   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Vintage Jazz Classics CD: VJC 1018-2 — Beaver Junction: The Legendary V-Disc and Jubilee Masters   (1992)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945   (2006)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Century (Jpn.) LP 12": 20EL 5502 — Count Basie   
     Phonic LP 12": PHL 5504 — Count Basie   
     Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45   
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   (1989)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1   
     V-Disc 78: 439A   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 219A   (1945)
e.VP1176-4 (B42164)   Just An Old Manuscript - 3:26  (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83038-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Phonic LP 12": PHL 5504 — Count Basie   
     Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45   
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   (1989)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1   
     V-Disc 78: 575A   (1945)
f.VP1280   On the Upbeat - 3:52  (Al Killian) / arr: Turk Van Lake
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83038-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   
     Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CD: CTPL 002 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 2   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump   (1989)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Drive Archive (Can.) CD: 41063 — On the Upbeat   (1995)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Import CD: 62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box   (2000)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12": 15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45   
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1006 — The Stars of Jazz, Vol. 2   (1982)
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1   (1989)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1   
     V-Disc 78: 468B   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 248B   (1945)
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]

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)

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

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), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)

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.   incUnknown Title - 2:34
     unissued
b.   incI 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.   incI'm Fer It Too - 3:55  (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
     Everybody's LP 12": EV 3004 — The Basie Special   (1984)
e.   incTaps Miller  (Count Basie, Sidney Keith [Bob] Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
     unissued
f.   incAvenue 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.   incHoneysuckle Rose - 2:48  (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf)
     Radiola CD: CD2MR 112/113 — The Fats Waller Story   (1995)
     Collectors Items (Eng.) LP 12": 017 — Friends of Fats, Volume Two   
     Radiola LP 12": 2MR 112/113 — The Fats Waller Story   (1980)
     WNEW Electrical Transcription: WP 4   (1945)

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
     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   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: ONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592   (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.   incHey! 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:      Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1004 — Kansas City Style   (1977)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 139 — AFRS Bandwagon No. 139   (1945)

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

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), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)

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
     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   
     Jazum LP 12": 3 — Jazum-3   (1970)
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)
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     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   
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

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), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)

a.YTNY-4109-1   Sugar Hill Shuffle - 3:40  (Eli Robinson)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Sugar Hill Shuffle   (2008)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD: CCD 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young   
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     Drive Archive (Can.) CD: 41063 — On the Upbeat   (1995)
     Soundies CD: SCD 4132 — Big Band Bash   (2000)
     RST (Austria) CD: 91732 — Count Basie and His Orchestra On V-Disc   (2001)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945   (2006)
     Jazzline (Ger.) LP 12": JL 20806 — Broadcasts 1944-45   
     Jazz Panorama (Swd.) LP 12": 18 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": 30 JA 5160 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CCO 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young   
     Ariston (It.) LP 12": AR 12065 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story   
     Ariston (It.) LP 12": ARJ 15007 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3   
     Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12": VS 3409/11 — The Golden Days of Jazz   
     Delta-Krem (Hung.) LP 12": SLPXL 17779 — The Golden Era of Jazz 1: Count Basie Live and Rare   
     Music for Pleasure (Eng.) LP 12": 2MO56-64865 — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter   
     Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12": VS 3407 — Jubilee 1904-1984   
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH6-605 — Rock-a-Bye-Basie, Live   
     Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle   (1973)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: CI 55   (1945)
b.YTNY-4109-1   I Should Care - 3:10  (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Allan Roberts)
     Soundies CD: 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions   (2000)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 41   (1945)
c.YTNY-4108-1   Just An Old Manuscript - 3:03  (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD: CCD 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young   
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     Drive Archive (Can.) CD: 41063 — On the Upbeat   (1995)
     RST (Austria) CD: 91732 — Count Basie and His Orchestra On V-Disc   (2001)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945   (2006)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That   (2006)
     Jazzline (Ger.) LP 12": JL 20806 — Broadcasts 1944-45   
     Century (Jpn.) LP 12": 20EL 5502 — Count Basie   
     Jazz Panorama (Swd.) LP 12": 18 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": 30 JA 5160 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CCO 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young   
     Ariston (It.) LP 12": AR 12065 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story   
     Ariston (It.) LP 12": ARJ 15007 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3   
     Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12": VS 3409/11 — The Golden Days of Jazz   
     Delta-Krem (Hung.) LP 12": SLPXL 17779 — The Golden Era of Jazz 1: Count Basie Live and Rare   
     Music for Pleasure (Eng.) LP 12": 2MO56-64865 — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter   
     Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12": VS 3407 — Jubilee 1904-1984   
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript   
     Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle   (1973)
     Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That   (1982)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149   (1945)
d.YTNY-4109-1   Wish You Were Waiting For Me - 2:53  (David Saxon, Sidney Keith [Bob] Russell)
     Soundies CD: 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions   (2000)
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript   
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 187   (1945)
e.YTNY-4108-1   Harvard Blues - 3:38  (Count Basie, Tab Smith, Eddie Frazier)
     Palm (Eng.) LP 12": 30-12 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript   
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 41   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149   (1945)
f.YTNY-4108-1   Please Don't Say No, Say Maybe - 3:17  (Sammy Fain, Ralph Freed)
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH1-109 — On Tour   
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 9   (1945)
g.YTNY-4109-1   I Didn't Know About You - 3:00  (Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith [Bob] Russell)
     Soundies CD: 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions   (2000)
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH1-109 — On Tour   
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 141   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 187   (1945)
h.YTNY-4108-1   I'm Fer It Too - 2:24  (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD: CCD 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young   
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     Drive Archive (Can.) CD: 41063 — On the Upbeat   (1995)
     RST (Austria) CD: 91732 — Count Basie and His Orchestra On V-Disc   (2001)
     Jazzline (Ger.) LP 12": JL 20806 — Broadcasts 1944-45   
     Jazz Panorama (Swd.) LP 12": 18 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": 30 JA 5160 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CCO 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young   
     Ariston (It.) LP 12": AR 12065 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story   
     Ariston (It.) LP 12": ARJ 15007 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3   
     Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12": VS 3409/11 — The Golden Days of Jazz   
     Delta-Krem (Hung.) LP 12": SLPXL 17779 — The Golden Era of Jazz 1: Count Basie Live and Rare   
     Music for Pleasure (Eng.) LP 12": 2MO56-64865 — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter   
     Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12": VS 3407 — Jubilee 1904-1984   
     Blue Heaven Records LP 12": BH1-109 — On Tour   
     Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle   (1973)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: AS 149   (1945)
     Lang-Worth Electrical Transcription: DL 9   (1945)
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)
     CBS (Austria) CD: 464963-2 — Count Basie & His Great Vocalists   
     Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD: P 13312 — Basie's Best   (1995)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 152342 — Jazz Anthology: Memorable Jazz Hi-Lites 1945   (1996)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (1997)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36711-2 — Swinging the Blues   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1019 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 19 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues   (2001)
     Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies   (2002)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741211/20 — Les Trésors du Jazz 1944-1951   (2002)
     Columbia CD: C4K 87110 — America's #1 Band! - Count Basie and His Orchestra - The Columbia Years   (2003)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 76 — The Arranger's Touch   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1403 — The Arranger's Touch: Things To Come   (2004)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7852 — Blues By Basie/Dance Parade   (2007)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics   (2007)
     Collectables CD: COL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra   (2009)
     Harmony LP 12": HL 7229 — Basie's Best   
     Pausa LP 12": PR 9013 — Basie's Best   
     Columbia LP 12": P 13312 — Basie's Best   
     Harmony LP 12": HS 11247 — Basie's Best   
     CBS (Fr.) LP 12": 68254 — Classics From the Big Band Era   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": 682.066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia LP 12": PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics   
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 754 — Count Basie Classics   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 682 066TL — Count Basie Classics   
     Ajaz LP 12": 248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     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)
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie   (1982)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2560 — Basie Bash   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 10": FP 1026 — Count Basie Highlights, 1942-1946   
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6079 — Dance Parade   (1949)
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 10": 33S 1054 — The Count   (1954)
     Columbia (Fr.) EP: ESDF 1009 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   
     Columbia EP: B 2100 — A Little Bit of Basie   
     Columbia 78: DF 3468   
     Columbia 78: CB 4   
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
b.CO34352-2   altAvenue 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   altAvenue 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   altAvenue 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)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (1997)
     Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies   (2002)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     Platinum Collection CD: 08 — Jazz After Dark   (2006)
     Ajaz LP 12": 256 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 15   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 285   (1945)
     Columbia 78: 36795   (1945)
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
f.CO34354-1   That Old Feeling - 3:14  (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain)
     Columbia CD: CK 66374 — Count Basie and His Great Vocalists   (1995)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (1997)
     Gallerie (Eng.) CD: 413 — A Portrait of Count Basie   (1998)
     Planet Media and Entertainment (Eng.) CD: 2038 — Count Basie At His Best   (2002)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings   (2003)
     Ajaz LP 12": 256 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 15   
     CBS (Eu.) LP 12": 88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 285   (1945)
     Columbia 78: 36795   (1945)
     CBS (Eu.) Cassette: 44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946   
g.CO34354-2   altThat 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)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 968 — Buck Clayton 1945-1947   (1998)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASMCD 2600 — Kansas City Sax   (2003)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Elsa (Nor.) EP: 1 — Freddie Green/Frank Socolow   
     Duke 78: 113   (1945)
b.DU4909   Sugar Hips - 2:39  (Dickie Wells)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 968 — Buck Clayton 1945-1947   (1998)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASMCD 2600 — Kansas City Sax   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Elsa (Nor.) EP: 1 — Freddie Green/Frank Socolow   
     Duke 78: 113   (1945)
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)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 982242 — The Golden Years, Vol. 5: 1945-48   
     Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CD: CTPL 003 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 3   
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     Time Life CD: OPCD 4537 — V-Disc: The Songs That Went To War   (1992)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 157922 — Count Basie Featuring Anita O'Day and the Tadd Dameron Trio 1945/1948   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1019 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 19 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952   (2003)
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASBOX 16-4 — Swinging On a V-Disc   (2006)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That   (2006)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Jazz Archives LP 12": 62 — Count Basie Featuring Anita O'Day and the Tadd Dameron Trio 1945/1948   
     Alto LP 12": 702 — Count Basie/Anita O'Day   
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   (1982)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3968 — Count Basie, Vol. 1: Swingin' the Blues   (1982)
     Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That   (1982)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12": LPJT 4 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   (1984)
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: DB 284   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 574   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 483B   (1945)
b.VP1357   Sent For You Yesterday - 2:11  (Ed Durham, Jimmy Rushing) / arr: Eddie Durham
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That   (2006)
     FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12": 502 — Count Basie   
     Ditto LP 12": DTO 10256 — Count Basie   
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   (1982)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3968 — Count Basie, Vol. 1: Swingin' the Blues   (1982)
     Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That   (1982)
     IAJRC LP 12": 44 — Kansas City Memories   (1985)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: BML P 574   (1945)
     V-Disc 78: 534B   (1945)
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)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies   (2002)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12": 502 — Count Basie   
     Century (Jpn.) LP 12": 20EL 5502 — Count Basie   
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 4085 — The Great Pianists Meet Boogie Woogie, Vol. 5   
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   (1982)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3969 — Count Basie, Vol. 2: Topsy   (1982)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12": LPJT 4 — Count Basie & His Orchestra   (1984)
     IAJRC LP 12": 44 — Kansas City Memories   (1985)
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3   
     V-Disc 78: 534A   (1945)
d.VP1686 (XP35422)   Tippin' On the Q.T. - 3:40  (Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Phontastic CD: 7673 — It's Been a Long, Long Time: 1945   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1019 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 19 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues   (2001)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12": 502 — Count Basie   
     Century (Jpn.) LP 12": 20EL 5502 — Count Basie   
     V-Disc 78: 627A   (1945)
e.JBB296 (D6TC-6466)   San Jose - 2:37  (Count Basie)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1019 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 19 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues   (2001)
     Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies   (2002)
     Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12": KV 117 — Basie Strides Again   
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 04 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 2   
     V-Disc 78: 744A   (1945)
f.JBB296 (D6TC-6466)   B-Flat Blues (B-Flat) - 2:30
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: FDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1990)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4   (1996)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1019 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 19 — The Count Basie Story   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues   (2001)
     Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12": KV 117 — Basie Strides Again   
     Festival (Fr.) LP 12": ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45   (1988)
     Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10": 04 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 2   
     V-Disc 78: 744A   (1945)
g.JDB297 (D6TC-6467)   Sweet Lorraine - 3:58  (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish)
     Elap CD: 50173742 — Blue Skies   (2002)
     Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12": KV 117 — Basie Strides Again   
     V-Disc 78: 802A   (1945)
All titles on:      Official (Dan.) CD: 83046-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 2   
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (1997)
     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   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12": AA 506 — Count Basie: The V-Discs, Vol. 2   
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3046 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 2   (1989)

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.   incRed 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 Lymen)
     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.   incI 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)
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     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   
     Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945   
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
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     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   
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
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 427 — Count Basie   
     Ditto LP 12": DTO 10256 — Count Basie   
     First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946   
     First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 55 — Memorial: William Count Basie   
     Musica Jazz (It.) LP 12": 2MJP 1023 — Tenor Sax Greats   
     Jazz Society (Swd.) 78: AA 555   
c.   Just a Sittin' And a Rockin' - 2:39  (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That   (2006)
     Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That   (1982)
d.HD5-MM-5714-1   Gotta Be This Or That - 2:23  (Sunny Skylar)
e.   Jumpin' At the Woodside - 3:34  (Count Basie)
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     First Heard (Eng.) LP 12": FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946   
     Mexie-L EP: 101 — Love   (2003)
All titles on:      Vintage Jazz Classics CD: VJC 1016-2 — All-Star Christmas Jubilee   (1993)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: — AFRS Jubilee Christmas Show 1945   (1945)

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)
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     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.   Blue Skies - 2:43  (Irving Berlin) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     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   
d.HD5-MM-12556-1   Jivin' Joe Jackson - 2:11  (Count Basie) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     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.   Taps Miller - 4:18  (Count Basie, Sidney Keith [Bob] Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     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.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)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 697 — This and That   (2006)
     Swing House (Eng.) LP 12": SWH 29 — This and That   (1982)
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)
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     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   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3   
     Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945   
f.   It's Sand Man - 2:45  (Ed Lewis, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks) / arr: Buck Clayton
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     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   
     Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945   
     Bandstand LP 12": 7128 — Jazz Highlights of the 1930's & 40's   
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)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     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   
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
     Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CD: JZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48   
     SRI Jazz CD: 310132 — Classic Count   (1999)
     Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD: 694 — Jumpin' At Ten   (2006)
     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   
     Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12": FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945   
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   
b.OR144B   Short Day  (Lucky Thompson, Williams)
     Excelsior 78: TR 144   
c.OR145A-2   No Good Man Blues - 3:11  (Lucky Thompson, Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson))
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues   (2002)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments   (2003)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Excelsior 78: TR 145   (1945)
d.OR145B-2   Why Not - 2:53  (Lucky Thompson)
     Affinity (Eng.) CD: 8194-2 — The Birth of Bebop   (1996)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments   (2003)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Excelsior 78: TR 145   (1945)
e.OR146A-2   Irresistible You - 3:22  (Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
     Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson   (2007)
     IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years   (1991)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments   (2003)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Excelsior 78: TR 146   (1945)
f.OR146B-2   Phace - 2:45  (Freddie Green)
     Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson   (2007)
     IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years   (1991)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments   (2003)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Excelsior 78: TR 146   (1945)

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:      Classics (Fr.) CD: 1145 — Russell Jacquet 1945-1949   (2000)
     Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 595   
     Modern Music 78: 129   (1945)

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)
     Moon (It.) CD: MCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy   
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 864 — Slim Gaillard 1945   (1995)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD: 550282 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945   (1995)
     President (Eng.) CD: PLCD 551 — Roots of Rock 'N Roll, Vol. 1: Big Band, Blues and Boogie   (1996)
     President (Eng.) CD: PLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti   (1997)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: 279 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (1999)
     Castle Music (Eng.) CD: PIESD 140 — Roots of Rhythm and Blues   (2000)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2000)
     King CD: 6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (2002)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 62 — Laughing In Rhythm   (2003)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": 30 JA 5196 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945   
     Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 686   
     Queen 78: 4121   (1945)
b.5014   altSlim Gaillard's Boogie  (Slim Gaillard)
     King LP 10": 295-80 — The Vout Man Plays   
     Parlophone (Eng.) EP: GEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man   
     King EP: KEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1   
c.5015   Harlem Hunch - 2:39  (Slim Gaillard)
     Moon (It.) CD: MCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy   
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 864 — Slim Gaillard 1945   (1995)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD: 550282 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945   (1995)
     President (Eng.) CD: PLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti   (1997)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: 82702 — Jukebox Jive: The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll   (1997)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1068 — Slim's Jam   (1997)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: 279 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (1999)
     Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 4063 — Slim Gaillard 1938-1946   (1999)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2000)
     King CD: 6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (2002)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 62 — Laughing In Rhythm   (2003)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": 30 JA 5196 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945   
     King LP 10": 295-80 — The Vout Man Plays   
     Parlophone (Eng.) EP: GEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man   
     King EP: KEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1   
     Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 642   
     Queen 78: 4127   (1945)
d.5016   Tutti Frutti - 2:43  (Slim Gaillard, Doris Fisher)
     Moon (It.) CD: MCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy   
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 864 — Slim Gaillard 1945   (1995)
     President (Eng.) CD: PLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti   (1997)
     Rhino CD: R2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956)   (1999)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: 279 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (1999)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2000)
     King CD: 6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (2002)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 62 — Laughing In Rhythm   (2003)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 86 — Slim Gaillard: Ice Cream On Toast 1937-47   (2008)
     Jazz Circle Basel (Swi.) LP 12": JCB 20 — McGhee Special   
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti   
     20th Century 78: 2010   (1945)
e.5017   Travelin' Blues - 3:00  (Slim Gaillard)
     Moon (It.) CD: MCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy   
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 864 — Slim Gaillard 1945   (1995)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD: 550282 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945   (1995)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1068 — Slim's Jam   (1997)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: 279 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (1999)
     King CD: 6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin'   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 62 — Laughing In Rhythm   (2003)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti   
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": 30 JA 5196 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945   
     King LP 10": 295-80 — The Vout Man Plays   
     Parlophone (Eng.) EP: GEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man   
     King EP: KEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1   
     Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78: 688   
     Queen 78: 4121   (1945)

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)
     Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson   (2007)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 764   (1946)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 752   (1946)
b.BTJ35-1   Stormy Mood - 3:01  (Marion Abernathy)
     Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson   (2007)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 752   (1946)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 763   (1946)
c.BTJ36-2   Baggin' the Boogie - 3:09  (Jones)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues   (2002)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 751   (1946)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 763   (1946)
d.BTJ37-3   Voot Rhythm (Vout Rhythm) - 2:50  (Lucky Thompson)
     Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson   (2007)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 751   (1946)
     Bel-Tone 78: J 764   (1946)
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 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)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues   (2002)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Black & White 78: 760   (1946)
b.BW164   Rhythm In a Riff - 3:09  (Billy Eckstine)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Black & White 78: 760   (1946)
c.BW165   I Changed the Lock On the Door - 2:55  (Estelle Edson, Oscar Pettiford)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues   (2002)
     Black & White 78: 761   (1946)
d.BW166   Don't Drive This Jive Away - 2:53  (Oscar Pettiford, Estelle Edson)
     IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years   (1991)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1071 — Bass Hits   (1998)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Black & White 78: 761   (1946)
     Black & White 78: 840   (1946)

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
     1201 Music Digital Download: — Sunset Swing   
     Black Lion CD: BLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing   (1992)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction   (2002)
     Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Trio (Jpn.) LP 12": PA 7047/8 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Audio Fidelity LP 12": BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1   
     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)
b.SRC-127-15   I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) - 2:35  (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     Monarch LP 10": 202 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 2   
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 388   
     Sunset 78: SRC 7560   (1945)
c.SRC-127-16   I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) - 2:31  (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     1201 Music Digital Download: — Sunset Swing   
     Black Lion CD: BLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing   (1992)
     Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Trio (Jpn.) LP 12": PA 7047/8 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Audio Fidelity LP 12": BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1   
     Black Lion LP 12": BLP 30113 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 2   (1971)
d.SRC-132-7   Windjammer - 2:58  (Eddie Laguna) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     1201 Music Digital Download: — Sunset Swing   
     Black Lion CD: BLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing   (1992)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1062 — McGhee Special   (1997)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction   (2002)
     Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Trio (Jpn.) LP 12": PA 7047/8 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Audio Fidelity LP 12": BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1   
     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)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 032 — Eddie Laguna/Willie Smith Jazz Concert   
     Monarch LP 10": 205 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 5   
     Vogue (Eng.) EP: EPV 1090 — After Hours   
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 380   
e.SRC-133-3   Skylark - 3:15  (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     1201 Music Digital Download: — Sunset Swing   
     Black Lion CD: BLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing   (1992)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1062 — McGhee Special   (1997)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction   (2002)
     Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Trio (Jpn.) LP 12": PA 7047/8 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Audio Fidelity LP 12": BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1   
     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)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 032 — Eddie Laguna/Willie Smith Jazz Concert   
     Monarch LP 10": 205 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 5   
     Vogue (Eng.) EP: EPV 1090 — After Hours   
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 380   
f.SRC-134-1 (Pt. 1)   Lover Come Back To Me - 3:49  (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 372   
     Sunset 78: SRC 7562   (1945)
g.SRC-135-1 (Pt. 2)   Lover Come Back To Me - 3:38  (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 372   
     Sunset 78: SRC 7562   (1945)
h.SRC-134/5 (complete)   Lover Come Back To Me - 8:55  (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson
     1201 Music Digital Download: — Sunset Swing   
     Black Lion CD: BLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing   (1992)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction   (2002)
     Intercord (Ger.) LP 12": 28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Trio (Jpn.) LP 12": PA 7047/8 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Audio Fidelity LP 12": BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset   
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1   
     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)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 032 — Eddie Laguna/Willie Smith Jazz Concert   
     Monarch LP 10": 202 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 2   
     Vogue (Eng.) EP: EPV 1110 — After Hours Jam Session   (1955)

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.

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 indicates 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 while the flip side, All the Things You Are (recorded on November 5) shows SRC-127-15. 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. 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).


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

Duke Henderson, Rabon Tarrant, Lucky Thompson (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell 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)
     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)
     Apollo 78: 395   (1946)
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)
     Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks   (1994)
     Apollo 78: 400   (1946)
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)
     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)
     Apollo 78: 395   (1946)
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)
     Delmark CD: DD 657 — West Coast Jive   (1992)
     Delmark CD: DD 668 — Get Your Kicks   (1994)
     Apollo 78: 400   (1946)

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

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:      Night Train CD: 7028 — Satchelmouth Baby   (1995)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3034 — I Sold My Heart To the Junkman   (1989)

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
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June   (2008)
     Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (2001)
     Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189   
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
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June   (2008)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: MJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946   (1997)
     Amiga (Ger.) LP 12": 855.841 — Charlie Parker   (1981)
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
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June   (2008)
     Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189   
f.   The Eagle Flies - 4:10  (Johnny Mandel) / arr: Johnny Mandel
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul   (2008)
     Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (2001)
     Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee   
     Sounds of Swing LP 12": 115 — Out Of This World   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189   
All titles on:      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)
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 1 — The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra On the Air, Vol. 1   (1980)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 209 — AFRS Jubilee No. 209   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 163 — AFRS Jubilee No. 163   (1945)

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 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 Henry)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — What a Difference a Day Makes   
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Mad About the Boy (Collector's Edition)   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Manhattan   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — September In the Rain   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — The Essential Dinah Washington (Collector's Edition)   (2008)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Stairway To the Stars   (2008)
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan   
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 051 — Mad About the Boy   
     L'Art Vocal (Fr.) CD: 70021 — L'Art Vocal Volume 21: Dinah Washington 1943-1947   (1990)
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: CDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues   (1996)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 306502 — Low Down Blues   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947   (1998)
     Going For a Song (Eng.) CD: GFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1999)
     Direct Source CD: 6520 — Shades of Blue   (2000)
     Direct Source CD: 7603 — Steel Blues   (2000)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 8030 — Dinah Washington: Cabu Collection   (2001)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1270 — I Know How To Do It   (2001)
     Direct Source CD: 4307 — Shades of Blue   (2001)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36745-2 — Blues For a Day   (2002)
     Newsound 2000 (Eng.) CD: NEW 220 — Café Continental   (2002)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats   (2002)
     Fabulous CD: 104 — I Know How To Do It   (2002)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 700202 — Low Down Blues   (2002)
     Our World CD: 3317 — Blues For a Day   (2003)
     Madacy CD: 4343 — 20 Best of Blues   (2004)
     Blues Forever CD: 68003 — The Best of Dinah Washington: The Queen of the Blues   (2004)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues   (2005)
     Tomato CD: 2128 — 24K Pure Gold   (2006)
     Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD: 9839756 — Queen Dinah   (2006)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 368   (1946)
b.S1171-2   Walking Blues - 2:42  (Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson))
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Stairway To the Stars   (2008)
     Columbia River CD: 218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington   (2000)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues   (2002)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Apollo 78: 374   (1946)
c.S1172-2   No Voot No Boot - 3:02  (Duke Henderson, Paim)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — What a Difference a Day Makes   
     Acrobat Digital Download: — California Blues   (2006)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Mad About the Boy (Collector's Edition)   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Manhattan   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — September In the Rain   (2007)
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 306502 — Low Down Blues   (1997)
     Columbia River CD: 218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington   (2000)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1270 — I Know How To Do It   (2001)
     Fabulous CD: 104 — I Know How To Do It   (2002)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 700202 — Low Down Blues   (2002)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 368   (1946)
d.S1173-?   Chewing Woman Blues (Chewin' Mama Blues) - 2:53  (John Willie Henry)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — California Blues   (2006)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Mellow Mama Blues   (2008)
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan   
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 051 — Mad About the Boy   
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne   (1999)
     Direct Source CD: 6520 — Shades of Blue   (2000)
     Direct Source CD: 4307 — Shades of Blue   (2001)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Master Classics CD: MCS 80742 — This Is Blues   (2007)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 396   (1946)
All titles on:      Official (Dan.) CD: 83004-2 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945   
     Delmark (Jpn.) CD: PCD 4704 — Dinah Washington: First Solo Recordings 1945   
     Delmark CD: DD 451 — Mellow Mama   (1994)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: 7818 — How To Do It   (1997)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2073 — Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side)   (1997)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.3041HI — You Can Depend On Me   (1998)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: 306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist   (1999)
     Planet Media (Eng.) CD: 1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads   (2000)
     Cleopatra CD: 0959 2 — Anthology   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1269 — Evil Gal Blues   (2002)
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 220239 — Hall of Fame: Dinah Washington   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 43 — The Queen Sings   (2002)
     Newsound 2000 (Eng.) CD: NST 106 — Dinah's Blues   (2003)
     Master Classics CD: 8041 — Anthology: 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition   (2005)
     Delmark LP 12": LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama   
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945   (1988)
     Delmark LP 12": DL 451 — Mellow Mama   (1992)

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

Lucky Thompson, Dinah Washington (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell 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.S1174-2   My Lovin' Papa - 3:05  (Duke Henderson)
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan   
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 051 — Mad About the Boy   
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD: 17036 — Jazz Legends   (1993)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: CDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues   (1996)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947   (1998)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: 306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist   (1999)
     Planet Media (Eng.) CD: 1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads   (2000)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats   (2002)
     Blues Forever CD: 68003 — The Best of Dinah Washington: The Queen of the Blues   (2004)
     Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues   (2005)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: 5209 — La Reine: The Queen 1943-1957   (2008)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 371   (1946)
b.S1175-1   Rich Man's Blues - 2:56  (Thelma Love (Lowe, Thompson))
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — What a Difference a Day Makes   
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Mad About the Boy (Collector's Edition)   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Manhattan   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — September In the Rain   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — The Essential Dinah Washington (Collector's Edition)   (2008)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — No More Lonely Gal Blues   (2008)
     Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 22 — La Grande Epoque du Jazz Vocal 1923-1945   
     L'Art Vocal (Fr.) CD: 70021 — L'Art Vocal Volume 21: Dinah Washington 1943-1947   (1990)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: CDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues   (1996)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 306502 — Low Down Blues   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947   (1998)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne   (1999)
     Going For a Song (Eng.) CD: GFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1999)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 8030 — Dinah Washington: Cabu Collection   (2001)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1270 — I Know How To Do It   (2001)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36745-2 — Blues For a Day   (2002)
     Fabulous CD: 104 — I Know How To Do It   (2002)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 700202 — Low Down Blues   (2002)
     Our World CD: 3317 — Blues For a Day   (2003)
     Madacy CD: 4343 — 20 Best of Blues   (2004)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues   (2005)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Waldorf Music Hall EP: MH 45174 — The Ink Spots and Dinah Washington   
     Apollo 78: 374   (1946)
c.S1176-?   Beggin' Woman Blues (Beggin' Mama Blues) - 2:52  (Wilbert Baranco, Kenny Manges)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Songs of a Diva   (2008)
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 204325 — Stairway To the Stars   
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne   (1999)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: 306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist   (1999)
     Planet Media (Eng.) CD: 1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads   (2000)
     Direct Source CD: 6520 — Shades of Blue   (2000)
     Direct Source CD: 4307 — Shades of Blue   (2001)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues   (2004)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Waldorf Music Hall EP: MH 45174 — The Ink Spots and Dinah Washington   
     Parrot 78: 20-001   
d.S1177-?   All Or Nothing Blues - 2:51  (Traditional)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — What a Difference a Day Makes   
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Mad About the Boy (Collector's Edition)   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Manhattan   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — September In the Rain   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — The Essential Dinah Washington (Collector's Edition)   (2008)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Mellow Mama Blues   (2008)
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan   
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 051 — Mad About the Boy   
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 204325 — Stairway To the Stars   
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD: 17036 — Jazz Legends   (1993)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 306502 — Low Down Blues   (1997)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne   (1999)
     Going For a Song (Eng.) CD: GFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1999)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: 306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist   (1999)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1270 — I Know How To Do It   (2001)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats   (2002)
     Fabulous CD: 104 — I Know How To Do It   (2002)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 700202 — Low Down Blues   (2002)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATCD 550 — Stairway To the Stars   (2003)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Parrot 78: 20-001   
All titles on:      Official (Dan.) CD: 83004-2 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945   
     Delmark (Jpn.) CD: PCD 4704 — Dinah Washington: First Solo Recordings 1945   
     Delmark CD: DD 451 — Mellow Mama   (1994)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: 7818 — How To Do It   (1997)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2073 — Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side)   (1997)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.3041HI — You Can Depend On Me   (1998)
     Columbia River CD: 218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington   (2000)
     Cleopatra CD: 0959 2 — Anthology   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1269 — Evil Gal Blues   (2002)
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 220239 — Hall of Fame: Dinah Washington   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 43 — The Queen Sings   (2002)
     Newsound 2000 (Eng.) CD: NST 106 — Dinah's Blues   (2003)
     Master Classics CD: 8041 — Anthology: 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition   (2005)
     Delmark LP 12": LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama   
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945   (1988)
     Delmark LP 12": DL 451 — Mellow Mama   (1992)

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


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

Lucky Thompson, Dinah Washington (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell 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.S1178-3   Mellow Mama Blues - 3:09  (Jessie Mae Robinson)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — The Essential Dinah Washington (Collector's Edition)   (2008)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Mellow Mama Blues   (2008)
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan   
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 051 — Mad About the Boy   
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 306502 — Low Down Blues   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947   (1998)
     Planet Media (Eng.) CD: 1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads   (2000)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1270 — I Know How To Do It   (2001)
     Fabulous CD: 104 — I Know How To Do It   (2002)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 700202 — Low Down Blues   (2002)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 371   (1946)
b.S1179-2   My Voot Is Really Vout - 3:07  (John Willie Henry)
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 388   (1946)
c.S1180-1   Blues For a Day - 2:53  (John Willie Henry)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Mellow Mama Blues   (2008)
     Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD: 14 — Jazz Voices: The Women   
     Rosetta CD: RRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1992)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: CDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues   (1996)
     LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD: 55656 — Essential Jazz Ballads   (1998)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947   (1998)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne   (1999)
     Going For a Song (Eng.) CD: GFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1999)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: 306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist   (1999)
     Direct Source CD: 6520 — Shades of Blue   (2000)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 8030 — Dinah Washington: Cabu Collection   (2001)
     LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD: 17142 — Essential Jazz Ballads   (2001)
     Direct Source CD: 4307 — Shades of Blue   (2001)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36745-2 — Blues For a Day   (2002)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats   (2002)
     Our World CD: 3317 — Blues For a Day   (2003)
     Blues Forever CD: 68003 — The Best of Dinah Washington: The Queen of the Blues   (2004)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues   (2005)
     Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD: 9839756 — Queen Dinah   (2006)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Rosetta LP 12": RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues   (1984)
     Apollo 78: 388   (1946)
d.S1181-?   Pacific Coast Blues - 2:39  (Charles Mingus)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — What a Difference a Day Makes   
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Mad About the Boy (Collector's Edition)   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — Manhattan   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — September In the Rain   (2007)
     HHO (Eng.) Digital Download: — The Essential Dinah Washington (Collector's Edition)   (2008)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — No More Lonely Gal Blues   (2008)
     Charly (Eng.) CD: CDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues   (1996)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 306502 — Low Down Blues   (1997)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne   (1999)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: 306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist   (1999)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1270 — I Know How To Do It   (2001)
     Fabulous CD: 104 — I Know How To Do It   (2002)
     Hallmark (Eng.) CD: 700202 — Low Down Blues   (2002)
     Our World CD: 3317 — Blues For a Day   (2003)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues   (2004)
     Delta (Ger.) CD: 17272 — Blues For a Day   (2005)
     Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CD: SNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues   (2005)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 1680 — This Is Jazz   (2007)
     Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12": RX 3006 — The Blues   
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     Columbia (Du.) LP 12": HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   
     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)
     Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12": GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues   (1966)
     ABC (Ger.) LP 12": 27596 XAT — Memories   (1976)
     Swingtime (It.) LP 12": ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot   (1985)
     Apollo 78: 396   (1946)
All titles on:      Official (Dan.) CD: 83004-2 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945   
     Delmark (Jpn.) CD: PCD 4704 — Dinah Washington: First Solo Recordings 1945   
     Delmark CD: DD 451 — Mellow Mama   (1994)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: 7818 — How To Do It   (1997)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2073 — Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side)   (1997)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.3041HI — You Can Depend On Me   (1998)
     Columbia River CD: 218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington   (2000)
     Cleopatra CD: 0959 2 — Anthology   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1269 — Evil Gal Blues   (2002)
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 220239 — Hall of Fame: Dinah Washington   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 43 — The Queen Sings   (2002)
     Newsound 2000 (Eng.) CD: NST 106 — Dinah's Blues   (2003)
     Master Classics CD: 8041 — Anthology: 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition   (2005)
     Delmark LP 12": LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama   
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945   (1988)
     Delmark LP 12": DL 451 — Mellow Mama   (1992)

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
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48   (2000)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June   (1980)
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
b.   Rip Van Winkle - 3:16  (George Handy, Howard Leeds, Bob Wells) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48   (2000)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
c.   Forgetful - 3:17  (George Handy, Jack Segal) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48   (2000)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
d.   Memphis In June - 3:52  (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: George Handy
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June   (2008)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Sounds of Swing LP 12": 115 — Out Of This World   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June   (1980)
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
e.YTH-1577   I Don't Care Who Knows It - 1:59  (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul   (2008)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June   (1980)
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
f.   If I Loved You - 3:48  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Mandel
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48   (2000)
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
g.   How Deep Is the Ocean? - 2:59  (Irving Berlin) / arr: Johnny Mandel
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul   (2008)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946   (1995)
     Sounds of Swing LP 12": 115 — Out Of This World   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 22 — Memphis In June   (1980)
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
h.   Yerxa (Elegy Movement From Jitterbug Suite) - 3:43  (George Handy, Hal McKusick) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48   (2000)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-200   (1946)
i.YTH-1597-1A   Boyd's Nest - 3:04  (Milt Kleeb) / arr: Milt Kleeb
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
j.   Blue Prelude - 3:11  (Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) / arr: Eddie Finckel
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
k.   Picnic In the Wintertime - 3:08  (George Handy) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
l.   High Tide (I Ain't Mad At You) - 2:10  (Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     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)   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
m.   Are You Livin' Old Man - 2:39  (Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham, Abner Silver)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Golden Era LP 12": LP 15014 — Hep Boyds   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
n.YTH-1598-1   Tush - 3:03  (Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Sugar Hill Shuffle   (2008)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     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   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
o.   Concerto For Duke - 3:38  (Duke Ellington, George Williams) / arr: George Williams
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     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   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
p.   Where You At? - 3:05  (George Handy, Jack Segal) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Golden Era LP 12": LP 15014 — Hep Boyds   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
q.   Out Of This World - 3:02  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     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   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-202   (1946)
r.YTH-1713   Boyd Meets Stravinsky - 2:56  (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207   (1946)
s.   Personality - 2:58  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207   (1946)
t.   Dalvatore Sally - 3:07  (George Handy) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     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)   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207   (1946)
u.   Blue Echoes - 3:12  (Justo Carreras, Joe Farver, Fred Meadows) / arr: George Handy
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) CD: EJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn   
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207   (1946)
v.   I Only Have Eyes For You - 3:23  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: George Handy
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 42 — The Transcription Performances 1946   (1995)
     Standard Transcription Service Electrical Transcription: X-207   (1946)
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)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1068 — Slim's Jam   (1997)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2000)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)   (2003)
     Royale LP 12": 75 — Rhythm and Boogie   
     Royale LP 10": VLP 6049 — Rhythm and Boogie   
     Allegro Elite LP 10": 4050 — Slim Gaillard Plays   
     Majestic 78: 9005   
     Varsity 78: 5022   
     Majestic 78: 10004   
     Bel-Tone 78: 762   (1946)
b.BTJ59-1   Santa Monica Jump - 2:59  (Slim Gaillard)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives   (1997)
     Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 4063 — Slim Gaillard 1938-1946   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)   (2003)
     Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD: 9829946 — Black California: Central Avenue 1945-1950   (2007)
     Allegro Elite LP 10": 4050 — Slim Gaillard Plays   
     Majestic 78: 9004   
     Majestic 78: 10003   
     Bel-Tone 78: 761   (1946)
c.BTJ60-1   Mean Pretty Mama - 3:03  (Slim Gaillard)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1348 — Opera In Vout   (2003)
     Varsity 78: 5022   
     Majestic 78: 9003   
     Majestic 78: 10002   
     Bel-Tone 78: 762   (1946)
d.BTJ61-2   School Kids' Hop (Schoolkids Hop) - 2:54  (Slim Gaillard)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1348 — Opera In Vout   (2003)
     Royale LP 12": 75 — Rhythm and Boogie   
     Royale LP 10": VLP 6049 — Rhythm and Boogie   
     Allegro Elite LP 10": 4050 — Slim Gaillard Plays   
     Majestic 78: 9005   
     Majestic 78: 10004   
     Bel-Tone 78: 758   (1946)
All titles on:      Drive Archive (Can.) CD: 42441 — Slim's Jam   (1996)
     President (Eng.) CD: PLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 962 — Slim Gaillard 1946   (1997)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 62 — Laughing In Rhythm   (2003)
     Storyville (Dan.) LP 12": SLP 809 — Chicken Rhythm   
     Putti Putti LP 12": 01 — Roots of Vouty   
     Halo LP 12": 50273 — Slim Gaillard With Dizzy Gillespie and Orchestra   
     Alamac LP 12": QSR 2441 — Slim's Jam: Slim Gaillard 1945-6   
     Ultraphonic LP 12": 50273 — Gaillard and Gillespie   (1958)
     Polydor Special (Eng.) LP 12": 545107 — Chicken Rhythm   (1969)

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)
     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)
     Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 3250   
     Atomic 78: 225   (1946)
b.225B   How High the Moon - 2:46  (William Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers   (1999)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers   (2003)
     Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 3250   
     Atomic 78: 225   (1946)
c.226A   Dodo's Blues - 3:05  (Dodo Marmarosa)
     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)
     Atomic 78: 226   (1946)
d.226B   I Surrender Dear - 2:13  (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers   (1999)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers   (2003)
     Atomic 78: 226   (1946)
All titles on:      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)
     Onyx LP 12": ORI 212 — Central Avenue Breakdown, Volume 1   
     Raretone (It.) LP 12": 5020FC — Experiment In Bop   (1988)

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)
     Philology (It.) CD: W 844-2 — Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 14   
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: MJCD 121 — Charlie Parker Vol. 5: Young Bird - 1945-1946   (1997)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: MJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946   (1997)
     Swan CD: 1002 — New Bird   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 99 — Chasin' the Bird   (2005)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11250 — Town Hall Concert, New York, 1945   (2006)
     RLR (Sp.) CD: 88642 — Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Complete Live At Birdland   (2009)
     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   
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70132 — 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)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues   (2004)
     Excelsior 78: 162   (1946)
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)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues   (2004)
     Parlophone (Eng.) 78: R 3197   
     Excelsior 78: 163   (1946)
d.OR163-B   Weird Nightmare - 3:04  (Charles Mingus)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues   (2004)
     Excelsior 78: 163   (1946)
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 [b]   
     Melodisc 78: M 1001   (1946)
b.KFI30742 (28019)   I'm Gonna See My Baby - 3:12  (Phil Moore)
     IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years   (1991)
     Melodisc 78: M 1001 [b]   
     Melodisc 78: M 1001A   (1946)
c.KFI30744 (28024)   They Can't Take That Away From Me - 2:48  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Melodisc 78: M 1002 [b]   
     Melodisc 78: M 1002   (1946)
d.KFI30746 (28032)   Frantic Blues - 2:54  (Brock)
     IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years   (1991)
     Melodisc 78: M 1002 [b]   
     Melodisc 78: M 1002A   (1946)

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), Karl George, Dizzy Gillespie, 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)
     Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD: 9829946 — Black California: Central Avenue 1945-1950   (2007)
     Tops LP 12": L 1526 — Party Favorites   (1957)
     Tops LP 10": L 951 — Cool and Crazy!   
     Black & White 78: 41   (1946)
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)
     Tops LP 10": L 930 — Hot Piano   
     Tops EP: E 530   
     Black & White 78: 42   (1946)
All titles on:      Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 513 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 2   
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3032 — The Anonymous Mr. Gillespie   (1989)

Wilbert Baranco (v) on c.

This ensemble was called Wilbert Baranco and His Rhythm Bombardiers. Dizzy Gillespie is listed on the Black & White 78s as "John Burk." Track d includes ensemble vocals. Lucky Thompson solos on track a.


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
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul   (2008)
     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)
b.   Temptation - 2:52  (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / arr: George Handy
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June   (2008)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946   (1995)
     Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (2001)
     Joyce LP 12": 5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee   
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
     Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (2001)
     Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee   
e.   Two Spoos In An Igloo - 2:34  (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Memphis In June   (2008)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946   (1995)
     Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (2001)
     Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189   
All titles on:      RST (Austria) CD: JUBCD 1007-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 7 - No. 169 & 81   (1996)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 169 — AFRS Jubilee No. 169   (1946)

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)
     Acrobat Digital Download: — Body and Soul   (2008)
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946   (1995)
     RST (Austria) CD: JUBCD 1007-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 7 - No. 169 & 81   (1996)
     Storyville (Dan.) CD: STCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946   (2001)
     Joyce LP 12": 5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 3 — Where You At   
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 169 — AFRS Jubilee No. 169   (1946)

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)
     Accord/Musidisc (Fr.) CD: 500.122 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44402 — Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions   
     Centurion (Du.) CD: IEJC 501 — Jazz Colours   
     I Maestri del Jazz (It.) CD: 1036 — Things To Come   
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: CP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1986)
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83056-2 — The Most Important Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie   (1989)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: CJ25 5043/6 — Charlie Parker On Dial Completed   (1990)
     Stash CD: STCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1   (1991)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 4-101 — Charlie Parker On Dial: The Complete Sessions   (1993)
     Stash CD: STCD 567/68/69/70 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Sessions   (1993)
     Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2   (1994)
     BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD: 74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1994)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters   (1995)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 0001/10 — The Complete Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker   (1995)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5010 — The Complete Dial Sessions   (1996)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2   (1996)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1997)
     Jazz Classics CD: 6012 — The Complete Dial Masters: Modern Jazz Trumpets   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (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)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6201 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1   (1998)
     Savoy CD: 92911-2 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948   (2000)
     MCI (It.) CD: Birdbox 001 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948   (2000)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11107 — Charlie Parker: The Street Beat   (2000)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950   (2001)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17079 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 66231/4 — Charlie Parker On Dial: The Complete Sessions   (2003)
     JSP (Eng.) CD: 915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948   (2003)
     LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD: 40012 — 100 Years of Jazz   (2004)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11152 — The Complete Dial Sessions   (2004)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes   (2005)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 2741355/56 — Diggin' Diz   (2005)
     Documents (Ger.) CD: 222921 — Now's the Time   (2005)
     Odeon (Jpn.) CD: EOR 9028G — Charlie Parker On Dial   (2007)
     ESP Disk CD: 4050 — Bird In Time: 1940-1947   (2008)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes   (2008)
     House of Jazz (Du.) CD: 220157 — Kind of Gillespie   (2009)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 50001 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1   
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Blue Ribbon LP 12": BRS 8011 — The Early Bird   
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 101 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1   (1970)
     Warner Bros. LP 12": 6BS 3159 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Recordings   (1977)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters   (1988)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 10": LDE 004 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 057 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   
     Dial LP 10": 207 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 4   
     Jazz Selection (Swd.) 78: 4020   
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 384   
     Vogue (Eng.) 78: V 2244   
     Dial 78: 1004 [ii]   (1946)

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 LP 10": MG 15012 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3   (1951)
     Savoy EP: XP 8043 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 4   
     Savoy 78: 807   
b.JRC132-2   Dalvatore Sally - 3:03  (George Handy) / arr: George Handy
     Smithsonian Collection CD: RD 108 — Big Band Renaissance: The Evolution of the Jazz Orchestra, the 1940s and Beyond   
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives   (1997)
     Savoy (Ger.) LP 12": WL 70534 — Man With the Horns   (1985)
     Savoy LP 10": MG 15012 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3   (1951)
     Savoy EP: XP 8042 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3   
     Savoy 78: 801   
c.JRC133-2   Boyd Meets Stravinsky - 2:51  (Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives   (1997)
     LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD: 40012 — 100 Years of Jazz   (2004)
     Smithsonian Collection LP 12": DMM 6-0610 — Big Band Jazz   (1983)
     Savoy LP 10": MG 15012 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3   (1951)
     Savoy EP: XP 8043 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 4   
     Savoy 78: 802   
     Jewell 78: GN 10002   (1946)
d.JRC134-2   I Only Have Eyes For You - 3:05  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: George Handy
     Savoy LP 10": MG 15010 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 1   (1951)
     Savoy EP: XP 8042 — Innovations By Boyd Raeburn, Volume 3   
     Savoy 78: 805   
     Jewell 78: GN 10002   (1946)
All titles on:      Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0185 — Boyd Meets Stravinsky   
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0273 — Jewells   (1995)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12040 — Boyd Meets Stravinsky   (1955)
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2250 — Jewells   (1980)

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)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1063 — The Jazz Year 1946   (1997)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6212 — Bebop On Dial   (1998)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 224 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Quintessence - New York, Chicago 1940-1947   (2002)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36734-2 — Night In Tunisia   (2002)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie   (2010)
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Eros (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Saga (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   (1966)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6907 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   (1973)
     Smithsonian Collection LP 12": R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946   (1976)
     Dial LP 10": 212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets   (1952)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight   
     Cupol (Swd.) 78: 4318   
     Dial 78: 1004 [ii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1008 [i]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1008 [ii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1007   (1946)
     Dial 78: D-1 (album) — Bebop 1947   (1946)
     Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 60   (1948)
     Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-040   (1949)
b.D1002E   Diggin' For Diz (Diggin' Diz) - 2:53  (George Handy, Dizzy Gillespie)
     BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD: 74321 14165-2 — Jazz Gallery: Dizzy Gillespie 1937-1953   (1994)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers   (1999)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 224 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Quintessence - New York, Chicago 1940-1947   (2002)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers   (2003)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120708 — Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 2: Dizzy Atmosphere   (2003)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie   (2010)
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": MMS 1204 — The Bop   
     Music Parade (It.) LP 12": LEL 13 — The Bop   
     Eros (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Saga (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   (1966)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6907 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   (1973)
     Smithsonian Collection LP 12": R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946   (1976)
     Dial LP 10": 212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets   (1952)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight   
     Cupol (Swd.) 78: 4318   
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     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)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 224 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Quintessence - New York, Chicago 1940-1947   (2002)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120708 — Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 2: Dizzy Atmosphere   (2003)
     House of Jazz (Du.) CD: 220157 — Kind of Gillespie   (2009)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie   (2010)
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Everest LP 12": FS 365 — Diz and the Bird   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Smithsonian Collection LP 12": R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946   (1976)
     Dial LP 10": 212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets   (1952)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 058 — Originators: Modern Jazz   (1952)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 10": LDE 006 — Originators: Modern Jazz   (1952)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight   
     Monogram (Can.) 78: 126   
     Dial 78: 1001 [i]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [ii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [v]   (1946)
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 383   (1952)
d.D1003B   Dizzy Atmosphere (Dynamo, Dynamo A, Dynamo B) - 2:55  (Dizzy Gillespie)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159922 — Milt Jackson: Soul Boppers, No. 175   
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158812 — Dizzy Gillespie: 1940-1946, No. 99   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups   (2000)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36734-2 — Night In Tunisia   (2002)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 222446 — La Ronde Suite   (2007)
     Dial LP 10": 212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets   (1952)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 10": LD 058 — Originators: Modern Jazz   (1952)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 10": LDE 006 — Originators: Modern Jazz   (1952)
     Dial 78: 1001 [i]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [iii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [iv]   (1946)
     Swing (Fr.) 78: 383   (1952)
e.D1004E   When I Grow Too Old To Dream - 2:53  (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1982HI — Anthropology: From Swing To Bebop   
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD 8008 — Bird & Sarah   
     Jazz Portraits (Sp.) CD: 14554 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946   
     Jazz Roots (It.) CD: 56055 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1986HI — From Swing To Bop   
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 220185 — Hall of Fame: Dizzy Gillespie   
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53122 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1950 - Night In Tunisia   (1992)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158812 — Dizzy Gillespie: 1940-1946, No. 99   (1997)
     ABM (Eng.) CD: 1065 — California Boppers   (1999)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups   (2000)
     TIM (Ger.) CD: 205889 — Dizzy Atmosphere   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950   (2002)
     Acrobat CD: ACRCD 143 — California Boppers   (2003)
     Jazz Forever (It.) CD: 7021 — The Best of Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups   (2005)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 222433 — Dizzy Atmosphere   (2007)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 222446 — La Ronde Suite   (2007)
     House of Jazz (Du.) CD: 220157 — Kind of Gillespie   (2009)
     Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) LP 12": SMS 7143 — Bop   
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Eros (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   
     Everest LP 12": FS 365 — Diz and the Bird   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Saga (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   (1966)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6907 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues   (1973)
     Guilde Belge du Jazz (Belgian) EP: JAZ 707 — Dizzy   
     Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) EP: J 707 — Dizzy   
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-707 — Dizzy   
     Monogram (Can.) 78: 126   
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     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)
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1982HI — Anthropology: From Swing To Bebop   
     Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 4064 — Dizzy Gillespie: His Best Recordings 1937-1947   
     Jazz Portraits (Sp.) CD: 14554 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946   
     Jazz Roots (It.) CD: 56055 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1986HI — From Swing To Bop   
     Past Perfect (Ger.) CD: 220185 — Hall of Fame: Dizzy Gillespie   
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 159922 — Milt Jackson: Soul Boppers, No. 175   
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53122 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1950 - Night In Tunisia   (1992)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158812 — Dizzy Gillespie: 1940-1946, No. 99   (1997)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: EMCD 02 — Essential Jazz Masters: Dizzy Gillespie   (1999)
     TIM (Ger.) CD: 205889 — Dizzy Atmosphere   (2001)
     Jazz Magazine (Fr.) CD: 17 — Jazz Collection 1946   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950   (2002)
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120582 — Groovin' High: Classic Recordings 1942-1949   (2002)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36734-2 — Night In Tunisia   (2002)
     Jazz Forever (It.) CD: 7021 — The Best of Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups   (2005)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 222433 — Dizzy Atmosphere   (2007)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 221941 — Dizzy Atmosphere/A Night In Tunisia   (2007)
     House of Jazz (Du.) CD: 220157 — Kind of Gillespie   (2009)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie   (2010)
     Cicala/Jazz Live (It.) LP 12": BLJ 8017 — The Bop Masters   
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Past Perfect (Ger.) LP 12": 904376 — Good Bait   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Dial LP 10": 212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets   (1952)
     Guilde Belge du Jazz (Belgian) EP: JAZ 707 — Dizzy   
     Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) EP: J 707 — Dizzy   
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-707 — Dizzy   
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight   
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     Dial 78: 1001 [ii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [v]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1003 [i]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [iii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1001 [iv]   (1946)
     Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 106   (1949)
     Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-028   (1949)
g.D1005B   'Round Midnight - 2:47  (Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams)
     Smithsonian Collection LP 12": R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946   (1976)
     Metronome (Swd.) 78: B 578   
All titles on:      Spotlite (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)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 132 — The Tempo Jazzmen/The Hermanites: Confirmation   (1981)

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)
     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)
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
b.   Night and Day - 3:10  (Cole Porter)
     Hindsight CD: HBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946   (1998)
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
c.   Everytime I Think Of You - 2:45  (Wilbert Baranco)
d.   Baranco Boogie - 5:50  (Wilbert Baranco)
     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)
     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)
All titles on:      Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946   (1992)
     AFRS Electrical Transcription: 175 — AFRS Jubilee No. 175   (1946)

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: 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: 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)
     Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3   
     Atomic 78: 235   (1946)
b.A235-2   Sweet and Lovely - 2:49  (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Charles Daniels) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport)
     Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3   
     Atomic 78: 235   (1946)
c.A236-1   Snowbound - 2:50  (Red Callender, Lyle Griffin) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport)
     Carinco AG/The Orchard (Swi.) Digital Download: — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 22: Lucky Thompson   (2007)
     IAJRC CD: CD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years   (1991)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Atomic 78: 236   (1946)
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.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46   (2002)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
b.D6TC6032   Hello, Goodbye, Forget It - 3:53  (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946   (1992)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947   (2001)
     Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12": VDL 1007 — Great Soloists, Vol. 1   (1982)
     V-Disc 78: 713   (1946)
c.D6TC5964   Fiesta In Brass - 4:04  (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946   (1992)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947   (2001)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy   
     Golden Era LP 12": 15060 — Fiesta In Brass   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
     V-Disc 78: 691   (1946)
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

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

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

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.   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
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946   (1992)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947   (2001)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy   
     Golden Era LP 12": 15060 — Fiesta In Brass   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
     V-Disc 78: 678   (1946)
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
     Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CD: CTPL 003 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 3   
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946   (1992)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947   (2001)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy   
     Golden Era LP 12": 15060 — Fiesta In Brass   
     Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12": KV 123 — The Great Big Band On V-Disc   
     Dan (Jpn.) LP 12": VC 5009 — The Great Big Bands On V-Disc   
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
     V-Disc 78: 701   (1946)
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

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), Jimmy Mundy (v)

a.   Solo Flight - 3:16  (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Hep (Eng.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46   (2002)
     Caracol (Fr.) LP 12": 424 — Big Bands of the Savoy   
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.) CD: 48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46   (2002)
     Hep (Eng.) LP 12": 15 — Groovin' High   (1978)
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. 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

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.   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   altMoose the Mooche - 2:56  (Charlie Parker)
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD10-1 — The Charlie Parker Story In Words and Music   (1993)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8008 — Charlie Parker   (1997)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953   (1966)
     Warner Bros. LP 12": 2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12": WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1950)
     Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop   (1952)
b.D1010-2   Moose the Mooche - 3:00  (Charlie Parker)
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD 8010 — Bird & Miles   
     GP (Eur.) CD: 25.4323 — Bird of Paradise   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) CD: 30CP 73 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) CD: 28ED 5084 — Bird Symbols   
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83011-2 — Boss Bird   
     Chrisly (Ger.) CD: CR 80006 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Spot Light CD: 4431 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Koko   
     Brilliant Jazz (Du.) CD: 8248 — Charlie Parker with Miles Davis: The Savoy Recordings   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 403 — Charlie Parker: 54 Greatest Bebop Jazz Hits   
     Jazz Roots (It.) CD: 56011 — Charlie Parker: Bebop Genius - Yardbird Suite   
     The Entertainers (Eng.) CD: ENTCD 217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 009 — A Night In Tunisia   
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120571 — Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947   
     Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD: 11 — Out of Nowhere   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1981HI — 'Round Midnight   
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD 8004 — West Coast Time   
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: CP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1986)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: CDB 1202 — Charlie Parker: Genius of Bebop   (1988)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53007 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1988)
     Parade (Eng.) CD: PAR 2002 — The Highest Flying Bird   (1989)
     Rhapsody (Eng.) CD: RHCD 5 — Bird Symbols   (1990)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird"   (1990)
     Stash CD: STCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1   (1991)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5635 — The Modern Jazz Giants   (1991)
     Trace (Du.) CD: 040134-2 — The World of Miles Davis: Bird of Paradise   (1992)
     Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2   (1994)
     BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD: 74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1994)
     Jazz Hour (Du.) CD: JHR 73531 — Bird of Paradise, Vol. 1   (1995)
     Music Club (Eng.) CD: MCCD 205 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1995)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters   (1995)
     Starlite (Swi.) CD: CDB 1032/33 — Bird Lives!   (1996)
     Music Club CD: 50003 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1996)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2   (1996)
     Collectables CD: COL 5788 — Bird Symbols   (1997)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158802 — Charlie Parker: 1944-1946, No. 98   (1997)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives   (1997)
     Rhino CD: R2 72260 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Meteor (Eng.) CD: CDMT 030 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 0217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1998)
     Retro (Eng.) CD: R2CD40-32 — The Encyclopedia of Jazz   (1998)
     Disky (Du.) CD: SD 88538-2 — Jazz For Everyone   (1998)
     Gold Sound (It.) CD: DCD 809 — Selection of Miles Davis   (1998)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6101 — The Best of Charlie Parker   (1999)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATCD 498 — Bird of Paradise   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 980 — Charlie Parker 1945-1947   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 2 — The Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming from Storyville to 52nd Street   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1108 — History of Jazz Drumming, Vol. 4: Modernism   (1999)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53306 — Miles Davis: Milestones   (1999)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11108 — Ornithology   (1999)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 0913-2 — Charlie Parker Featuring Miles Davis: The Best of the Dial Years   (2000)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes   (2000)
     Body & Soul (Fr.) CD: 3042402 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - 1945-1947   (2000)
     Recall (Eng.) CD: SMDCD 348 — Bird of Paradise   (2001)
     Deja Vu (It.) CD: R2CD40-32 — The Encyclopedia of Jazz   (2001)
     TIM (Ger.) CD: 205892 — Milestones   (2001)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17120 — Best of the Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 46 — Boss Bird   (2002)
     Metro Music (Eng.) CD: 071 — Charlie Parker Plays It Cool   (2002)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 1194 — Charlie Parker: Dial Masters & Roost Sessions   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 225 — Charlie Parker: The Quintessence - New York, Los Angeles, Toronto 1947-1954   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948   (2002)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36724-2 — Now's the Time   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1281 — Ornithology   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17116 — Timeless Miles Davis With Charlie Parker   (2002)
     JSP (Eng.) CD: 915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948   (2003)
     Gemini (Nor.) CD: 303 — Milestones   (2003)
     Pazzazz (Ger.) CD: 2PAZZ 042 — April In Paris   (2004)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17180 — Birdsong   (2004)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 2741369/70 — Bird of Paradise   (2005)
     Master Classics CD: 8031 — Charlie Parker: The Very Best of the Dial Years   (2005)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes   (2005)
     Documents (Ger.) CD: 222921 — Now's the Time   (2005)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2077 — Star Eyes   (2005)
     Universe CD: UV 141/2 — The Yardbird Sessions   (2005)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATBX 2271 — Charlie Parker: 50 Original Recordings   (2006)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 220942 — Denial   (2006)
     Platinum Collection CD: 08 — Jazz After Dark   (2006)
     Noble Jazz/Edel (Ger.) CD: 0181362ERE — Parker's Mood   (2007)
     Primo (Czech Rep.) CD: PRMCD 6043 — The Rise and Fall of Charlie Parker   (2007)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes   (2008)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2409 — When Be-Bop Was King: Charlie Parker   (2010)
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": 2C 062-95819 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3   
     Archives of Jazz LP 12": AJ 503 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3: Miles Davis   
     Avenue (Eng.) LP 12": 1017 — Bird and Miles   
     Jazz Society (Fr.) LP 12": 67405 — Bird Symbols   
     Summit (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) LP 12": ULS 6091 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) LP 12": UPS 15V — Bird Symbols   
     Rhapsody (Eng.) LP 12": RHAP 5 — Bird Symbols   
     Union (Jpn.) LP 12": KUX 99V — Bird Symbols   
     Napoleon (It.) LP 12": NLP 11059 — The Bop Originators   
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Jazz Reactivation (Eng.) LP 12": JR 116 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   
     Eros (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8053 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 617 — Giants of Jazz   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 824 — Many Miles of Davis   
     Charlie Parker (Eng.) LP 12": CPT 5003 — Rare Bird: Live Sessions 1945-1951   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": CP 505 — West Coast Time   
     Dial LP 12": 905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2   (1953)
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 407 — Bird Symbols   (1962)
     MGM (Eng.) LP 12": 65104 — Bird Symbols   (1963)
     Egmont (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CV 982 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 9105 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953   (1966)
     America (Fr.) LP 12": DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   (1971)
     Saga (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8053 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy   (1973)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6912 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy   (1974)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3717 — Miles Davis   (1974)
     DJM (Eng.) LP 12": DJML 062 — Bird and Miles   (1975)
     Pickwick (Eng.) LP 12": MPD 181 — Jazz Anthology, Vol. 2   (1975)
     Everest LP 12": FS 283 — Miles Davis   (1975)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": VJT 3002-1/2/3 — Bird's Nest   (1976)
     Amiga (Ger.) LP 12": 855.841 — Charlie Parker   (1981)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters   (1988)
     Savoy/Musidisc (Fr.) EP: 45-3015 — Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-702 — Charlie Parker and His Stars   (1956)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP 2815 — Night In Tunisia   (1960)
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     Dial 78: 1004 [i]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1003 [ii]   (1946)
     Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 134   (1949)
     Celson 78: QB 7075   (1950)
     Celson 78: 7083   (1950)
     Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-078   (1950)
c.D1010-3   altMoose the Mooche - 2:58  (Charlie Parker)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 50005 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 5   (2000)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     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)
d.D1011-1   altYardbird Suite - 2:37  (Charlie Parker)
     Chrisly (Ger.) CD: CR 80006 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Spot Light CD: 4431 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Koko   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 403 — Charlie Parker: 54 Greatest Bebop Jazz Hits   
     Jazz Roots (It.) CD: 56011 — Charlie Parker: Bebop Genius - Yardbird Suite   
     The Entertainers (Eng.) CD: ENTCD 217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 009 — A Night In Tunisia   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1981HI — 'Round Midnight   
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: CP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1986)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: CDB 1202 — Charlie Parker: Genius of Bebop   (1988)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53007 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1988)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird"   (1990)
     Stash CD: STCD 25 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 2   (1991)
     Trace (Du.) CD: 040134-2 — The World of Miles Davis: Bird of Paradise   (1992)
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD10-1 — The Charlie Parker Story In Words and Music   (1993)
     Jazz Hour (Du.) CD: JHR 73531 — Bird of Paradise, Vol. 1   (1995)
     Starlite (Swi.) CD: CDB 1032/33 — Bird Lives!   (1996)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8008 — Charlie Parker   (1997)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158802 — Charlie Parker: 1944-1946, No. 98   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 0217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1998)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53306 — Miles Davis: Milestones   (1999)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     K-Tel (Eng.) CD: 3105 — Essential Jazz   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17116 — Timeless Miles Davis With Charlie Parker   (2002)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Society (Eng.) LP 12": 1026 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 8: Ornithology   
     B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953   (1966)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6913 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 8: Ornithology   (1974)
     Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1950)
     Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop   (1952)
e.D1011-4   Yardbird Suite - 2:52  (Charlie Parker)
     GP (Eur.) CD: 25.4323 — Bird of Paradise   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) CD: 30CP 73 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) CD: 28ED 5084 — Bird Symbols   
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83011-2 — Boss Bird   
     Accord/Musidisc (Fr.) CD: 500.122 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Bud Music (Sp.) CD: 3012 — Free As a Bird   
     Figuras del Jazz (Sp.) CD: 0523 — Miles Davis & Freddie Hubbard   
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120571 — Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947   
     Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD: 11 — Out of Nowhere   
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD 8004 — West Coast Time   
     Castle Music (Eng.) CD: PIESD 244 — Yardbird Suite   
     Parade (Eng.) CD: PAR 2002 — The Highest Flying Bird   (1989)
     Rhapsody (Eng.) CD: RHCD 5 — Bird Symbols   (1990)
     Stash CD: STCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1   (1991)
     Royal Collection (Du.) CD: RC 83144 — Miles Davis & Freddie Hubbard: Super Horns   (1991)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5635 — The Modern Jazz Giants   (1991)
     Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2   (1994)
     BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD: 74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1994)
     Stash CD: STB 2503 — The Charlie Parker Collection, Vol. 2   (1995)
     Music Club (Eng.) CD: MCCD 205 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1995)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters   (1995)
     Music Club CD: 50003 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1996)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2   (1996)
     Collectables CD: COL 5788 — Bird Symbols   (1997)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives   (1997)
     Rhino CD: R2 72260 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Meteor (Eng.) CD: CDMT 030 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Gold Sound (It.) CD: DCD 809 — Selection of Miles Davis   (1998)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6101 — The Best of Charlie Parker   (1999)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATCD 498 — Bird of Paradise   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 980 — Charlie Parker 1945-1947   (1999)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11108 — Ornithology   (1999)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 0913-2 — Charlie Parker Featuring Miles Davis: The Best of the Dial Years   (2000)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes   (2000)
     Verve CD: 314 549 084-2 — Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Charlie Parker   (2000)
     Body & Soul (Fr.) CD: 3042402 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - 1945-1947   (2000)
     Recall (Eng.) CD: SMDCD 348 — Bird of Paradise   (2001)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATBX 708 — The History of Jazz   (2001)
     TIM (Ger.) CD: 205892 — Milestones   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 17 — Young Miles   (2001)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17120 — Best of the Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 46 — Boss Bird   (2002)
     Metro Music (Eng.) CD: 071 — Charlie Parker Plays It Cool   (2002)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 1194 — Charlie Parker: Dial Masters & Roost Sessions   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 225 — Charlie Parker: The Quintessence - New York, Los Angeles, Toronto 1947-1954   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948   (2002)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: PBXCD 904 — Giants of Jazz   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1281 — Ornithology   (2002)
     JSP (Eng.) CD: 915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948   (2003)
     Gemini (Nor.) CD: 303 — Milestones   (2003)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17310 — Savoy On Central Avenue   (2003)
     Pazzazz (Ger.) CD: 2PAZZ 042 — April In Paris   (2004)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17180 — Birdsong   (2004)
     Metro Music (Eng.) CD: 140 — Miles Davis Plays It Cool   (2004)
     Master Classics CD: 8031 — Charlie Parker: The Very Best of the Dial Years   (2005)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes   (2005)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17492 — The Genius of Charlie Parker   (2005)
     Documents (Ger.) CD: 222921 — Now's the Time   (2005)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2077 — Star Eyes   (2005)
     Universe CD: UV 141/2 — The Yardbird Sessions   (2005)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATBX 2271 — Charlie Parker: 50 Original Recordings   (2006)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 220942 — Denial   (2006)
     Primo (Czech Rep.) CD: PRMCD 6043 — The Rise and Fall of Charlie Parker   (2007)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes   (2008)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2409 — When Be-Bop Was King: Charlie Parker   (2010)
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": 2C 062-95819 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3   
     Archives of Jazz LP 12": AJ 503 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3: Miles Davis   
     Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) LP 12": J 1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird   
     Avenue (Eng.) LP 12": 1017 — Bird and Miles   
     Jazz Society (Fr.) LP 12": 67405 — Bird Symbols   
     Summit (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) LP 12": ULS 6091 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) LP 12": UPS 15V — Bird Symbols   
     Rhapsody (Eng.) LP 12": RHAP 5 — Bird Symbols   
     Union (Jpn.) LP 12": KUX 99V — Bird Symbols   
     Napoleon (It.) LP 12": NLP 11059 — The Bop Originators   
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Jazz Reactivation (Eng.) LP 12": JR 116 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   
     Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12": LPJT 41 — Charlie Parker: Apex of Bebop, Vol. 2   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 617 — Giants of Jazz   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Franklin Mint LP 12": Vols. 41-44 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Bebop Legends   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 824 — Many Miles of Davis   
     Charlie Parker (Eng.) LP 12": CPT 5003 — Rare Bird: Live Sessions 1945-1951   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": CP 505 — West Coast Time   
     Dial LP 12": 905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2   (1953)
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 407 — Bird Symbols   (1962)
     MGM (Eng.) LP 12": 65104 — Bird Symbols   (1963)
     Egmont (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CV 982 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 9105 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953   (1966)
     America (Fr.) LP 12": DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   (1971)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3717 — Miles Davis   (1974)
     DJM (Eng.) LP 12": DJML 062 — Bird and Miles   (1975)
     Pickwick (Eng.) LP 12": MPD 181 — Jazz Anthology, Vol. 2   (1975)
     Everest LP 12": FS 283 — Miles Davis   (1975)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": VJT 3002-1/2/3 — Bird's Nest   (1976)
     Warner Bros. LP 12": 2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12": WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Amiga (Ger.) LP 12": 855.841 — Charlie Parker   (1981)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters   (1988)
     Jazztone LP 10": J-1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird   
     Jazztone (It.) LP 10": J-1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird   
     Concert Hall Society LP 10": CHJ 1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird   (1955)
     Savoy/Musidisc (Fr.) EP: 45-3015 — Charlie Parker   
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP 2815 — Night In Tunisia   (1960)
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     Dial 78: 1003 [ii]   (1946)
     Dial 78: 1003 [i]   (1946)
     Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 134   (1949)
     Celson 78: QB 7075   (1950)
     Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-078   (1950)
f.D1012-1   altOrnithology - 2:55  (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)
     Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD: 11 — Out of Nowhere   
     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)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     K-Tel (Eng.) CD: 3105 — Essential Jazz   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Dial LP 10": 208 — Piano Moods   (1951)
g.D1012-3   altOrnithology - 3:13  (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)
     Pilz CD: 449329-2 — Don't Blame Me   (1993)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12": KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1   
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6928 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 9: Bird of Paradise   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) LP 12": SMS 7130/9 — The Jazz Story   
     Dial LP 12": 905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2   (1953)
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953   (1966)
     Warner Bros. LP 12": 2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12": WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-702 — Charlie Parker and His Stars   (1956)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP 2815 — Night In Tunisia   (1960)
     Dial 78: 1006   (1946)
     Dial 78: D-1 (album) — Bebop 1947   (1946)
h.D1012-4   Ornithology - 2:57  (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)
     Stardust/Cleopatra Digital Download: — Bebop Jazz Essentials   (2007)
     Midnite Jazz & Blues (Du.) CD: MJB 076 — Bird Feathers   
     GP (Eur.) CD: 25.4323 — Bird of Paradise   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) CD: 30CP 73 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) CD: 28ED 5084 — Bird Symbols   
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83011-2 — Boss Bird   
     Bluenite (Du.) CD: BN 207 — Charlie Parker   
     Chrisly (Ger.) CD: CR 80006 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Accord/Musidisc (Fr.) CD: 500.122 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Spot Light CD: 4431 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Koko   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 403 — Charlie Parker: 54 Greatest Bebop Jazz Hits   
     Jazz Roots (It.) CD: 56011 — Charlie Parker: Bebop Genius - Yardbird Suite   
     The Entertainers (Eng.) CD: ENTCD 217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   
     Bud Music (Sp.) CD: 3012 — Free As a Bird   
     Centurion (Du.) CD: IEJC 501 — Jazz Colours   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 009 — A Night In Tunisia   
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120571 — Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1981HI — 'Round Midnight   
     All That's Jazz (Du.) CD: ATJCD 09/12 — That's Bebop, Vols. 1-4   
     Castle Music (Eng.) CD: PIESD 244 — Yardbird Suite   
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: CP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1986)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: CDB 1202 — Charlie Parker: Genius of Bebop   (1988)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53007 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1988)
     Parade (Eng.) CD: PAR 2002 — The Highest Flying Bird   (1989)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53029 — Bebop: 1945-1953   (1990)
     Rhapsody (Eng.) CD: RHCD 5 — Bird Symbols   (1990)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird"   (1990)
     Stash CD: STCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1   (1991)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5635 — The Modern Jazz Giants   (1991)
     Trace (Du.) CD: 040134-2 — The World of Miles Davis: Bird of Paradise   (1992)
     Pilz CD: 449326-2 — Congo Blues   (1993)
     Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2   (1994)
     Jazz Hour (Du.) CD: JHR 73531 — Bird of Paradise, Vol. 1   (1995)
     Stash CD: STB 2502 — The Charlie Parker Collection, Vol. 1   (1995)
     Music Club (Eng.) CD: MCCD 205 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1995)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters   (1995)
     Starlite (Swi.) CD: CDB 1032/33 — Bird Lives!   (1996)
     Music Club CD: 50003 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1996)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2   (1996)
     Jazz Classics CD: 6008 — Up In Dodo's Room   (1996)
     ASV/Living Era (Eng.) CD: CDAJA 5247 — Battle of the Saxes   (1997)
     Collectables CD: COL 5788 — Bird Symbols   (1997)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8008 — Charlie Parker   (1997)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1997)
     Rhino CD: R2 72260 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Meteor (Eng.) CD: CDMT 030 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 0217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1998)
     Gold Sound (It.) CD: DCD 809 — Selection of Miles Davis   (1998)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6101 — The Best of Charlie Parker   (1999)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATCD 498 — Bird of Paradise   (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956)   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 980 — Charlie Parker 1945-1947   (1999)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53306 — Miles Davis: Milestones   (1999)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11108 — Ornithology   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 10 — Bebop Spoken Here   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 889137 — Bebop Spoken Here: Disorder At the Border   (2000)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 0913-2 — Charlie Parker Featuring Miles Davis: The Best of the Dial Years   (2000)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes   (2000)
     Verve CD: 314 549 084-2 — Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Charlie Parker   (2000)
     Body & Soul (Fr.) CD: 3042402 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - 1945-1947   (2000)
     Recall (Eng.) CD: SMDCD 348 — Bird of Paradise   (2001)
     TIM (Ger.) CD: 205892 — Milestones   (2001)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17120 — Best of the Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 46 — Boss Bird   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17124 — Burnin' Bird   (2002)
     Metro Music (Eng.) CD: 071 — Charlie Parker Plays It Cool   (2002)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 1194 — Charlie Parker: Dial Masters & Roost Sessions   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 225 — Charlie Parker: The Quintessence - New York, Los Angeles, Toronto 1947-1954   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948   (2002)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: PBXCD 904 — Giants of Jazz   (2002)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36724-2 — Now's the Time   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1281 — Ornithology   (2002)
     JSP (Eng.) CD: 915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948   (2003)
     Gemini (Nor.) CD: 303 — Milestones   (2003)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17310 — Savoy On Central Avenue   (2003)
     Pazzazz (Ger.) CD: 2PAZZ 042 — April In Paris   (2004)
     Master Classics CD: 8031 — Charlie Parker: The Very Best of the Dial Years   (2005)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes   (2005)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17492 — The Genius of Charlie Parker   (2005)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: PDSCD 608 — High Flying Bird   (2005)
     Documents (Ger.) CD: 222921 — Now's the Time   (2005)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2077 — Star Eyes   (2005)
     Pegasus (Eng.) CD: PGDCD 032 — Stupendous   (2005)
     Universe CD: UV 141/2 — The Yardbird Sessions   (2005)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATBX 2271 — Charlie Parker: 50 Original Recordings   (2006)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 220942 — Denial   (2006)
     Primo (Czech Rep.) CD: PRMCD 6043 — The Rise and Fall of Charlie Parker   (2007)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes   (2008)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2409 — When Be-Bop Was King: Charlie Parker   (2010)
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": 2C 062-95819 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3   
     Avenue (Eng.) LP 12": 1017 — Bird and Miles   
     Jazz Society (Fr.) LP 12": 67405 — Bird Symbols   
     Summit (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) LP 12": ULS 6091 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) LP 12": UPS 15V — Bird Symbols   
     Rhapsody (Eng.) LP 12": RHAP 5 — Bird Symbols   
     Union (Jpn.) LP 12": KUX 99V — Bird Symbols   
     Napoleon (It.) LP 12": NLP 11059 — The Bop Originators   
     Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Jazz Reactivation (Eng.) LP 12": JR 116 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   
     Society (Eng.) LP 12": 1026 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 8: Ornithology   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 617 — Giants of Jazz   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 824 — Many Miles of Davis   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 407 — Bird Symbols   (1962)
     MGM (Eng.) LP 12": 65104 — Bird Symbols   (1963)
     Egmont (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CV 982 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 9105 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     America (Fr.) LP 12": DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   (1971)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6913 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 8: Ornithology   (1974)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3717 — Miles Davis   (1974)
     DJM (Eng.) LP 12": DJML 062 — Bird and Miles   (1975)
     Pickwick (Eng.) LP 12": MPD 181 — Jazz Anthology, Vol. 2   (1975)
     Everest LP 12": FS 283 — Miles Davis   (1975)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": VJT 3002-1/2/3 — Bird's Nest   (1976)
     Amiga (Ger.) LP 12": 855.841 — Charlie Parker   (1981)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters   (1988)
     Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1950)
     Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop   (1952)
     Savoy/Musidisc (Fr.) EP: 45-3015 — Charlie Parker   
     Esquire (Eng.) EP: EP 57 — Memories of Bird   (1955)
     Cupol (Swd.) 78: 4322   
     Fonit (It.) 78: 25083   
     Tono (Dan.) 78: BZ 19001   
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     Dial 78: 1002   (1946)
     Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 61   (1948)
     Celson 78: QB 7001   (1949)
     Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-027   (1949)
i.D1013-1   incA Night In Tunisia - 0:47  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: CP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1986)
     Stash CD: STCD 25 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 2   (1991)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1997)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36724-2 — Now's the Time   (2002)
     JSP (Eng.) CD: 915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948   (2003)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes   (2008)
     Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     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)
     Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12": WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Amiga (Ger.) LP 12": 855.841 — Charlie Parker   (1981)
j.D1013-4   altA Night In Tunisia - 3:02  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
     Jazz Roots (It.) CD: 56011 — Charlie Parker: Bebop Genius - Yardbird Suite   
     History (Ger.) CD: 20.1981HI — 'Round Midnight   
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird"   (1990)
     Starlite (Swi.) CD: CDB 1032/33 — Bird Lives!   (1996)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: R2CD 8008 — Charlie Parker   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53306 — Miles Davis: Milestones   (1999)
     Neatwork (Austria) CD: 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947   (2001)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Dial LP 10": 201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1950)
     Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10": 6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop   (1952)
k.D1013-5   A Night In Tunisia - 3:00  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD 8010 — Bird & Miles   
     Midnite Jazz & Blues (Du.) CD: MJB 076 — Bird Feathers   
     GP (Eur.) CD: 25.4323 — Bird of Paradise   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) CD: 30CP 73 — Bird Symbols   
     Official (Dan.) CD: 83011-2 — Boss Bird   
     Chrisly (Ger.) CD: CR 80006 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Accord/Musidisc (Fr.) CD: 500.122 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     The Entertainers (Eng.) CD: ENTCD 217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   
     Jazz Portraits (Sp.) CD: 14503 — Miles Davis   
     That's Jazz (Eng.) CD: TJ 009 — A Night In Tunisia   
     Naxos Jazz CD: 8120571 — Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947   
     Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD: 11 — Out of Nowhere   
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD 8004 — West Coast Time   
     Castle Music (Eng.) CD: PIESD 244 — Yardbird Suite   
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: CP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1986)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: CDB 1202 — Charlie Parker: Genius of Bebop   (1988)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53007 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1988)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53029 — Bebop: 1945-1953   (1990)
     Rhapsody (Eng.) CD: RHCD 5 — Bird Symbols   (1990)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53025 — Jazz Parade: 40s-60s   (1990)
     Stash CD: STCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1   (1991)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5635 — The Modern Jazz Giants   (1991)
     Trace (Du.) CD: 040134-2 — The World of Miles Davis: Bird of Paradise   (1992)
     Black Label (Can.) CD: BLCD10-1 — The Charlie Parker Story In Words and Music   (1993)
     Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2   (1994)
     BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD: 74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   (1994)
     Music Club (Eng.) CD: MCCD 205 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1995)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters   (1995)
     Music Club CD: 50003 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood   (1996)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2   (1996)
     Jazz Masters/EFSA (Ireland) CD: MR 04015 — Miles Davis   (1996)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30472 — Miles Davis: Members Edition   (1996)
     Collectables CD: COL 5788 — Bird Symbols   (1997)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   (1997)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 158802 — Charlie Parker: 1944-1946, No. 98   (1997)
     Meteor (Eng.) CD: CDMT 030 — Yardbird Suite   (1997)
     Giants of Jazz (Fr.) CD: 0217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947   (1998)
     Gold Sound (It.) CD: DCD 809 — Selection of Miles Davis   (1998)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6101 — The Best of Charlie Parker   (1999)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATCD 498 — Bird of Paradise   (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956)   (1999)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 980 — Charlie Parker 1945-1947   (1999)
     United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CD: UAE 30602 — Jazz Sax   (1999)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11108 — Ornithology   (1999)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 0913-2 — Charlie Parker Featuring Miles Davis: The Best of the Dial Years   (2000)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 9 — Hitting On All Six: A History of the Jazz Guitar   (2000)
     Body & Soul (Fr.) CD: 3042402 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - 1945-1947   (2000)
     Recall (Eng.) CD: SMDCD 348 — Bird of Paradise   (2001)
     TIM (Ger.) CD: 205892 — Milestones   (2001)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 17 — Young Miles   (2001)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17120 — Best of the Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 46 — Boss Bird   (2002)
     Metro Music (Eng.) CD: 071 — Charlie Parker Plays It Cool   (2002)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 1194 — Charlie Parker: Dial Masters & Roost Sessions   (2002)
     Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD: FA 225 — Charlie Parker: The Quintessence - New York, Los Angeles, Toronto 1947-1954   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948   (2002)
     Disky (Du.) CD: 905200 — Cool Blues   (2002)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: PBXCD 904 — Giants of Jazz   (2002)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741211/20 — Les Trésors du Jazz 1944-1951   (2002)
     Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CD: FDM 36724-2 — Now's the Time   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1281 — Ornithology   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17116 — Timeless Miles Davis With Charlie Parker   (2002)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SLGSP 19000 — Timeless Savoy Jazz   (2002)
     JSP (Eng.) CD: 915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948   (2003)
     Soho (Eng.) CD: 023 — Late Night Jazz   (2003)
     Gemini (Nor.) CD: 303 — Milestones   (2003)
     Pazzazz (Ger.) CD: 2PAZZ 042 — April In Paris   (2004)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 2741369/70 — Bird of Paradise   (2005)
     Master Classics CD: 8031 — Charlie Parker: The Very Best of the Dial Years   (2005)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes   (2005)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17492 — The Genius of Charlie Parker   (2005)
     Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD: PDSCD 608 — High Flying Bird   (2005)
     Documents (Ger.) CD: 222921 — Now's the Time   (2005)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2077 — Star Eyes   (2005)
     Pegasus (Eng.) CD: PGDCD 032 — Stupendous   (2005)
     Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CD: PLATBX 2271 — Charlie Parker: 50 Original Recordings   (2006)
     Membran (Ger.) CD: 220942 — Denial   (2006)
     Master Cuts CD: MCUTACD 18 — The Essential Miles Davis   (2007)
     Noble Jazz/Edel (Ger.) CD: 0181362ERE — Parker's Mood   (2007)
     Primo (Czech Rep.) CD: PRMCD 6043 — The Rise and Fall of Charlie Parker   (2007)
     Stardust/Cleopatra CD: CLP 1680 — This Is Jazz   (2007)
     Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD: 5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes   (2008)
     Smith & Co. (Eng.) CD: SCCD 2409 — When Be-Bop Was King: Charlie Parker   (2010)
     Columbia (Fr.) LP 12": 2C 062-95819 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3   
     Avenue (Eng.) LP 12": 1017 — Bird and Miles   
     Jazz Society (Fr.) LP 12": 67405 — Bird Symbols   
     Summit (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   
     Baybridge (Jpn.) LP 12": ULS 6091 — Bird Symbols   
     Charlie Parker (Jpn.) LP 12": UPS 15V — Bird Symbols   
     Rhapsody (Eng.) LP 12": RHAP 5 — Bird Symbols   
     Union (Jpn.) LP 12": KUX 99V — Bird Symbols   
     Bellaphon (Ger.) LP 12": 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 70232 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days   
     Jazz Reactivation (Eng.) LP 12": JR 116 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1   
     Eros (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8053 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 617 — Giants of Jazz   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Explosive (Fr.) LP 12": 528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Jazztone (South Africa) LP 12": J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   
     Baronet LP 12": B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz   
     Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) LP 12": SMS 7130/9 — The Jazz Story   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 824 — Many Miles of Davis   
     Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12": LPJT 24 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1   
     Charlie Parker (Eng.) LP 12": CPT 5003 — Rare Bird: Live Sessions 1945-1951   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 620 — Takin' Off   
     Charlie Parker LP 12": CP 505 — West Coast Time   
     Dial LP 12": 905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2   (1953)
     Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12": BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker   (1955)
     Charlie Parker LP 12": PLP 407 — Bird Symbols   (1962)
     MGM (Eng.) LP 12": 65104 — Bird Symbols   (1963)
     Egmont (Eng.) LP 12": AJS 3 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12": CV 982 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     Verve (Eng.) LP 12": VLP 9105 — Bird Symbols   (1965)
     B&C (Eng.) LP 12": Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953   (1966)
     America (Fr.) LP 12": DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology   (1971)
     Saga (Eng.) LP 12": ERO 8053 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy   (1973)
     Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12": 6912 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy   (1974)
     Joker (It.) LP 12": SM 3717 — Miles Davis   (1974)
     DJM (Eng.) LP 12": DJML 062 — Bird and Miles   (1975)
     Pickwick (Eng.) LP 12": MPD 181 — Jazz Anthology, Vol. 2   (1975)
     Everest LP 12": FS 283 — Miles Davis   (1975)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": VJT 3002-1/2/3 — Bird's Nest   (1976)
     Warner Bros. LP 12": 2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12": WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird   (1977)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters   (1988)
     Savoy/Musidisc (Fr.) EP: 45-3015 — Charlie Parker   
     Esquire (Eng.) EP: EP 57 — Memories of Bird   (1955)
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-702 — Charlie Parker and His Stars   (1956)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP 2815 — Night In Tunisia   (1960)
     Cupol (Swd.) 78: 4322   
     Fonit (It.) 78: 25083   
     Tono (Dan.) 78: BZ 19001   
     Dial 78: unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet   
     Dial 78: 1002   (1946)
     Blue Star (Fr.) 78: 61   (1948)
     Celson 78: QB 7001   (1949)
     Esquire (Eng.) 78: 10-027   (1949)
All titles on:      Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 44402 — Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions   
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: CJ25 5043/6 — Charlie Parker On Dial Completed   (1990)
     Spotlite (Eng.) CD: SPJ-CD 4-101 — Charlie Parker On Dial: The Complete Sessions   (1993)
     Stash CD: STCD 567/68/69/70 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Sessions   (1993)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 0001/10 — The Complete Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker   (1995)
     Jazz Classics CD: 5010 — The Complete Dial Sessions   (1996)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6201 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1   (1998)
     Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD: MJCD 151 — Miles Davis, Vol. 2: Young Miles 1946   (1999)
     Savoy CD: 92911-2 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948   (2000)
     MCI (It.) CD: Birdbox 001 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948   (2000)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17079 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 66231/4 — Charlie Parker On Dial: The Complete Sessions   (2003)
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11152 — The Complete Dial Sessions   (2004)
     Odeon (Jpn.) CD: EOR 9028G — Charlie Parker On Dial   (2007)
     Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12": ITJ 50001 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1   
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 101 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1   (1970)
     Warner Bros. LP 12": 6BS 3159 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Recordings   (1977)

The fate of alternate takes 1011-2, 1011-3, 1012-2, 1013-2 and 1013-3 listed in Komara's Charlie Parker Dial discography is unknown (presumed lost) and they are not included here.Track g has been issued as "Bird Lore." Track i has been issued as "The Famous Alto Break." Dial Records used the same catalog number more than once creating a very confusing situation. Lucky Thompson solos on all issued titles except track i. All issues of the tracks from this famous session are not listed.

Most sources, with the notable exception of Komara's discography, indicate that Garrison is out on Moose the Mooche. Although the guitarist does not solo on any of the three takes of this title, I hear him playing in the rhythm section on at least the master take.


Date: ca. April 1946
Location: LA
Label: Exclusive

Buddy Baker, Bob Hayward, Herb Jeffries (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Bob Hayward, Herb Jeffries (v), Others Unknown (var)

a.1027-4   Gloria  (Leon Rene) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Exclusive 78: 218   (1946)
b.1028   Memories Of Home  (Leon Rene) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Exclusive 78: 218   (1946)
c.1029-3   Body and Soul - 3:07  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25091 — Just Jeffries   (1951)
     Exclusive 78: 217   (1946)
d.1030-3   What's the Score? - 3:06  (Leon Rene) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25091 — Just Jeffries   (1951)
     Exclusive 78: 127X   
     Exclusive 78: 217   (1946)

Bob Hayward (ldr) on a-b; (v) on a-b; Herb Jeffries (ldr) on c-d; (v) on c-d.

Information on this obscure session is highly speculative and comes mostly from Salemann's Lucky Thompson Discography. The vocalists are backed by a large orchestra of unknown composition and personnel. Lucky Thompson's presence is suggested by the tenor saxophone solo on track c and Thompson's association with Baker and Jeffries around this time on other sessions. Lord and Bruyninckx place these titles in different sessions but the matrix numbers are consecutive and composer Leon Rene provides a common thread. Lucky Thompson solos on track c.


The Lord Discography, Sears V-Disc Discography and AFRS Jubilee Transcription Discography all indicate that Lucky Thompson was present on a Boyd Raeburn session recorded in mid-April 1946. This session produced George Handy's "Tone Poem, Part 1" (a.k.a "Suite For Jazz" and "Jazz Symphony"), made up of "Dalvatore Sally," Hey Look, I'm Dancing," "Grey Suede, Special Made" and "Keyf." These recordings were part of AFRS Jubilee No. 188 and V-Disc 677A; however, it is highly doubtful that Thompson was still with Raeburn at this point and the tenor saxophonists are more likely Ralph Lee and Guy McReynolds as indicated in the liner notes to Hep CD 1.


Date: April 26, 1946
Location: LA
Label: 4 Star

Bob Parrish (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Irving Ashby (g), Lady Will Carr (p), Red Callender (b), Bob Parrish (v)

a.385AS   Full Moon and Empty Arms  (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ted Mossman, Buddy Kaye)
b.386AS   How Deep Is the Ocean?  (Irving Berlin)
Both titles on:      4 Star 78: 1119   (1946)

Lucky Thompson (ts) on b.

Lucky Thompson plays accompaniment on track b.


Date: May 1946
Location: LA
Label: Aladdin

Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Harry 'Parr' Jones, Ray Linn (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal (p), Jimmy Young (v), Others Unknown (var)

a.131A-3   Bumble Boogie - 3:08  (Jack Fina) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Aladdin 78: 131   (1946)
b.131B-2   One O'Clock Boogie - 3:08  (Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Aladdin 78: 131   (1946)
c.132A-2 (Pt. 1)   I Gotta Put You Down - 2:38  (Jimmy Young) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Aladdin 78: 132   (1946)
     Aladdin 78: 3041   (1949)
d.132B-2 (Pt. 2)   I Gotta Put You Down - 3:05  (Jimmy Young) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
     Aladdin 78: 132   (1946)
     Aladdin 78: 3041   (1949)
All titles on:      Classics (Fr.) CD: 1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947   (2001)

Jimmy Young (v) on c-d.

This was Jimmy Mundy's Orchestra but the complete personnel is unknown. The Lord Discography and liner notes to Classics 1200 place this session in 1947 but Salemann indicates the approximate date shown which is close to the AFRS transcriptions this band recorded. Williams's discography places this session in June or July of 1946 and Weir's, May-July 1946. Salemann indicates that Mundy himself is the vocalist on tracks c and d and not Jimmy Young based on a report in Down Beat magazine. Lucky Thompson solos on track b.


Date: June 1946
Location: LA
Label: Exclusive

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

a.1043-4   Voot Nay On the Vot Nay - 2:44  (Gene Price, Ormande Wilson)
     Pet Rock CD: 60054 — Swing-O-Rama: The Roots of the Swing Revolution   (1999)
     Pet Rock CD: 60055 — Jukebox Swing: The Best of Swing-O-Rama   (2000)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2523 — The Roots of Doo-Wop   (2002)
     Night Train CD: 7013 — Swing Time Jive   (2005)
     Exclusive 78: 225   (1946)
     Exclusive 78: 39X   (1948)
b.1044-5   I Sold My Heart To the Junk Man - 3:00  (Leon Rene, Otis Rene)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 44 — The Dawn of Doo-Wop   (2002)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1273 — The Dawn of Doo-Wop, Vol. 1: Digging the Roots   (2002)
     Exclusive 78: 225   (1946)
     Exclusive 78: 39X   (1948)
c.1045   I Need a Knife, Fork and Spoon - 2:46  (Ben Carter, Gene Price)
     Exclusive 78: 229   (1946)
d.1046   This Is the End Of a Dream - 2:57  (Ben Carter)
     Exclusive 78: 229   (1946)
All titles on:      Night Train CD: 7028 — Satchelmouth Baby   (1995)
     Official (Dan.) LP 12": 3034 — I Sold My Heart To the Junkman   (1989)

Lucky Thompson (ts) on a-c.

The Lord Discography lists Stan Levey as the drummer but Dieter Salemann's Lucky Thompson discography lists the drummer as unknown. Weir also indicates Levey's presence. The Basin Street Boys are the four vocalists shown. The accompanying ensemble is called Eddie Beal's Fourtet. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks a-c.


Date: June 23, 1946
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]

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

a.   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)

This is a KPAS radio broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. Lucky Thompson solos on this track.


Date: August 1946
Location: Compton Junior College, Compton, CA
Label: Black & White

Howard McGhee (t), Les Robinson (as), Jack McVea, Lucky Thompson (ts), Irving Ashby (g), Jimmy Bunn (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d)

a.BW726 (Pt. 1)   Ornithology - 2:32  (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 25 — Modern Trumpet Leaders   
     Imperial 45: 5075   (1950)
     Black & White 78: 150   (1946)
b.BW727 (Pt. 2)   Ornithology - 2:49  (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 25 — Modern Trumpet Leaders   
     Imperial 45: 5075   (1950)
     Black & White 78: 150   (1946)
c.complete (BW726/7)   Ornithology - 5:07  (Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 144 — Jazz Off the Air, Vol. 1   
d.BW728 (Pt. 1)   Hot House - 3:04  (Tadd Dameron)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Black & White 78: 151   (1946)
e.BW729 (Pt. 2)   Hot House - 2:25  (Tadd Dameron)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance   (2004)
     Black & White 78: 151   (1946)
f.complete (BW728/9)   Hot House - 8:13  (Tadd Dameron)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 144 — Jazz Off the Air, Vol. 1   
     Tops LP 10": L 928 — Junior Jazz At the Auditorium   
g.BW1006 (Pt. 1)   Wee (Allen's Alley) - 4:07  (Denzil Best)
     Black & White 78: 1223   
h.BW1007 (Pt. 2)   Wee (Allen's Alley) - 3:47  (Denzil Best)
     Black & White 78: 1224   
i.BW1008 (Pt. 3)   Wee (Allen's Alley) - 4:00  (Denzil Best)
     Black & White 78: 1224   
j.BW1006-1008   incWee (Allen's Alley) - 9:57  (Denzil Best)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 144 — Jazz Off the Air, Vol. 1   
k.BW1009   Body and Soul - 4:12  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Tops LP 10": L 928 — Junior Jazz At the Auditorium   
     Black & White 78: 1223   
l.   Lover - 6:33  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12": SPJ 144 — Jazz Off the Air, Vol. 1   
     Tops LP 10": L 928 — Junior Jazz At the Auditorium   
     Tops EP: E 528 — Junior Jazz At the Auditorium   
     Imperial 45: 5092   (1950)
m.   On the Sunny Side Of the Street - 3:03  (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
     Tops LP 10": L 928 — Junior Jazz At the Auditorium   

Howard McGhee (t) on a-j; Les Robinson (as) on k-m; Jack McVea (ts) on d-j; Lucky Thompson (ts) on a-j, l; Irving Ashby (g) on a-j; Jackie Mills (d) on g-m.

On the original issues, Ornithology is called "Oodie Coo Bop," Hot House is called "Boppin' Bop" and Wee is called "Big Noise." On Imperial 5075, Ornithology is called "Harlem Bop, Parts 1 & 2." These sessions were called Junior Jazz At the Auditorium on some issues and released under Howard McGhee as leader on others. Because these were extended jam session performances, the 78 versions were edited. Track l is divided into two parts on Imperial 5092. On Tops L 928, Hot House is called What Is This Thing Called Love (both melody lines are heard). The performance of Wee (track j) fades out during the drum solo. This performance begins with 1:36 of introductions by Ralph Bass which is not reflected in the timing above but is included as part of track g on Classics 1113 and possibly other issues. The timings for tracks g-i are taken from Classics 1113 but these are too long for the 78 issues which I have not auditioned. The applause appears to be dubbed in.


Date: August or September 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Maestro

Miss Dana (Danna), Lyle Griffin (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Miss Dana (Danna) (v), Others Unknown (var)

a.   Why Should I Remember?
b.   Big City Blues
Both titles on:      Maestro 78: 732   (1946)

Little information is known about this session or the vocalist Miss Dana (Danna). The few details shown come from the Salemann discography which also indicates that Lucky Thompson solos on track a.


Date: August or September 1946
Location: LA
Label: [private recording]

Lucky Thompson (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Others Unknown (var)

a.   Clinchin' With Tom - 2:10
b.   Lover - 4:08  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Both titles unissued.

Information on this big band session comes from discographer Bob Weir. I have not auditioned this acetate. Weir indicates that Down Beat Magazine, December 16, 1946 reports that Thompson was rehearsing an ensemble at the Elk's Club in Los Angeles with many notable musicians including Miles Davis, Britt Woodman, Marshal Royal, Herbie Steward, Buddy De Franco, Dodo Marmarosa, Charles Mingus, Jackie Mills and others. It is conceivable but unsubstantiated that this band is the one present on these two titles.


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

Earle Spencer (ldr), Frank Beach, Al Killian, Ray Linn, Paul Lopez (t), Ray Heath, Tommy Pederson, Hal Smith (tb), Les Robinson (as), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Jack Marshall (g), Tommy Todd (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d)

a.BW349-3   Concerto For Guitar - 2:50  (Earle Spencer, Bill Gillett) / arr: Bill Gillett
     Tops LP 10": L 948 — Jazz Jamboree   
     Black & White 78: 854   (1946)
b.BW350-1   Bolero In Boogie - 2:50  (Earle Spencer, Bill Gillett) / arr: Paul Polena
     Tops LP 10": L 929 — Jazz Technocracy   
     Tops EP: E 529   
     Black & White 78: 795   (1946)
c.BW351-2   Production On Melody - 2:39  (Earle Spencer, Bill Gillett)
     KLON CD: 1 — Jazz In Los Angeles, The 1940s   
     Tops LP 10": L 948 — Jazz Jamboree   
     Tops EP: E 529   
     Black & White 78: 795   (1946)
d.BW352-3   Soft and Warm - 2:43  (Eddie De Lange, Josef Myrow)
     Tops LP 10": L 929 — Jazz Technocracy   
     Black & White 78: 843   (1946)
e.   Earle Meets Stan (Spenceria) - 2:50  (Frank Erickson) / arr: Frank Erickson
     Tops LP 10": L 948 — Jazz Jamboree   
All titles on:      Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Tops LP 12": 1532 — Concert In Jazz   

This session and the following one are controversial. The Lord Discography has substantially different personnel not including Lucky Thompson whereas Salemann, Bruyninckx and the liner notes to IAJRC 41 show the above. Weir does not include the Earle Spencer recordings in his Lucky Thompson discography. Morty Corb may be the bassist and Spencer may play trombone on some tracks. Salemann feels that all tenor sax solos are by Ralph Lee. Salemann claims the version of Bolero In Boogie on Tops L 929 is an alternate take but it is, in fact, identical to that on IAJRC 41. His claim of an issued alternate take of Soft and Warm also appears unsubstantiated.


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

Earle Spencer (ldr), Frank Beach, Al Killian, Ray Linn, Paul Lopez (t), Ray Heath, Tommy Pederson, Hal Smith (tb), Les Robinson (as), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Jack Marshall (g), Tommy Todd (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d), Bob Hayward, Annette Warren (v)

a.Pt. 2 (BW384-1)   E.S. Boogie - 2:37  (Earle Spencer, Bill Gillett, Harry Wham) / arr: Bill Gillett
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Tops LP 12": 1532 — Concert In Jazz   
     Tops LP 10": L 948 — Jazz Jamboree   
     Black & White 78: 62 (album) — Progressions In Boogie   
     Black & White 78: 800   (1946)
b.Pt. 1 (BW385-2)   E.S. Boogie - 3:03  (Earle Spencer, Bill Gillett, Harry Wham) / arr: Bill Gillett
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Tops LP 12": 1532 — Concert In Jazz   
     Tops LP 10": L 948 — Jazz Jamboree   
     Black & White 78: 62 (album) — Progressions In Boogie   
     Black & White 78: 799   (1946)
c.BW386   Lover Man  (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
     unissued
d.Pt. 1 (BW387-5)   Rhapsody In Boogie - 2:50  (Paul Polena) / arr: Frank Erickson
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Tops LP 12": 1532 — Concert In Jazz   
     Tops LP 10": L 929 — Jazz Technocracy   
     Black & White 78: 62 (album) — Progressions In Boogie   
     Black & White 78: 801   (1946)
e.BW388-2   Amber Moon - 2:52  (Richard Hazard) / arr: Morty Corb
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Black & White 78: 843   (1946)
f.Pt. 2 (BW389-2)   Spencerian Theory - 2:40  (Earle Spencer, Paul Polena, Harry Wham) / arr: Harry Wham
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Tops LP 12": 1532 — Concert In Jazz   
     Black & White 78: 62 (album) — Progressions In Boogie   
     Black & White 78: 799   (1946)
g.Pt. 2 (BW390-1)   Rhapsody In Boogie - 2:57  (Paul Polena) / arr: Frank Erickson
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Tops LP 10": L 929 — Jazz Technocracy   
     Black & White 78: 62 (album) — Progressions In Boogie   
     Black & White 78: 801   (1946)
h.Pt. 1 (BW391-2)   Spencerian Theory - 2:48  (Earle Spencer, Paul Polena, Harry Wham) / arr: Harry Wham
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 2501 — Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946   (2004)
     IAJRC LP 12": 41 — The Almost Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Big Band Jazz: Earle Spencer   
     Black & White 78: 62 (album) — Progressions In Boogie   
     Black & White 78: 800   (1946)

Bob Hayward (v) on e; Annette Warren (v) on c.

Some discographies indicate that Barbara Lee Nelson (as), Paul Polena (p), Arvin Garrison (g) and Harry Babasin (b) replace Les Robinson, Tommy Todd, Jack Marshall and Red Callender, respectively and Ollie Wilson may replace Ray Heath. One or two unidentified French horns are present. Salemann claims that Tops L 948 contains an alternate take of E.S. Boogie, part 2 but it is, in fact, identical to 384-1. However, both parts of this title are issued as one track on the Tops LP.


Date: Between September 5 & October 8, 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: [film soundtrack]

Louis Armstrong (ldr), Louis Armstrong, Mutt Carey (t), Edward 'Kid' Ory (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Barney Bigard (cl), Bud Scott (g, v), Charlie Beal (p), Red Callender (b), Zutty Singleton (d)

a.TMX120-1#1   Dippermouth Blues - 1:20  (Joseph "King" Oliver)
     Kino Video DVD: K 159 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) CD: GOJCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11150 — New Orleans: The Complete Soundtrack Plus Additional Recordings    
     Jazz Crusade CD: JCCD 3043 — New Orleans   (1999)
     The Soundtrack Factory (Sp.) CD: SFCD 33506 — New Orleans   (1999)
     Azzurra (It.) CD: TBP JAB019 — Louis Armstrong: Never Heard Before   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   (1983)
b.TMX120-1#2   altDippermouth Blues  (Joseph "King" Oliver)
     unissued
c.TMX120-1#3   altDippermouth Blues  (Joseph "King" Oliver)
     unissued
d.TMX120-1#4   Dippermouth Blues - 1:32  (Joseph "King" Oliver)
     Kino Video DVD: K 159 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) CD: GOJCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11150 — New Orleans: The Complete Soundtrack Plus Additional Recordings    
     Jazz Crusade CD: JCCD 3043 — New Orleans   (1999)
     The Soundtrack Factory (Sp.) CD: SFCD 33506 — New Orleans   (1999)
     Azzurra (It.) CD: TBP JAB019 — Louis Armstrong: Never Heard Before   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   (1983)
e.TMX130-1   Shimme-sha-wabble (Shim-me-sha-wabble) - 2:02  (Spencer Williams)
     Kino Video DVD: K 159 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) CD: GOJCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11150 — New Orleans: The Complete Soundtrack Plus Additional Recordings    
     Jazz Crusade CD: JCCD 3043 — New Orleans   (1999)
     The Soundtrack Factory (Sp.) CD: SFCD 33506 — New Orleans   (1999)
     Azzurra (It.) CD: TBP JAB019 — Louis Armstrong: Never Heard Before   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   (1983)
f.TMX131-2   Ballin' the Jack - 2:07  (Chris Smith, James Henry Burris)
     Kino Video DVD: K 159 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) CD: GOJCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11150 — New Orleans: The Complete Soundtrack Plus Additional Recordings    
     Jazz Crusade CD: JCCD 3043 — New Orleans   (1999)
     The Soundtrack Factory (Sp.) CD: SFCD 33506 — New Orleans   (1999)
     Azzurra (It.) CD: TBP JAB019 — Louis Armstrong: Never Heard Before   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   (1983)
g.TMX149-2   King Porter Stomp - 2:31  (Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) CD: GOJCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11150 — New Orleans: The Complete Soundtrack Plus Additional Recordings    
     Jazz Crusade CD: JCCD 3043 — New Orleans   (1999)
     The Soundtrack Factory (Sp.) CD: SFCD 33506 — New Orleans   (1999)
     Azzurra (It.) CD: TBP JAB019 — Louis Armstrong: Never Heard Before   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   (1983)
h.TMX182-5   Mahogany Hall Stomp - 3:32  (Spencer Williams)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) CD: GOJCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Jasmine (Eng.) CD: JASCD 1025 — New Orleans   
     Definitive (Sp.) CD: DRCD 11150 — New Orleans: The Complete Soundtrack Plus Additional Recordings    
     Jazz Crusade CD: JCCD 3043 — New Orleans   (1999)
     The Soundtrack Factory (Sp.) CD: SFCD 33506 — New Orleans   (1999)
     Azzurra (It.) CD: TBP JAB019 — Louis Armstrong: Never Heard Before   (2000)
     Giants of Jazz (Eng.) LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   
     Giants of Jazz LP 12": GOJ 1025 — New Orleans   (1983)

Bud Scott (v) on c-d.

These tracks were recorded for the soundtrack of the 1947 movie New Orleans (Majestic Productions). Lucky Thompson solos on tracks g and h and briefly on f. The date range comes from the Willems Louis Armstrong Discography. This session produced pre-recordings for the film soundtrack and these are issued on the LPs and CDs. The film itself and the video derived from it use only parts of tracks a-f. According to discographer Bob Weir, tracks g and h were not used in the film.


Date: September 13, 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Down Beat

Lucky Thompson (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d)

a.DB100A   Dodo's Bounce - 2:41  (Dodo Marmarosa)
     Stardust/Cleopatra Digital Download: — Bebop Jazz Essentials   (2007)
     Music & Arts CD: 6006 — That Devilin' Tune, Vol. 4   (2006)
     Down Beat 78: 100   (1946)
b.DB100B   Dodo's Lament - 2:51  (Dodo Marmarosa)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD: 9829946 — Black California: Central Avenue 1945-1950   (2007)
     Down Beat 78: 100   (1946)
c.DB105A   Slam's Mishap - 2:30  (Lucky Thompson)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Down Beat 78: 105   (1946)
d.DB105B   Schuffle That Ruff (Shuffle That Riff, Shuffle That Ruff) - 2:32  (Lucky Thompson)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Down Beat 78: 105   (1946)
e.DB107A   Smooth Sailing - 2:39  (Lucky Thompson)
     Stardust/Cleopatra Digital Download: — Bebop Jazz Essentials   (2007)
     KLON CD: 1 — Jazz In Los Angeles, The 1940s   
     Rhino CD: R2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956)   (1999)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 10 — Bebop Spoken Here   (2000)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 889138 — Bebop Spoken Here: Confirmation   (2000)
     Down Beat 78: 107   (1946)
f.DB107B   Commercial Eyes - 2:38  (Lucky Thompson)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: Box 2 — The Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming from Storyville to 52nd Street   (1999)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: 1108 — History of Jazz Drumming, Vol. 4: Modernism   (1999)
     Indigo (Eng.) CD: 2104 — Smooth Sailing   (1999)
     Night Train CD: 2009 — Introduction To Night Train Keyboard Kings   (2001)
     Down Beat 78: 107   (1946)
All titles on:      Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 1019 — Dodo's Bounce   (1991)
     Night Train CD: 7029 — The Count Basie Alumni: Swing Time   (1996)
     Pearl/Topaz Jazz CD: TPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives   (1997)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947   (2000)
     EPM Musique (Fr.) CD: 156012 — Lucky Start   (2001)
     Ocium (Sp.) CD: OCM 0038 — Lucky Moments   (2003)
     Jazz Factory (Sp.) CD: JFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings   (2004)
     Proper (Eng.) CD: INTROCD 2055 — A Proper Introduction To Dodo Marmarosa: Dodo's Dance   (2004)
     Phoenix Jazz LP 12": 20 — Piano Man   (1978)

From Weir's discography: "Dieter Salemann and Fabian Grob in their Dodo Marmarosa discography 'Flights Of the Vout Bug' (2009) propose a recording date of 16 July 1947 based on AFM Local 767 financial returns to Marmarosa and Mills."


Date: September 21, 1946
Location: LA
Label: Exclusive

Buddy Baker, Herb Jeffries (ldr), Hoyt Bohannon (tb), Les Robinson (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Herb Jeffries (v), Others Unknown (var)

a.1047-4   She's Funny That Way - 3:07  (Richard Whiting, Neil Moret) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25091 — Just Jeffries   (1951)
     Exclusive 78: 227   (1946)
b.1048   I Left My Heart In Mississippi  (Ben Ellison) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25092 — Songs By Jeffries   (1951)
     Exclusive 78: 222   (1946)
c.1050   I'm Just a Lucky So and So - 3:03  (Duke Ellington, Mack David) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Body & Soul (Fr.) CD: 2396 — 50 Sublimes Chanteurs de Jazz: 1940-1953   (2003)
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25090 — Herb Jeffries Sings   (1951)
     Exclusive 78: 222   (1946)
d.1051-4   It's the Gal From Cal For Me (Gal From Cal) - 2:48  (Leon Rene, John Blackburn) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Exclusive 78: 227   (1946)
e.1052-4   These Foolish Things - 2:48  (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25089 — Magenta Moods   (1951)
     Mercury 45: 1239x45   
     Mercury 45: A 101X45 (album) — Magenta Moods   (1951)
     Mercury 78: 1239   
     Exclusive 78: EX 1001 (album) — Magenta Moods   
     Exclusive 78: 702   (1946)
     Exclusive 78: 93X   (1946)
     Mercury 78: A 101 (album) — Magenta Moods   (1951)
f.1053-2   All Of Me - 2:44  (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25089 — Magenta Moods   (1951)
     Mercury EP: 1-3029 — Magenta Moods   
     Mercury 45: 1238x45   
     Mercury 45: A 101X45 (album) — Magenta Moods   (1951)
     Mercury 78: 1238   
     Exclusive 78: EX 1001 (album) — Magenta Moods   
     Exclusive 78: 701   (1946)
     Mercury 78: A 101 (album) — Magenta Moods   (1951)
g.1054-4   Solitude - 2:44  (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Eddie De Lange) / arr: Buddy Baker
     Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12": SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3   
     Mercury LP 10": MG 25089 — Magenta Moods   (1951)
     Mercury EP: 1-3029 — Magenta Moods   
     Mercury 45: 1237x45   
     Mercury 45: A 101X45 (album) — Magenta Moods   (1951)
     Mercury 78: 5539   
     Mercury 78: 1237   
     Exclusive 78: EX 1001 (album) — Magenta Moods   
     Exclusive 78: 700   (1946)
     Mercury 78: A 101 (album) — Magenta Moods   (1951)

This is vocalist Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker's Orchestra, most members of which remain unidentified. Lucky Thompson solos on tracks c and g. The identity of the missing matrix number 1049 is unknown. Some sources include Thompson in a later session for Exclusive arranged by Buddy Baker, at which I Don't Want To Cry Anymore (mtx. 1073), Flamingo (1074) and Basin Street Blues (1075) were recorded.


Date: October 1946
Location: LA
Label: Exclusive

Vivien Garry, Rickey Jordan (ldr), Ted Buckner (t), Les Robinson (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arvin Garrison (g), Milt Raskin (p), Vivien Garry (b), Edward 'Sharky' Hall (d), Rickey Jordan (v)

a.1076   A.B.C. Blues - 2:40  (Rickey Jordan)
     Exclusive 78: 235   (1946)
b.1077   Blues In the Storm</