Appendix B

Appendix B: Publishing Company Holdings

This is an expanded and updated version of the Appendix found on pp. 365-373 of "Rat Race Blues: The Musical Life of Gigi Gryce" by Noal Cohen and Michael Fitzgerald, Berkeley Hills Books, Berkeley, CA, 2002. Many thanks to Bertrand Uberall for assistance.

Eu No. refers to the registration number assigned by the U.S. Copyright Office. Reg. Date indicates the year of registration. In some cases, a different prefix is indicated, for example, for published works. Items in italics are collections of compositions.

Part 1: Melotone Music, Inc. Holdings 1955-1963

Composer(s)	Title	Eu No.	Reg. Date
Alexander, Roland	Darmon Road	700451	12/26/61
Alexander, Roland	Denise	700451	12/26/61
Alexander, Roland	Monk's Moments	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Back to Back	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Blue Panorama	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Blueology	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Con Amore	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Fleetwind	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Lady In Blue	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Lament	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Meditation	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Modern Melody Booklet	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Movin'	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Perfume Blue	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Prelude To the Blues	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe	Psycho	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Say Something	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	Third Rail	671419	05/16/61
Bailey, Joe	T'ain't Me	700451	12/26/61
Bailey, Joe & Others	Modern Sound Booklet	700451	12/26/61
Belgrave, Marcus	Cellar Groove	687579	09/18/61
Best, Denzil	Forty Five (45) Degree Angle	487039	07/30/57
Bethea, Jimmie	Passion Eyes	648451	ca. 1960
Bethea, Jimmie	Swivel Hips	718952	05/07/62
Bethea, Jimmie	Tea House	718952	05/07/62
Bolden, Walter	Ittapnna	515218	03/04/58
Brown, Clifford	All Weird	460773	01/02/57
Brown, Clifford	Blue and Brown	460773	01/02/57
Brown, Clifford	Brownie Speaks	453249	10/15/56
Brown, Clifford	Larue [rec. as Tribute to Brownie by D. Pearson]	479193	05/24/57
Brown, Clifford	Minor Mood	453249	10/15/56
Bryant, Ray	Little Susie	EP 153207	05/19/61
Carter, Betty	I Can't Help It	534891	07/28/58
Carter, Betty & Others	Modern Melodies	534891	07/28/58
Coles, John & Others	Modern Melodies	670911	05/15/61
Coles, Johnny	Room Three	670911	05/15/61
Copeland, Ray	Somewhere	492002 498850	09/09/57 10/31/57
Copeland, Ray & Others	Modern Melodies	498850	10/31/57
Davis, Charles	Turbo Village (Turbo)	643989	10/17/60
Donaldson, Lou	Cookin'	443312	07/10/56
Donaldson, Lou	Down Home	443312	07/10/56
Donaldson, Lou	Lou's Blues	443312	07/10/56
Evans, Richard & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	621756	04/21/60
Evans, Richard	This Night	621756	04/21/60
Farmer, Art	Stretch in F	517112	03/04/58
Gardner, Billy	Billy's Blues	687580	ca. 1961
Gardner, Billy	One For Elena	687580	ca. 1961
Gardner, Billy & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	687580	ca. 1961
Golson, Benny	And You Call My Name [rec. as Called]	418072	11/28/55
Golson, Benny	Are You Real	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	Beauty and the Blues	498850	10/31/57
Golson, Benny	Beige Blues	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Big Ben (I'm Cool Not Hot)	418072	11/28/55
Golson, Benny	Blue Sophisticate	453249	10/15/56
Golson, Benny	Blue Walk	418073	11/28/55
Golson, Benny	Blues It	498850	10/31/57
Golson, Benny	Bronz	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Celedia	460773	01/02/57
Golson, Benny	City Lights	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Crosstown	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Dancing Silhouettes	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Day Dreams All Come True	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	Duet	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Easy Eyes	446253	08/07/56
Golson, Benny	Elf's Dream, The	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Finger Poppin' and Hip Shakin'	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	Four Eleven West	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Four Strings	479193	05/24/57
Golson, Benny	Hasaan's Dream	428078	03/01/56
Golson, Benny	I Found My Love In Mexico	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny & Hendricks, Jon	I Remember Clifford	469878 479193	03/18/57 05/24/57
Golson, Benny	I Want To Mambo Too	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	Just By Myself (All By Myself)	492002	09/09/57
Golson, Benny	Latin Hangover	460773	01/02/57
Golson, Benny	Latin Holiday	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Long Way Home	418073	11/28/55
Golson, Benny	Mesabi Chant	418072	11/28/55
Golson, Benny	Minor Run-Down	479193	05/24/57
Golson, Benny	Minor Shuffle	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny; Weston, Randy	Modern Melodies	471164	03/27/57
Golson, Benny	My Heart Just Told Me So	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	Night In Philly, A	428078	03/01/56
Golson, Benny	Off On a Cloud	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny & Others	Original Melodies	453249	10/15/56
Golson, Benny & Others	Original Melodies	460773	01/02/57
Golson, Benny & Others	Original Tunes Booklet	469878	03/18/57
Golson, Benny	Park Avenue Petite	428078	03/01/56
Golson, Benny	Reggie of Chester	446253	08/07/56
Golson, Benny	Sahara	428078	03/01/56
Golson, Benny	Seven Veils	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Shades of Dameron	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	Slightly Hep [rec. as Slightly Hip]	460773	01/02/57
Golson, Benny	Soft Touch	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Stablemates	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Step Lightly	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Strut, The	418073	11/28/55
Golson, Benny	Theme for Jeri	428078	03/01/56
Golson, Benny	Thursday's Theme	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Tip Toeing	471164	03/27/57
Golson, Benny	Venetian Breeze	419747	12/12/55
Golson, Benny	Voice From the West	444747	07/02/56
Golson, Benny	When You Find the One You Love	444747	07/02/56
Grice, Tommy	New Tune	443312	07/10/56
Gryce, Gigi	Al Ghashiya	444747	07/02/56
Gryce, Gigi	Autumn Serenade (In a Meditating Mood)	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	B.G.'s Holiday (Hannah's Holiday)	469878	03/18/57
Gryce, Gigi	Baby G	482979	06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi	Bananas	446253	08/07/56
Gryce, Gigi	Basheer's Dream	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Batland (Bat Land)	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Blue Concept	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Blue Lights	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Blues	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Blues You Choose	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Boxer's Blues, The	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	Brown Skins	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Can This Be Love	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Capri	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Casbah, The	469878	03/18/57
Gryce, Gigi	Casino	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Clock Work	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Denise	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Duck Strut Blues	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Early Morning Blues	492002	09/09/57
Gryce, Gigi	Easter's Coming	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	Evening in Casablanca (Gina)	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Evening in Pakistan	469878	03/18/57
Gryce, Gigi	Exhibit A	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Fool In Love, A	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	For Beauty's Sake	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	Hello	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Holiday On Broadway	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Hymn to the Orient	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	I Need You So (rec. as Anne Marie)	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	Infant's Song, The	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Junior Bounce	482979	06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi	Just Groovin'	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Kin Folks (Kin Folk)	487039	07/30/57
Gryce, Gigi	Lady Luck	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Latin, The	446253	08/07/56
Gryce, Gigi	Little Folks	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Loneliness	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Lost Love	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Mambo Velasco	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Melody Express	443312	07/10/56
Gryce, Gigi	Minority (Conversation Piece)	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Minor Talk	482979	06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi	Moon Beams	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Movin' (Leila's Blues)	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Nica's Tempo (Playhouse)	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Night At Tony's, A	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Night That We Met, The	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Now Don't You Know	492002	09/09/57
Gryce, Gigi	Now That I Found You (He's (She's) My Baby)	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Original Melodies II	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Original Melodies III	407988	08/25/55
Gryce, Gigi	Original Modern Melodies	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Paris the Beautiful	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Pee Wee	444747	07/02/56
Gryce, Gigi	Salute to Birdland (Reunion, Salute To the Band Box)	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Sans Souci	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Satellite	407533	08/22/55
Gryce, Gigi	Shabozz	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Smoke Signal	418073	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	So That's How It's Gonna Be	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	Sol'in	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	Steppin' Out	492002	09/09/57
Gryce, Gigi	Stupendous Lee (Au Tabou)	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Tiajuana	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Wake Up	453249	10/15/56
Gryce, Gigi	Wake Up Young America (March On America)	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Waltz of the Willow Tree	444747	07/02/56
Gryce, Gigi	Where Do We Go From Here	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi	Wildwood (Music In the Air)	443312 482979	07/10/56 06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi	Wishing (Wishing Song, The)	444747	07/02/56
Gryce, Gigi	You'll Always Be the One I Love	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi	You're Not the Kind	405794	08/04/55
Gryce, Gigi	Yvette	443312	07/10/56
Gryce, Gigi & Hendricks, Jon	In A Meditating Mood (Autumn Serenade)	407533 479193	08/22/55 05/24/57
Gryce, Gigi & Hendricks, Jon	Reminiscing	428078 482979	03/01/56 06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi & Hendricks, Jon	Social Call	405794 418072 482979	08/04/55 11/28/55 06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Club Dues Blues (Blues for Tomorrow)	482979 531531	06/24/57 07/02/58
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Count Ali Carte (Scalpin')	482979 507962	06/24/57 01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi & Others	Modern Melodies	443312	07/10/56
Gryce, Gigi & Others	Original Melody Booklet	492002	09/09/57
Gryce, Gigi & Others	Original Modern Melodies	482979	06/24/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Bassology	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	But Most of All	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Echo, The	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Home Boy	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	I'm Going To Skin Your Natural Hide	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Now How Do You Know	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Oh Baby Please	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Rosie (Josie)	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Straight Ahead	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Strange Feelin' (Dancing the Gigi)	687579	09/18/61
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Take a Little Tip from Me	460773	01/02/57
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Transfiguration	428078	03/01/56
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Two French Fries	443312	07/10/56
Gryce, Gigi as Sears, Lee	Wolf Talk	418072	11/28/55
Gryce, Gigi; Golson, Benny	Jazz Interpretations	419747	12/12/55
Gryce, Gigi; Golson, Benny	Jazz Interpretations	428078	03/01/56
Hall, Nancy	Nancy	469878	03/18/57
Hayes (Haynes), Frank	Frankly Speaking	687580	ca. 1961
Hendricks, Jon & Others	Original Songs and Melodies	444747	07/02/56
Hendricks, Jon & Others	Songs	418072	11/28/55
Jones, Hank	Bangoon	487039	07/30/57
Jones, Hank	Ergo the Blues (Jones Bones, Hank's Blues)	487039 507962	07/30/57 01/20/58
Jones, Hank	Hank's Blues (Ergo the Blues, Jones Bones)	487039	07/30/57
Jones, Hank	Passade (Under the Stars)	487039 507962	07/30/57 01/20/58
Jones, Hank	So It's Spring	492002	09/09/57
Jones, Hank & Others	Modern Melodies	487039	07/30/57
Jones, Sam	Blues Funk [rec. as Blue Funk]	531531	07/02/58
Jones, Sam & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	531531	07/02/58
Jordan, Duke	Flight to Jordan (East of Cairo)	418073 507962	11/28/55 01/20/58
Jordan, Duke	Forecast	418073	11/28/55
Jordan, Duke	Oh Yeah!	418073	11/28/55
Jordan, Duke	Scotch Blues	418073	11/28/55
Jordan, Duke	Sheila (Pannonica; Two Loves Part 1)	418073 507962	11/28/55 01/20/58
Jordan, Duke	Sultry Eve	418073	11/28/55
Jordan, Duke	Tracey (Two Loves Part 2)	418073	11/28/55
Jordan, Duke	Vacker Flicka	443312	07/10/56
Keyes, Donald	Night That We Fell In Love, The	444747	07/02/56
Keyes, Donald	There's Love	444747	07/02/56
Keyes, Donald & Springer, Eric	Lady's Sad Now, The	444747	07/02/56
Keyes, Donald & Springer, Eric	Woman Has To Be Told, A	444747	07/02/56
Keyes, Donald A.	Just Last Spring	444747	07/02/56
Keyes, Laurence; Villar, Paul; Story, Van Dyck	So Much To Be Thankful For	585407	07/15/59
Knittel, Wolf	First At Lancaster	687580	ca. 1961
Legge, Wade	Beyond Space	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade	Candalabra	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade	Cold Breeze	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade	Lose Your Head	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade	Now You Wonder	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade	Rich Folks' Blues	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade	Settle Me Down On a Farm	514449	03/11/58
Legge, Wade & Others	Modern Melodies	514449	03/11/58
Lincoln, Abbey & Others	Modern Song Booklet	663474	03/24/61
Little, Booker	Booker's Blues	655414	01/25/61
Little, Booker	Cliff Walk	655414	01/25/61
Little, Booker	Looking Ahead	655414	01/25/61
Little, Booker	Victory and Sorrow	655414	01/25/61
Mance, Junior	Jubilation	514449	03/11/58
Mapp, Norman	Blues In Bloom	642988	ca. 1960
Mapp, Norman	Foul Play	534891	07/28/58
Mapp, Norman	Modern Song Booklet	642998	ca. 1960
Mapp, Norman	Monday Through Sunday	642998	ca. 1960
McGhee, Howard	Belle from Bunnyock [rec. as Bunnycock]	446253	08/07/56
McGhee, Howard	Down Home	446253	08/07/56
McGhee, Howard	Flip Lip [rec. as Flip Lid]	446253	08/07/56
McGhee, Howard	Short Life	446253	08/07/56
McGhee, Howard & Others	Modern Melodies	446253	08/07/56
McIntyre, Ken	Contemporary Jazz Tunes	629426	06/22/60
McIntyre, Ken	Contsy [rec. as Curtsy]	629426	06/22/60
McIntyre, Ken	George's Tune [rec. as Geo's Tune]	629426	06/22/60
McIntyre, Ken	Twinkle Toes	670911	05/15/61
Mitchell, Hal	Confidentially	443312	07/10/56
Mitchell, Hal	Hong Pong Blues	517111	ca. 1958
Mitchell, Hal	I Got Money Too	443312	07/10/56
Mitchell, Hal	Is This Real	443312	07/10/56
Mitchell, Hal	Mitch's Blues	443312	07/10/56
Mitchell, Hal	Rockin' and Rollin'	443312	07/10/56
Mitchell, Hal	Rough Sailin'	443312	07/10/56
Mitchell, Leon	Late Spring	518413	ca. 1958
Mitchell, Leon	To Lady	660089	03/03/61
Mitchell, Richard 'Blue'	Bluzie	534891	07/28/58
Mitchell, Richard 'Blue'	Brother Ball	531531	07/02/58
Monk, Thelonious	Brake's Sake	418073	11/28/55
Monk, Thelonious	Gallop's Gallop	418073	11/28/55
Monk, Thelonious	Shuffle Boil	418073	11/28/55
Monk, Thelonious & Others	Modern Melodies	418073	11/28/55
Morgan, Lee	Ju-Ba	482979	06/24/57
Ousley, Harold	Alpha	507962	01/20/58
Ousley, Harold	Baby You're the Only One	532089	03/07/58
Ousley, Harold	'Cause It's So Groovy	532089	03/07/58
Ousley, Harold	Celestria	532089	03/07/58
Ousley, Harold	Del-A-Vonn	507962	01/20/58
Ousley, Harold	Minor Revelation, A	507962	01/20/58
Ousley, Harold	Original Melody Booklet	532089	03/07/58
Ousley, Harold	Stratus Sphere	507962	01/20/58
Ousley, Harold	That Happy Feeling	507962 532089	01/20/58 03/07/58
Patrick, Pat	A Little Dabl Do Ya	700451	12/26/61
Patrick, Pat	Boogie Cha Cha Blues Man, The	700451	12/26/61
Patrick, Pat	Quiet Stroll	700451	12/26/61
Patrick, Pat	Sumpin' Somewhere	700451	12/26/61
Patrick, Pat	Uptightedness	700451	12/26/61
Patrick, Pat	When and Where?	700451	12/26/61
Payne, Cecil	Arnetta	446253	08/07/56
Payne, Cecil	Blues for O.P. (Bringing Up Father)	446253 507962	08/07/56 01/20/58
Payne, Cecil	Man of Moods	446253	08/07/56
Payne, Cecil & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	507962	01/20/58
Phelps, Tony	Get Yourself Together	663474	03/24/61
Phelps, Tony & Mumford, Cyril	Ain't That a Shame	670911	05/15/61
Priester, Julian	In the Know	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian	Juliano (Julian's Tune)	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian	Looking Up	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian	On Your Toes	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian	Push Come To Shove	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian	Since When	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian	Why Not	663474	03/24/61
Priester, Julian & Lincoln, Abbey	Retribution	663474	03/24/61
Richardson, Jerome	Al's Collins	446253	08/07/56
Richardson, Jerome	Just Walin'	446253	08/07/56
Richardson, Jerome	Minorisms	446253	08/07/56
Roach, Max & Brown, Jr., Oscar	All Africa	655414	01/25/61
Roach, Max & Brown, Jr., Oscar	Driva Man	655414	01/25/61
Roach, Max & Brown, Jr., Oscar	Freedom Day	655414	01/25/61
Roach, Max & Brown, Jr., Oscar	Tears for Johannesburg	655414	01/25/61
Roach, Max & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	655414	01/25/61
Rodriguez, Thomas	Be My Girlfriend	585407	07/15/59
Rodriguez, Thomas	I'll Always Be True	585407	07/15/59
Rodriguez, Thomas & Others	Song Booklet	585407	ca. 1959
Sears, Lee & Others	Modern Melody Booklet No. 1	687579	09/18/61
Silver, Horace	Speculation	418073	11/28/55
Simmons, Norman	A Bun Dance	596612	10/06/59
Simmons, Norman	Ain't That News	700477	12/26/61
Simmons, Norman	Olive Refractions	596612	10/06/59
Simmons, Norman	Message, The	596612	10/06/59
Simmons, Norman	Venus and the Moon	596612	10/06/59
Smalls, Danny (Singh, Darshon)	Don't Weep for the Lady	596612	10/06/59
Smalls, Danny; Simmons, N.	Modern Melody Booklet	596612	10/06/59
Smith, Hale	Beloved One	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Blyss	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Curley	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Daphne	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Darjeeling	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Dolphy'n	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Fancy Tail	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Feathers	660089	03/03/61
Smith, Hale	Heatherstone	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	High 'N' Blind	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	How's That?	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	I Know How To Love You	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Janet's Moods	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Kim	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Marseloni Baloni	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Mount'in Oysters	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Pandora	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Phantasma Erotica	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Phryne	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	She Never Tried To Love Me	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Shooka	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Terry	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Theluminous	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Wake Up To What Love Is	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Where Go'est?	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	Whooz Blooz	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale	You Are the Star For Me	718952	05/07/62
Smith, Hale & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	660089	03/03/61
Smith, Hale; Bethea, Jimmy	Modern Melody Booklet	718952	05/07/62
Stevenson, Rudy	B.M.T. Express, The	700477	12/26/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Begin (see note at end of table)	663474	03/24/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Break Thru	687579	09/18/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Carefree	687579	09/18/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Get Yourself Together	663474	03/24/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Lady Iris B	663474	03/24/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Not a Tear Will I Shed [rec. as Not a Tear]	687579	09/18/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Off Color	660089	03/03/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Reaching Out	663474	03/24/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Smoothie	700477	12/26/61
Stevenson, Rudy	Two Feet In the Gutter	700477	12/26/61
Stevenson, Rudy & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	700477	12/26/61
Tucker, Ben	Flick of a Trick	663474	03/24/61
Tucker, Ben & Dorough, Bob	Comin' Home Baby	700477	12/26/61
Watkins, Julius	Eight P.M.	514449	03/11/58
Watkins, Julius	Eileen	514449	03/11/58
Watkins, Julius	Glad That I Found You	514449	03/11/58
Watkins, Julius	Life of Love	514449	03/11/58
Watkins, Julius	Moods In Motion	514449	03/11/58
Watkins, Julius	Please	514449	03/11/58
Watkins, Julius	Soft Flame	514449	03/11/58
Weston, Randy	Chessman's Delight	446253	08/07/56
Weston, Randy	Earth Birth	487039	07/30/57
Weston, Randy	Fe-Double-U-Blues	492002	09/09/57
Weston, Randy	Ginger Bread	492002	09/09/57
Weston, Randy	Little Niles	471164	03/27/57
Weston, Randy	Pam's Waltz	479193	05/24/57
Weston, Randy	Saucer Eyes	446253	08/07/56
Weston, Randy	Softness	482979	06/24/57
Williams, Richard	Blues In a Quandary	643989	10/17/60
Williams, Richard	Raucous Notes	643989	10/17/60
Williams, Richard	Renita's Bounce	643989	10/17/60
Williams, Richard & Others	Modern Melody Booklet	643989	10/17/60
Wyands, Richard	Candied Sweets	621756 643989	04/21/60 10/17/60
Wyands, Richard	Ferris Wheel	643989	10/17/60
Wyands, Richard	Half 'n' Half	660089	03/03/61

Note regarding "Begin": This composition was incorrectly attributed to Ben Tucker on p. 369 of the book.

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Part 2: Totem Music, Inc. Holdings 1958-1963

Items marked with an asterisk were registered in both companies.

Composer(s)	Title	Eu No.	Reg. Date
Alexander, Roland	Libra	507964	01/20/58
Alexander, Roland	Pleasure Bent	507964	01/20/58
Best, Denzil	Forty Five (45) Degree Angle*	512253	02/20/58
Blakey, Art	Art's Mambo	556056	12/31/58
Bryant, Ray	Calgary	507964	01/20/58
Bryant, Ray	Little Susie*	608029	01/7/60
Bryant, Ray	Reflection	507964	01/20/58
Bryant, Ray	Revival	510962	02/10/58
Bryant, Ray	Stacatto Swing	594972	09/22/59
Cassey, Sara	Very Near Blue	536348	06/16/58
Corday, Leo; Gryce, Gigi	Song Booklet	564193	02/25/59
Dorough, Bob & Timmons, Bobby	This Here	737011	09/18/62
Fuller, Curtis	Bit of Heaven	566728	03/12/59
Fuller, Curtis	Down Home	566728	03/12/59
Fuller, Curtis; Gryce, Gigi	Modern Melodies Booklet	566728	03/12/59
Gaston, Bryant, Mitchell	Modern Melody Booklet	608029	01/7/60
Golson, Benny	'B' and 'B' Bounce	581541	06/19/59
Golson, Benny	A Portrait of Coleman Hawkins: Minor Strut	604044	11/30/59
Golson, Benny	A Portrait of Coleman Hawkins: The Portrait	604044	11/30/59
Golson, Benny	Along Came Betty	510962	02/10/58
Golson, Benny	Are You Real*	548518	10/30/58
Golson, Benny	Blue Thoughts	543551	09/22/58
Golson, Benny	Blues After Dark	594972	09/22/59
Golson, Benny	Blues On Down	510962	02/10/58
Golson, Benny	Blues On My Mind	550458	11/14/58
Golson, Benny	City Lights	507964	1/20/58
Golson, Benny	Cry a Blue Tear	548518	10/30/58
Golson, Benny	Drum Thunder	548518	10/30/58
Golson, Benny	Fair Weather	536344	06/16/58
Golson, Benny	Five Spot After Dark	569936	04/02/59
Golson, Benny	Golson Suite	578859	05/05/59
Golson, Benny	Harlem's Disciples	548518	10/30/58
Golson, Benny	Jam for Bobbie	594972	09/22/59
Golson, Benny	Killer Joe	604044	11/30/59
Golson, Benny	Land of the Blue Veils	510962	02/10/58
Golson, Benny	Minor Strut	604044	11/30/59
Golson, Benny	Modern Melodies Booklet	548518	10/30/58
Golson, Benny; Blakey, Arthur	Modern Melody Booklet	556056	12/31/58
Golson, Benny; Timmons, Bobby	Modern Melody Booklet	543551	09/22/58
Golson, Richardson, Hardman	Modern Melody Booklet	517255	03/28/58
Golson, Timmons, Little	Modern Melody Booklet	576969	05/15/59
Golson, Benny	My Blues House	594972	09/22/59
Golson, Benny	Original Melodies Booklet	581541	06/19/59
Golson, Benny	Out of the Past	536352	07/02/58
Golson, Benny	Paris Suite	556056	12/31/58
Golson, Benny	Soul Me	594972	09/22/59
Golson, Benny	Starfire	581541	06/19/59
Golson, Benny	Strut Time	550458	11/14/58
Golson, Benny	Tempo De Waltz	507964	01/20/58
Golson, Benny	That There Feelin'	581541	06/19/59
Golson, Benny	Theme for Jeri*	507964	01/20/58
Golson, Benny	Thursday's Theme	560066	01/30/59
Golson, Benny	Venetian Breeze	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	B.G.'s Holiday*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Baba's Blues	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Backbreaker, The	616781	03/15/60
Gryce, Gigi	Blues in the Jungle	616781	03/15/60
Gryce, Gigi	Blues Shout	657171	02/08/61
Gryce, Gigi	Brown Skins*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Capri*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Dancing the Gigi (Strange Feelin')	660608	03/06/61
Gryce, Gigi	Early Morning Blues*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Gryce Suite 1, The (Pepsi Cola Trailers)	624746	05/13/60
Gryce, Gigi	Gryce Suite 2, The (On the Sound)	633104	07/22/60
Gryce, Gigi	Hello*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Kin Folks*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Kunteta's Blues (Leila's Blues)	616781	03/15/60
Gryce, Gigi	Night at Tony's, A*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Premonition of You, A	522395	05/01/58
Gryce, Gigi	Premonitions of Basheer	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi	Soul	566728	03/12/59
Gigi Gryce (as played by)	Sounds of Gigi, The (see note at end of table)	EP 160068	06/14/61
Gryce, Gigi	Steppin' Out*	507964	01/20/58
Gryce, Gigi & Corday, Leo	Night That We Met, The*	564193	02/25/59
Gryce, Gigi & Corday, Leo	Now That I Found You*	564193	02/25/59
Gryce, Gigi (lyrics Hendricks, arr. Golson)	March On, America (Wake Up Young America)*	522395	05/1/58
Hardman, Bill	Politely	536347	07/02/58
Hardman, Bill	Theme for Tomorrow	536345	070/2/58
Hendricks, Jon	Minor Catastrophe	536346	ca. 1958
Hendricks, Jon & Timmons, Bobby	Moanin'	EP 153214	06/01/61
Hendricks, Jon & Weston, Randy	Little Niles*	EP 124870	10/30/58
Hendricks, Jon & Weston, Randy	Where?	536351	07/02/58
Hendricks, Jon; Gryce, Gigi	Modern Melody Booklet	507964	01/20/58
Hendricks, Weston, Gryce, Jones	Modern Song Booklet	522395	05/01/58
Hughes, Langston	Introduction to Uhuru Kwanza	C13986	05/22/61
Jones, Best, Golson	Modern Melody Booklet	512253	02/20/58
Jones, Hank	Get Set	512253	02/20/58
Jones, Hank	Jones' Bones [rec. as Ergo the Blues]*	616781	03/15/60
Jones, Hank	Levitation (In and Out of the Waldorf)	510962	02/10/58
Jones, Hank	Low Bridge	522395	05/01/58
Jones, Hank	Vignette	512253	02/20/58
Jones, Hank & Hendricks, Jon	Let Me Know	512253	02/20/58
Jones, Hank; Gryce, Gigi	Modern Melody Booklet	616781	03/15/60
Lee, Bill	Brownie's Mood	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill	Deeds, Not Words	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill	Jodie's Chacha	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill	Sporty	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill & Campbell, Bill	Mirage	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill & Campbell, Bill	No More	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill & Campbell, Bill	Quiet As It's Kept	657171	02/08/61
Lee, Bill & others	Modern Melody Booklet	657171	02/08/61
Lincoln, Abbey & Waldron, Mal	Straight Ahead	665039	04/04/61
Liston, Gryce, Timmons	Modern Melody Booklet	711732	03/20/62
Liston, Melba	Blues Melba	560066	01/30/59
Liston, Melba	Tone Poem	687716	09/19/61
Liston, Melba	Way I Feel, The (About My Lord)	711732	03/20/62
Liston, Melba	We Never Kissed (What a Shame)	550458	11/24/58
Liston, Melba	You Don't Say	560066	01/30/59
Little, Booker	Dungeon's Waltz	576969	05/15/59
Little, Booker	Jewel's Tempo	576969	05/15/59
Little, Booker	Rounders Mood	576969	05/15/59
Mance, Junior	Jubilation	594972	09/22/59
Mitchell, Leon & Gaston, Charles	I'm Always a Brother	608029	01/07/60
Moorehead, Consuela Lee	Connie's Bounce	657171	02/08/61
Moorehead, Consuela Lee	Prelude	657171	02/08/61
Morgan, Lee	Lee's Blues Lines (Blues Pour Marcel)	717479	04/27/62
Morgan, Lee	Lee's Blues Lines (Blues Pour Doudou)	717479	04/27/62
Morgan, Lee & others	Modern Melody Booklet	717479	04/27/62
Ousley, Harold	Alpha*	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	And That I Am So In Love	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	Ar-Ra-Bey-A	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	Baby You're the Only One*	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	Celestria*	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	My Crazy Donna Lee (My Choice Young Lady)	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	Revival Meetin'	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	Shout On! Shout On!	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	Stratus Sphere*	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold	You Mean So Much To Me	628645	06/15/60
Ousley, Harold; Payne, Cecil	Modern Melody Booklet	628645	06/15/60
Payne, Cecil	In the Gallery	628645	06/15/60
Payne, Cecil	Mew Jun	628645	06/15/60
Richardson, Jerome	According to J.R.	517255	03/28/58
Richardson, Jerome	Freelance	517255	03/28/58
Richardson, Jerome	Funk Box	517255	03/28/58
Shihab, Liston, Golson	Modern Melody Booklet	550458	11/14/58
Shihab, Sahib	Hum-Bug	560066	01/30/59
Shihab, Sahib	My Pretty Little French Girl	550458	11/14/58
Shihab, Sahib	Please Don't Leave	536349	06/16/58
Shihab, Sahib & others	Modern Melody Booklet	560066	01/30/59
Timmons, Bobby	Bobby's Theme and Variations (Pasquier)	711732	03/20/62
Timmons, Bobby	Moanin'	543551	09/22/58
Timmons, Bobby	Quick Trick	569936	04/02/59
Timmons, Bobby	This Here (Dis Hyunh)	EP 159746	07/31/61
Timmons, Bobby	This Here (Dis Hyunh)	594972	09/22/59
Timmons, Bobby	This Here (Dis Hyunh)	604044	11/30/59
Timmons, Bobby; Blakey, Art; Morgan, Lee	Bobby's Blues Lines (Blues Pour Marcel)	717479	04/27/62
Timmons, Bobby; Golson, Benny	Modern Melody Booklet	569936	04/2/59
Timmons, Bobby; Golson, Benny	Modern Melody Booklet	604044	11/30/59
Weston, Randy	204	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Babe's Blues	522395	05/01/58
Weston, Randy	Bantu Suite	507964	01/20/58
Weston, Randy	Bass Jones	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Beef Blues Stew	539190	08/27/58
Weston, Randy	Blues for Cannonball	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Blues for Kim	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Bobby 3/4	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Cornet New Blues	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Cry Me Not	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Deep Affection	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Gee Blues Gee (Kucheza Blues)	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Hi-Fly	536350	07/02/58
Weston, Randy	Honk Honk [rec. as Honky Tonk]	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Let's Climb a Hill	539190	08/27/58
Weston, Randy	Lifetime	522395	05/01/58
Weston, Randy	Lisa Lovely	594972	09/22/59
Weston, Randy	Little Dru	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Little Niles*	522395	05/01/58
Weston, Randy	Machine Blues	522395	05/01/58
Weston, Randy	Modern Melody Booklet	539190	08/27/58
Weston, Randy	Nice Ice	507964	01/20/58
Weston, Randy	Portrait of Patsy J.	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Portrait of Vivian	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Pretty Strange	522395	05/01/58
Weston, Randy	Sketch of Melba, A	594972	09/22/59
Weston, Randy	Spot 5 Blues	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Tweetle Drum Dum	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Uhuru Kwanza	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Uncle Neemo [rec. as Nemo]	654674	01/18/61
Weston, Randy	Where?	522395	05/01/58
Weston, Randy & Hendricks, Jon	Babe's Blues	507964	01/20/58
Weston, Randy & Hughes, Langston	African Lady	669138	04/27/61
Weston, Randy; Dorham, Kenny	Modern Melody Booklet	654674	01/18/61
Wilkins, Bryant, Jones, Golson	Modern Melody Booklet	510962	02/10/58
Wilkins, Ernie	Madison Avenue	510962	02/10/58
Wilkins, Ernie	Posterity	510962	02/10/58
Williams, Pinkey A. K.	Stop Cheating on Me	594972	09/22/59
Williams, Pinky A. K. & Golson, Benny	Modern Melody Booklet	594972	09/22/59

Note on "Sounds of Gigi": This folio, "The Sounds of Gigi - Transcribed from Recordings," was published by Totem Music in 1962 and contains lead sheets and Gryce's transcribed solos from the following titles and recordings:
Brake's Sake (Thelonious Monk) on Signal 1201
Shuffle Boil (Thelonious Monk) on Signal 1201
Down Home (Curtis Fuller) on New Jazz 8230
Reminiscing (Gigi Gryce) on Mercury MG 20628
Let Me Know (Hank Jones) on New Jazz 8230
Gallop's Gallop (Thelonious Monk) on Signal 1201
Gee Blues Gee (Randy Weston) on Mercury MG 20628

This booklet sold for $1.50 and several of the scores contain the following acknowledgement: "Used by permission of Melotone Music."