95 classic performances tracing the evolution of jazz drumming from Two-Beat to Be-Bop. A tribute to the jazz drummer, the man who swings the band. Just some of the artists featured on this incomparable, value for money 4 CD set are: Baby Dodds, Gene Krupa, Sid Catlett, Dave Tough, Buddy Rich, Jo Jones, Louis Bellson, Chick Webb, Kenny Clarke, Shelly Manne, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Stan Levey, Don Lamond, Specs Powell, Panama Francis, Shadow Wilson, Cozy Cole, Art Blakey and many more.
 

Disc 1

1. Dixie Jass Band One-Step 2:36 - Sharbaro, Tony
2. Canal Street Blues 2:25 - Dodds, Baby (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band)
3. New Orleans Wiggle 2:59 - Cottrell, Louis
4. Black Bottom Stomp 3:09 - Hilaire, Andrew
5. Wolverine Blues 3:16 - Dodds, Baby (Jelly Roll Morton)
6. At The Jazz Band Ball 2:49 - Morehouse, Chauncey
7. Memphis Blues 3:09 - Pollack, Ben & His Orchestra
8. China Boy 2:46 - Krupa, Gene
9. Clarinetitis 2:25 - Conselman, Bob
10. Boneyard Shuffle 3:02 - Berton, Vic
11. She's Crying For Me 2:34 - Catlett, Sid
12. Smilin' The Blues Away 2:55 - Singleton, Zutty
13. Panama 3:18 - Barbarin, Paul
14. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2:55 - Hall, Tubby
15. Weary Blues 2:57 - Johnson, Manzie
16. Nobody's Sweetheart 3:19 - Tough, Dave
17. Dear Old Southland 3:59 - Catlett, Sid
18. King Porter Stomp 2:23 - Singleton, Zutty
19. Copenhagen 2:46 - Feld, Morey
20. The Sheik Of Araby 2:57 - Wettling, George
21. Muskrat Ramble 3:03 - Baudac, Ray
22. Blame It On The Blues(Quincy Street Stomp) 2:52 - Alvin, Danny
23. Buddy Bolden Blues 3:16 - Dodds, Baby

Disc 2

1. Nobody's Sweetheart 2:45 - Krupa, Gene
2. Dicky Wells Blues 3:18 - Beason, Bill
3. Let's Swing It 2:38 - Weiss, Sam
4. Crazy Rhythm 2:56 - Benford, Tommy
5. Down Home Jump 3:12 - Burroughs, Alvin
6. Jim Jam Stomp 2:42 - Rich, Buddy
7. Looney 3:11 - Mitchell, Alex
8. Shivers 2:49 - Fatool, Nick
9. Shufflin' At The Hollywood 3:01 - Cole, Cozy
10. Hootie's Ignorant Oil 2:40 - Johnson, Gus
11. Linger Awhile 3:10 - Catlett, Sid
12. Front And Center 2:53 - Spencer, O'Neill
13. I May Be Wrong 4:03 - Heard, J.C.
14. Destination K.C. 3:51 - Jones, Jo
15. Too Marvellous For Words 3:09 - Wettling, George
16. Seven Come Eleven 4:07 - Dell, Eddie
17. A Bunch Of Rhythm 2:55 - Powell, Specs
18. Behind The Eight Bar 2:25 - Crawford, Jimmy
19. Gotta Gimme What You Got 2:46 - Lovett, Sam
20. I Want To Go Where You Go 2:45 - Bellson, Louis
21. Jonah's Wail 3:05 - Fields, Kansas
22. Airiness A La Nat 2:35 - Mills, Jackie
23. Boogie Woogie Barbecue 2:57 - Payne, Sonny
24. I Want To Be Happy 3:57 - Rich, Buddy

Disc 3

1. Put It There 2:27 - Austin, Cuba
2. Down South Camp Meeting 2:57 - Johnson, Walter
3. Walkin' & Swingin' 2:41 - Thigpen, Ben
4. Jivin' The Jeep 3:05 - Purtill, Mo
5. Sing, Sing, Sing 6:28 - Krupa, Gene
6. Lisa 2:45 - Webb, Chick
7. Wolverine Blues 2:54 - Baudac, Ray
8. T'Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) 3:04 - Crawford, Jimmy
9. Ratamacue 2:24 - Cole, Cozy
10. Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam) 2:56 - Heard, J.C.
11. Tickle Toe 2:37 - Jones, Jo
12. Dameron Stomp 2:55 - Price, Jesse
13. Pound Ridge 2:56 - Catlett, Sid
14. Up Jumped The Devil 2:45 - Taylor, Rudolph
15. Jumpin' Punkins 3:33 - Greer, Sonny
16. Little John Special 3:06 - Panama Francis
17. The Good Earth 2:32 - Tough, Dave
18. Moten Swing 6:19 - Fromm, Lou
19. In The Middle 3:10 - Wilson, Shadow
20. Quiet Riot 3:30 - Rich, Buddy
21. Our Delight 2:28 - Clarke, Kenny
22. Oo Bop Sh'Bam 2:28 - Blakey, Art
23. How High The Moon 2:28 - Manne, Shelly
24. Four Brothers 3:16 - Lamond, Don

Disc 4

1. Rifftide 2:49 - Best, Denzil
2. Congo Blues 3:50 - Heard, J.C.
3. Get Happy 3:41 - Powell, Specs
4. Moose The Mooche 3:00 - Porter, Roy
5. Commercial Eyes 2:37 - Mills, Jackie
6. Lester's Be-Bop Boogie 3:11 - Hamilton, Chico
7. Easy Swing 3:03 - West, Harold
8. Relaxing At Camarillo 3:04 - Lamond, Don
9. The Chase 6:44 - Thompson, Chuck
10. All God's Children Got Rhythm 2:46 - Kahn, Tiny
11. Klact-Oveeseds-Tene 2:46 - Roach, Max
12. Lop-Pow 2:39 - Simon, Charles
13. Dextrose 2:23 - Mardigan, Art
14. Wee Dot 2:23 - Wilson, Shadow
15. Jumpin' At The Woodside 2:55 - Haynes, Roy
16. The Bird 4:44 - Manne, Shelly
17. The Last Word 2:20 - Harris, Joe
18. Dinky 2:23 - Parker, Jack
19. Lady Bird 2:49 - Clarke, Kenny
20. More Brew 2:59 - Levey, Stan
21. Pina Colada 2:51 - Shaughnessy, Ed
22. Oh Henry 2:30 - Stewart, Teddy
23. Shawn 2:34 - Igoe, Sonny
24. Bop Alley 3:08 - Blakey, Art Discography
Disc One

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band : Nick La Rocca, cnt; Eddie Edwards, tb; Larry Shields, cl; Henry Ragas, p; Tony Sharbaro, d.
New York, February 26, 1917

- 19932-3 DIXIE JAZZ BAND ONE-STEP Victor 18255

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band : King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, cnt; Honore Dutrey, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Hardin, p; Bill Johnson or Bud Scott, bj; Baby Dodds, d.
Richmond, In., April 6, 1923

- 11384-B CANAL STREET BLUES Gennett 5133

Piron's New Orleans Orchestra : Armand J. Piron, vln, dir; Peter Bocage, tp; John Lindsay, tb; Lorenzo Tio Jr., cl, ts; Louis Warnecke, as; Steve Lewis, p; Charles Bocage, bj; Bob Ysaguirre, tu; Louis Cottrell, d.
New York, December 11, 1923

- 29121-3 NEW ORLEANS WIGGLE Victor 19233

Jelly Roll Morton's Hot Peppers ; George Mitchell, cnt; Kid Ory, tb; Omer Simeon, cl; Jelly Roll Morton, p; Johnny St. Cyr, bj; John Lindsay, b; Andrew Hilaie, d.
Chicago, September 15, 1926

- 36239-2 BLACK BOTTOM STOMP Victor 20221

Johnny Dodds, cl; Jelly Roll Morton, p; Baby Dodds, d.
Chicago, June 10, 1927

- 38663-1 WOLVERINE BLUES Victor 21064

Bix Beiderbecke & his Gang : Bix Beiderbecke, cnt; Bill Rank, tb; Don Murray, cl; Adrian Rollini, bass sax; Frank Signorelli, p; Chauncey Morehouse, d.
New York, October 5, 1927

- W81518-B AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL Okeh 40923

Ben Pollack & his Orchestra : Jimmy McPartland, Frank Quartell, Al Harris, cnt; Glenn Miller, tb; Benny Goodman, cl, as; Gil Rodin, as; Larry Binyon, ts, fl; Vic Breidis, p; Dick Morgan, bj; Harry Goodman, brass bass; Ben Pollack, d.
Chicago, December 7, 1927

- 41343-2 MEMPHIS BLUES X LX - 3003

McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans : Jimmy McPartland, cnt; Frank Teschmacher, cl; Bud Freeman, ts; Joe Sullivan, p; Eddie Condon, bj; Jim Lannifan, b; Gene Krupa, d.
Chicago, December 8, 1927.

- 82031 CHINA BOY Okeh 41011

Benny Goodman, cl; Mel Stitzel, p; Bob Conselman d.
Chicago, June 13, 1928

- C-2007 CLARINETITIS Vocalion 15705

Red Nichols & his Five Pennies : Red Nichols, cnt; Miff Mole, tb; Jimmy Dorsey, cl, as; Arthur Schutt, p; Eddie Lang, g; Vic Berton, d.
New York, December 20, 1926

- E 21597 BONEYARD SHUFFLE Brunswick 3477

Wynn's Creole Jazz Band : Punch Miller, cnt; Albert Wynn, tb; Lester Boone, cl, as, bs; William Barbee, p; Charlie Jackson, bj; Sid Catlett, d.
Chicago, October 2, 1928

- C-2382-B SHE'S CRYING FOR ME Vocalion 1252

Jelly Roll Morton Trio : Barney Bigard, cl; Jelly Roll Morton, p; Zutty Singleton, d.
New York, December 17, 1929

- 57784-1 SMILIN' THE BLUES AWAY Victor 38108

Luis Russell & his Orchestra : Henry "Red" Allen, Otis Johnson, tp; J.C.Higginbotham, tb; Albert Nicholas, cl, as; Charlie Holmes, as; Greely Walton, ts; Luis Russell, p; Will Johnson, bj or g; Pops Foster, b; PaulBarbarin, d.
New York, September 5, 1930

- 90576-A 'WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Okeh 8849

Jimmie Noone & his New Orleans Band : Guy Kelly, tp; PrestonJackson, tb; Jimmie Noone, cl; Frances Whitby, ts; Gideon Honore, p; Israel Crosby, b; Tubby Hall, d.
Chicago, January 15, 1936

- 90576-A 'WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Decca 18440

Tommy Ladnier & his Orchestra : Tommy Ladnier, tp; Sidney Bechet, cl; TeddyBunn, g; Elmer James, b; Manzie Johnson, d.


- 030321-1 WEARY BLUES Bluebird 10086

Eddie Condon & his Chicagoans : Max Kaminsky, tp; Brad Gowans, v-tb; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Bud Freeman, ts; Joe Sullivan, p; Eddie Condon, g; Clyde Newcomb, b; Dave Tough, d.
New York, August 11, 1939

- 66073-A NOBODY'S SWEETHEART Decca 18040

Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Quartet : Sidney Bechet, bs; TeddyBunn, g; Pops Foster, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York,March 27, 1940

- RS710-A DEAR OLD SOUTHLAND Blue Note 13

Zutty Singleton & his Orchestra : Henry "Red" Allen, tp; Bennie Morton, tb; Edmond Hall, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Bernard Addison, g; Pops Foster, b; Zutty Singleton, d.
New York,May 28th, 1940

- 67841-A KING PORTER STOMP Decca 18093

Bud Freeman & his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra : Max Kaminsky, tp; Brad Gowans, tb; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Bud Freeman, ts; Dave Bowman, p; Eddie Condon, g; Peter Peterson, b; Morey Feld, d.
New York, April 4, 1940

- 67480-A COPENHAGEN Decca 18064

Eddie Condon's Chicagoans : Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield, Max Kiminsky, tp; Jack Teagarden, tb, voc; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Ernie Careres, bs; Gene Schroeder, p; Eddie Condon, g, voc; Bob Haggart, b; George Wettling, d.
New York, December 13, 1944

- 72631-A SHEIK OF ARABY Decca 23718

The Eddie Miller Orchestra : Wingy Manone, tp; Irving Verret, tb; Matty Matlock, cl; Eddie Miller, ts; Stan Wrightsman, p; Nappy Lamare, g; Bud Hatch, b; Ray Bauduc, d.
Los Angeles, January 27, 1945

- 564-4 MUSKRAT RAMBLE Capitol H321

Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five : Sidney Bechet, ss; Albert Nicholas, cl; Art Hodes, p; Pops Foster, b; Danny Alvin, d.
New York, February 12, 1946

- BN276-1 BLAME IT ON THE BLUES (QUINCY STREET STOMP) Blue Note BN 517

Baby Dodds Trio : Albert Nicholas, cl; Don Ewell, p; Baby Dodds, d.
New York,January 6, 1946

- NY2 BUDDY BOLDEN BLUES Folkways 30

Disc Two

Benny Goodman Trio : Benny Goodman, cl; Teddy Wilson, p; Gene Krupa, d.
Chicago, April 27, 1936

- 100501-1 NOBODY'S SWEETHEART Victor 25333

Dicky Wells, tb; Sam Allen, p; Roger Chaput, g; Bill Beason, d.
Paris, July 12, 1937

- OLA 1899 DICKY WELLS BLUES Swing 10

Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang : Louis Prima, tp, voc; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Frank Pinero, p; Garry McAdams, g; Jack Ryan, b; Sam Weiss, d.
New York, May 17, 1935

- 17740-1 LET'S SWING IT Brunswick 7479

Coleman Hawkins & his All Star Jam Band : Benny Carter, as, arr; Andre Ekyan, as; Alix Combelle, Coleman Hawkins, ts; Stephane Grappelli, p; Django Reinhardt, g; Eugene d'Hellemes, b; Tommy Benford, d.
Paris, April 18, 1937

- OLA 1742-1 CRAZY RHYTHM Swing 1

Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra : Walter Fuller, tp; Omer Simeon, cl, as; George Oldham, as; Budd Johnson, Robert Crowder, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Spencer Odun, p; Jesse Simpkins, b; Alvin Burroughs, d.
Chicago, October 11, 1938

- 025866-1 DOWN HOME JUMP Victor 26114

Joe Marsala's Chicagoans : Marty Marsala, tp; Joe Marsala, cl; Ray Biondi, vln; Joe Bushkin, p; Jack Le Maire, p, voc; Artie Shapiro, b; Buddy Rich, d; Adele Girard, harp.
New York, March 16, 1938

- M-782-1 JIM JAM STOMP Vocalion 4116

Al Cooper & his Savoy Sultans : Pat Jenkins, Sam Massenberg, tp; Al Cooper, cl, as, bs; Rudy Williams, as; Ed McNeil, ts; Oliver Richardson, p; Grachan Moncur, b; Alex Mitchell, d.
New York,July 29, 1938

- 64361-A LOONEY Decca 7549

Benny Goodman Sextet : Benny Goodman, cl; Lionel Hampton, vic; Johnny Guarnieri, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d.
New York, December 20, 1939

- 26354-A SHIVERS Columbia 35349

Chu Berry, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Clyde Hart, p; Allen Reuss, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, April 5, 1939

- 035704-2 SHUFFLIN' AT THE HOLLYWOOD Victor 26254

Jay McShann & his Orchestra : Orville Minor, tp; Taswell Baird, tb; John Jackson or Charlie Parker, as; Jay McShann, p; "Lucky" Enois, g; Gene Ramey, b; Gus Johnson, d; Walter Brown, voc.
Chicago, November 18, 1941

- 93816-A HOOTIE'S IGNORANT OIL Decca 8635

Big Sid Catlett Quartet : Ben Webster, ts; Marlowe Morris, p; John Simmons, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, March 18, 1944

- A-4739-1 LINGER AWHILE Commodore 546

John Kirby Sextet : Charlie Shavers, tp; Buster Bailey, cl; Russell Procope, as; Bily Kyle, p; John Kirby, b; O'Neill Spencer, d.
New York, October 10, 1940

- LANG WORTH TRANSCRIPTIONS - FRONT AND CENTER

Peter Brown's All Star Quintet : Joe Thomas, tp; Pete Brown, as; KennyKersey, p; Milt Hinton, b; J.C. Heard, d.
New York, July 19, 1944

- HL48-3 I MAY BE WRONG Keynote 1312

Kansas City Seven : Buck Clayton, tp; Dicky Wells, tb; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Rodney Richardson, b; Jo Jones, d.
New York, March 22, 1944

- HL24-1 DESTINATION K.C. Emarcy MG 26010

George Wettling's New Yorkers : Joe Thomas, tp; Jack Teagarden, tb; Hank D'Amico, cl; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Herman Chittison, p; Billy Taylor, b; George Wettling, d.
New York, December 12, 1944

- HL73-1 TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS Keynote 1311

Red Norvo All Star Sextet : Aaron Sachs, cl; Teddy Wilson, p; Red Norvo, vib; Remo Palieri, g; Slam Stewart, b; Eddie Dell, d.
New York, July 27, 1944

- HL52-2 SEVEN COME ELEVEN Keynote 1314

Horace Henderson & his Orchestra : Buck Clayton, tp; Eddie Bert, tb; Hank D'Amico, cl; Aaron Sachs, cl, ts; Horace Henderson, p; Hy White, g; Billy Taylor, b; Specs Powell, d.
New York,March 16, 1945

- HL88 A BUNCH OF RHYTHM Jamboree 909

Trummy Young and his Lucky Seven : Buck Clayton, tp; Trummy Young, tb; Ike Quebec, ts; Ken Kersey, p; Mike Bryan (as "Lord Byron") g; Slam Stewart, b; Jimmy Crawford, d.
New York, May 2, 1945

- DU4901B BEHIND THE EIGHT BAR Duke 111

Julia Lee & her Boy Friends : Geechie Smith, tp; Henry Bridges, ts; Julia Lee, voc, p; Nappy Lamare, g; Billy Hadnott, b; Baby Lovett, d.
Los Angeles, September 1946

- 1371-1 GOTTA GIMME WHATCHA' GOT Capitol 308

Benny Goodman Sextet : Benny Goodman, cl; Joe Bushkin, p; Johnny White, vib; Mike Bryan, g; Barney Spieler, b; Louis Bellson, d.
Broadcast, New York, September 23, 1946

- I WANT TO GO WHERE YOU GO

Jonah Jones, tp; Tyree Glenn, tb; Rudy Powell, as; Ike Quebec, ts; Dave Rivera, p; Milt Hinton, b; Kansas Fields, d.
New York, September 4, 1946

- D6VB2790 JONAH'S WAIL Swing 243

The Keynoters : Willie Smith, as; Nat King Cole, p; Red Callender, b; Jackie Mills, d.
Los Angeles, February 16, 1946

- HL123-2 AIRINESS A LA NAT Keynote K 629

Tiny Grimes Quintet : John Hardee, ts; George Kelly, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Lucille Dixon, b; Sonny Payne, d.
New York, December 30, 1947

- 114 BOOGIE WOOGIE BARBECUE Atlantic 854

Lester Young Trio : Lester Young, ts; Nat King Cole, p; Buddy Rich, d.
Los Angeles, March or April 1946

- 357-1 I WANT TO BE HAPPY Clef MGC 135

Disc Three

McKinney's CottonPickers : John Nesbitt, tp, arr; Lanston Curl, tp; Claude Jones, tb; Don Redman, cl, as, bs; Milton Senior, cl, as; George Thomas, cl, as, ts; Prince Robinson, cl, ts; Todd Rhodes, p; Dave Wilborn, bj; Ralph Escudero, tu; Cuba Austin, d.
Chicago, July 11, 1928

- 46094-2 PUT IT THERE Victor V 38035

Fletcher Henderson& his Orchestra : Russell Smith, Irving Randolph, Red Allen, tp; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, tb; Buster Bailey, cl; Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson, as; Ben Webster, ts; Fletcher Henderson, pp, arr; Lawrence Lucie, g; Elmer James, b; Walter Johnson, d.
New York, September 12, 1934

- 38603 DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETIN' Decca 213

Andy Kirk & his Clouds of Joy : Harry Lawson, Paul King, Earl Thompson, tp; Ted Donnelly,Henry Wells, tb; John Harrington, cl, as, bs; John Williams, as, bs; Dick Wilson, ts; Claude Williams, vln; Mary Lou Williams, p, arr; Ted Robinson, g; Booker Collins, b; Ben Thigpen, d.
New York, March 2, 1936

- 60852-C WALKIN' & SWINGIN' Decca 809

Red Norvo's Blackhawk Orchestra : BillHyland, Stewart Fletcher, tp; Eddie Sauter, tp, arr; Al Mastren, tb; Hank D'Amico, cl, as; Frank Simeone, as; Charles Lamphere, as, ts; Herbie Haymer, ts; Joe Liss, p; Dave Barbour, g; Pete Peterson, b; Maurice "Mo" Purtill, d.


- C1856-1 JIVIN' THE JEEP Brunswick 7896

Benny Goodman & his Orchestra : Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Gordon Griffin, tp; Red Ballard, Murrary McEachern, tb; Benny Goodman, cl; Hymie Schetzer, George Koenig, as; Arthur Rollini, Vido Musso, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Allen Reuss, g; Harry Goodman, b; Gene Krupa, d; Jimmy Mundy, arr.
Hollywood, July 6, 1937

- 09571-1/2 SING, SING, SING Victor 36205

Chick Webb & his Orchestra : Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan, tp; Sandy Williams, Nat Story, George Matthews, tb; Garvin Bushell, cl, as; Louis Jordan, as; Wayman Carver, fl, ts; Teddy McRae, ts; Tommy Fulford, p; Bobby Johnson, g; Beverley Peer, b; Chick Webb, d; Benny Carter, arr.
New York, May 3, 1938

- 63708 A LIZA Decca 1840

Bob Crosby & his Orchestra : Charlie Spivak, Billy Butterfield, Yank Lawson, tp; Ward Silloway, Warren Smith, tb; Matty Matlock, cl, as; Joe Kerns, as; Eddie Miller, ts, cl; Gil Rodin, ts; Bob Zurke, p; NappyLamare, g; Bob Haggart, b; Ray Bauduc, d; Dean Kincaide, arr.
New York, February 10, 1938

- 63272-A WOLVERINE BLUES Decca 2032

Jimmy Lunceford & his Orchestra : Eddie Tomkins, Paul Webster, tp; Sy Oliver, tp, arr; Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, tb; Trummy Young, tb, voc; Willie Smith, Earl Curruthers, cl, as, bs; Ted Buckner, Dan Grissom, as; Joe Thomas, cl, ts; Edwin Wilcox, p; Al Morris, g; Moses Allen, b; Jimmy Crawford, d.
New York, January 3, 1939

- 23905 'TAIN'T WHAT YOU DO (IT'S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT) Okeh 4582

Cab Calloway and his Orchestra : Shad Collins, Doc Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, tp; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tb; Chauncey Haughton, Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Edgar Battle, arr.
New York, February 20, 1939

- M972-1 RATAMACUE Vocalion 4700

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra : Karl George, Shorty Baker, Doc Cheatham, tp; Floyd Brady, tb; Pete Clark, cl, as, bs; Rudy Powell, cl, as; Ben Webster, George Irish, ts; Teddy Wilson, p, arr; Al Casey, g; Al Hall, b; J.C.Heard, d, voc.
New York, December 11, 1939

- 25735-1 WHAM (RE-BOP-BOOM-BAM) Columbia 35354

Count Basie & his Orchestra : Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton,Harry Edison, Al Killian, tp; Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor, tb; Earl Warren, as; Jack Washington, as, bs; Lester Young, Buddy Tate, ts; Freddie Green, p; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d; Andy Gibson, arr.
New York,March 19, 1940

- 26656 TICKLE-TOE Columbia 35521

Harlan Leonard & his Rockets : Edward Johnson, William H. Smith, James Rose, tp; Richmond Henderson, Walter Monroe, tb; Harlan Leonard, cl, as, bs; Darwin Jones, as; Henry Bridges, cl, ts; Jimmy Keith, ts; William Smith, p; Stan Morgan, g; Winston Williams, b; Jesse Price, d; Tadd Dameron, arr.
Chicago, November 13, 1940

- 053638-2 DAMERON STOMP RCA Victor PM 43263

Benny Goodman & his Orchestra : Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Maxwell, Cootie Williams, Al Davis, tp; Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall, tb; Skippy Martin, Clint Neagley, as; Vido Musso, George Berg, ts; Chuck Gentry, bs; Mel Powell, p; Tommy Morgan, g; John Simmons, b; Sid Catlett, d; Eddie Sauter, arr.
Chicago, August 1, 1941

- CCO 3928-2 POUND RIDGE Columbia 36421

Earl Hines & his Orchestra : George Dixon, tp, as; Harry Jackson, Tommy Enoch, BennyHarris, tp; Joe McLewis, George Hunt, Edward Fant, tb; Leroy Harris, Scoops Carey, as, cl; William Randall, Budd Johnson, Franz Jackson, ts; Earl Hines, p; Hurley Ramey, Truck Parham, b; Rudolph Taylor, d; Jimmy Mundy, arr.
New York, April 3, 1941

- 063328-1 UP JUMPED THE DEVIL Bluebird B11237

Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra : Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, tp; Rex Stewart, cnt; Tricky Sam Nanton, Lawrence Brown, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb; Barney Bigard, cl; Johnny Hodges, as, ss, cl; Otto Hardwick, as, bass, sax; Ben Webster, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl, as; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Jimmy Blanton, b; Sonny Greer, d; Duke Ellington, arr.
Hollywood, February 15, 1941

- 055284-2 JUMPIN' PUNKINS Victor 27356

Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra : William Scott, Dizzy Gillespie, NelsonBryant, tp; George Stevenson, Joe Britton, tb; Tab Smith, as, arr; BillyBowen, as; Stafford Simon, Dave Young, ts; Ernest Purce, bs; Bill Doggett, p; Trevor Bacon, g; Nick Fenton, b; Panama Frances, d.
New York, July 29, 1942

- 71246-A LITTLE JOHN SPECIAL Decca 3406

Woody Herman & his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti, Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Irv Lewis, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; John La Porta, Sam Marowitz, as, cl; Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy de Sair, bs; Tony Aless, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Dave Tough, d; Neal Hefti, arr.
New York, August 20, 1945

- CO 35104-1 THE GOOD EARTH Columbia 36985

Harry James & his Orchestra : Harry James, James Campbell, Irwin Berken, Carl Berg, Harold Moe, tp; Vic Hamann, Charles Preble, Dalton Rizzotto, tb; Juan Tizol, v-tb; Willie Smith, Edward Rosa, as, cl; Corky Corcoran, ts; Stewart Bruner, George Davis, saxes; Arnold Ross, p; Hayden Causey, g; Ed Mihelich, b; Lou Fromm, d.
Hollywood, November 11, 1946

- HCO 2138-1/2139-1 MOTEN SWING Columbia 37351

Georgie Auld & his Orchestra : Billy Butterfield, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian, Jimmy Roma, tp; John D'Agostino, Eli Robinson, Trummy Young, tb; Georgie Auld, as, ts, ss; Musky Ruffo, Gene Zanoni, as; Al Cohn, Al Young, ts; Manny Albam, bs; Erroll Garner, p; Mike Bryan, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Shadow Wilson, d; Turk Van Lake, arr.
New York, February 7, 1945

- G 553-AI IN THE MIDDLE Guild 116

Buddy Rich & his Orchestra : Pinky Savitt, Louis Oles, Bitsy Mullens, Carl Warwick, Sid Illardi, tp; Johnny Mandel, Earl Swope, Sam Hyster, Dave Sickles, tb; Les Clarke, Tony Scott, as; George Berg, Mike Blanos, ts; Sid Brown, bs; TonyNichols, p; LennyMirabella, g; Joe Shulman, b; Buddy Rich, d.
Quonset Naval Air Station - Rhode Island,January 25, 1946

-BROADCAST - QUIET RIOT

Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Raymond Orer, Talib Daawud, John Lynch, tp; Leon Comegys, Chuck Greenlea, Al Moore, tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson, as; Ray Abrams, WarrenLuckey, ts; Pee Wee Moore, bs; Thelonious Monk or Milt Jackson, p; Ray Brown, b; Kenny Clarke, d; Tadd Dameron, arr.
New York, June 10, 1946

- 5550 OUR DELIGHT Musicraft 399

Billy Eckstine & his Orchestra : Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, tp; Jerry Valentine, Chips Oucalt, Walter Knox, tb; Sonny Stitt, John Cobbs, as; Gene Ammons, Art Sammons, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; Linton Garner, p; Connie Wainwright, g; Tommy Potter, b; Art Blakey, d.
Los Angeles, October 5, 1946

- N 164 OO BOP SH'BAM Regent MG 6053

Stan Kenton& his Orchestra : Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, Ken Hanna, tp; Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, tb; Bart Varsalona, b-tb; George Weidler, Art Pepper, as; Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler, ts; Bob Gioga, bs; Stan Kenton, p; Laurindo Almeida, g; Eddie Safranski, b; Shelly Manne, d; June Christy, voc; Pete Rugolo, arr.
New York, December 21, 1947

- 2937 HOW HIGH THE MOON Capitol T 358

Woody Herman & his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, Marky Markowitz, tp; Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, as; Herbie Steward, as, ts; Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Fed Otis, p; Gene Sargent, g; Walt Yoder, b; DonLamond, d; Jimmy Giuffre, arr.
Hollywood, December 27, 1947

- HCO 3061-1B FOUR BROTHERS Columbia 38204

Disc Four

Coleman Hawkins & his Orchestra : Howard McGhee, tp; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Allen Reuss, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Denzil Best, d.
Los Angeles, February 23, 1945

- 574 RIFFTIDE Capitol 15853

Red Norvo & his Selected Sextet : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Flip Phillips, ts; Red Norvo, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Slam Stewart, b; J.C. Heard, d.
New York, June 6, 1945

- T11-C CONGO BLUES Comet T7

Red Norvo & his Selected Sextet : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Flip Phillips, ts; Red Norvo, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Slam Stewart, b; Specs Powell, d.
New York,June 6, 1945

- T9-D GET HAPPY Comet T7

Charlie Parker Septet : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Lucky Thompson, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Arvin Garrison, g; Vic McMillan, b; Roy Porter, d.
Hollywood, March 28, 1946

- 1010-2 MOOSE THE MOOCHE Dial 1003

Lucky Thompson/Dodo Marmarosa Quartet : Lucky Thompson, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Red Callender, b; Jackie Mills, d.
Los Angeles - circa mid-1940's.

- COMMERCIAL EYES Phoenix Jzz LP 20

Lester Young, ts; Joe Albany, p; Irving Ashby, g; Red Callender, b; Chico Hamilton, d.
Los Angeles, August 1946

- 138A LESTER'S BE-BOP BOOGIE Aladdin 138

Wardell Gray Quartet : Wardell Gray, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Red Callender, b; Harold "Doc" West.
Los Angeles, November 23, 1946

- 165-2 EASY SWING Vogue V 2105

Charlie Parker All Stars : Howard McGhee, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Wardell Gray, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Barney Kessel, g; Red Callender, b; Don Lamond, d.
Hollywood, February 26, 1947

- 1071C RELAXIN' AT CAMARILLO Dial 1012

Dexter Gordon Quintet : Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, ts; Jimmy Bunn, p; Red Callender, b; Chuck Thompson, d.
Hollywood, June 12, 1947

- D1083/4-D THE CHASE Dial 1017

Red Rodney's Be-boppers : Red Rodney, tp; Allen Eager, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Al Haig, p; Chubby Jackson, b; Tiny Kahn, d.
New York, January 29, 1947

- HL196 ALL GOD'S CHILDREN GOT RHYTHM Emarcy MG 36016

Charlie Parker Quintet : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Duke Jordan, p; Tommy Potter, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, November 4, 1947

- H12-A KLACT-OVEEDSEDS-TENE Dial 1040

Babs' Three Bips and a Bop : Babs Gonzales, voc; Rudy Williams, as; Tadd Dameron, p; group voc, arr; Pee Wee Tinney, g; group voc; Art Phipps, b; Charles Simon, d.
New York, February 21, 1947

- BN296-1 LOP-POW Blue Note 535

Dexter Gordon and his Boys : Fats Navarro, tp; Dexter Gordon, ts; Tadd Dameron, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Art Mardigan, d.
New York, December 22, 1947

- S3512 DEXTROSE Savoy 955

Leo Parker's All Stars : Joe Newman, yp; Joy Jey Johnson, tb; Dexter Gordon, ts; Leo Parker, bs; Jank Jones, p; Curley Russell, b; Shadow Wilson, d.


- S3495-1 WEE DOT Savoy 950

Lester Young, ts; Shorty McConnell, tp; Argonne Thornton, p; Fred Lacey, g; Ted Briscoe, b; Roy Haynes, d.
New York, December 28/30, 1947

- 124 JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE Aladdin AL 802

Charlie Parker Quartet : Charlie Parker, as; Hank Jones, p; Ray Brown, b; ShellyManne, d.
New York, December 1 & 2nd, 1947

- 2081-5 THE BIRD Jazz Scene (un-numbered)

Howard McGhee, tp; Billy Eckstine, v-tb; unknown, ts; Will Davis, p; Percy Heath, b; Joe Harris, d; Marcel Daniels, voc.
Chicago, February 1948

- THE LAST WORD Savoy MG 12026

Leo Parker's Quintette : Joe Newman, tp; Leo Parker, bs; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Al Lucas, b; Jack "The Bear" Parker, d.
Detroit, March 23, 1948

- D843 DINKY Savoy MG 9018

The Tadd Dameron Sextet : FatsNavarro, tp; Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, ts; Tadd Dameron, p; Curly Russell, b; Kenny Clarke, d.
New York, September 13, 1948

- BN333-1 LADY BIRD Blue Note 559

Brew Moore, ts; Gene De Novi, p; Jimmy Johnson, b; Stan Levey, d.
New York, October 22, 1948

- S3916 MORE BREW Savoy MG 12119

Charlie Ventura and his Band : Norman Faye, tp; Benny Green, tb; Charlie Ventura, ts, bs; Ben Ventura, bs; Roy Kral, p, voc; Gus Cole, b; Ed Shaugnessy, d; Jackie Cain, voc.
Chicago, October 1948

- NSC 388 PINA COLADA National 9066

James Moody's Modernists : Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, tp; Ernie Henry, as; James Moody, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; James "Hen Gates" Forman, p; NelsonBoyd, b; Teddy Stewart, d.
New York, October 19, 1948

- BN342-2 OH HENRY Blue Note BLP 5006

Buddy Stewart Quintet : Eddie Bert, tb; Wardell Gray, ts; Buddy Greco, p; Clyde Lombardi, b; Sonny Igoe, d; Buddy Stewart, voc.
New York, November 12, 1948

- C161 SHAWN Spotlite SPJ139

Art Blakey's Messengers : Kenny Dorham, tp; Howard Bowe, tb; Sahib Shihab, as; Musa Kaleem, ts; Ernie Thompson, bs; Walter Bishop, p; Laverne Barker, b; Art Blakey, d.
New York, December 22, 1947

- 323-1 BOP ALLEY Blue Note BLP 1050