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Ira Sullivan Discography

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Date: June 1953
Location: Universal Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Chance

Conte Candoli (ldr), Bob Wynn (as), Ira Sullivan (ts), Conte Candoli (t), Gene Esposito (p), Chubby Jackson (b), Tony Pappa (d)

a. C5110 Blue Note
b. C5111 Flamingo(Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson)
Chance 78CH 1153 — Flamingo/Mambo Junior   
Chance 45CH 1153 — Flamingo/Mambo Junior   (1954)
IAJRC LP 12"25 — Modern Trumpet Leaders   
c. C5112 Ellington
d. C5113 Mambo Junior(Gene Esposito)
Chance 78CH 1153 — Flamingo/Mambo Junior   
Chance 45CH 1153 — Flamingo/Mambo Junior   (1954)
IAJRC LP 12"25 — Modern Trumpet Leaders   

Location from Sullivan's Encyclopedia of Jazz questionnaire. Title for selection c. is not certain. Leader's name is misspelled as "Conti Condoli" on original issue.


Date: January 1955
Location: Bee Hive, Chicago, IL
Label: [private recording]

Charlie Parker (ldr), Charlie Parker (as), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Norman Simmons (p), Victor Sproles (b), unidentified (d)

a. [unknown titles](Composer Unknown)

Private tape dated January 1955 is said to exist in Bruyninckx. Drummer is not Vernell Fournier, who had left the Bee Hive house band just prior to the Parker engagement.


Date: June 20, 1955
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Fantasy

Red Rodney (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Red Rodney (t, v), Norman Simmons (p), Victor Sproles (b), Roy Haynes (d)

a. Taking A Chance On Love(Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter) - 3:07
b. Dig This(Norman Simmons) - 3:14
c. Red Is Blue(Norman Simmons) - 5:51
d. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie(Billy Rose, Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer) - 2:53
e. On Mike(Norman Simmons, Red Rodney) - 4:12
f. The Song Is You(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:56
g. You And The Night And The Music(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 4:17
h. Laura(David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:42
i. Rhythm In A Riff(Billy Eckstine) - 3:11
j. Daddy-o(Norman Simmons) - 3:45
All titles on:
Fantasy LP 12"3-208 — Modern Music From Chicago   
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 048 — Modern Music From Chicago   
Fantasy CDFCD 24758-2 — The Red Rodney Quintets   (2001)

Ira Sullivan (ts) on a-e, g, i-j, (t) on a-e, g, i-j; Red Rodney (v) on i.

Sleeve says all tracks late June 1955 but Lord gives 6/20/55 and another June session.


Date: late June 1955
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Fantasy

Red Rodney (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Red Rodney (t), Norman Simmons (p), Victor Sproles (b), Roy Haynes (d)

a. Hail To Dale(Ira Sullivan) - 3:40
b. Jeffie(Norman Simmons) - 3:37
Both titles on:
Fantasy LP 12"3-208 — Modern Music From Chicago   
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 048 — Modern Music From Chicago   
Fantasy CDFCD 24758-2 — The Red Rodney Quintets   (2001)

Sleeve says all tracks late June 1955 but Lord gives 6/20/55 and another June session.


Date: June 25, 1956
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

Art Blakey, Rita Reys (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey (d), Rita Reys (v)

a. CO56230 My One And Only Love(Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) / arr: Horace Silver - 4:11
Columbia LP 12"CL 903 — The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys   
Philips LP 12"BO8006L — The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys   
b. CO56231 Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year(Frank Loesser) / arr: Horace Silver - 3:37
Columbia LP 12"CL 903 — The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys   
Philips LP 12"BO8006L — The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys   
c. CO56232 Lil' T [aka The Third](Donald Byrd) - 8:08
Columbia LP 12"FC 38036 — Originally   (1982)
Columbia Legacy CDCK 93637 — Drum Suite   (2005)
d. CO56233-1 The New Message [aka Little T](Donald Byrd) - 8:38
Columbia LP 12"FC 38036 — Originally   (1982)
Columbia Legacy CDCK 93637 — Drum Suite   (2005)
e. CO56233-3alt The New Message [aka Little T](Donald Byrd) - 5:33
Columbia Legacy CDCK 93637 — Drum Suite   (2005)

Art Blakey (ldr) on c-e; Rita Reys (ldr) on a-b, (v) on a-b; Ira Sullivan (t) on d-e.


Date: October 21, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

J.R. Monterose (ldr), J.R. Monterose (ts), Ira Sullivan (t), Horace Silver (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

a. tk 2alt Wee-Jay(J.R. Monterose) - 7:17
b. tk 3 Wee-Jay(J.R. Monterose) - 6:56
Blue Note LP 12"BLP 1536 — J.R. Monterose   
Blue Note CDTOCJ 9044 — J.R. Monterose   
c. tk 7 Mark V(J.R. Monterose) - 6:30
Blue Note LP 12"BLP 1536 — J.R. Monterose   
Blue Note CDTOCJ 9044 — J.R. Monterose   
d. tk 9 Lil' T [aka The Third](Donald Byrd) - 5:15
Blue Note LP 12"BLP 1536 — J.R. Monterose   
Blue Note CDTOCJ 9044 — J.R. Monterose   
e. tk 10 Bobbie Pin(J.R. Monterose) - 8:03
Blue Note LP 12"BLP 1536 — J.R. Monterose   
Blue Note CDTOCJ 9044 — J.R. Monterose   
f. tk 12 Ka-link(Philly Joe Jones) - 9:01
Blue Note LP 12"BLP 1536 — J.R. Monterose   
Blue Note CDTOCJ 9044 — J.R. Monterose   
g. tk 15 Beauteous(Paul Chambers) - 5:24
Blue Note LP 12"BLP 1536 — J.R. Monterose   
Blue Note CDTOCJ 9044 — J.R. Monterose   
All titles on:
Blue Note CDCDP 7243 8 29102 2 0 — J.R. Monterose   (1994)
Blue Note CD5099 9 215387 2 8 — J.R. Monterose   (2008)

d. listed as The Third.


Date: November 14, 1956
Location: New York City?
Label: ABC-Paramount

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (t), Billy Taylor (p), Earl May (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

a. 5354alt So In Love(Cole Porter)
b. 5355 Blues(Composer Unknown)
c. 5356alt You Don't Know What Love Is(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)

Date: November 16, 1956
Location: New York City?
Label: ABC-Paramount

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (t), Billy Taylor (p), Earl May (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

a. 5357 So In Love(Cole Porter) - 3:37
b. 5358 Imagination(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:14
c. 5356A You Don't Know What Love Is(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 5:45
d. 5359 Leslie's Gauge(Ira Sullivan) - 8:55
e. 5360 In A Mellotone(Duke Ellington) - 6:19
f. 5361 Strolling(Ira Sullivan) - 7:57
g. 5362 They Can't Take That Away From Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:40
All titles on:
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 162 — Billy Taylor Introduces Ira Sullivan   

Date: November 22, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Signal

Red Rodney (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts), Red Rodney (t), Tommy Flanagan (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

a. Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 10:50
b. You Better Go Now(Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner) - 5:33
c. Stella By Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 6:05
All titles on:
Onyx LP 12"ORI 204 — The Red Arrow   (1974)
Savoy LP 12"12148 — Red Rodney   
Signal LP 12"S 1206 — 1957   
Savoy Jazz CDSV-0148 — Fiery   (1991)

Date: November 24, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Signal

Red Rodney (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Red Rodney (t), Tommy Flanagan (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Elvin Jones (d)

a. Red Arrow(Red Rodney) - 5:13
b. Box 2000(Red Rodney) - 6:00
c. Ubas(Oscar Pettiford) - 4:55
All titles on:
Onyx LP 12"ORI 204 — The Red Arrow   (1974)
Savoy LP 12"12148 — Red Rodney   
Signal LP 12"S 1206 — 1957   
Savoy Jazz CDSV-0148 — Fiery   (1991)

Ira Sullivan (ts) on b-c, (t) on a.


Date: December 24, 1958
Location: Sound Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Nicky Hill (ts), Ira Sullivan (t), Jodie Christian (p), Victor Sproles (b), Wilbur Campbell (d)

a. Secret Love(Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 8:38
Delmark LP 12"DS-422 — Nicky's Tune   (1970)
b. When Sunny Gets Blue(Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) - 5:11
Delmark LP 12"DS-422 — Nicky's Tune   (1970)
c. Nicky's Tune #2(Nicky Hill) - 8:29
Delmark LP 12"DS-422 — Nicky's Tune   (1970)
d. Nicky's Tune #3(Nicky Hill) - 8:58
Delmark LP 12"DS-422 — Nicky's Tune   (1970)
e. Wilbur's Tune #2(Wilbur Campbell) - 7:56
Delmark LP 12"DS-422 — Nicky's Tune   (1970)
f. Mock And Roll Blues(Composer Unknown) - 4:51
All titles on:
Delmark CDDD 422 — Nicky's Tune   

Date: July 26, 1959
Location: Richard Cunliffe Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Johnny Griffin (as, ts, bar), Ira Sullivan (as, bar, t, ah), Jodie Christian (p), Victor Sproles (b), Wilbur Campbell (d)

a. a-01 Wilbur's Tune(Wilbur Campbell) - 6:03
Delmark LP 12"DL 402 — Blue Stroll   (1988)
b. a-02 My Old Flame(Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 6:40
Delmark LP 12"DL 402 — Blue Stroll   (1988)
c. a-03 Blue Stroll(Jodie Christian) - 5:52
Delmark LP 12"DL 402 — Blue Stroll   (1988)
d. b-01 Bluzinbee(Composer Unknown) - 19:46
Delmark LP 12"DL 402 — Blue Stroll   (1988)
e. c-01 63rd Street Theme(Johnny Griffin) - 7:24
f. c-02alt Wilbur's Tune(Wilbur Campbell) - 8:13
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE-402 — Blue Stroll   (1997)

Johnny Griffin (as) on d, (ts) on a, c-f, (bar) on d; Ira Sullivan (as) on c-e, (bar) on b-e, (t) on a, c-f, (ah) on c-e.


Date: June 7, 1960
Location: Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Argo

Roland Kirk (ldr), Roland Kirk (ts), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), William Burton (p, org), Donald Garrett (b), Sonny Brown (d)

a. 10249 Jack The Ripper(William Burton) - 7:55
b. 10250 Spirit Girl(Roland Kirk) - 5:24
c. 10251 Our Waltz(David Rose) - 4:56
d. 10252 The Call(Roland Kirk) - 8:44
e. 10253 Soul Station(Roland Kirk) - 5:30
f. 10254 Love Is Here To Stay(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:52
All titles on:
Argo LP 12"LP 669 — Introducing Roland Kirk   (1960)
MCA CDCHD-91551 — Introducing Roland Kirk   

Ira Sullivan (ts) on e, (t) on a-e; William Burton (p) on a-c, e-f, (org) on d.


Date: 1962
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Vee-Jay

Eddie Harris (ldr), Bunky Green (as), Eddie Harris (ts), Ira Sullivan (t), Willie Pickens (p), Donald Garrett (b), Marshall Thompson (d)

a. The Dancing Bull(Eddie Harris) - 6:09
b. Antidote(Eddie Harris) - 4:31
Both titles on:
Vee-Jay CDNVJ2-913 — The Lost Album Plus The Better Half   (1993)

Date: 1962
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Vee-Jay

Eddie Harris (ldr), Bunky Green (as), Eddie Harris (ts), Ira Sullivan (t), Joseph Diorio (g), Mel Rhyne (org), Gerald Donovan (d)

a. Cuttin' Out(Eddie Harris) - 14:54
b. Shakey Jake(Eddie Harris) - 15:22
Both titles on:
Vee-Jay CDNVJ2-913 — The Lost Album Plus The Better Half   (1993)

Date: March 12, 1962
Location: Birdhouse, Chicago, IL
Label: Vee-Jay

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Nicky Hill (ts), Ira Sullivan (t, fh), Jodie Christian (p), Donald Garrett (b), Dorrell Anderson, Wilbur Campbell (d)

a. a-01 Klact-oveeseds-tene(Charlie Parker) - 8:29
Vee-Jay LP 12"VJLP 3033 — Bird Lives!   
b. a-02 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)(Bart Howard) - 6:12
Vee-Jay LP 12"VJLP 3033 — Bird Lives!   
c. a-03 Shaw 'Nuff(Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) - 2:24
Vee-Jay LP 12"VJLP 3033 — Bird Lives!   
d. b-01 Perhaps(Charlie Parker) - 6:03
Vee-Jay LP 12"VJLP 3033 — Bird Lives!   
e. b-02 Love Letters(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 5:07
Vee-Jay LP 12"VJLP 3033 — Bird Lives!   
f. b-03 Mohawk(Charlie Parker)
Vee-Jay LP 12"VJLP 3033 — Bird Lives!   
g. b-03 When Will The Blues Leave?(Ornette Coleman) - 8:30
h. c-01 Si Si(Charlie Parker) - 15:15
i. c-02 Bebop(Dizzy Gillespie)
j. c-02 Humpty Dumpty(Ornette Coleman) - 13:25
k. c-03 Milestones(John Lewis) - 8:13
l. c-04 Sketches(John Lewis) - 8:13
m. c-05 Omicron(Donald Byrd) - 10:32
n. c-06 On The Alamo(Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) - 9:57
o. c-07 The Inch Worm(Frank Loesser) - 7:31
p. c-08 Back Home Blues(Charlie Parker) - 5:18
q. c-09 For You, For Me, For Evermore(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:54
All titles on:
Vee-Jay CDNVJ2-950 — Bird Lives!   (1993)

f, g;   i, j;   l;   o  performed as medleys

Dorrell Anderson (d) on a-e, h-q; Wilbur Campbell (d) on f-q.

Dorel Anderson appears on a-01, a-02, a-03. Wilbur Campbell appears on unspecified tracks. The "Milestones" performed is the earlier of the two compositions with that title.


Date: March 2, 1967
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Atlantic

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts, t, fh), Lon Norman (tb, eu), Dolphe Castellano (p, key), William Fry (b), Jose Cigno (d)

a. 11851 Oh Gee!(Matthew Gee, Jr.) - 3:17
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
b. 11852 Norwegian Wood(Paul McCartney, John Lennon) - 5:07
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
c. 11853 This Is All I Ask(Gordon Jenkins)
d. 11854 E Flat Tuba G(Ira Sullivan) - 5:00
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
e. 11855 Nineveh(Ira Sullivan) - 8:53
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
f. 11856 Horizons(Dolphe Castellano) - 8:26
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
g. 11857 Angel Eyes(Matt Dennis, Earl Brent)
h. 11858 Everything Happens To Me(Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 5:43
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
i. 11859 If You Are But A Dream(Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton, Nat Bonx)
j. 11860 Adah(Luchi De Jesus) - 4:54
Atlantic LP 12"1476 — Horizons   (1967)
Discovery LP 12"DS 873 — Horizons   
Collectables CDCOL-CD 6619 — Horizons/The Little Giant   (2000)
k. 11861 Sonny Boy(Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson)
l. 11862 Night Life(Willie Nelson, Walter Breeland, Paul Buskirk)
m. 11863 Junction(Composer Unknown)
n. 11864 Dolph Line(Dolphe Castellano)
o. 11865 Blues(Composer Unknown)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on b-c, e, g, i-o, (ts) on a, c-d, f-i, k-o, (t) on c-d, g-i, k-o, (fh) on c, g-i, k-o; Lon Norman (tb) on a, c-d, f-g, i, k-o, (eu) on b-c, g, i, k-o; Dolphe Castellano (p) on a, c-o, (key) on b-c, g, i-o.

Details not known for unissued selections, which were probably lost in Atlantic warehouse fire.

Confirmation needed on composer of "Night Life".


Date: March 3, 1970
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Atlantic

Eddie Harris (ldr), Eddie Harris (ts), Ira Sullivan (t), Joseph Diorio, Cornell Dupree, Jimmy O'Rourke (g), Dave Crawford (p), Billy Carter (org), Donald 'Duck' Dunn (eb), Tubby Ziegler (d)

a. 18675 Why Don't You Quit(Eddie Harris) - 6:38
Atlantic 455101   
Atlantic LP 12"SD 1554 — Come On Down   (1970)
b. 18676 Fooltish(Sonny Phillips) - 7:01
Atlantic 455101   
Atlantic LP 12"SD 1554 — Come On Down   (1970)
c. 18677 Really(Eddie Harris) - 4:27
Atlantic 455105   
Atlantic LP 12"SD 1554 — Come On Down   (1970)
d. 18678 Don't You Know Your Future's In Space(Eddie Harris) - 5:24
Atlantic LP 12"SD 1554 — Come On Down   (1970)
e. 18679alt Why Don't You Quit(Eddie Harris)
f. 18680 Live Right Now(Eddie Harris) - 8:13
Atlantic 455105   
Atlantic LP 12"SD 1554 — Come On Down   (1970)
g. 18681alt Fooltish(Sonny Phillips)
h. 18682 Nowhere To Go(Eddie Harris) - 5:03
Atlantic LP 12"SD 1554 — Come On Down   (1970)

Joseph Diorio (g) on c; Cornell Dupree (g) on a-b, d-h; Jimmy O'Rourke (g) on a-b, d-h.

18679 and 18681 are long versions. 19966 is an edited version of 18680 that appeared on Atlantic 5105.


Date: December 9, 1975
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Horizon

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss), Joseph Diorio (g), Tony Castellano (p)

a. Jitterbug Waltz(Thomas 'Fats' Waller) - 6:29
Horizon LP 12"SP-706 — Ira Sullivan   (1976)

Date: December 12, 1975
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Horizon

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss), Tony Castellano (p)

a. My Reverie(Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton) - 2:24
A&M LP 12"SP-3412 — Nadia's Theme   (1975)
Horizon LP 12"SP-706 — Ira Sullivan   (1976)

Date: December 13, 1975
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Horizon

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, per), Joseph Diorio (g), Jaco Pastorius (abg), Steve Bagby (d)

a. Portrait Of Sal LaRosa(Dolphe Castellano) - 7:34
Horizon LP 12"SP-706 — Ira Sullivan   (1976)

Date: February 12, 1976
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Horizon

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss), Alex Darqui (p)

a. Purples, Violets And Blues(Ira Sullivan, Alex Darqui, Henry Glover) - 4:43
b. Dove(Carl Zittrer, Mike Smith) - 6:16
Both titles on:
Horizon LP 12"SP-706 — Ira Sullivan   (1976)

Ira Sullivan (f) on b.


Date: March 9, 1976
Location: Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Label: Horizon

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts, t)

a. Old Hundredth(Genevan Psalter) - 0:33
b. Finlandia(Jean Sibelius) - 0:52
Both titles on:
Horizon LP 12"SP-706 — Ira Sullivan   (1976)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on b, (ts) on b.


Date: August 9, 1977
Location: Singer Koncertzaal, Laren, Netherlands
Label: [radio broadcast]

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, af, ss, as, ts, t, fh), Joseph Diorio (g), Tony Castellano (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Steve Bagby (d, per)

a. 01 Horns Of Di Lama(Tony Castellano) - 31:22
b. 02 Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most(Fran Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.) - 25:32
c. 03 Jitterbug Waltz(Thomas 'Fats' Waller) - 17:14
d. 04 The Gentle Rain(Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey) - 10:22
e. 05 That's Earl, Brother(Dizzy Gillespie) - 13:03
f. 06 Now's The Time(Charlie Parker) - 5:29
g. 07 [unknown title](Composer Unknown) - 10:11

f, g  performed as medley

Ira Sullivan (f) on a, d, g, (af) on d, g, (ss) on c, (as) on a, (ts) on b, (t) on a, e, (fh) on a, c, f; Tony Castellano (p) on a-f; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b) on a-f; Steve Bagby (d) on a-f, (per) on d.

b. includes passages of free improvisation and is incomplete on only known source.


Date: October 11, 1977
Location: Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Flying Fish

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, t, fh), Wilbur Campbell (vib, d), Simon Salz (g), Jodie Christian (p), Dan Shapera (b), Guy Viveros (d)

a. tk 1alt Circumstantial(Simon Salz)
b. tk 4alt Little Sunflower(Freddie Hubbard)
c. tk 5alt Stranger In Paradise(George 'Chet' Forrest, Robert Craig Wright, Alexander Borodin)
d. tk 6 Stranger In Paradise(George 'Chet' Forrest, Robert Craig Wright, Alexander Borodin) - 8:30
Flying Fish LP 12"FF-075 — Ira Sullivan   (1978)
e. tk 16 Circumstantial(Simon Salz) - 9:44
Flying Fish LP 12"FF-075 — Ira Sullivan   (1978)
f. tk 17alt Circumstantial(Simon Salz)
g. tk 19 The Girl From Ipanema(Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel) - 8:45
Flying Fish LP 12"FF-075 — Ira Sullivan   (1978)
h. tk 21 Angel Eyes(Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 8:07
Flying Fish LP 12"FF-075 — Ira Sullivan   (1978)
i. tk 23 That's Earl, Brother(Dizzy Gillespie) - 8:04
Flying Fish LP 12"FF-075 — Ira Sullivan   (1978)
j. tk 25alt That's Earl, Brother(Dizzy Gillespie)
k. tk 27alt I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)(Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)

Wilbur Campbell (vib) on k, (d) on a-j; Guy Viveros (d) on k.

Composer of "Circumstantial" incorrectly listed as Sullivan on issues.


Date: October 20, 1977
Location: Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Flying Fish

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, t, fh), Simon Salz (g), Jodie Christian (p), Dan Shapera (b), Wilbur Campbell (d)

a. tk 1alt Father, Can You Hear Me?(Ira Sullivan)
b. tk 7alt Father, Can You Hear Me?(Ira Sullivan)
c. tk 10alt Father, Can You Hear Me?(Ira Sullivan)
d. tk 17 Monday's Dance(Ira Sullivan) - 6:04
Flying Fish LP 12"FF-075 — Ira Sullivan   (1978)
e. tk 19alt Circumstantial(Simon Salz)
f. tk 21alt Blues For Johnnie Bratton(Ira Sullivan)

Date: November 29, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Philly Joe Jones (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts), Nat Adderley (c), George Cables (p, ep), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

a. 01 tk 1alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
b. 01 tk 2alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
c. 01 tk 3alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
d. 01 tk 4alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
e. 01 tk 5alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
f. 01 tk 6alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
g. 01 tk 7B United Blues(Ron Carter) - 5:41
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5112 — Philly Mignon   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1935-2 — Philly Mignon   (2001)
h. 02 tk 1alt Third Plane(Ron Carter)
i. 02 tk 2alt Third Plane(Ron Carter)
j. 02 tk 3alt Third Plane(Ron Carter)
k. 03 tk 1alt Killer Joe(Benny Golson)
l. 03 tk 2Falt Killer Joe(Benny Golson)
m. 03 tk 3Calt Killer Joe(Benny Golson)
n. 04 tk 1alt Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
o. 04 tk 2Aalt Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)

Date: November 30, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Philly Joe Jones (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts), Nat Adderley (c), George Cables (p, ep), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

a. 05 tk 1alt Jim's Jewel(Charles Bowen, Jr.)
b. 05 tk 2alt Jim's Jewel(Charles Bowen, Jr.)
c. 05 tk 3alt Jim's Jewel(Charles Bowen, Jr.)
d. 05 tk 4alt Jim's Jewel(Charles Bowen, Jr.)
e. 05 tk 5alt Jim's Jewel(Charles Bowen, Jr.)
f. 05 tk 6 Jim's Jewel(Charles Bowen, Jr.) - 5:10
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5112 — Philly Mignon   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1935-2 — Philly Mignon   (2001)
g. 06 tk 1Ainc Kenoinjo(Keno Speller, Philly Joe Jones)
h. 06 tk 2alt Kenoinjo(Keno Speller, Philly Joe Jones)
i. 06 tk 3inc Kenoinjo(Keno Speller, Philly Joe Jones)
j. 07 tk 1Aalt Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn)
k. 07 tk 3inc Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn)

Date: December 1, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Philly Joe Jones (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts), Dexter Gordon (ts), Nat Adderley (c), George Cables (p, ep), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

a. 08 tk 1alt Untitled Trio Blues(Nat Adderley, Ron Carter, Philly Joe Jones)
b. 09 tk 1alt Confirmation(Charlie Parker)
c. 09 tk 2A Confirmation(Charlie Parker) - 6:38
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5112 — Philly Mignon   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1935-2 — Philly Mignon   (2001)
d. 10 tk 1alt Neptunis(Ernest 'Benny' Bailey)
e. 10 tk 2alt Neptunis(Ernest 'Benny' Bailey)
f. 10 tk 3 Neptunis(Ernest 'Benny' Bailey) - 12:23
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5112 — Philly Mignon   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1935-2 — Philly Mignon   (2001)
g. 11 tk 1inc Polka Dots And Moonbeams(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5112 — Philly Mignon   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1935-2 — Philly Mignon   (2001)
h. 11 tk 1B Polka Dots And Moonbeams(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 10:28
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5112 — Philly Mignon   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1935-2 — Philly Mignon   (2001)
i. 01A tk 1alt United Blues(Ron Carter)
j. 01A tk 2alt United Blues(Ron Carter)

Ira Sullivan (f) on b-f, i-j, (ss) on b-f, i-j, (as) on b-f, i-j, (ts) on b-f, i-j; Dexter Gordon (ts) on d-j; Nat Adderley (c) on a-f, i-j; George Cables (p) on b-j, (ep) on b-j.


Date: December 1, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Red Garland (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, as, ts), Harold Land (ts), Nat Adderley (c), Red Garland (p), Ron Carter (b), Frank Butler (d)

a. 01 tk 1alt untitled(Nat Adderley)
b. 02 tk 1alt Love For Sale(Cole Porter)
c. 03 tk 1alt Days Of Wine And Roses(Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)
d. 04 tk 1inc The More I See You(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

Producer Ed Michel notes: "this session unusable - DO NOT USE THIS DATE"


Date: December 2, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Red Garland (ldr), Harold Land, Ira Sullivan (ts), Nat Adderley (c), Red Garland (p), Ron Carter (b), Frank Butler (d)

a. 01 tk 1 Red Alert(Nat Adderley) - 10:34
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5109 — Red Alert   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-647-2 — Red Alert   
b. 02 tk 1alt Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie)
c. 02 tk 2A Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie) - 11:13
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5109 — Red Alert   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-647-2 — Red Alert   
d. 03 tk 1alt I Want To Be Happy(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach)
e. 03 tk 2alt I Want To Be Happy(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach)
f. 04 tk 1alt Somos Novios (Imposible)(Armando Manzanero)
g. 04 tk 2 Somos Novios (Imposible)(Armando Manzanero) - 5:39
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5109 — Red Alert   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-647-2 — Red Alert   
h. 05 tk 1alt Stella By Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington)
i. 05 tk 2alt Stella By Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington)
j. 05 tk 3alt Stella By Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington)
k. 05 tk 4B Stella By Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 5:44
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5109 — Red Alert   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-647-2 — Red Alert   
l. 06 tk 1alt Theme For A Tarzan Movie(Nat Adderley)
m. 06 tk 2alt Theme For A Tarzan Movie(Nat Adderley)
n. 06 tk 3 Theme For A Tarzan Movie(Nat Adderley) - 3:56
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5109 — Red Alert   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-647-2 — Red Alert   
o. 07 tk 1alt The Whiffenpoof Song(Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy, Tod B. Galloway, Rudy Vallee)
p. 07 tk 2A The Whiffenpoof Song(Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy, Tod B. Galloway, Rudy Vallee) - 8:21
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5109 — Red Alert   (1978)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-647-2 — Red Alert   

Harold Land (ts) on a-e, h-k; Ira Sullivan (ts) on a-e, o-p; Nat Adderley (c) on a-e, l-n.


Date: December 2, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts, t, fh), Red Garland (p)

a. 01 tk 1alt Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year(Frank Loesser)

Date: December 5, 1977
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts, t, fh, per), Red Garland (p), Monty Budwig (b), Frank Butler (d), Kenneth Nash (per)

a. 02 tk 1alt But Beautiful(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
b. 02 tk 2alt But Beautiful(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
c. 03 tk 1alt I'll Remember April(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
d. 03 tk 2alt I'll Remember April(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
e. 03 tk 3alt I'll Remember April(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
f. 03 tk 4alt I'll Remember April(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
g. 04 tk 1Aalt I Wish I Knew(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
h. 04 tk 2alt I Wish I Knew(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
i. 04 tk 3alt I Wish I Knew(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
j. 05 tk 1alt The More I See You(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
k. 05 tk 2alt The More I See You(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
l. 06 tk 1 Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash) - 9:28
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
m. 06 tk 2alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
n. 03A tk 1alt I'll Remember April(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
o. 07 tk 1alt Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
p. 07 tk 2alt Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
q. 07 tk 3Cinc Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
r. 07 tk 3Dalt Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
s. 08 tk 1alt If You Could See Me Now(Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman)
t. 08 tk 1Binc If You Could See Me Now(Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman)
u. 09 tk 1alt Three Little Words(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
v. 09 tk 2alt Three Little Words(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
w. 10 tk 1alt Black Coffee(Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Burke)
x. 10 tk 2alt Black Coffee(Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Burke)
y. 11 tk 1alt Can't Get Out Of This Mood(Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser)
z. 11 tk 2alt Can't Get Out Of This Mood(Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser)

Red Garland (p) on a-k, n-z; Monty Budwig (b) on a-v; Frank Butler (d) on a-v; Kenneth Nash (per) on a-v; Ira Sullivan (per) on a-v.


Date: September 19, 1978
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts), Joseph Diorio (g), John Heard (b), Billy Higgins (d)

a. 01 tk. 01alt Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes](Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
b. 01 tk. 02alt Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes](Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
c. 01 tk. 03 Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes](Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) - 8:19
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
d. 02 tk. 01E Painted Ladies (A Confiscated Bolero)(John Heard, Joseph Diorio, Billy Higgins) - 9:23
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
e. 02 tk. 02alt Painted Ladies (A Confiscated Bolero)(John Heard, Joseph Diorio, Billy Higgins)
f. 03 tk. 01A Anthropology(Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:25
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
g. 03 tk. 02alt Anthropology(Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on d-e, (ts) on a-c, f-g.


Date: September 20, 1978
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, ts, t), Joseph Diorio (g), John Heard (b), Billy Higgins (d), Kenneth Nash (per)

a. 04 tk. 01alt Young And Foolish(Arnold B. Horwitt, Albert Hague)
b. 04 tk. 02Aalt Young And Foolish(Arnold B. Horwitt, Albert Hague)
c. 05 tk. 01alt Old Folks(Willard Robison, Dedette Hill)
d. 05 tk. 02alt Old Folks(Willard Robison, Dedette Hill)
e. 05 tk. 03alt Old Folks(Willard Robison, Dedette Hill)
f. 06 tk. 01alt I Get A Kick Out Of You(Cole Porter)
g. 06 tk. 02alt I Get A Kick Out Of You(Cole Porter)
h. 06 tk. 03 I Get A Kick Out Of You(Cole Porter) - 4:19
Galaxy LP 12"SMJ 6260 — Peace   
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5114 — Peace   (1979)
i. 07 tk. 01alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
j. 07 tk. 02alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
k. 07 tk. 03alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
l. 07 tk. 04alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
m. 07 tk. 05alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
n. 07 tk. 06alt Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
o. 08 tk. 01alt Multimedia(Ira Sullivan)
p. 08 tk. 02alt Multimedia(Ira Sullivan)
q. 09 tk. 01A Send In The Clowns(Stephen Sondheim) - 7:37
Galaxy LP 12"SMJ 6260 — Peace   
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5114 — Peace   (1979)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on a-h, q, (t) on a-h, o-q; John Heard (b) on a-p; Billy Higgins (d) on a-p; Kenneth Nash (per) on i-q.


Date: September 21, 1978
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, ts, t), Joseph Diorio (g), John Heard (b), Billy Higgins (d), Kenneth Nash (per, v)

a. 10 tk. 01alt My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)
b. 10 tk. 02alt My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)
c. 11 (3A) tk. 01alt Anthropology(Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie)
d. 11 tk. 01alt Peace(Horace Silver)
e. 11 tk. 02alt Peace(Horace Silver)
f. 12 tk. 01alt So Much Love(Michael Stevens)
g. 12A tk. 01alt Vento Bravo(Edu Lôbo)
h. 12A tk. 02A Vento Bravo(Edu Lôbo) - 10:05
Galaxy LP 12"SMJ 6260 — Peace   
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5114 — Peace   (1979)
i. 13 (8A) tk. 01alt Multimedia(Ira Sullivan)
j. 13 (8A) tk. 02alt Multimedia(Ira Sullivan)
k. 13 (8A) tk. 03E Multimedia(Ira Sullivan) - 4:46
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
l. 14 (12) tk. 02alt So Much Love(Michael Stevens)
m. 14 (12) tk. 03Balt So Much Love(Michael Stevens)
n. 15 (13) tk. 01alt Gong(Joseph Diorio)
o. 15 (13) tk. 02A Gong(Joseph Diorio) - 6:01
Galaxy LP 12"SMJ 6260 — Peace   
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5114 — Peace   (1979)
p. 16 - overdubs Painted Ladies (A Confiscated Bolero)(John Heard, Joseph Diorio, Billy Higgins)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
q. 17 - overdubsalt My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)

Ira Sullivan (f) on d-o, (ss) on d-h, l-o, (ts) on c-o, (t) on d-h, l-o, q; Joseph Diorio (g) on a-o, q; John Heard (b) on a-o; Billy Higgins (d) on a-k; Kenneth Nash (per) on d-p, (v) on p.


Date: September 23, 1978
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, ts, t)

a. 01 - overdubs Painted Ladies (A Confiscated Bolero)(John Heard, Joseph Diorio, Billy Higgins)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
b. 02 - overdubsalt Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes](Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
c. 03 - overdubsalt Old Folks(Willard Robison, Dedette Hill)
d. 04 - overdubsalt My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)
e. 05 - overdubs Peace(Horace Silver) - 9:20
Galaxy LP 12"SMJ 6260 — Peace   
Galaxy LP 12"GXY 5114 — Peace   (1979)
f. 06 - overdubs Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on b-e, (ts) on b-e.

Overdubs only


Date: September 24, 1978
Location: Fantasy Studio B, Berkeley, CA
Label: Galaxy

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, ts, t)

a. 01 - overdubs Strut (Rhythm Piece)(Ira Sullivan, Kenneth Nash)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
b. 02 - overdubs Painted Ladies (A Confiscated Bolero)(John Heard, Joseph Diorio, Billy Higgins)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
c. 03 - overdubs Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes](Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
Galaxy LP 12"GXY-5137 — Multimedia   (1982)
d. 04 - overdubsalt So Much Love(Michael Stevens)

Overdubs only


Date: October 7, 1978
Location: Jazz Showcase, Chicago, IL
Label: [radio broadcast]

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, t, fh), Eddie Higgins (p), Dan Shapera (b), Wilbur Campbell (d)

a. 01 You Stepped Out Of A Dream(Gus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown) - 8:12
b. 03 The Girl From Ipanema(Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel) - 8:07
c. 04 Jitterbug Waltz(Thomas 'Fats' Waller) - 12:17
d. 05 Secret Love(Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:09
e. 06 Bluesette(Jean 'Toots' Thielemans, Norman Gimbel)
f. 06 Blue 'n' Boogie(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)

e, f  performed as medley

Ira Sullivan (f) on d-f, (ss) on c, (t) on a, d-f, (fh) on b-c.

Broadcast on NPR Jazz Alive program.

Spoken comments by Joe Segal precede the first selection.

Additional selection 02 "Dove" (12:00, Sullivan plays flute) - by unknown composer.

Medley 06 (19:27) concludes with unknown title.


Date: May 8 & 9 and July 5 & 7, 1980
Location: Village Vanguard, New York City
Label: Muse

Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts, t, fh, per), Red Rodney (t, fh), Garry Dial (p), Paul Berner (b), Tom Whaley (d)

a. Lodgellian Mode(Jack Walrath) - 8:54
Muse LP 12"MR 5209 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1980)
32 Jazz CD32073 — Hey, Chood   (1998)
32 Jazz CD32167 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1999)
b. A Time For Love(Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:46
Muse LP 12"MR 5209 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1980)
32 Jazz CD32167 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1999)
c. Mr. Oliver(Jeff Meyer) - 8:40
Muse LP 12"MR 5209 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1980)
32 Jazz CD32167 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1999)
d. What Can We Do(Simon Salz) - 9:50
Muse LP 12"MR 5209 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1980)
32 Jazz CD32073 — Hey, Chood   (1998)
32 Jazz CD32167 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1999)
e. Come Home To Red(Jack Walrath) - 5:12
Muse LP 12"MR 5209 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1980)
32 Jazz CD32167 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1999)
f. Blues In The Guts(Jack Walrath) - 6:10
Muse LP 12"MR 5209 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1980)
32 Jazz CD32073 — Hey, Chood   (1998)
32 Jazz CD32167 — Live At The Village Vanguard   (1999)
g. Hi Jinx(Jack Walrath) - 7:28
Muse LP 12"MR 5267 — Hi Jinx At The Vanguard   
h. On The Seventh Day(Jack Walrath) - 5:00
Muse LP 12"MR 5267 — Hi Jinx At The Vanguard   
i. Days Of Wine And Roses(Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 8:44
Muse LP 12"MR 5267 — Hi Jinx At The Vanguard   
j. I Remember You(Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) - 7:20
Muse LP 12"MR 5267 — Hi Jinx At The Vanguard   
k. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)(Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 8:18
Muse LP 12"MR 5267 — Hi Jinx At The Vanguard   
l. Let's Cool One(Thelonious Monk) - 5:20
Muse LP 12"MR 5267 — Hi Jinx At The Vanguard   
m. Recorda Me [aka No Me Esqueça](Joe Henderson) - 7:45
Muse LP 12"MR 5307 — Alive In New York   (1986)
n. Monday's Dance(Ira Sullivan) - 7:55
Muse LP 12"MR 5307 — Alive In New York   (1986)
o. Let's Cool One(Thelonious Monk) - 6:50
Muse LP 12"MR 5307 — Alive In New York   (1986)
p. Red Hot And Blues(Red Rodney) - 9:28
Muse LP 12"MR 5307 — Alive In New York   (1986)
q. Shutters(Garry Dial) - 7:55
Muse LP 12"MR 5307 — Alive In New York   (1986)

Date: June 1980
Location: Lobel Studios, West New York, NJ
Label: Stash

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, as, ts, t, fh, per), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Gomez (b), Duffy Jackson (d)

a. a-1 Lonely Moments(Simon Salz) - 4:47
Vintage Jazz Classics CD553 — The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson And Ira Sullivan   (1992)
b. a-2 Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 4:58
Vintage Jazz Classics CD553 — The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson And Ira Sullivan   (1992)
c. a-3 Bernie's Tune [aka Bobby Sox](Bernie Miller, Bobby Lehman) - 4:40
Vintage Jazz Classics CD553 — The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson And Ira Sullivan   (1992)
d. a-4 Kim's Lament(Hale Rood) - 4:50
e. b-1 Can't Get Out Of This Mood(Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser) - 7:34
Vintage Jazz Classics CD553 — The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson And Ira Sullivan   (1992)
f. b-2 On The Seventh Day(Jack Walrath) - 7:35
Vintage Jazz Classics CD553 — The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson And Ira Sullivan   (1992)
g. b-3 Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 7:00
Vintage Jazz Classics CD553 — The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson And Ira Sullivan   (1992)
All titles on:
Stash LP 12"ST 208 — The Incredible Ira Sullivan   (1980)

While no recording date is given on the sleeve, June 1980 is given in Bruyninckx.


Date: June 15 & 16, 1981
Location: Nola Studios, New York City
Label: Muse

Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, as, t), Red Rodney (t, fh), Garry Dial (p), Barry Smith (b), Steve Bagby (d)

a. a-1 Night And Day(Cole Porter) - 4:10
b. a-2 You Leave Me Breathless(Frederick Hollaender, Ralph Freed) - 6:30
c. a-3 Babies(Jeff Meyer) - 6:06
d. b-1 Muck And Meyer(Jeff Meyer) - 5:35
e. b-2 Frito Mistos(Jeff Meyer) - 5:32
f. b-3 Dial-A-Brew(Garry Dial) - 6:22
All titles on:
Muse LP 12"MR 5274 — Night And Day   (1983)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on b, (as) on a, d, (t) on c, e-f; Red Rodney (t) on a, f, (fh) on b-e.


Date: September 14, 1981
Location: Nola Studios, New York City
Label: Muse

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Michael Rabinowitz (bsn), Ira Sullivan (ss, as, fh), Red Rodney (t, fh), Garry Dial (p), Jay Anderson (b), Steve Bagby (d)

a. a-01 Sovereign Court(Lou Berryman) - 3:27
b. a-02 The More I See You(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 3:49
c. a-03 Prelude To A Kiss(Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 4:37
d. a-04 Together(Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) - 3:50
e. a-05 Amazing Grace(Traditional) - 3:50
f. b-01 Central Park West(John Coltrane) - 7:33
g. b-02 Dolphin Dance(Herbie Hancock) - 10:48
All titles on:
Muse LP 12"MR 5242 — Ira Sullivan...Does It All!   (1983)

Michael Rabinowitz (bsn) on f-g; Ira Sullivan (ss) on b, e-f, (as) on d, f-g, (fh) on a, c; Red Rodney (t) on a, (fh) on d, f-g; Garry Dial (p) on a-d, f-g; Jay Anderson (b) on a-b, d-g; Steve Bagby (d) on a-b, d-g.


Date: September 21-24, 1981
Location: CBS Studio E, New York City
Label: Elektra/Musician

Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, fh, per), Red Rodney (t, fh), Garry Dial (p), Jay Anderson (b), Steve Bagby (d, per)

a. a-01 Sophisticated Yenta(Garry Dial) - 5:51
Elektra/Musician LP 12"E1-60043 — The Musician's Guide 1   (1982)
b. a-02 King Of France(Garry Dial) - 5:20
c. a-03 Spirit Within(Garry Dial) - 7:42
d. b-01 Island Song(Garry Dial) - 6:05
e. b-02 Monday's Dance(Ira Sullivan) - 5:45
f. b-03 Crescent City(Jeff Meyer) - 6:35
All titles on:
Elektra/Musician LP 12"E1-60020 — Spirit Within   (1982)

Ira Sullivan (f) on a, (ss) on c-d, (fh) on b, e-f, (per) on a; Red Rodney (t) on c, (fh) on a-b, d-f; Steve Bagby (per) on c-e.


Date: January and July 1982 and May 1983
Location: Coconuts Recording Co., Miami, FL
Label: Strings Attached

Ira Sullivan (ldr), John Alexander (f, ss, ts), Ira Sullivan (f, t, fh), Peter Einhorn (g), Don Militello (p), David Einhorn (b), Gavin Davies, David Murphy, John Yarling (d), Robert Thomas, Jr. (per), Nancy Nosal (vn), Nicole Yarling (vn, v), Debbie Spring (vl), Laurie Haines (vc)

a. a-01 Our Love And Spirit(David Einhorn) - 4:38
Pausa LP 12"PR 7169 — Strings Attached   
Strings Attached LP 12"AR7140 — Strings Attached   (1983)
b. a-02 Late Nights(David Einhorn, Peter Einhorn) - 5:37
Pausa LP 12"PR 7169 — Strings Attached   
Strings Attached LP 12"AR7140 — Strings Attached   (1983)
c. a-03 Looking Glass Falls(David Einhorn) - 4:59
Pausa LP 12"PR 7169 — Strings Attached   
Strings Attached LP 12"AR7140 — Strings Attached   (1983)
d. b-01 The Kingdom Within You(David Einhorn) - 6:05
Pausa LP 12"PR 7169 — Strings Attached   
Strings Attached LP 12"AR7140 — Strings Attached   (1983)
e. b-02 Ballad(John Alexander) - 4:28
Pausa LP 12"PR 7169 — Strings Attached   
Strings Attached LP 12"AR7140 — Strings Attached   (1983)
f. b-03 Wonderful Sound(Nicole Yarling) - 7:56
Pausa LP 12"PR 7169 — Strings Attached   
Strings Attached LP 12"AR7140 — Strings Attached   (1983)
g. c-01 Brothers(John Alexander) - 8:19
h. c-02 Peacock Blues(John Alexander) - 5:21
i. c-03 Vento Bravo(Edu Lôbo) - 11:16
All titles on:
Unicorn Productions CDHDCD 1698 — Strings Attached - Update!   (1996)

Gavin Davies (d) on b; David Murphy (d) on c; John Yarling (d) on a, d-i.

No details for specific tracks.


Date: November 3 & 4, 1982
Location: The Jazz Forum, New York City
Label: Elektra/Musician

Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, fh), Red Rodney (t, fh), Garry Dial (p), Jay Anderson (b), Jeff Hirshfield (d)

a. a-01 How Do You Know(Garry Dial) - 7:20
b. a-02 As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 7:19
c. a-03 Sprint(Garry Dial) - 7:28
d. b-01 My Son, The Minstrel(Garry Dial) - 5:50
e. b-02 Speak Like A Child(Herbie Hancock) - 11:32
All titles on:
Elektra/Musician LP 12"60261 — Sprint   (1983)

Ira Sullivan (f) on a, e, (ss) on d, (as) on a-c, (fh) on e; Red Rodney (t) on c, (fh) on a-b, d-e.


Date: September 27 and October 11, 1983
Location: In-Roads Recording, Miami, FL
Label: Spinnster

Tony Castellano (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, af, ss, as, t), Tony Castellano (p), Sam Chiodo (b), Steve Bagby, Rich Franks (d, per)

a. a-01 Wonderful One(Ferde Grofe, Paul Whiteman, Marshall Neilan, Dorothy Terriss) - 4:57
b. a-02 The Boy Next Door(Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) - 6:49
c. a-03 Gina Christine(Tony Castellano) - 6:05
d. a-04 My Heart At The Sound Of Thy Sweet Voice(Camille Saint Saens) - 5:32
e. b-01 Rashid(Tony Castellano) - 5:10
f. b-02 Horns Of Di Lama(Tony Castellano) - 8:39
g. b-03 You, My Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Mack Gordon) - 3:30
h. b-04 Wonderful One(Ferde Grofe, Paul Whiteman, Marshall Neilan, Dorothy Terriss) - 4:43
All titles on:
Spinnster LP 12"SP 0005 — Wonderful Ones   (1985)
Coda CD14 — Wonderful Ones   (2000)

Ira Sullivan (f) on c, (af) on b-c, (ss) on c-d, (as) on a, f, (t) on f, h; Sam Chiodo (b) on a, c, e-f, h; Steve Bagby (d) on f, (per) on c; Rich Franks (d) on a, c, e, h, (per) on e-f.

No details on specific tracks.

Sullivan overdubs -
"Gina Christine" - soprano and flute, then flute and alto flute
"Horns Of Di Lama" - two alto saxophone parts, then alto and trumpet


Date: November 1984 and February 1985
Location: In-Roads Recording, Miami, FL
Label: Questique

Ira Sullivan (af, as, t, per), Gary Campbell (ts), Pete Minger (t, fh), Tony Castellano (p), Don Coffman, Robert Grabowski (b), Neil Rogers (d)

a. Questique(Don Coffman) - 7:00
b. Simplicidade(Dolphe Castellano) - 8:05
c. Beck And Call(Gary Campbell) - 7:00
d. Neil Sir Arthur(Tony Castellano) - 8:40
e. Bye Bye Blackbird(Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 8:41
f. The Bird(Charlie Parker) - 5:13
All titles on:
Questique LP 12" — Questique   (1985)

Ira Sullivan (af) on a-e, (as) on a, c-f, (t) on a-d, (per) on a-d; Pete Minger (t) on a-d, f, (fh) on a-e; Don Coffman (b) on a-d; Robert Grabowski (b) on e-f.

No specifics on tracks.


Date: February 28, 1985
Location: Morrisound Studios, Tampa, FL
Label: Pausa

Ted Shumate, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, ts, fh, per), Chuck Schlaich (vib), Ted Shumate (g), Ron Reinhardt (ep), Dann Reno (b), Joey Baron, David Hardman (d)

a. a-01 Gulfstream(Ted Shumate) - 4:35
b. a-02 Wasn't It A Grand Affair(Chuck Schlaich) - 3:01
c. a-03 Bossa For Bella(Ted Shumate) - 6:24
d. a-04 110(Ron Reinhardt) - 6:31
e. b-01 'Round Midnight(Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 7:51
f. b-02 Talla Sunshine - Naima Rainbow, Dance For Their Father(Joseph Diorio, Michel Berardi) - 7:01
g. b-03 Impressions(John Coltrane) - 3:54
All titles on:
Pausa LP 12"PR 7188 — Gulfstream   (1986)

Joey Baron (d) on g; David Hardman (d) on a-f.


Date: ca. 1987
Location: C.S.I. Private Studios, Miami, FL
Label: Global

Stan Jeff Brown (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, t, fh), Gustavo Lezcano (h), Dan Winograd (ts), Harvey Mandel (g), Billy Yeager (g, key), Eddie Higgins (ep), Touter (org), Stan Jeff Brown (key, d, per), David Tomasello (b), Peter 'Mars' Cowling, Ian Lewis (eb)

a. a-01a Freedom Flight(Stan Jeff Brown, Ira Sullivan, Eddie Higgins) - 10:36
b. a-01b The Transformation(Stan Jeff Brown) - 0:04
c. a-02 Love Persuasion(Stan Jeff Brown, Harvey Mandel) - 3:50
d. a-03 Pasdetrois (Parade of the Ballerinas)(Stan Jeff Brown, Ira Sullivan, Billy Yeager) - 4:02
e. b-01 Romance The Magic Snake(Stan Jeff Brown) - 7:30
f. b-02 Those Daring Eyes(Billy Yeager, Stan Jeff Brown) - 5:37
g. b-03 Soul Invaders(Stan Jeff Brown) - 5:22
All titles on:
Global LP 12"SJB2213AB — Transformation Paradox   (1987)

a, b  performed as medley

Ira Sullivan (f) on d-e, (t) on a, d, (fh) on a, c-d; Gustavo Lezcano (h) on c; Dan Winograd (ts) on c; Harvey Mandel (g) on c, e; Billy Yeager (g) on a, d, (key) on d; Eddie Higgins (ep) on a, e; Touter (org) on e; Stan Jeff Brown (key) on e, (d) on a, c-e, (per) on a, e; David Tomasello (b) on a, d; Peter 'Mars' Cowling (eb) on a; Ian Lewis (eb) on c, e.

LP issue gives no recording date - 1987 is issue date. Probably multiple sessions with overdubbing. This Eddie Higgins is not the well-known Chicago pianist.


Date: ca. 1991
Location: Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Jim Cooper (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts), Jim Cooper (vib), Bob Dogan (p), Dan DeLorenzo (b), Charlie Braugham (d), Alejo Poveda (per)

a. 01 Cheryl(Charlie Parker) - 5:30
b. 02 Waltz For Betty(Jim Cooper) - 7:51
c. 03 I Waited For You(Walter 'Gil' Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:49
d. 04 Tough Town(Jim Cooper) - 8:29
e. 05 The Dolphin(Luis Eça) - 6:05
f. 06 Shades Of Light(Hubert Laws) - 7:08
g. 07a Town Sound(Bob Dogan)
h. 07b She'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 12:33
All titles on:
Delmark CDDD-446 — Tough Town   (1991)

g, h  performed as medley

Alejo Poveda (per) on e, g-h.

No recording date listed. CD released 1991.


Date: June 25 & 26, 1991
Location: P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Lin Halliday (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, t, fh), Lin Halliday (ts), Jodie Christian (p), Dennis Carroll (b), George Fludas (d)

a. 01 Woody 'n You(Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:12
b. 02 How Deep Is The Ocean(Irving Berlin) - 6:36
c. 03 Darn That Dream(Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar DeLange) - 9:38
d. 04 Dog Ear Blues(Composer Unknown) - 8:21
e. 05 My Romance(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:49
f. 06 The Man I Love(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 9:16
g. 07 Alone Together(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 9:31
h. 08 The Serpent's Tooth(Miles Davis) - 6:11
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE 449 — Delayed Exposure   (1991)

Date: November 25 & 26, 1991
Location: P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Jim Cooper (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts, t, xyl), Jim Cooper (vib), Bob Dogan (p), Dan DeLorenzo (b), Charlie Braugham (d), Alejo Poveda (per)

a. 01 Nutville(Horace Silver) - 8:15
b. 02 Mallethead(Jim Cooper) - 6:32
c. 03 Mija(Bob Dogan) - 5:56
d. 04 Bemsha Swing(Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) - 3:22
e. 05 Cantor Da Noite(Ivan Lins) - 5:53
f. 06 Sui Fumi(Bob Dogan) - 7:43
g. 07 Autumn Nocturne(Joseph Myrow, Kim Gannon) - 8:01
h. 08 Cabbie Patch(Bob Dogan) - 8:25
i. 09 Tanga(Dizzy Gillespie) - 8:26
All titles on:
Delmark CDDD 457 — Nutville   (1992)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on c, f-g, (ts) on b, g-h, (t) on a, i, (xyl) on a; Bob Dogan (p) on a-c, e-i; Alejo Poveda (per) on a, c, e, i.

Sullivan plays balafon (African xylophone) on a and samba whistle on i.


Date: April 22 & 23, 1992
Location: P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Lin Halliday (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ts, t, fh), Lin Halliday (ts), Jodie Christian (p), Dennis Carroll (b), George Fludas (d)

a. 01 All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:10
b. 02 East Of The Sun(Brooks Bowman) - 5:31
c. 03 I've Found A New Baby(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 6:16
d. 04 Indian Summer(Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) - 5:42
e. 05 My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 8:48
f. 06 Corcovado [aka Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars](Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) - 8:16
g. 07 Paradox(Sonny Rollins) - 6:58
h. 08 Ira's Blues(Ira Sullivan) - 8:29
i. 09 Will You Still Be Mine(Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 8:17
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE 458 — East Of The Sun   

Date: June 2, 1992
Location: Lone Pine Recording Studios, Orlando, FL
Label: Amosaya

Scott Whitfield (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, t), Scott Whitfield (tb), Mark McKee (p), Dave Spring (b), Randy Jennings (d)

a. Since The First Time I Saw You(Scott Whitfield) - 7:36
Amosaya CDAM-2533-CD — To Be There   (1997)

Date: ca. 1993
Location: Miami, FL?
Label: Ram

Joseph Diorio, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ss, as, per), Joseph Diorio (g)

a. 01 The Breeze And I(Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) - 8:52
b. 02 I Wish You Love(Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) - 5:58
c. 03 Day By Day(Stephen Schwartz) - 6:22
d. 04 Beautiful Love(Victor Young, Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne) - 5:38
e. 05 Look To The Sky(Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 4:45
f. 06 I'll See You Again(Noel Coward) - 4:24
g. 07 The Summer Knows(Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) - 7:00
h. 08 Without You [aka Tres Palabras](Osvaldo Farrés) - 4:58
i. 09 Dance Cadaverous(Wayne Shorter) - 5:22
j. 10 Lovely Afternoon(Joseph Diorio) - 4:54
All titles on:
Ram CD4508 — The Breeze And I   (1995)

Date: March 23 & 24, 1993
Location: Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Lin Halliday (ldr), Lin Halliday (ts), Ira Sullivan (ts, t, fh), Jodie Christian (p), Larry Gray (b), Robert Barry (d)

a. 01 Street Of Dreams(Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:32
b. 02 My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 6:12
c. 03 Sophisticated Lady(Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) - 9:26
d. 04 Dear Old Stockholm [Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna](Traditional) - 9:03
e. 05 Where Or When(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:16
f. 06 Over The Rainbow(Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) - 6:34
g. 07 The More I See You(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 5:43
h. 08 Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) - 7:24
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE 468 — Where Or When   (1994)

Halliday was not present for the main session and overdubbed his parts at a later time. It is not known whether the overdubs were on March 24, 1993 or if that was a second date without Halliday.


Date: August 1994
Location: Airwave Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: SteepleChase

Brad Goode (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, t), Brad Goode (t), Jodie Christian (p), Larry Kohut (b), Dana Hall (d)

a. 01 Toy Trumpet(Raymond Scott) - 4:24
b. 02 You And The Night And The Music(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 8:18
c. 03 I Should Care(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 6:26
d. 04 Resolution [from A Love Supreme](John Coltrane) - 5:04
e. 05 Serenata(Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 5:44
f. 06 Make Someone Happy(Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 6:08
g. 07 Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) - 9:30
h. 08 Alone Together(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 9:07
i. 09 I Hear A Rhapsody(George Fragos, Dick Gasparre, Jack Baker) - 6:41
All titles on:
SteepleChase CDSCCD 31491 — Toy Trumpet   (2000)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on b-e, g-i, (t) on a, f.


Date: ca. 1995
Location: Miami, FL
Label: South Ocean Music

Jim McCreavy (ldr), Jim McCreavy (g), Ira Sullivan (unk)

a. 01 Sparrow's Samba(Jim McCreavy)
b. 06 Springrise(Jim McCreavy)
c. 07 Tanga(Dizzy Gillespie)

Further details needed.

www.jamesmccreavy.com


Date: January-March 1996
Location: Tribe Studios, Miami, FL
Label: Contemporary

Billy Ross (ldr), Billy Ross (f, as), Ed Calle (ts), Whit Sidener (bar), Tony Concepcion, Jeff Kievit, Ira Sullivan (t), Joe Barodi (tb), Mike Levine (p), Rafael Valencia (eb), Archie Pena (d), Richard Bravo (per)

a. Woodchopper's Ball(Joe Bishop, Woody Herman) - 3:18
Contemporary CDCCD-14079-2 — Woody   (1996)

Date: January-March 1996
Location: Tribe Studios, Miami, FL
Label: Contemporary

Billy Ross (ldr), Billy Ross (cl, ts), Whit Sidener (bar), Tony Concepcion, Jeff Kievit, Ira Sullivan (t), Joe Barodi, Dana Teboe (tb), Mike Levine (p)

a. Northwest Passage(Woody Herman, Ralph Burns, Greig 'Chubby' Jackson) - 4:38
Contemporary CDCCD-14079-2 — Woody   (1996)

Date: May 11, 1996 and June 12 & 13, 1998
Location: Creation Audio Studio A, Minneapolis, MN
Label: Go Jazz

Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts), Bill Carrothers, Bobby Peterson (p), Billy Peterson (b), Kenny Horst (d)

a. It Was A Very Good Year(Ervin Drake) - 6:21
b. Dear Old Stockholm [Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna](Traditional) - 7:48
c. Monday's Dance(Ira Sullivan) - 8:03
d. Con Alma(Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:47
e. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most(Fran Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.) - 9:02
f. Day By Day(Stephen Schwartz) - 8:07
g. Ira's Blues(Ira Sullivan) - 6:55
h. Key Largo(Benny Carter, Karl Suessdorf, Leah Worth) - 7:22
All titles on:
Go Jazz CD6052-2 — After Hours   (2001)

Bill Carrothers (p) on a-d, g-h; Bobby Peterson (p) on e-f.

No details on specific tracks.


Date: January-February 1997
Location: Sterling Gold Productions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Label: Contemporary

Melton Mustafa (ldr), Jesse Jones, Jr. (f, ss, as, per, v), John McMinn (f, cl, ts, p), Matais Oxidine (f, ts), Ira Sullivan (af, t), Melton Rahsaan Mustafa (cl, bar), Elvis Paschal (as), Ken Faulk, Pete Minger, Jhad M. Mustafa, Yamin B. Mustafa (t), Melton Mustafa (t, per, v, con), Milton Omar Dailey, Dante Luciani (tb), Joe Barati (btb), Robert Grabowski (b), James Cotmon (d, per, v), Rabecca Boyko (per)

a. 01 Soul Of Soul(Melton Mustafa) - 4:30
b. 02 Conquest(Melton Mustafa) - 8:31
c. 03 To You, Miles(Melton Mustafa) - 3:42
d. 04 St. Louis Blues Overture(Melton Mustafa, W. C. Handy) - 10:31
e. 05 Crystal Light(Melton Mustafa) - 3:36
f. 06 Double Clutch(Melton Mustafa) - 3:01
g. 07 Chant(Melton Mustafa) - 5:17
h. 08 So Be It(Melton Mustafa) - 4:06
i. 09 Exotic Birds(Melton Mustafa) - 6:04
j. 10 Little Old Groove Maker(Melton Mustafa) - 5:24
All titles on:
Contemporary CDCCD-14085-2 — St. Louis Blues   (1997)

Ira Sullivan (af) on b, (t) on f, h-j; Melton Rahsaan Mustafa (cl) on a, c-g, (bar) on a, c-j; Ken Faulk (t) on a, c-g; Pete Minger (t) on f.

Sullivan only appears on flute on Conquest and trumpet on Double Clutch.


Date: August 7, 25, 26 and December 3, 1997
Location: Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Frank Catalano (ldr), Ira Sullivan (af, t), Frank Catalano (sss, ss, ts), Willie Pickens (p), Brian Sandstrom (b), Isham 'Rusty' Jones, Robert Shy (d)

a. 01 Confirmation(Charlie Parker) - 2:39
b. 02 Love Vibrations(Horace Silver) - 5:48
c. 03 Those Wacky Ways(Frank Catalano) - 6:10
d. 04 Willow, Weep For Me(Ann Ronell) - 6:25
e. 05 Cut It Out!?!(Frank Catalano) - 8:17
f. 06 I Mean You(Thelonious Monk) - 7:55
g. 07 God Made It Beautiful(Frank Catalano) - 3:19
h. 08 Party Time(Frank Catalano) - 5:21
i. 09 502 Blues (Drinkin' And Drivin')(Jimmy Rowles) - 10:45
j. 10 Tenor Madness [aka Royal Roost; aka Rue Chaptal; aka Sportin' Crowd](Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham) - 4:08
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE-501 — Cut It Out!?!   (1998)

Ira Sullivan (af) on b, (t) on f; Frank Catalano (sss) on i, (ss) on b, (ts) on a, c-h, j; Willie Pickens (p) on b-d, f, h-i; Brian Sandstrom (b) on b-j; Isham 'Rusty' Jones (d) on a, e, g, j; Robert Shy (d) on b-d, f, h-i.

Sullivan is listed as playing flute, but in fact plays alto flute.


Date: ca. April 2000
Location: Little School Street Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Gadfly

Sons Of The Never Wrong (ldr), Ira Sullivan (f, ts), Sue Demel, Bruce Roper (g, v), Bob Long (p), Al Ehrich (b), Heath Chapell (d, bgo), Cathy Kuna (vc), Deborah Lader (v)

a. Home Hymn(Sue Demel) - 4:10
b. Sleeping Bag(Bruce Roper) - 4:59
Both titles on:
Gadfly CD268 — One If By Hand   (2000)

Ira Sullivan (f) on a, (ts) on b; Sue Demel (g) on a; Bruce Roper (g) on b; Bob Long (p) on b; Heath Chapell (d) on b, (bgo) on b; Cathy Kuna (vc) on a.

According to Deborah Lader, "The actual recording probably took place in the spring and summer of 2000. It's most likely that we recorded Ira in the early spring of 2000."


Date: December 4, 2000
Location: Gusman Concert Hall, University Of Miami, Miami, FL
Label: [radio broadcast]

Marian McPartland (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts, t), Marian McPartland (p), Don Miller (b)

a. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes(Buddy Bernier, Jerome Brainin)
b. In The Still Of The Night(Cole Porter)
c. One Morning In May(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
d. I Get A Kick Out Of You(Cole Porter)
e. Day By Day(Stephen Schwartz)
f. In A Sentimental Mood(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz)
g. Just In Time(Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
h. Dolphin Dance(Herbie Hancock)

Marian McPartland (ldr) on a-g, (p) on a-g; Ira Sullivan (ss) on b, e, (ts) on a, f-g, (t) on d; Don Miller (b) on a-b, d-g.


Date: 2001
Label: High Life

Don Miller (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ss, ts, t), Felix Gomez, Brian Murphy (p), Don Miller (b), Duffy Jackson, Jonathan Joseph (d), Selena Baker, Kooley Scott (v)

a. 01 Dial M For Bass(Don Miller) - 1:18
b. 02 I Hear A Rhapsody(George Fragos, Dick Gasparre, Jack Baker) - 7:16
c. 03 Street Of Dreams(Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) - 10:30
d. 04 Cornbread, Chitlins, And Your Love(Don Miller) - 5:50
e. 05 'S Gettin' Better All The Time(Don Miller) - 4:22
f. 06 One By One(Wayne Shorter) - 5:15
g. 07 Taking A Chance On Love(Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter) - 5:10
h. 08 In A Blue Funk(Don Miller) - 5:29
i. 09 Israel(John Carisi) - 7:08
j. 10 Hello Like Before(Bill Withers) - 5:48
k. 11 Speak Like A Child(Herbie Hancock) - 7:01
l. 12 Whisper Not(Benny Golson) - 6:16
m. 13 Unit 7(Sam Jones) - 6:21
All titles on:
High Life CD2748 — Dial M For Bass   (2004)

Ira Sullivan (ss) on d, g-j, (ts) on d, g-i, (t) on d-e, g-i; Felix Gomez (p) on b-c, f, k-m; Brian Murphy (p) on d-e, g-j; Duffy Jackson (d) on d-e, g-j; Jonathan Joseph (d) on b-c, f, k-m; Selena Baker (v) on j; Kooley Scott (v) on j.

Personnel specifics need confirmation.


Date: January 2008
Location: Echo Beach Studio, Jupiter, FL
Label: Zoho Music

Bob Albanese (ldr), Ira Sullivan (af, ss, ts, cab), Bob Albanese (p), Tom Kennedy (b), Willard Dyson (d)

a. 01 Major Minority(Bob Albanese) - 4:21
b. 02 Yesterday's Gardenias(Nelson Cogane, Dick Robertson, Sammy Mysels) - 6:37
c. 03 One Way/Detour(Bob Albanese) - 5:01
d. 04 Morning Nocturne(Bob Albanese) - 5:41
e. 05 Joyful Noise(Bob Albanese) - 8:15
f. 06 Ugly Beauty(Thelonious Monk) - 5:52
g. 07 Waiting For Louis(Bob Albanese) - 0:48
h. 08 Midnight Sun(Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer, Johnny Burke) - 6:54
i. 09 Friendly Fire(Bob Albanese) - 8:10
j. 10alt Friendly Fire(Bob Albanese) - 5:34
All titles on:
Zoho Music CDZM 200905 — One Way/Detour   (2009)

Ira Sullivan (af) on f, (ss) on h, (ts) on b, i-j, (cab) on d; Tom Kennedy (b) on a-g, i-j; Willard Dyson (d) on a-g, i-j.

Recorded on two unspecified days.

j. listed as "More Friendly Fire"


Date: August 25, 2008
Location: Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
Label: 482 Music

Mike Reed (ldr), Greg Ward (as), Tim Haldeman, Ira Sullivan (ts), Art Hoyle (t, fh), Jeb Bishop, Julian Priester (tb), Jason Roebke (b), Mike Reed (d)

a. 01 Song Of A Star(John Jenkins) - 10:01
b. 02 Third Option(Mike Reed) - 8:45
c. 03 El Is A Sound Of Joy(Sun Ra) - 8:46
d. 04 Wilbur's Tune(Wilbur Campbell) - 5:17
e. 05 The And Of 2(Mike Reed) - 5:53
f. 06 Door #1(Mike Reed) - 8:32
g. 07 Urnack(Julian Priester) - 9:09
h. 08 Lost And Found(Clifford Jordan) - 5:08
All titles on:
482 Music CD482-1070 — Stories And Negotiations   (2010)

Date: May 28, 2011
Location: Victorian Recording, Barrington, IL
Label: Delmark

Jim Holman, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts), Jim Holman (p), Dennis Carroll (b), George Fludas (d)

a. 04 Blue In Green(Miles Davis, Bill Evans) - 7:03
b. 05 Someday My Prince Will Come(Frank E. Churchill, Larry Morey) - 7:58
c. 06 Along Came Betty(Benny Golson) - 8:10
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE 5010 — Blue Skies   (2013)

Ira Sullivan (ts) on b-c.


Date: September 5, 2012
Location: Victorian Recording, Barrington, IL
Label: Delmark

Jim Holman, Ira Sullivan (ldr), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Jim Holman (p), Nick Schneider (b), Roger Humphries (d)

a. 01 Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) - 6:50
b. 02 Just Friends(John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 7:04
c. 03 Solar [aka Sonny](Chuck Wayne) - 6:18
d. 07 Just In Time(Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 6:05
e. 08 On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 7:30
All titles on:
Delmark CDDE 5010 — Blue Skies   (2013)

Ira Sullivan (ts) on b, d-e, (t) on a, c.


Sessions Reported: 71

Performances Reported: 507

Unique Songs Reported: 362

Unique Issues Reported: 81