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Riverside Records 200/300/400 series discography

This is a discography of the 200/300/400 series of LPs released on the Riverside label between 1956 and 1964. The catalog numbers for mono releases are used throughout the list. These albums have the prefix RLP 12 before the main sequential part of the catalog numbers. Early albums (1956/57) were released in mono only. After this early period both mono and stereo version were issued. At first stereo releases were given a completely different catalog number. For example Man Bites Harmonica was RLP 12-257 (mono) and RLP 1125 (stereo). At some point in 1960 the stereo numbering was brought in line with the mono numbering. For example The Centaur And The Phoenix was RLP 12-337 (mono) and RLP 9 337 (stereo). The mono numbering is sequential through the complete series.

The series is divided over 3 pages. The current page lists LPs in the sequence Riverside RLP 12 201 to RLP 12 299. These were released in the 1956 to 1959 period. When available the "See more details" link leads to a page with a track list and musicians information for the album.

Other Riverside pages on the site:

200/300/400 series: 201-299 | 300-399 | 400-499

Jazzland label | 3500 sereies

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Riverside 201 to 299

Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-201

Tracks : It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Sophisticated Lady, I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, Black And Tan Fantasy, Mood Indigo, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Solitude, Caravan

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke

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New Solos By An Old Master, Joe Sullivan, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-202

Tracks : Gin Mill Blues, That's A Plenty, A Room With A View, Sweet Lorraine, Hangover Blues, Little Rock Getaway, Honeysuckle Rose, Summertime, Fido's Fantasy, My Little Pride And Joy, I Cover The Waterfront, Farewell To Riverside

Musicians : Joe Sullivan, Dave Lario, Smoky Stover

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Get Happy With, The Randy Weston Trio, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-203

Tracks : Get Happy, Fire Down There, Where Are You?, Under Blunder, Dark Eyes, Summertime, Bass Knows, C-Jam Blues, A Ballad, Twelfth Street Rag

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill, Wilbert Hogan

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The Mundell Lowe Quartet, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-204

Tracks : Will You Still Be Mine?, I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans, I'll Never Be The Same, All Of You, Yes Sir, That's My Baby, The Night We Called It A Day, Bach Revisited, Cheek To Cheek, Far From Vanilla

Musicians : Mundell Lowe, Dick Hyman, Trigger Alpert, Ed Shaughnessy

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Ragtime!, Tony Parenti's Ragpickers / Tony Parenti's Ragtime Band, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-205

Tracks : Grace And Beauty, Crawfish Crawl, Hiawatha, The Entertainer's Rag, The Lily Rag, Praline, Swipesy Cakewalk, Nonsense Rag, Sunflower Slow Drag, Cataract Rag, Redhead Rag, Hysterics Rag

Musicians : Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Ralph Sutton, Baby Dodds, George Wettling

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The Voice Of Marty Bell, The Quartet Of Don Elliott, Marty Bell / Don Elliott, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-206

Tracks : I Didn't Know What Time It Was, I Thought About You, Moonlight in Vermont, The Girl Next Door, According to Moyle, S'posin', This Can't Be Love, The Love of My Life, I Found a New Baby, You Go To My Head, September Song, Me and You

Musicians : Marty Bell, Don Elliott, Bob Corwin, Vinnie Burke, Jimmy Campbell

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Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition, George Lewis Quartet And Band, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-207

Tracks : St. Phillip Street Breakdown, Salty Dog, The Old Rugged Cross, Red Wing, Lou-easy-an-i-a, Careless Love, Weary Blues, Bill Bailey, Tin Roof Blues, Dipper Mouth Blues, It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary, Bugle Call Rag

Musicians : George Lewis, Alvin Alcorn, Bill Matthews, Alton Purnell, Lester Santiago, Lawrence Marrero, Alcide Pavageau, Paul Barbarin, Alton Purnell, Dr. Edmond Souchon

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Guitar Moods By, Mundell Lowe, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-208

Tracks : Speak Low, We'll Be Together Again, Memories Of You, Ill Wind, You Don't Know What Love Is, I Dream Too Much, June In January, I'll Take Romance, It's So Peaceful In The Country, Our Waltz, I'm Old Fashioned, Goodbye

Musicians : Mundell Lowe, Trigger Alpert, Ed Shaughnessy, Al Klink, Phil Bodner

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The Unique, Thelonious Monk, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-209

Tracks : Liza, Memories Of You, Honeysuckle Rose, Darn That Dream, Tea For Two, You Are Too Beautiful, Just You, Just Me

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey

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Dixieland In Hi-Fi, Gene Mayl, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-210

Tracks : Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home, Sunset Cafe Stomp, Muscrat Ramble, Weary Blues, Big Butter And Egg Man, Blue Mama's Suicide Wail, Darktown Strutters Ball, St. James Infirmary, Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Game To Me), Roll, Jordan Roll, Sweet Georgia Brown, Red River Valley

Musicians : Gene Mayl, Bob Hodes, Charlie Sonnanstine, Joe Darensbourg, Robin Wetterau, Jack Vastine

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Sweet And Hot, Wild Bill Davison, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-211

Tracks : St. Louis Blues, Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble, Hotter Than That, As Long As I Live, Avalon, Swinging Down The Lane, Just A Gigolo, She's Funny That Way, Ghost Of A Chance, Yesterdays, Why Was I Born, When Your Lover Has Gone

Musicians include: Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Garvin Bushell, Ralph Sutton, Sid Weiss, Mory Feld, Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas, Edmond Hall, James P. Johnson, Danny Barker, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds, Johnny Blowers

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Piano Solos In The Classic Jazz Tradition, Ralph Sutton, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-212

Tracks : Dill Pickles, White Wash Man, Carolina In The Morning, St. Louis Blues, A-Flat Dream, African Ripples, Fascination, I'm Comin' Virginia, Drop Me Off In Harlem, Love Me Or Leave Me, Sugar Rose, Bee's Knees

Musicians : Ralph Sutton, George Wettling

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San Francisco Style, Lu Watters / Bob Helm, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-213

Tracks : Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Cake Walking Babies From Home, Antigua Blues, Beale Street Blues, Chattanooga Stomp, Jazzin' Babies Blues, Snake Rag, Pineapple Rag, Riverside Shake, Back Side O' Town, Doin' The Plymouth Rock, How'm I'm Gonna Do It, I Don't Want Anymore, Seagull Strut, Daybreak Blues

Musicians : Lu Watters, Bob Scobey, Turk Murphy, Bob Helm, Wally Rose, Harry Mordecai, Dick Lammi, Bill Dart / Bob Helm, Everett Farey, Hank Ross, Bill Stanley, Bob Thompson

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With These Hands..., Randy Weston Trio plus Cecil Payne, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-214

Tracks : The Man I Love, Serenade In Blue, I Can't Get Started With You, This Can't Be Love, These Foolish Things, Lifetime, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, Little Niles

Musicians : Randy Weston, Cecil Payne, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Wilbert Hogan

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Dixieland Jam Session, Conrad Janis, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-215

Tracks : When The Saints Go Marching In, See See Rider, High Society, That's A Plenty, Willie The Weeper, Eh La Bas, When You And I Were Young Maggie, Down By The Riverside

Musicians : Conrad Janis, Dick Smith, Tom Sharpsteen, Bob Wilber, Ralph Sutton, Elmer Schoebel, Danny Baker, George 'Pops' Foster, Freddie Moore

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Creole Reeds, Sidney Bechet / Albert Nicholas, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-216

Tracks : I'm Through, Goodbye, Waste No Tears, Dardanella, I Never Knew, The Broken Windmill, Without A Home, Buddy Bolden's Blues, No Pas Lemme Ca, Les Ognons, Salee Dame, Wolverine Blues, Albert's Blues

Musicians : Music by four groups. Bob Wilber and his Jazz Band: Sidney Bechet, Bob Wilber, Henry Goodwin, Jimmy Archey, Dick Wellstood, Pops Foster, Tommy Benford / The All-Star Stompers: Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Albert Nicholas, Ralph Sutton, Danny Barker, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds / Baby Dodds Trio: Albert Nicholas, Don Ewell, Baby Dodds / Albert Nicholas and His Creole Serenaders: Albert Nicholas, James P. Johnson, Danny Barker, Pops Foster

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New Orleans Contrasts, Sharkey Bonano / Paul Barbarin, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-217

Tracks : She's Crying For Me, Missouri Waltz, Land O' Dreams, Indiana, Alice Blue Gown, Peculiar Rag, Eh La Bas, Fidgety Feet, Walk Through The Streets Of The City, Just A Little While To Stay Here, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Clarinet Marmalade

Musicians : Sharkey Bonano, Julian Laine, Harry Shields, Stanley Mendelson, Chink Martin, Monk Hazel / Paul Barbarin, Ernest Cagnolatti, Edward Pierson, Albert Burbank, Lester Santiago, Johnny St. Cyr, Richard McLean

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New Counterpoint For Six Valves, Don Elliott and Rusty Dedrick, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-218

Tracks : Mine, Vampire Till Ready, Your Own Iron, When Your Lover Has Gone, The Bull Speaks, Dominik Seventh, Gargantuan Chant, Easy To Remember, Henry's Mambo, Theme And Inner Tube

Musicians : Don Elliott, Rusty Dedrick, Dick Hyman, Mundell Lowe, Eddie Safranski, Don Lamond

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New Music Of Alec Wilder, Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-219

Tracks : Suggestion For Bored Dancers, She Never Wore Makeup, What Happened Last Night?, Walk Softly, Let's Get Together And Cry, Mama Never Dug This Scene, Pop, What's A Passacaglia, No Plans, The Endless Quest, Around The World In, An Unrelenting Memory, Tacet For Neurotics

Musicians : Mundell Lowe, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Carroll, Don Hammond, Jerry Roth, Bernard Garfield, Harold Goltzer, Jim Buffington, John Barrows, Milt Hinton, Trigger Alpert, Ed Shaughnessy

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The Bob Corwin Quartet Featuring The Trumpet Of Don Elliott, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-220

Tracks : My Shining Hour, Isn't It Romantic?, I'll Remember April, I Remember You, Rico-Jico Joe, It Might as Well Be Spring, I'll Take Romance, Gone with the Wind, It Could Happen to You, Ponytail

Musicians : Bob Corwin, Don Elliott, Ernie Furtado, Jimmy Campbell

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Jazz By Gee!, Matthew Gee All-Stars, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-221

Tracks : Out of Nowhere, I'll Remember April, Joram, Sweet Georgia Brown, Lover Man, Gee!, Kingston Lounge, The Boys from Brooklyn

Musicians : Matthew Gee, Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Frank Foster, Cecil Payne, Joe Knight, John Simmons, Art Taylor

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Presenting, Ernie Henry, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-222

Tracks : Gone With The Wind, Orient, Free Flight, Checkmate, Active Ingredients, I Should Care, Cleo's Chant

Musicians : Ernie Henry, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Art Taylor

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New Jazz Conceptions, Bill Evans, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-223

Tracks : I Love You, Five, I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, Conception, Easy Living, Displacement, Speak Low, Waltz For Debby, Our Delight, My Romance, No Cover, No Minimum

Musicians : Bill Evans,Teddy Kotick, Paul Motian

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Kenny Drew Trio, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-224

Tracks : Caravan, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Ruby My Dear, Weird-O, Taking A Chance On Love, When You Wish Upon A Star, Blues For Nica, It's Only A Paper Moon

Musicians : Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones

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Trigger Happy!, Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All-Star Seven, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-225

Tracks : Treat Me Rough, Looking At You, Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today), Trigger Happy, Tranquilizer, I Like The Likes Of You, I Wish I Were In Love Again, I Don't Want To Be Alone Again, Trigger Fantasy, Where's That Rainbow?

Musicians : Trigger Alpert, Joe Wilder, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Tony Scott, Ed Shaughnessy

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Brilliant Corners, Thelonious Monk, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-226

Tracks : Brilliant Corners, Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are, Pannonica, I Surrender, Dear, Bemsha Swing

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, Clark Terry, Ernie Henry, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

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Trio And Solo, Randy Weston, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-227

Tracks : Sweet Sue, Pam's Waltz, Solemn Meditation, Again, Zulu, Little Girl Blue, We'll Be Together Again, Softness, Lover, If You Could See Me Now

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill, Art Blakey

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Zoot!, Zoot Sims, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-228

Tracks : Why Cry?, Echoes of You, Swim, Jim, Here and Now, Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread), Osmosis, Taking a Chance on Love

Musicians : Zoot Sims, Nick Travis, George Handy, Wilbur Ware, Osie Johnson

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Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-229

Tracks : Love For Sale, Geraldine, Minority, Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart, Straight Ahead, Wake Up!

Musicians : Gigi Gryce, Donald Byrd, Wade Legge, Wendell Marshall, Art Taylor

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Jazz At Vespers, George Lewis, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-230

Tracks : Just A Little While To Stay Here, Bye And Bye, The Old Rugged Cross, Sometimes My Burden Is Hard To Bear, Down By The Riverside, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Lord, You've Been Good To Me, When The Saints Go Marching In

Musicians : George Lewis, Avery Howard, Jim Robinson, Alton Purnell, Lawrence Marrero, Alcide Pavageau, Joe Watkins

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Gin Bottle Jazz, Carl Halen, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-231

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Musicians : Carl Halen, George Stell, Jack Pollack, Martin Kollstedt, Fred Cary, Jim Carroll, Tom Hyer

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Jazz A La Bohemia, Randy Weston Trio With Cecil Payne, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-232

Tracks : Theme: Solemn Meditation, Just A Riff, You Go To My Head, Once In A While, Hold 'Em Joe, It's All Right With Me, Chessman's Delight, Theme: Solemn Meditation

Musicians : Randy Weston, Cecil Payne, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Al Dreares

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The Hawk Flies High, Coleman Hawkins, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-233

Tracks : Chant, Juicy Fruit, Think Deep, Laura, Blue Lights, Sancticity

Musicians : Coleman Hawkins, Idrees Sulieman, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones, Barry Galbraith, Oscar Pettiford, Jo Jones

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Sultry Serenade, Herbie Mann, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-234

Tracks : Let Me Tell You, When The Sun Comes Out, Professor, Lazy Bones, Sultry Serenade, Little Man You've Had A Busy Day, One Morning In May, Swing Till The Girls Come Home

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Urbie Green, Jack Nimitz, Joe Puma, Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Smith

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Thelonious Himself, Thelonious Monk, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-235

Tracks : April In Paris, Ghost Of A Chance, Functional, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, I Should Care, 'Round Midnight, All Alone, Monk's Mood

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane (on Monk's Mood), Wilbur Ware (on Monk's Mood)

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This Is New, Kenny Drew, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-236

Tracks : This Is New, Carol, It's You Or No One, You're My Thrill, Little T, Paul's Pal, Why Do I Love You?

Musicians : Kenny Drew, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Wilbur Ware, G.T. Hogan

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Serenade To A Bus Seat, Clark Terry, 19??, Riverside RLP 12-237

Tracks : Donna Lee, Boardwalk, Boomerang, Digits, Serenade To A Bus Seat, Stardust, Cruising, That Old Black Magic

Musicians : Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones

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A Grand Night For Swinging, Mundell Lowe, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-238

Tracks : It's a Grand Night for Swinging, Blues Before Freud, Easy to Love, It Could Happen to You, Love Me or Leave Me, You Turned the Tables on Me, Crazy Rhythm

Musicians : Mundell Lowe, Billy Taylor, Les Grinage, Ed Thigpen, Gene Quill (on 3 tracks)

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Jazz Contrasts, Kenny Dorham, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-239

Tracks : Falling In Love With Love, I'll Remember April, Larue, My Old Flame, But Beautiful, La Villa

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Betty Glamman, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

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Bobby Jaspar, Bobby Jaspar, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-240

Tracks : Seven Up, My Old Flame, All Of You, Doublemint, Before Dawn, Sweet Blanche

Musicians : Bobby Jaspar, Idrees Sulieman, George Wallington, Wilbur Little, Elvin Jones

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The Sound Of Sonny, Sonny Rollins, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-241

Tracks : The Last Time I Saw Paris, Just In Time, Toot, Toot, Tootsie, What Is There To Say, Dearly Beloved, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Cutie, It Could Happen To You, Mangoes

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes

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Monk's Music, Thelonious Monk, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-242

Tracks : Abide With Me, Well, You Needn't, Ruby, My Dear, Off Minor, Epistrophy, Crepuscule With Nellie

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, Ray Copeland, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Gigi Gryce, Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey

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Blues For Tomorrow, Various Artists, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-243

Tracks and groups: Blues For Tomorrow (East Coast All-Stars), A Sad Thing (Herbie Mann's Californians), Funky Hotel Blues (Sonny Rollins Quartet), Let's Blow Some Blues (Mundell Lowe Quintet), The Fuzz (Bobby Jaspar Quartet)

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Jazz For Lovers, Various Artists, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-244

(Possible) tracks and main performers: Laura (Coleman Hawkins), I Should Care (Ernie Henry), Speak Low (Mundell Lowe), Fools Rush In (Zoot Sims), You’re My Thrill (Kenny Drew), My Old Flame (Kenny Dorham), Stardust (Clark Terry), It’s Easy To Remember (Don Elliott), Moonlight In Vermont (Don Elliott), When The Sun Comes Out (Herbie Mann)

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Great Ideas Of Western Mann, Herbie Mann's Californians, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-245

Tracks : The Theme, Lady Bird, Get Out Of Town, Is It Tur What They Say About Dixie?, A Handful Of Stars, A Stella Performance

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Jack Sheldon, Jimmy Rowles, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis

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Duke With A Difference, Clark Terry, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-246

Tracks : C-Jam Blues, In A Sentimental Mood, Cottontail, Just Squeeze Me, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train, In A Mellotone, Come Sunday

Musicians : Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn, Tyree Glenn, Luther Henderson, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard, Marian Bruce

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Mulligan Meets Monk, Gerry Mulligan/Thelonious Monk, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-247

Tracks : 'Round Midnight, Rhythm-A-Ning, Sweet And Lovely, Decidedly, Straight, No Chaser, I Mean You

Musicians : Gerry Mulligan, Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware, Shadow Wilson

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Seven Standards And A Blues, Ernie Henry Quartet, 19??, Riverside RLP 12-248

Tracks : I Get A Kick Out Of You, My Ideal, I've Got The World On A String, Sweet Lorraine, Soon, Lover Man, Specific Gravity, Like Someone In Love

Musicians : Ernie Henry, Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

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Pal Joey: Jazz Impressions Of The Rodgers And Hart, Kenny Drew, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-249

Tracks : Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered, Do It The Hard Way, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, Happy Hunting Horn, I Could Write A Book, What Is A Man?, My Funny Valentine, The Lady Is A Tramp

Musicians : Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

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San Francisco Suite For Jazz Trio, Freddie Redd, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-250

Tracks : San Francisco Suite: View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito / Grant Street (Chinatown) / Barbary Coast / Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 & 7 A.M. / Dawn In The City, Blue Hour, By Myself, Ol' Man River, Minor Interlude, This Is New, Nica Steps Out

Musicians : Freddie Redd, George Tucker, Al Dreares

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That's Him, Abbey Lincoln, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-251

Tracks : Strong Man, Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe, My Man, Tender As A Rose, That's Him, I Must Have That Man, Porgy, When A Woman Loves A Man, Don't Explain

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

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The Chicago Sound, Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-252

Tracks : Mamma-Daddy, Body And Soul, Desert Sands, 31st And State, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Latin Quarters, Be-Ware, The Man I Love

Musicians : Wilbur Ware, Johnny Griffin, John Jenkins, Junior Mance, Frank Dunlop, Wilbur Campbell

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Most Likely..., Dick Johnson, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-253

Tracks : Lee-Antics, It's So Peaceful In The Country, Aw C'mon Hoss, Stella By Starlight, Me 'N' Dave, It's Bad For Me, The End Of A Love Affair, Folderol, The Loop

Musicians : Dick Johnson, Dave McKenna, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

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Piano, Wynton Kelly, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-254

Tracks : Whisper Not, Action, Dark Eyes, Strong Man, Ill Wind, Don't Explain, You Can't Get Away

Musicians : Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Burrell (tracks 1 to 3)

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2 Horns/2 Rhythm, Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-255

Tracks : Lotus Blossom, Sposin', Soon, Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, The End Of A Love Affair, I'll Be Seeing You, Noose Bloos, Jazz-Classic

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware, G.T. Hogan

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The Modern Touch, Benny Golson, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-256

Tracks : Out Of The Past, Reunion, Venetian Breeze, Hymn To The Orient, Namely You, Blues On Down

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

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Man Bites Harmonica!, Jean Thielemans, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-257

Tracks : East Of The Sun, Don't Blame Me, 18th Century Ballroom, Soul Station, Fundamental Frequency, Strutting With Some Barbecue, Imagination, Isn't It Romantic

Musicians : Jean Thielemans, Pepper Adams, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Art Taylor

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Freedom Suite, Sonny Rollins, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-258

Tracks : The Freedom Suite, Someday I'll Find You, Will You Still Be Mine?, Till There Was You, Shadow Waltz

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

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At The Hi-Fi Jazz Band Ball, Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-259

Tracks : Maple Leaf Rag, Trouble In Mind, Buddy's Habits, Skid-Dat-De-Dat, Panama, Chattanooga Stomp, Wabash Blues, High Society, Careless Love Blues, I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll

Musicians probably include: Gene Mayl, Bob Hodes, Charlie Sonnastine, Joe Darensbourg, Robin Wetterau, Jack Vastine

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Dance Off Both Your Shoes In Hi-Fi, Red Onion Jazz Babies, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-260

Tracks : Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, Susie, Beedle Um Bum, I'm Nobody's Baby, Yellow Dog Blues, Too Much Mustard, Why Do I Love You?, Songs Of The Islands, Oriental Strut, Mr. Jelly Lord, Red Onion, Sobbin' Blues

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Whoopee Makers Jazz, Carl Halen's Gin Bottle Seven, 1957?, Riverside RLP 12-261

Tracks : Once In A While, You're Next, King Porter Stomp, 'Deed I Do, Ugly Child, Snake Rag, Somebody Stole My Gal, Beale Street Blues, Mabel's Dream, Original Jelly Roll Blues, Copenhagen, Emperor Norton's Hunch

Musicians : Carl Halen, Bob Butters, Martin Kollstedt, Jim Campbell, Matt Fuchs, Ian Carroll, Tom Hyer

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Thelonious In Action, Thelonious Monk Quartet With Johnny Griffin, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-262

Tracks : Light Blue, Coming On The Hudson, Rhythm-A-Ning, Epistrophy, Blue Monk, Evidence, Epistrophy (Theme)

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, Johnny Griffin, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Roy Haynes

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Look Out For, Evans Bradshaw!, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-263

Tracks : Georgia On My Mind, Hallelujah!, The Prophet, Love For Sale, Coolin' The Blues, Blueinet, Angel Eyes, Old Devil Moon

Musicians : Evans Bradshaw, George Joyner, Philly Joe Jones

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Johnny Griffin Sextet, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-264

Tracks : Stix' Trix, What's New?, Woody'n You, Johnny G.G, Catharsis

Musicians : Johnny Griffin, Donald Byrd, Pepper Adams, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

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10 To 4 At The 5 Spot, Pepper Adams Quintet, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-265

Tracks : 'Tis (Theme), You're My Thrill, The Long Two/Four, Hastings Street Bounce, Yourna

Musicians : Pepper Adams, Donald Byrd, Bobby Timmons, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones

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Last Chorus, Ernie Henry, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-266

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, Beauty And The Blues, All The Things You Are, Melba's Tune, S'posin, Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are, Like Someone In Love, Cleo's Chant

Musicians : Ernie Henry, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Payne, Kenny Drew, Wynton Kelly, Thelonious Monk, Paul Chambers, Eddie Mathias, Oscar Pettiford, Wilbur Ware, G. T. Hogan, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Art Taylor

A posthumous album comprising tracks from a number of sessions in 1956 and 1957.

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Riverside Drive, Various Artists, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-267

Tracks and main performer: Liza (Thelonious Monk), La Villa (Kenny Dorham), The Man I Love (Randy Weston), It's You Or No One (Kenny Drew), Mamma-Daddy (Wilbur Ware), Wake Up! (Gigi Gryce), My Shining Hour (Bob Corwin/Don Elliott), Trigger Happy! (Trigger Alpert), Donna Lee (Clark Terry)

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Hooray For Bix!, Marty Grosz And His Honoris Causa Jazz Band, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-268

Tracks : Changes, Cryin' All Day, Lonely Melody, I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now, Sorry, My Pet, The Love Nest, Clementine, Oh, Miss Hannah, Wa-Da-Da (Everybody's Doin' It Now), For No Reason at All in C, Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now

Musicians : Marty Grosz, Carl Halen, Turk Santos, Harry Budd, Frank Chace, Bob Skiver, Tut Soper, Chuck Neilson, Pepper Boggs

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Portrait Of Cannonball, Cannonball Adderley, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-269

Tracks : Minority, Straight Life, Blue Funk, A Little Taste, People Will Say We're In Love, Nardis

Musicians : Cannonball Adderley, Blue Mitchell, Bill Evans, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones

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The Right Combination, Joe Albany with Warne Marsh, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-270

Tracks : Daahoud, Angel Eyes, I Love You, Body And Soul, It's You Or No One, All The Things You Are, The Nearness Of You

Musicians : Joe Albany, Warne Marsh, Bob Whitlock

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In Orbit, Clark Terry with Thelonious Monk, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-271

Tracks : In Orbit, One Foot In The Gutter, Trust In Me, Let's Cool One, Pea-Eye, Argentina, Moonlight Fiesta, Buck's Business, Very Near Blue

Musicians : Clark Terry, Thelonious Monk, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones

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8 Ways To Jazz Cole Porter, Various Artists, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-272

Tracks : I Love You (Bill Evans), Looking at You (Trigger Alpert), Love for Sale (Gigi Gryce), Easy to Love (Mundell Lowe), All of You (Bobby Jaspar), Every Time We Say Goodbye (Sonny Rollins), Get Out of Town (Herbie Mann), I Get a Kick Out of You (Ernie Henry)

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Big 6, Blue Mitchell, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-273

Tracks : Blues March, Big Six, There Will Never Be Another You, Brother 'Ball, Jamph, Sir John, Promenade

Musicians : Blue Mitchell, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

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Way Out!, Johnny Griffin, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-274

Tracks : Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?, Hot Sausage, Sunny Monday, Cherokee, Terry's Tune, Little John

Musicians : Johnny Griffin, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

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This Is The Moment!, Kenny Dorham, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-275

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, I Remember Clifford, Since I Fell for You, I Understand, From This Moment On, This Is the Moment, Angel Eyes, Where Are You?, Golden Earrings, Make Me a Present of You

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, G.T. Hogan, Charlie Persip

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John Benson Brooks' Alabama Concerto featuring, Cannonball Adderley/Art Farmer, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-276

Tracks : First Movement: The Henry John Story/Some Lady's Green, Green Rocky Breasts/Job's Red Wagon, Second Movement: Trampin'/The Loop, Third Movement: Little John Shoes/Milord's Calling, Fourth Movement: Blues For Christmas/Rufus Playboy/Grandma's Coffin

Musicians : Art Farmer, Cannonball Adderley, John Benson Brooks, Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton

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It's Magic, Abbey Lincoln, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-277

Tracks : I Am In Love, It's Magic, Just For Me, An Occasional Man, Ain't Nobody's Business, Out Of The Past, Music, Maestro, Please, Love, Exactly Like You, Little Niles

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones

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It Could Happen To You, Chet Baker Sings, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-278

Tracks : Do It The Hard Way, I'm Old Fashioned, You're Driving Me Crazy, It Could Happen To You, My Heart Stood Still, The More I See You, Everything Happens To Me, Dancing On The Ceiling, How Long Has This Been Going On?, Old Devil Moon

Musicians : Chet Baker, Kenny Drew, George Morrow, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Dannie Richmond

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Misterioso, Thelonious Monk, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-279

Tracks : Nutty, Blues Five Spot, Let's Cool One, In Walked Bud, Just A Gigolo, Misterioso

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, Johnny Griffin, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Roy Haynes

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Deeds, Not Words, Max Roach, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-280

Tracks : You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Filide, It's You Or No One, Jodie's Cha-Cha, Deeds, Not Words, Larry-Larue, Conversation

Musicians : Max Roach, Booker Little, Ray Draper, George Coleman, Art Davis

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In New York, Chet Baker, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-281

Tracks : Fair Weather, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Hotel 49, Solar, Blue Thoughts, When Lights Are Low

Musicians : Chet Baker, Johnny Griffin, Al Haig, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones

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Blues For Dracula, Philly Joe Jones, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-282

Tracks : Blues For Dracula, Trick Street, Fiesta, Tune-Up, Ow!

Musicians : Philly" Joe Jones, Nat Adderley, Julian Priester, Johnny Griffin, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison

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Of New Orleans, George Lewis, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-283

Tracks : Fidgety Feet, Shake It And Break It, Bugle Boy March, Salutation March, If Ever I Cease To Love, 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do, I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, Far Away Blues, God Leads His Dear Children Along, Bill Bailey, The Royal Telephone, I Just Can't Keep It To Myself Alone

Musicians : George Lewis, Kid Howard, Peter Bocage, Jim Robinson, Harrison Barnes, Isadore Barbarin, Joe Howard, Lawrence Marrero, Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, Baby Dodds, Lawrence Marrero, Harold Lewis, Sister Berenice Phillips

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Saxophone Revolt, Various Artists, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-284

Tracks : Rhythm-A-Ning (Gerry Mulligan), Monk's Mood (John Coltrane), Woody'n You (Johnny Griffin), Think Deep (Coleman Hawkins), A Little Taste (Cannonball Adderley), Mood Indigo (Johnny Hodges), Namely You (Benny Golson), Cutie (Sonny Rollins)

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Branching Out, Nat Adderley, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-285

Tracks : Sister Caroline, Well, You Needn't, Dont' Get Around Much Anymore, I've Got Plenty Of Nothin', Branching Out, I Never Knew, Warm Blue Stream

Musicians : Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Gene Harris, Andy Simpkins, Bill Dowdy

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Things Are Getting Better, Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-286

Tracks : Blues Oriental, Things Are Getting Better, Serves Me Right, Groovin' High, The Sidewalks Of New York, Sounds For Sid, Just One Of Those Things

Musicians : Cannonball Adderley, Milt Jackson, Wynton Kelly, Percy Heath, Art Blakey

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Jazz Sahara: Middle-Eastern Music, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-287

Tracks : Ya Annas (Oh, People), Isma'a (Listen), El Haris (Anxious), Farah' Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us)

Musicians : Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Johnny Griffin, Jack Ghanaim, Al Harewood, Mike Hamway, Bilal Abdurrahman, Naim Karacand

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Jazz In Retrospect, Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings, 19598, Riverside RLP 12-289

Tracks : Original Dixieland One Step, Lonesome Man Blues, Caravan, Dustin' The Keys, Black Wall Tunnel Blues, Alabama Bound, Limehouse Blues, Put-In Blues, China Girl, Solitude, Harlem Breakdown, Lou-Easy-An-I-Ay

Musicians : Gene Mayl, Al Frankey, Curtis Miller, Bill Napier, Clarence Hall, Jack Vastine, Eddie Robinson

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The Other Side Of, Benny Golson, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-290

Tracks : Strut Time, Jubilation, Symptoms, Are You Real?, Cry A Blue Tear, This Night

Musicians : Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Barry Harris, Jymie Merritt, Philly Joe Jones

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Everybody Digs, Bill Evans, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-291

Tracks : Minority, Young And Foolish, Lucky To Be Me Night And Day, Epilogue, Tenderly, Peace Piece, What Is There To Say, Oleo, Epilogue

Musicians : Bill Evans, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones

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Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace, Johnny Pace with the Chet Baker Quintet, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-292

Tracks : All Or Nothing At All, Crazy, She Calls Me, The Way You Look Tonight, This Is Always, When The Sun Comes Out, What Is There To Say, Everything I've Got Belongs To You, We Could Make Such Beautiful Music, It Might As Well Be Spring, Yesterdays

Musicians : Johnny Pace, Chet Baker, Herbie Mann, Joe Berle, Vinnie Burke, Philly Joe Jones

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Out Of The Blue, Blue Mitchell, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-293

Tracks : Blues On My Mind, It Could Happen To You, Boomerang, Sweet-Cakes, Missing You, When The Saints Go Marching In

Musicians : Blue Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Art Blakey

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New Blue Horns, Various Artists, 19??, Riverside RLP 12-294

Tracks : Studio B (Blue Mitchell Quintet), Early Morning Mood (Chet Baker Sextet), C-Jam Blues (Clark Terry Sextet), Soft Winds (Chet Baker Quartet), Mammy Yokum (Nat Adderley Quartet), Optional (Kenny Dorham Quintet)

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Top And Bottom Brass, Clark Terry Quintet With Don Butterfield, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-295

Tracks : Mili-Terry, The Swinging Chemise, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, Blues For Etta, Top 'N' Bottom, 127, A Sunday Kind Of Love, Mardi Gras Waltz

Musicians : Clark Terry, Don Butterfield, Jimmy Jones, Sam Jones, Art Taylor

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Pieces Of Eighty-Eight, Evans Bradshaw, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-296

Tracks : The Trolley Song, Mangoes, Pushing The Blues, It Ain't Necessarily So, Take The "A" Train, A Foggy Day, It's All Right With Me, Blues For Jim, Night In Tunisia

Musicians : Evans Bradshaw, Alvin Jackson, Richard Allen

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Blue Spring, Kenny Dorham Septet featuring Cannonball Adderley, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-297

Tracks : Blue Spring, It Might As Well Be Spring, Poetic, Spring Is Here, Spring Cannon, Passion Spring

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Payne, David Amram, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb

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Kelly Blue, Wynton Kelly, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-298

Tracks : Kelly Blue, Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise, Green Dolphin Street, Willow Weep For Me, Keep It Moving, Old Clothes

Musicians : Wynton Kelly, Nat Adderley, Benny Golson, Bobby Jaspar, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb

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Chet, Chet Baker, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-299

Tracks : Alone Together, How High The Moon, It Never Entered My Mind, 'Tis Autumn, If You Could See Me Now, September Song, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Time On My Hands, You And The Night And The Music

Musicians : Chet Baker, Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Connie Kay

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Last updated November 2014