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Limelight 82000/86000 series discography

About 70 albums were released on the Mercury subsidiary label Limelight between 1965 and 1969. These LPs were released in the 82000 series in mono and in the 86000 series in stereo. Mono releases were halted midway through the series at which point the 82000 sequence ends and releases continue only in the 86000 series. For this reason only the 86000 numbers are given in the list below.

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Limelight 82000/86000 series

'S Make It, Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, 1965, Limelight 86001

Tracks : Faith, 'S Make It, Waltz for Ruth, One for Gamal, Little Hughie, Olympia, Lament for Stacy

Musicians : Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, John Gilmore, John Hicks, Victor Sproles

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I/We Had A Ball, Various Artists, 1965, Limelight 86002

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Baby Breeze, Chet Baker, 1965, Limelight 86003

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Butterfly With Hiccups, Gerry Mulligan, 1965, Limelight 86004

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El Nutto, Terry Gibbs, 1965, Limelight 82005

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In A New Setting, Milt Jackson,1965, LS-86006

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Jambo Caribe, Dizzy Gillespie, 1965, Limelight 86007

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I Talk With The Spirits, Roland Kirk, 1965, Limelight 86008

Tracks : Serenade to a Cuckoo, Medley: We'll Be Together Again/People, A Quote from Clifford Brown, Trees, Fugue'n and Alludin', The Business Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, I Talk with the Spirits, Ruined Castles, Django, My Ship

Musicians : Roland Kirk, Bobby Moses, Horace Parlan, Michael Fleming, Walter Perkins, Cyristal-Joy Albert

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Cannonball And Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane, 1965, Limelight 86009

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Canadiana Suite, Oscar Peterson, 1965, Limelight 86010

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The Immortal Clifford Brown, Clifford Brown, 1965, Limelight LS-86011/12

Tracks : Cherokee (Indian Love Song), I've Got You Under My Skin, Willow Weep For Me, Daahoud, Flossie Lou, September Song, Laura, Jordu, Lover Come Back To Me, Stardust, Parisian Thoroughfare, Joy Spring, It's Crazy, Gertrude's Bounce, Embraceable You

A compilation of tracks by Max Roach / Clifford Brown groups recorded in the early to mid 1950s.

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Last Date, Eric Dolphy, 1965, Limelight 86013

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Three Moods, The Three Sounds, 1965, Limelight 86014

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Mingus Revisited, Charles Mingus, 1965, Limelight 86015

Tracks : Take The "A" Train, Prayer For Passive Resistance, Eclipse, Mingus Fingus No. 2, Weird Nightmare, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, Bemoanable Lady, Half-Mast Inhibition

Musicians : Charles Mingus, Clark Terry, Hobart Dotson, Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Richard Williams, Charles Greenlee, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper, Slide Hampton, Bill Barron, Booker Ervin, Joe Farrell, Yusef Lateef, Eric Dolphy, John LaPorta, Robert DiDomenica, Danny Bank, Harry Schulman, Don Butterfield, Paul Bley, Sir Roland Hanna, Charles McCracken, Dannie Richmond, George Scott, Sticks Evans

Originally released in 1960 as Pre Bird.

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But Not Really, Les McCann Ltd, 1965, Limelight 86016

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Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert, Various Artists, 1965, Limelight 86017

Tracks : Uh-Hmm! (Ode To Yard), Groovin' High, Now's The Time, Blues For Bird, Donna Lee, Medley: Bird Watcher/Disorder At The Border

Musicians : Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Kenny Dorham (track 6), C.C. Siegel, James Moody, Coleman Hawkins, Lee Konitz, Kenny Barron, Billy Taylor, Chris White, Tommy Potter, Rudy Collins, Roy Haynes, Dave Lambert

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Soul Finger, Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, 1965, Limelight 86018

Tracks : Soul Finger, Buh's Bossa, Spot Session, Freedom Monday, A Quiet Thing, The Hub

Musicians : Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Lucky Thompson, Gary Bartz, John Hicks, Victor Sproles

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Baker's Holiday, Chet Baker, 1965, Limelight 86019

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Grand Reunion, Vol. 1, Earl Hines Trio, 1965, Limelight 86020

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If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em, Gerry Mulligan, 1965, Limelight 86021

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The New Continent, Dizzy Gillespie And The Big Band, 1965, Limelight 86022

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Eloquence, Oscar Peterson, 1965, Limelight 86023

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At The Museum Of Modern Art, Milt Jackson, 1965, Limelight 86024

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Beaux J. Poo Boo, Les McCann Ltd, 1965, Limelight 86025

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Beautiful Friendship, The Three Sounds, 1965, Limelight 86026

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Rip Rig And Panic, Roland Kirk, 1965, Limelight 86027

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Grand Reunion 2, Earl Hines, 1965, Limelight 86028

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With Respect To Nat, Oscar Peterson, 1965, Limelight 86029

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Feelin' Good, Gerry Mulligan, 1965, Limelight 86030

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No album identified, Limelight 86031

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Them Adderleys, Cannonball Adderley & Nat Adderley, 1965, Limelight 86032

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Slightly Latin, Roland Kirk, 1966, Limelight 86033

Tracks : Walk On By, Raouf, It's All in the Game, Juarez, Shaky Money, Nothing But the Truth, Safari, And I Love Her, Ebrauqs

Musicians : Roland Kirk, Virgil Jones, Martin Banks, Garnett Brown, Horace Parlan, Eddie Mathias, Sonny Brown, Montego Joe, Manuel Ramos, plus a choir on some tracks

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Buttercorn Lady, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1966, Limelight 86034

Tracks : Buttercorn Lady, Recuerdo, The Theme, Between Races, My Romance, Secret Love

Musicians : Art Blakey, Chuck Mangione, Frank Mitchell, Keith Jarrett, Reggie Johnson

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Reissue (?) of With Respect To Nat, Oscar Peterson, 1966, Limelight 86035

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Live At Shelly's Manne Hole, Les McCann, 1966, Limelight 86036

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Today's Sounds: Live At The London House, The Three Sounds, 1966, Limelight 86037

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Hold On, I'm Coming, Art Blakey, 1966, Limelight 86038

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Blues Etude, Oscar Peterson, 1966, Limelight 86039

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Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Gerry Mulligan, 1966, Limelight 86040

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Plays The Hits, Les McCann, 1966, Limelight 86041

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The Melody Lingers On, Dizzy Gillespie, 1966, Limelight 86042

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Bucket O' Grease, Les McCann, 1966, Limelight 86043

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Soul Espanol, Oscar Peterson, 1967, Limelight 86044

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Born Free, Milt Jackson, 1967, Limelight 86045

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Live At Bohemian Caverns, Washington, D.C., Les McCann, 1967, Limelight 86046

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Images Fantastiques, Various Artists, 1967, Limelight 86047

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Panorama Electronique, Various Artists, 1967, Limelight 86048

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Le Voyage, Pierre Henry, 1967, Limelight 86049

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Songs Of The Second Moon, Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan, 1968, Limelight 86050

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The Percussions (Of Strasbourg), 1968, Limelight 86051

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Constellations And Interferences, Bengt Hambres, 1968, Limelight 86052

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Classical Ragas Of India, Deben Bhattacharya, 1968, Limelight 86053

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Mecki Mark Men, Mecki Mark Men, 1968, Limelight 86054

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Evolutions And Contrasts, Badings / Raaijmakers, 1968, Limelight 86055

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Ragas: Streams Of Light - Three North Indian Ragas, Lateef Ahmed Khan et al., 1968, Limelight 86056

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Santur, Tunbuk And Tar Music And Drum Rhythms From Iran, Various Artists, 1968, Limelight 86057

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7 Trumps From The Tarot Card / Pinions, Ruth White, 1968, Limelight 86058

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Variations For A Door And A Sigh, Pierre Henry, 1968, Limelight 86059

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Mr. Joy, Paul Bley, 1968, Limelight 86060

Tracks : Only Lovely, Kid Dynamite, Nothing Ever Was, Anyway, El Cordores, Ramblin', Touching, Blood, Mr. Joy

Musicians : Paul Bley, Gary peacock, Bill Elgart

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Response: Electronic Music From Norway, Arne Nordheim/Alfred Janson/Bjorn Fongaard, 1968, Limelight 86061

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Cauldron, Fifty Foot Hose, 1968, Limelight 86062

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Spleen, The Sound Of Feeling, 1968, Limelight 86063

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Signals, The Percussions Of Strasbourg, 1968, Limelight 86064

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Mass For Today / The Green Queen, Pierre Henry, 1968, Limelight 86065

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Flowers Of Evil, Ruth White, 1969, Limelight 86066

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Dawn, Don Robertson, 1969, Limelight 86067

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Running In The Summernight, Mecki Mark Man, 1969, Limelight 86068

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Ragnarok: Electronic Funk By, Beaver & Krause, 1969, Limelight 86069

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Moog Groove, The Electronic Concept Orchestra, 1969, Limelight 86070

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Funky Skull, Melvin Jackson, 1969, Limelight 86071

Tracks : Funky Skull Parts 1 & 2, Ma, She's Makin' Eyes At Me, Bold And Black, Dance Of The Dervish, Everybody Loves My Baby, Cold Duck Time Parts 1 & 2, Say What, Funky Doo, Silver Cycles

Musicians : Melvin Jackson, Leo Smith, Lester Bowie, Donald Towns, Tom Hall, Steve Galloway, Byron Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Tobie Wynn, Bobby Pittman, James Tatum, Jodie Christian, Pete Cosey, Phil Upchurch, Billy Hart, Morris Jennings, The Sound Of Feeling, Maurice Miller

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Electric Love, The Electronic Concept Orchestra, 1969, Limelight 86072

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Last updated May 2011