Sir Charles Thompson Discography 1940 - 1949

by Bill Gallagher

Page generated on May 17, 2019


Date: October 23, 1940
Location: New York City
Label: OK

Horace Henderson (ldr), Nat Bates, Emmett Berry, Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Archie Brown, Leo Williams (tb), Howard Johnson, C. Q. Price (as), Bob Dorsey, Lee Pope (ts), Leonard Talley (bar), Horace Henderson (p), Israel Crosby (b), Debo Mills (d)

a. 28959-1 Smooth Sailing(Arnett Cobb, Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson
OK 785900   
Tax (Sweden) LP 12"m8013 — Unknown Title   
Classics (French) CD648 — Horace Henderson 1940/Fletcher Henderson 1941   

Date: December 19, 1940
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Victor

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Lionel Hampton (vib), Irving Ashby (g), Ray Perry (vn), Vernon Alley (b), Lee Young (d, v), Hampton Rhythm Girls, Evelyn Myers (v)

a. 055228-1 Lost Love(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
Victor 7827278   
Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   
b. 055228-2 Lost Love(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
RCA LP 12"AXM6-5536 — The Complete Lionel Hampton: 1937-1941   
c. 055229-1 I Nearly Lost My Mind(Lionel Hampton, Gay Jones)
Victor 7827316   
RCA LP 12"AXM6-5536 — The Complete Lionel Hampton: 1937-1941   
Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   
d. 055230-1 Altitude(Lionel Hampton, Irving C. Ashby)
Victor 7827316   
RCA LP 12"AXM6-5536 — The Complete Lionel Hampton: 1937-1941   
Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   
e. 055231-1 Fiddle-Dee-Dee(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
Victor 7827364   
RCA LP 12"AXM6-5536 — The Complete Lionel Hampton: 1937-1941   
Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   

Ray Perry (vn) on c-e; Hampton Rhythm Girls (v) on c-e; Lee Young (v) on c-e.


Date: December 20, 1940
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Victor

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Lionel Hampton (vib), Irving Ashby (g), Ray Perry (vn), Vernon Alley (b), Lee Young (d, v), Hampton Rhythm Girls, Evelyn Myers (v)

a. 055234-1 Bogo Jo(George Sylvester Callender)
Victor 7827341   
b. 055235-1 Open House(Lionel Hampton, Marshall Royal)
Victor 7827341   
c. 055236-1 Smart Aleck(Lionel Hampton, Irving C. Ashby)
Victor 7827278   
All titles on: RCA LP 12"AXM6-5536 — The Complete Lionel Hampton: 1937-1941   
Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   

Ray Perry (vn) on a-b; Evelyn Myers (v) on a-b.


Date: April 8, 1941
Location: Chicago
Label: Victor

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Karl George (t), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Lionel Hampton (vib, v), Irving Ashby (g), Ray Perry (vn), Vernon Alley (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d), Rubel Blakely (v)

a. 064055-2R Give Me Some Skin(Joseph Do Luca)
Victor 7827409   
b. 064056-1 Now That You're Mine(Kenyon Hopkins, Lee L. Gilmore)
Victor 7827529   
c. 064057-1 Chasin' With Chase(Sir Charles Thompson)
Victor 7827529   
d. 064058-1 Three-Quarter Boogie(John M. Elliott, Jack Fascinato, Danny Goldberg)
Victor 7827409   
All titles on: RCA LP 12"AXM6-5536 — The Complete Lionel Hampton: 1937-1941   
Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   

Ray Perry (vn) on a, d; Rubel Blakely (v) on a, c-d.


Date: September 26, 1941
Location: Panther Room, Chicago
Label: Private Issue

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Karl George, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (t), Fred Beckett, Unknown (tb), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Ray Perry (as), Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet (ts), Jack McVea (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Lionel Hampton (vib), Irving Ashby (g), Vernon Alley (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. Train Time(Baldwin Bergersen)
Media 7 (Masters Of Jazz) CDMJCD112 — Dexter Gordon Volume 1 - Young Dex   
b. Pigfoot Sonata(Lionel Hampton, Dan Burley)
Both titles on: Classics (French) CD624 — Lionel Hampton: 1940-1941   

The session was a radio broadcast.


Date: December 19, 1944
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast

Lucky Millinder (ldr), Joe Guy, Leroy Elton Hill, Joe Jordan, Mel Moore, Curtis Murphy, Freddie Webster (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Earnest Leavey, Preston Love, Bill Swindell, Lucky Thompson, Elmer Williams (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Addison (g), Jimmie Butts (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Judy Carroll (v)

a. Bleep(Unknown)
b. Play Me The Blues(Unknown)
c. When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan)
d. There'll Be Some Changes Made(W. Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins)
e. Incomplete One O'Clock Jump ("Jubilee" Theme)(William "Count" Basie, Ed Durham)
All titles on: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast ET#113 — AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast #113   

Judy Carroll (v) on b.

The listed session date is actually the date that this radio program was aired. The actual recording date was likely some time before the listed session date.


Date: December 26, 1944
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast

Lucky Millinder (ldr), Joe Guy, Leroy Elton Hill, Joe Jordan, Mel Moore, Curtis Murphy, Freddie Webster (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Preston Love, Bill Swindell (as), Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Lucky Thompson, Elmer Williams (ts), Earnest Leavey (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Addison (g), Jimmie Butts (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Lena Horne (v)

a. Incomplete One O'Clock Jump ("Jubilee" Theme)(William "Count" Basie, Ed Durham)
b. Three Bones(Alfred Cobbs, Dave "Panama" Francis)
c. Incomplete Christopher Columbus(Leon "Chu" Berry, Andy Razaf)
d. A Little Weenie From Toscanini(Unknown)
e. I Never Knew(Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito)
f. I Didn't Know About You(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Bob Russell)
g. Sometimes I'm Happy(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
All titles on: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast ET#114 — AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast #114   

Lena Horne (v) on f-g.

The listed session date is actually the date that this radio program was aired. The actual date was likely some time before the listed session date. This session/radio transcription date is estimated between the two known dates of Jubilee Broadcasts #113 and #115.


Date: ca. 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Movie Tract

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Denzil Best (d)

a. Hollywood Stampede(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
20th Fox Video1 — The Crimson Canary   

Issued in 1945 as a scene from the movie The Crimson Canary. The scene featured Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee, Sir Charles Thompson, Oscar Pettiford and Denzil Best playing Hollywood Stampede.


Date: January 8, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast

Lucky Millinder (ldr), Joe Guy, Leroy Elton Hill, Joe Jordan, Curtis Murphy, Freddie Webster (t), Mel Moore (t, v), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Preston Love, Bill Swindell (as), Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Lucky Thompson, Elmer Williams (ts), Earnest Leavey (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Addison (g), Jimmie Butts (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Ethel Waters (v)

a. Incomplete One O'Clock Jump ("Jubilee" Theme)(William "Count" Basie, Ed Durham)
b. Caravan(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol)
c. When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan)
d. Sweet Slumber(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, William Henri Woode)
e. I'll Always Be In Love With You(Harry Ruby, Sam Stept, Bud Green)
f. Stormy Weather(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
All titles on: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast ET#115 — AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast #115   

Mel Moore (v) on d; Ethel Waters (v) on f.

The listed session date is actually the date that this radio program was aired. The actual date was likely sometime before the listed session date.


Date: January 11, 1945
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Collectables

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Eddie Robinson (b), Denzil Best (d)

a. Leave My Heart Alone - 2:37(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
b. Bean Stalking - 3:08(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
c. Sportsman's Hop - 3:03(Sir Charles Thompson)
d. Ready For Love - 3:01(Howard McGhee)
e. mx 793 Ladies' Lullaby - 3:05(Sir Charles Thompson)
Asch 783552-B — Ladies' Lullaby   
f. mx 794 Night Ramble - 2:27(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
Asch 783552-A — Night Ramble   
All titles on: Collectables CDCOL-CD-5611 — Coleman Hawkins & James P. Johnson: The Stinson Collector's   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   

Date: January 16, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast

Lucky Millinder (ldr), Joe Guy, Leroy Elton Hill, Joe Jordan, Mel Moore, Curtis Murphy, Freddie Webster (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Bill Swindell (tb, as), Preston Love (as), Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Lucky Thompson, Elmer Williams (ts), Earnest Leavey (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Addison (g), Jimmie Butts (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Judy Carroll (v)

a. Incomplete One O'Clock Jump ("Jubilee" Theme)(William "Count" Basie, Ed Durham)
b. Three Bones(Alfred Cobbs, Dave "Panama" Francis)
c. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby(Billy Austin, Louis Jordan)
d. Incomplete Christopher Columbus(Leon "Chu" Berry, Andy Razaf)
e. I'll Get By(Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)
f. Incomplete Christopher Columbus(Leon "Chu" Berry, Andy Razaf)
g. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry(Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen)
All titles on: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast ET#116, #208 — AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast #116, #208   
RST (Austria) CDJUBCD1002 — The Best Of AFRS Jubilee, Volume 2   

Judy Carroll (v) on c, g.

The listed session date is actually the date that this radio program was aired. The actual recording date was likely some time before the listed session date. Broadcast #208 was a direct repeat of broadcast #116. A few bars of Christopher Columbus were used as segues throughout the show; One O'Clock Jump was used as the sign-off number.


Date: February 23, 1945
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Capitol

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Allan Reuss (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Denzil Best (d)

a. 573 April In Paris - 2:54(Vernon Duke, E. Y. "Yip" Harburg)
b. 574 Rifftide - 2:52(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
c. 575 Stardust - 3:11(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
d. 576 Stuffy - 3:00(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
Capitol 78205A — Stuffy   
All titles on: Capitol LP 12"LP11030 — Hollywood Stampede   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   
Capitol CDCDP7 92596 2 — Hollywood Stampede   

Date: February 26, 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: Spotlite (English)

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Denzil Best (d)

a. Mop Mop - 3:04(J.C. Heard, Theodore "Teddy" Wilson)
b. Body And Soul - 2:39(Edward Heyman, Robert B. Sour, John W. "Johnny" Green)
Both titles on: AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast ET#122 — AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast   
Spotlite (English) LP 12"SPJ119 — Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   
ZIM LP 12"1000 — Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   
Jazz Anthology LP 12"JA 5205 — Coleman Hawkins-Lester Young: The Great Tenors 1945/1946   
Musidisc LP 12"5205 — Unknown Title   
Spotlite (English) LP 12"119 — Unknown Title   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   

Broadcast #218 was a direct repeat of broadcast #122.


Date: March 2, 1945
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Capitol

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Allan Reuss (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Denzil Best (d)

a. Incomplete Rifftide(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
b. 585 Hollywood Stampede - 3:07(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
Capitol LP 12"LP11030 — Hollywood Stampede   
Extreme Rarities LP 12"1008 — Unknown Title   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   
Capitol CDCDP7 92596 2 — Hollywood Stampede   
c. 586 I'm Through With Love - 3:11(Matty Malneck, Joe Livingston, Gus Kahn)
Capitol LP 12"LP11030 — Hollywood Stampede   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   
Capitol CDCDP7 92596 2 — Hollywood Stampede   
d. 587 What Is There To Say - 3:17(Vernon Duke, E. Y. "Yip" Harburg)
Capitol LP 12"LP11030 — Hollywood Stampede   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   
Capitol CDCDP7 92596 2 — Hollywood Stampede   
e. 588 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - 3:04(Ted Koehler, Harry Barris, Billy Moll)
Capitol LP 12"LP11030 — Hollywood Stampede   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   
Capitol CDCDP7 92596 2 — Hollywood Stampede   

"Hollywood Stampede" is mistitled on the Extreme Rarities issue (#1008) as "Sweet Georgia Brown." "Hollywood Stampede" also appears in the film "Crimson Canary." "Rifftide" was unissued but a tape exists.


Date: March 9, 1945
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Capitol

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Allan Reuss (g), John Simmons (b), Denzil Best (d)

a. 593 Too Much Of A Good Thing - 2:50(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
b. 594 Bean Soup - 3:04(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
c. 595 Someone To Watch Over Me - 2:46(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
d. 596 It's The Talk Of The Town - 3:04(Marty Symes, Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg)
Capitol 78205B — It's The Talk Of The Town   
All titles on: Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0008 — Coleman Hawkins: The Hollywood Sessions (1945)   
Capitol CDCDP7 92596 2 — Hollywood Stampede   

Date: ca. July 1945
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Aladdin

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Henry Coker (tb), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Arthur Dennis (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Ulysses Livingstone (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Johnny Otis (d)

a. 3A Flying Home Part 1 - 2:46(Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin)
Philo 78101   
Aladdin EPEP501   
Aladdin LP 10"LP701 — Battle Of The Saxes: Illionois Jacquet And Lester Young   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Imperial LP 12"LP9271 — Giant Instrumental Rhythm & Blues Hits   
b. 3B Flying Home Part 2 - 2:15(Sid Robin, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton)
Philo 78101   
Aladdin EPEP501   
Aladdin LP 10"LP701 — Battle Of The Saxes: Illionois Jacquet And Lester Young   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Imperial LP 12"LP9271 — Giant Instrumental Rhythm & Blues Hits   
c. 4A/M-1 Uptown Boogie - 2:18(Sir Charles Thompson)
Monogram 78138   
Philo 78102   
Aladdin EPEP511   
Aladdin LP 10"LP708 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
d. 4B/M-2 Throw It Out Of Your Mind Baby - 3:01(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Russell Jacquet)
Philo 78102   
Aladdin EPEP511   
Aladdin LP 10"LP708 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
All titles on: Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   

Russell Jacquet (v) on d.

The month and year of this session is accurate; the day is unknown.


Date: ca. August 1945
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Label: King

Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ts, v), Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Mackey (g), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d)

a. K5000 We Ain't Got Nothin' (But The Blues) - 2:36(Ernest Purce, Lucius "Lucky" Millinder)
King 784102_   
Queen 784102   
b. K5001 Bull Moose Jackson Blues - 2:32(Ernest Purce, Lucius "Lucky" Millinder)
King 784102_   
Queen 784102   
c. K5002 Honeydripper - 2:43(Joseph C. Liggins)
King 784100_   
Queen 784100   
d. K5003 Hold 'Em Joe (aka Hold Him Joe) - 2:45(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, Burnie Peacock, Dave "Panama" Francis)
King 784100_   
Queen 784100   
All titles on: Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   

Recorded under the group name "Bull Moose Jackson And His Buffalo Bearcats." There are likely additional personnel other than those known listed.


Date: August 28, 1945
Location: Los Angeles
Label: ARA

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t), Henry Coker (tb), Tom Archia, Illinois Jacquet (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Ulysses Livingstone (g), John Simmons (b), Johnny Otis (d)

a. ARA 1049-2Alternate Ladies' Lullaby - 2:46(Sir Charles Thompson)
Metro 7823000   
b. ARA 1049-3 Ladies' Lullaby - 2:42(Sir Charles Thompson)
ARA 78144   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
c. ARA 1050-3 Illinois Stomp - 3:01(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
ARA 78144   
Metro 7823000   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
All titles on: Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   

Date: September 4, 1945
Location: New York City
Label: Apollo

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Buck Clayton (t), Charlie Parker (as), Dexter Gordon (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Danny Barker (g), Jimmy Butts (b), J. C. Heard (d)

a. R-1030 Takin' Off - 3:05(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo 78757 — Sir Charles And His All Stars   
Swing 78385 — Sir Charles With Charlie Parker   
Proper (English) CDPVCD 139 — Buck Clayton - Swingin' With Buck   
ABM CDABMMCD — Dexter Gordon   
Media 7 (Masters Of Jazz) CDMJCD 128 — Dexter Gordon - Young Dex: Vol. 2 1944-1946   
EPM Jazz Archives CD158792 — Dexter Gordon: 1943-1946   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 16 — Settin' The Pace   
b. R-1031 If I Had You - 2:58(Ted Shapiro, Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell)
Apollo 78757 — Sir Charles And His All Stars   
Swing 78385 — Sir Charles With Charlie Parker   
Media 7 (Masters Of Jazz) CDMJCD 128 — Dexter Gordon - Young Dex: Vol. 2 1944-1946   
EPM Jazz Archives CD158792 — Dexter Gordon: 1943-1946   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 16 — Settin' The Pace   
c. R-1032 20th Century Blues - 2:54(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo 78759 — Sir Charles And His All Stars   
Swing 78386 — Sir Charles With Charlie Parker   
ABM CDABMMCD — Dexter Gordon   
Castle (Austria) CDPIESD 244 — Unknown Title   
d. R-1033-2 The Street Beat - 2:33(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo 78759 — Sir Charles And His All Stars   
Swing 78386 — Sir Charles With Charlie Parker   
Giants Of Jazz LP 12"LPJT-31 — Unknown Title   
Proper (English) CDPVCD 139 — Buck Clayton - Swingin' With Buck   
ABM CDABMMCD — Dexter Gordon   
Media 7 (Masters Of Jazz) CDMJCD 128 — Dexter Gordon - Young Dex: Vol. 2 1944-1946   
EPM Jazz Archives CD158792 — Dexter Gordon: 1943-1946   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 16 — Settin' The Pace   
Giants Of Jazz CDCD53029 — Unknown Title   
Jazz Hour CDJHR73591 — Unknown Title   
All titles on: Jax (Scotland) LP 10"7001 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (English) LP 10"LDE032 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 10"LD038 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Spotlite (English) LP 12"SPJ150D — Every Bit Of It   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Vogue (Japan) LP 12"YX7021 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Blue Moon (Spain) CDBMCD 1008 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Definitive (Spain) CDDRCD 11107 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Delmark CDDD-450 — Takin' Off   
Delmark (Japan) CDPCD-4709 — Takin' Off   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   

After this session, sometime in October 1945, "The Charlie Parker Combo" (Miles Davis, Sir Charles Thompson, Dexter Gordon, Leonard Gaskin and Stan Levey) open at the Spotlite Club on 52nd Street.


Date: ca. December 1945
Location: New York City
Label: King

Annisteen Allen (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Unknown (t, as), Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson, Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Mackey (g), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Annisteen Allen (v)

b. 5041 I Know How To Do It(Leonard Geoffrey Feather, Sammy Price)
King 784128_   
Queen 784128   
Juke Box Lil (Sweden) LP 12"JB609 — Shorty's Got To Go   
c. 5043 The Blues Done Got Me And Gone(Unknown)
King 784119_   
Queen 784119   
Juke Box Lil (Sweden) LP 12"JB613 — Let It Roll Again   
d. 5044 More More More(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, William Henri Woode, Joe Purnell)
King 784119_   
Queen 784119   
e. 5045 I Want A Man(Johnny Otis)
King 784115_   
Queen 784115   
Storyville LP 12"SLP6000   
f. 5046 I've Got Big Bulging Eyes For You(Unknown)
King 784115_   
Queen 784115   

The name of the group that recorded this session was "Annisteen Allen And Her Home Town Boys." The bass player could possibly have been Jerry Cox.

"I Want A Man" was used as a film soundtrack during this period.


Date: ca. December 2, 1945
Location: New York City
Label: King

Dave "Panama" Francis, Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Sammy Hopkins, Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson, Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Ernest Purce (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Leo Ketchun (v)

c. 5022 Buffalo Shuffle - 2:52(Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson)
King 784112_   
Queen 784112   
Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   
d. 5023 Three Bones - 2:54(Alfred Cobbs, Dave "Panama" Francis)
King 784213_   
Queen 784117   
Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   
e. 5024 Sweet Slumber(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, William Henri Woode)
King 784213_   
Queen 784117   
f. 5025 Embraceable You - 3:04(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
King 784109_   
Queen 784109   
Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   

Dave "Panama" Francis (ldr) on c-d, f; Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ldr) on c, e-f; Leo Ketchun (v) on e.

"Sweet Slumber" was released under Panama Francis and His Miamians.


Date: December 19, 1945
Location: New York City
Label: King

Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson, Unknown (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Sammy Hopkins, Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson, Sam Taylor (ts), Ernest Purce (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d)

a. K5029 Shorty's Got To Go - 2:41(Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson)
King 784112_   
Queen 784112   
b. K5030 Bad Man Jackson, That's Me - 3:07(Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson)
Queen 784116   
Saxophonograph LP 12"BP506 — Moose On The Loose   
c. K5031 Cleveland Ohio Blues - 2:51(Nix)
King 784165   
King 784244   
Route 66 (Sweden) LP 12"KIX-14 — Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again   
d. K5032 I Know Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well - 2:44(Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson)
King 784116_   
King 784244   
Queen 784116   
Vogue (English) 78V2129   
Vogue (French) 78V3170   
Route 66 (Sweden) LP 12"KIX-14 — Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again   
All titles on: Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   

The group recorded under the name Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats. The reverse side of King 4165 (Cleveland Ohio Blues) features a different group (Charlie White).


Date: December 20, 1945
Location: New York City
Label: King

Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Gene Simon (tb), Sammy Hopkins, Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ts, v), Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Ernest Price (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Annisteen Allen (v)

a. 5039 Just In Case You Change Your Mind - 2:39(Bell, Patterson, Watson)
King 784109_   
Queen 784109   
b. 5040 Oo-oo-e-bob-a-lee-bob - 2:17(Brown)
King 784107_   
Queen 784107   
c. 5042 Jammin' And Jumpin' - 2:56(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder)
King 784107_   
Queen 784107   
All titles on: Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   

Annisteen Allen (v) on b; Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (v) on a, c.


Date: ca. 1946
Location: New York City
Label: King

Annisteen Allen (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Unknown (t, as), Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson, Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Mackey (g), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Annisteen Allen (v)

a. 5057 Arkansas(J. Fred Coots)
King 784128_   
Queen 784128   
b. 5058 Give It Up(Gene Redd)
King 784124_   
Queen 784124   
c. 5061 She Lost Her Re-bop(Unknown)
King 784124_   
Queen 784124   

The name of the group that recorded this session was "Annisteen Allen And Her Home Town Boys." The bass player could possibly have been Jerry Cox.


Date: February 26, 1946
Location: New York City
Label: Decca

Lucky Millinder (ldr), John Bello, Archie Johnson, Harold "Money" Johnson, Leon Merian (t), Alfred Cobbs, Frank Mazzoli, Eugene Simon (tb), Sammy Hopkins, George Nichols, Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ts, v), Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Ernest Purce (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Mackey (g), Jerry Cox (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Annisteen Allen (v)

a. 73395 How Big Can You Get, Little Man?(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, William Henri Woode)
Decca 78DE23825   
Juke Box Lil (Sweden) LP 12"JB613 — Let It Roll Again   
b. 73396 More More More(Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, William Henri Woode, Joe Purnell)
Decca 78DE23825   
Chicago LP 12"LP212   
Juke Box Lil (Sweden) LP 12"JB609 — Shorty's Got To Go   
c. 73397 There's Good Blues Tonight(Edna Osser, Abe Osser)
Decca 78DE18835   
MCA LP 12"1357   
Affinity (English) LP 12"AFS 1004 — Big Band Bounce & Boogie/Apollo Jump   
d. 73398 Shorty's Got To Go(Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson)
Decca 78DE18867   
Juke Box Lil (Sweden) LP 12"JB609 — Shorty's Got To Go   
e. 73399 Chittlin' Switch(Johnny Otis)
Decca 78DE18835   
Saxophonograph LP 12"BP506 — Moose On The Loose   

Annisteen Allen (v) on a-c, e; Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (v) on d-e.

"Big Fat Mamas" with Bull Moose Jackson on vocal and "Hello Bill" with Lucky Millinder on vocal were also recorded and used as film soundtracks during this period.


Date: ca. 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Super Disc

Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson (ldr), Harold "Money" Johnson (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Eugene Simon (tb), Sammy Hopkins, Burnie Peacock (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson, Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Ernest Purce (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Beverley Peer (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d)

a. MF109 Moose On the Loose(Nix)
Super Disc 781056   
Saxophonograph LP 12"BP506 — Moose On The Loose   
b. MF110 Keep Your Big Mouth Shut(Rudolph Toombs)
Super Disc 781045   
Route 66 (Sweden) LP 12"KIX-14 — Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again   
c. MF111 Miss Lucy(Nix)
Super Disc 781056   
Route 66 (Sweden) LP 12"KIX-14 — Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again   
d. MF112 Memphis Gal(Nix)
Super Disc 781045   
Route 66 (Sweden) LP 12"KIX-14 — Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again   
All titles on: Classics (French) CD5054 — Bull Moose Jackson   

The group recorded under the name Bull Moose Jackson and His Orchestra.


Date: April 1, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Aladdin

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Freddie Green (g), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. 137 AL Blow Illinois, Blow - 2:45(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin EPEP501   
b. 138 AL Illinois Blows The Blues - 2:30(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Monogram 78138   
Both titles on: Aladdin 783001   
Aladdin LP 10"LP701 — Battle Of The Saxes: Illionois Jacquet And Lester Young   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   

Russell Jacquet (t) on b; Fats Navarro (t) on b; Joe Newman (t) on b; J. J. Johnson (tb) on b; Jimmy Powell (as) on b; Leo Parker (bar) on b.


Date: May 21, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Apollo

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. R1214 South Street Special - 2:42(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Apollo 78785   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
Delmark CDDE-538 — Jumpin' At Apollo   
b. R1214Alternate South Street Special - 2:45(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Apollo LP 10"LP477 — Saxomaniac   
Delmark CDDE-538 — Jumpin' At Apollo   
c. R1215B Diggin' The Count - 2:49(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, J. J. (James Louis) Johnson)
Apollo 78785   
Apollo LP 10"LP477 — Saxomaniac   
Grand Award LP 12"LP33-315 — Unknown Title   
Jazztone LP 12"J1250 — Unknown Title   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
Delmark CDDE-538 — Jumpin' At Apollo   
d. R1216-2 Robbins' Nest - 2:53(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo EPEP602   
Apollo LP 10"LP104 — Jam Session With Illinois Jacquet   
Grand Award LP 12"LP33-315 — Unknown Title   
Jazztone LP 12"J1250 — Unknown Title   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
Delmark CDDE-538 — Jumpin' At Apollo   
e. R1217 Music Hall Beat - 2:45(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
Delmark CDDE-538 — Jumpin' At Apollo   
f. R1218Alternate Jumpin' At The Woodside - 2:42(William "Count" Basie)
Grand Award LP 12"LP33-315 — Unknown Title   
Jazztone LP 12"J1250 — Unknown Title   
g. R1218-4 Jumpin' At The Woodside - 2:45(William "Count" Basie)
Apollo 78777   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
Delmark CDDE-538 — Jumpin' At Apollo   
All titles on: Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   

Date: ca. July 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Apollo

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Bob Dorsey (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Freddie Green (g), John Simmons (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. R-1247 Tunis In (aka Tune Us In) - 2:50(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
b. R-1248-1Alternate Strange Hour - 3:03(Sir Charles Thompson)
c. R-1248-2 Strange Hour - 3:00(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
d. R-1249-1Alternate Rhythm Itch - 2:58(Sir Charles Thompson)
e. R-1249-2 Rhythm Itch - 2:49(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
f. R-1250-1Alternate Mad Lad - 2:42(Sir Charles Thompson)
g. R-1250-2 Mad Lad - 2:34(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
All titles on: Delmark CDDD-450 — Takin' Off   

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr) on a, c, e, g, (p) on a, c, e, g; Joe Newman (t) on a, c, e, g; Bob Dorsey (ts) on a, c, e, g; Leo Parker (bar) on a, c, e, g; Freddie Green (g) on a, c, e, g; John Simmons (b) on a, c, e, g; Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d) on a, c, e, g.


Date: September 10, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Aladdin

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Joe Newman (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), John Collins (g), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. WOR 260-1 Goofin' Off - 2:23(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin 783011   
Aladdin EPEP501   
Aladdin LP 10"LP701 — Battle Of The Saxes: Illionois Jacquet And Lester Young   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
b. WOR 261-2 Riffin' With Jacquet - 2:52(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
c. WOR 262-1 Don't Push Daddy(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin 783260   
Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
d. WOR 263-2Alternate Sahara Heat - 3:24(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
e. WOR 263-3 Sahara Heat - 2:41(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin 783260   
Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
f. WOR 264-1 It's Wild - 2:32(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin 783011   
Aladdin EPEP511   
Aladdin LP 10"LP708 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   

Illinois Jacquet (ldr) on a-c, e-f, (ts) on a-c, e-f; Russell Jacquet (t) on a-c, e-f, (v) on a-c, e; Joe Newman (t) on a-c, e-f; J. J. Johnson (tb) on a-c, e-f; Leo Parker (bar) on a-c, e-f; Sir Charles Thompson (p) on a-c, e-f; John Collins (g) on a-c, e-f; Al Lucas (b) on a-c, e-f; Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d) on a-c, e-f.


Date: November 28, 1947
Location: Chicago
Label: Aladdin

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Joe Newman (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), John Collins (g), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. 480-4 Destination Moon - 2:49(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin 783180   
Aladdin EPEP504   
Aladdin LP 10"LP708 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
b. 481-4 For Truly - 2:54(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
Aladdin 783180   
Aladdin EPEP504   
Aladdin LP 10"LP708 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Imperial LP 12"LP9184-A — Flying Home   
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
c. 482-1Alternate I Surrender, Dear - 3:46(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
d. 482-3 I Surrender, Dear - 3:04(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
Blue Moon CDBMCD1011 — Illinois Jacquet 1945-1947   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   
All titles on: Aladdin LP 12"803 — Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   

Date: December 18, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: RCA

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Joe Newman (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. D7VB-2854-1 Jet Propulsion - 2:53(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
RCA 7820-2702   
RCA 7820-2892   
RCA 78547-0514   
RCA EPEPB/LPM 3236   
RCA LP 12"6571-1-RB — The Black Velvet Band   
b. D7VB-2855-1 King Jacquet - 2:33(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
RCA EPEPB/LPM 3236   
RCA LP 12"6571-1-RB — The Black Velvet Band   
c. D7VB-2856-1 Try Me One More Time - 2:59(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Russell Jacquet)
RCA 7820-2892   
RCA 7820-3278   
d. D7VB-2857-1 Embryo - 2:39(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, J. J. (James Louis) Johnson)
RCA LP 12"6571-1-RB — The Black Velvet Band   
All titles on: RCA CD6571-2 — The Black Velvet Band   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   

Date: December 19, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: RCA

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Joe Newman (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), John Collins (g), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. D7VB-2889-1 Riffin' At 24th Street - 2:44(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
RCA 7820-2702   
RCA 78547-0513   
RCA EPEPB/LPM 3236   
b. D7VB-2890-1 Mutton Leg - 2:15(William "Count" Basie, Harry "Sweets" Edison)
RCA 7820-3060   
RCA 78547-0513   
RCA EPEPB/LPM 3236   
RCA LP 12"LPV-519 — Unknown Title   
c. D7VB-2891-1 Symphony In Sid - 3:03(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
RCA 7820-3060   
d. D7VB-2892-1 A Jacquet For Jack The Bellboy (aka Cloudy Day) - 3:03(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet)
RCA 7820-3278   
All titles on: RCA LP 12"6571-1-RB — The Black Velvet Band   
RCA CD6571-2 — The Black Velvet Band   
Mosaic CDMD4-165 — The Complete Illinois Jacquet 1945-50   
Proper (English) CDProperbox 49 — The Illinois Jacquet Story   

Date: December 23, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Unknown Label

Ella Fitzgerald (ldr), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Hank Jones (p), Sir Charles Thompson (elo), Hy White (g), John Simmons (b), J. C. Heard (d), Ella Fitzgerald (v)

a. 74386 I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling(Billy Rose, Harry Link, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
Decca 78DE24232   
b. 74387 You Turned The Tables On Me(Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell)
Decca 78DE24387   
c. 74392 I Cried And Cried And Cried(Marvin Montgomery)
Coral (German) LP 12"6.22178   
d. 74393 Robbins' Nest(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Decca 78DE24538   

Date: December 29, 1947
Location: New York City
Label: Apollo

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Taft Jordan, Joe Newman (t), H. B. Mitchell (tb), Pete Brown (as), Bob Dorsey (ts), Tate Houston (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Hank Morton (g), John Simmons (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. R-1305-1Alternate Benson Alley - 3:33(Sir Charles Thompson)
b. R-1305-3 Benson Alley - 3:07(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
c. R-1306-1 Sir Charles' Boogie - 2:35(Sir Charles Thompson)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
d. R-1307-1Alternate Harlem Jump - 2:34(Sir Charles Thompson)
e. R-1307-2 Harlem Jump - 2:34(Sir Charles Thompson)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
f. R-1308-1 Mr. Big Horn - 2:59(Sir Charles Thompson)
Apollo LP 10"103 — Sir Charles Thompson All Stars   
Vogue (French) LP 12"LDAP769 — The Fabulous Apollo Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
All titles on: Delmark CDDD-450 — Takin' Off   

Pete Brown (as) on d-e.


Date: March 23, 1948
Location: Detroit
Label: Savoy Jazz

Leo Parker (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Charlie Rouse (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Jack "The Bear" Parker (d)

a. D842 On The House - 2:57(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz 45XP8081   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9018 — New Trends In Modern Music   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9009 — New Trends Of Jazz, Volume 5   
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL2225 — The Bebop Boys   
b. D843 Dinky - 2:23(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz 78957   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9018 — New Trends In Modern Music   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9009 — New Trends Of Jazz, Volume 5   
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL2225 — The Bebop Boys   
c. D844 Senor Leo(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz 78935   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9018 — New Trends In Modern Music   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9009 — New Trends Of Jazz, Volume 5   
d. D845 Chase 'N' Lion(Sir Charles Thompson)
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9022 — The Birth Of Bop, Vol. 1   
e. D846 Leo's Bells - 2:23(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG-9009 — All Star Series: New Trends Of Jazz, Vol. 5   
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL2225 — The Bebop Boys   
f. D847 Sweet Talking Leo - 2:22(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG-9009 — All Star Series: New Trends Of Jazz, Vol. 5   
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL2225 — The Bebop Boys   
g. D848 Swingin' For Love - 2:29(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG-9009 — All Star Series: New Trends Of Jazz, Vol. 5   
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL2225 — The Bebop Boys   
h. D849 The New Look(Leo T. Parker)
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG-9009 — All Star Series: New Trends Of Jazz, Vol. 5   
Savoy Jazz LP 10"MG9009 — New Trends Of Jazz, Volume 5   

Joe Newman (t) on a, c-h; Charlie Rouse (ts) on e-h.

Joe Newman does not play on "Dinky." There was also a French issue (WL70547) of parts of this session (label, title, catalog number unknown, probably a 10"LP that contained "On The House," Dinky," Leo's Bells," Sweet Talkin' Leo," and "Swingin' For Love.")


Date: ca. May 1948
Location: United Sound, Detroit
Label: Sensation

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. You Go To My Head - 2:45(J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
b. B-4005 Nobility Bebop (aka In A Garden) - 2:03(Sir Charles Thompson)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
c. B-4006 Yesterdays - 2:19(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
d. B-4007 It's My Turn Now - 2:42(Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
e. B-4008 Charles' Boogie - 2:25(Sir Charles Thompson)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
f. B-4013 Don't Blame Me - 2:29(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
g. B-4014 Robbins' Nest - 2:08(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
h. B-4015 In A Garden (aka Nobility Bebop) - 2:07(Sir Charles Thompson)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
i. B-4016 Someone To Watch Over Me - 2:45(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   
All titles on: Boplicity CDCDBOPD017 — The Roots Of Modern Jazz: 1948 Sensation Sessions   

Boplicity Records lists John Simmons as a possible bassist for this session.


Date: ca. May 2, 1948
Location: United Sound, Detroit
Label: Sensation

Russell Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Sonny Stitt (as), Maurice Simon (ts), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. B-4009 Relaxin' (With Randel) - 2:13(Russell Jacquet)
King 784529   
Sensation 7812   
Sensation EPEP 309   
b. B-4010 Lion's Roar - 2:47(Russell Jacquet)
King 784242   
Sensation 788   
c. B-4011 Suede Jacquet - 2:54(J. J. (James Louis) Johnson, Russell Jacquet)
King 784242   
Sensation 788   
d. B-4011Alternate Suede Jacquet - 2:50(J. J. (James Louis) Johnson, Russell Jacquet)
e. B-4012Alternate Scamper Roo - 2:50(J.J. Johnson, Russell Jacquet)
King 784529   
Sensation 7812   
Sensation EPEP 309   
All titles on: Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1771-2 — In The Beginning   
Boplicity CDCDBOPD017 — The Roots Of Modern Jazz: 1948 Sensation Sessions   

This session was released under the name "Russell Jacquet & His All Stars. "


Date: ca. June 1948
Location: United Sound, Detroit
Label: Galaxy

Sonny Stitt (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t), Sonny Stitt (as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Milt Jackson (vib), Ray Brown (b), Max Roach (d)

a. B-4021 Royal Wedding - 2:23(Edward "Sonny" Stitt)
b. B-4022 Be Bop Blues - 2:14(Edward "Sonny" Stitt)
c. B-4023 Fine And Dandy - 2:20(Paul James, Kay Swift)
d. B-4024 3rd Song (Silver Slipper) - 2:15(Edward "Sonny" Stitt)
All titles on: Galaxy LP 12"G204 — In The Beginning   
America (French) LP 12"30AM-6072 — Milt Jackson-Sonny Stitt: In The Beginning   
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1771-2 — In The Beginning   
Boplicity CDCDBOPD017 — The Roots Of Modern Jazz: 1948 Sensation Sessions   
Ocium (Spain) CDOCM 0009 — When Swing Meets Bop   

This session was released under "Lord Nelson" or "Lord Nelson And His Boppers", Lord Nelson being a pseudonym for Sonny Stitt.


Date: September 21, 1948
Location: New York City
Label: Savoy Jazz

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Hal Singer (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Unknown (g, b, d)

a. B904 Cooking With Cookie(A.M. Brunner, Sir Charles Thompson)
Savoy Jazz 78679   
Savoy Jazz 45XP8050   
b. B905 Blue Monday Caravan(A.M. Brunner, Sir Charles Thompson)
Savoy Jazz 78679   
Savoy Jazz 45XP8050   
c. B906 Jiblets(Sir Charles Thompson)
Acorn 78300   
d. B907 Disc Jockey Boogie(Sir Charles Thompson)
Acorn 78300   

Date: ca. December 1948
Location: New York City
Label: King

Russell Jacquet (ldr), Russell Jacquet (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Sonny Stitt (as), Leo Parker (bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Shadow (Rossiere) Wilson (d)

a. K5503 Scamper Roo(J.J. Johnson, Russell Jacquet)
King 784259   
b. K5504 Suede Jacquet(J. J. (James Louis) Johnson, Russell Jacquet)
c. K5505 Lion's Roar(Russell Jacquet)
d. K5506 Relaxin' (With Randel)(Russell Jacquet)
King 784259   
All titles on: King LP 10"LP295-10 — Unknown Title   

Leo Parker (bar) on a-c.


Date: December 21, 1948
Location: New York City
Label: Victor

Arbee Stidham (ldr), Frank Galbraith (tb), Tab Smith (as), Harold Clark, Hal Singer (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Mundell Lowe (g), H. H. Holmes (b), G. Stanton (d), Arbee Stidham (v)

a. D8-VB-4097-1 Your Heart Belongs To Me(William "Smokey" Robinson)
Victor 7822-0000   
Juke Box Lil (Sweden) LP 12"JB613 — Let It Roll Again   
b. D8-VB-4098-1/2 Stidham Jumps(Arbee Stidham)
Victor 7822-0000   
c. D8-VB-4099-1 I Can't Explain My Love To You(Unknown)

Sessions Reported: 42

Performances Reported: 186

Unique Songs Reported: 153

Unique Issues Reported: 163