Wilbur Ware Issue Index
by Michael Fitzgerald

Generated on Sat, Sep 24, 2011

Artist: Johnny Perry
Format: 78     Label: Rondo     Cat. Num.: 1557
      September or October 1949 UB9-1191-R Tails And Limas
      September or October 1949 UB9-1192-R Doggin' Me Blues

Johnny Perry (ldr), E. Parker McDougal (ts), Hobart Dotson (t), Ernest Ashley (g), Johnny Perry (p, v), Wilbur Ware (b), Charles Williams (d)


Artist: Johnny Perry
Format: 78     Label: Rondo     Cat. Num.: 1558
      September or October 1949 UB9-1193-R J. P. Boogie
      September or October 1949 UB9-1194-R Got Good News For Ya, Baby

Johnny Perry (ldr), E. Parker McDougal (ts), Hobart Dotson (t), Ernest Ashley (g), Johnny Perry (p, v), Wilbur Ware (b), Charles Williams (d)


Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: 78     Label: Vocalion     Cat. Num.: 04429
02:47 09/15/1938 C-2325-1 W.P.A. Rag

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Buster Bennett (as), Walter Williams (t), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: 78     Label: Vocalion     Cat. Num.: 04486
02:42 09/15/1938 C-2327-1 Rider Rider Blues

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Buster Bennett (as), Walter Williams (t), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: 78     Label: Vocalion     Cat. Num.: 04591
02:35 09/15/1938 C-2324-1 Let Me Dig It

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: J. G.
Artist: Johnny Griffin
Format: LP 12"     Label: Argo     Cat. Num.: LP 624
03:37 01/01/1956 I Cried For You
03:05 01/01/1956 Satin Wrap
02:31 01/01/1956 Yesterdays
03:10 01/01/1956 Riff Raff
03:52 01/01/1956 Bees-Ees
03:17 01/01/1956 The Boy Next Door
03:36 01/01/1956 These Foolish Things
03:02 01/01/1956 Lollypop

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Junior Mance (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Buddy Smith (d)


Title: Indeed!
Artist: Lee Morgan
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: BLP 1538
03:54 11/04/1956 tk 3 Gaza Strip
04:52 11/04/1956 tk 4 Reggie Of Chester
08:21 11/04/1956 tk 6 The New Message [aka Little T]
05:49 11/04/1956 tk 9 Stand By
08:15 11/04/1956 tk 11 Roccus
06:44 11/04/1956 tk 14 The Lady

Lee Morgan (ldr), Clarence 'C' Sharpe (as), Lee Morgan (t), Horace Silver (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Hank
Artist: Hank Mobley
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: BLP 1560     Rel. Year: 1957
05:37 04/21/1957 tk 2 Easy To Love
07:20 04/21/1957 tk 3 Fit For A Hanker
09:52 04/21/1957 tk 4 Hi Groove, Low Feedback
06:45 04/21/1957 tk 7 Time After Time
07:52 04/21/1957 tk 9 Dance Of The Infidels

Hank Mobley (ldr), John Jenkins (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Bobby Timmons (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: More From The Vanguard
Artist: Sonny Rollins
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: BN-LA475-H2     Rel. Year: 1975
10:03 November 3, 1957 - afternoon tk 3 I've Got You Under My Skin
09:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 6 A Night In Tunisia
14:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 11 What Is This Thing Called Love
06:43 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 7 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
08:26 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 8 Four
08:29 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 9 Woody 'n You
06:46 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 18 All The Things You Are
09:08 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 16 Get Happy
09:20 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 15 I'll Remember April
04:38 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 19 Get Happy

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Sonny Rollins (ts), Donald Bailey, Wilbur Ware (b), Elvin Jones, Pete LaRoca Sims (d)


Title: Dial "S" For Sonny
Artist: Sonny Clark
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: BLP 1570
07:21 07/21/1957 tk 8 Dial S For Sonny
05:13 07/21/1957 tk 5/insert Bootin' It
06:56 07/21/1957 tk 11 It Could Happen To You
08:35 07/21/1957 tk 2 Sonny's Mood
06:41 07/21/1957 tk 13 Shoutin' On A Riff
05:48 07/21/1957 tk 15 Love Walked In

Sonny Clark (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Art Farmer (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Sonny Clark (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Louis Hayes (d)


Title: J.R. Monterose
Artist: J.R. Monterose
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: BLP 1536
06:56 10/21/1956 tk 3 Wee-Jay
06:30 10/21/1956 tk 7 Mark V
05:15 10/21/1956 tk 9 Lil' T [aka The Third]
08:03 10/21/1956 tk 10 Bobbie Pin
09:01 10/21/1956 tk 12 Ka-link
05:24 10/21/1956 tk 15 Beauteous

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


Title: A Night At The Village Vanguard
Artist: Sonny Rollins
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: BLP 1581
08:29 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 9 Woody 'n You
08:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 12 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
08:46 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 13 Sonnymoon For Two
04:54 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 14 I Can't Get Started
05:59 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 17 Striver's Row

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Sonny Rollins (ts), Wilbur Ware (b), Elvin Jones (d)


Title: Remembering
Artist: Grant Green
Format: LP 12"     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: GXF 3071
09:06 08/29/1961 tk 5 I'll Remember April
08:12 08/29/1961 tk 6 You And The Night And The Music
08:13 08/29/1961 tk 9 All The Things You Are
07:07 08/29/1961 tk 14 If I Had You
05:33 08/29/1961 tk 15 I Remember You
06:32 08/29/1961 tk 18 Love Walked In

Grant Green (ldr), Grant Green (g), Wilbur Ware (b), Al Harewood (d)


Title: Originally
Artist: Art Blakey
Format: LP 12"     Label: Columbia     Cat. Num.: FC 38036     Rel. Year: 1982
07:07 04/06/1956 Late Show
02:51 04/06/1956 Ill Wind
07:05 05/04/1956 Weird-O
06:13 05/04/1956 Carol's Interlude
08:08 06/25/1956 CO56232 Lil' T [aka The Third]
08:38 06/25/1956 CO56233-1 The New Message [aka Little T]
00:42 12/12/1956 CO57026 Rhapsody In Blue
01:13 12/12/1956 CO57026 Summertime
01:01 12/12/1956 CO57026 Someone To Watch Over Me
01:51 12/12/1956 CO57026 The Man I Love

Art Blakey (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Donald Byrd, Bill Hardman (t), Sam Dockery, Kenny Drew, Sr., Horace Silver (p), James 'Spanky' DeBrest, Wilbur Ware, Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey (d)


Title: The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys
Artist: Rita Reys
Format: LP 12"     Label: Columbia     Cat. Num.: CL 903
03:34 05/03/1956 CO56025 I Cried For You
03:34 05/03/1956 CO56024 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
04:11 06/25/1956 CO56230 My One And Only Love
03:45 05/03/1956 CO56023 That Old Black Magic
03:37 06/25/1956 CO56231 Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
02:55 05/03/1956 CO56022 Taking A Chance On Love

Rita Reys (ldr), Hank Mobley, Ira Sullivan (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Horace Silver (p, arr), Wilbur Ware, Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey (d), Rita Reys (v)


Title: Good Time Tonight
Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: LP 12"     Label: Columbia     Cat. Num.: 467247
02:35 09/15/1938 C-2324-1 Let Me Dig It
02:47 09/15/1938 C-2325-1 W.P.A. Rag
02:50 09/15/1938 C-2326-1 I'm Going Back To Arkansas

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Buster Bennett (as), Walter Williams (t), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Dreams Come True
Artist: Sun Ra
Format: LP 12"     Label: El Saturn     Cat. Num.: 485     Rel. Year: 1973
01:51 01/01/1955 Piano Interlude
05:57 01/01/1955 Can This Be Love?

Sun Ra (ldr), Sun Ra (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: For Losers
Artist: Archie Shepp
Format: LP 12"     Label: Impulse!     Cat. Num.: AS 9188
21:45 08/26/1969 91096 Un Croque Monsieur (Poem: For Losers)
      08/26/1969 91099 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
      08/26/1969 91098 What Would It Be Without You

Archie Shepp (ldr), Cecil Payne (f, bar), Clarence 'C' Sharpe (as), Archie Shepp (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Matthew Gee (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Joe Chambers (d), China Lin Sharpe (v)


Title: Kwanza
Artist: Archie Shepp
Format: LP 12"     Label: Impulse!     Cat. Num.: AS 9262
10:15 08/26/1969 91097 Slow Drag

Archie Shepp (ldr), Archie Shepp (ss, ts), Cecil Payne (bar), Woody Shaw (t), Matthew Gee (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Joe Chambers (d)


Title: Cruisin' - Featuring The Rhythm Sections
Artist: Clark Terry
Format: LP 12"     Label: Jazzland     Cat. Num.: JLP 7     Rel. Year: 1961
04:34 April 12 & 17, 1957 b-01 Serenade To A Bus Seat
05:12 April 12 & 17, 1957 b-02 Star Dust
08:28 April 12 & 17, 1957 b-03 Cruising
01:59 April 12 & 17, 1957 b-04 That Old Black Magic
06:00 09/30/1957 Soon
02:41 09/30/1957 Lover Man
06:39 09/30/1957 Specific Gravity
05:14 09/30/1957 Like Someone In Love

Ernie Henry, Clark Terry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Johnny Griffin (ts, cvs), Clark Terry (t, cwb), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Starting Time
Artist: Clifford Jordan
Format: LP 12"     Label: Jazzland     Cat. Num.: JLP 52
05:58 06/14/1961 Sunrise In Mexico
05:15 06/14/1961 Extempore
04:45 06/15/1961 Down Through The Years
04:02 06/14/1961 Quittin' Time
04:43 06/15/1961 One Flight Down
03:52 06/15/1961 Windmill
04:55 06/15/1961 Don't You Know I Care
04:56 06/15/1961 Mosaic

Clifford Jordan (ldr), Clifford Jordan (ts), Kenny Dorham (t), Cedar Walton (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)


Title: Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: LP 12"     Label: Jazzland     Cat. Num.: JLP 46
06:19 probably July 1957 Ruby, My Dear
06:36 probably July 1957 Nutty
06:39 probably July 1957 Trinkle, Tinkle
05:14 06/26/1957 tk 4 Off Minor
01:46 06/26/1957 Epistrophy

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts), Ray Copeland (t), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson (d)


Title: A Harold Arlen Showcase
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: LP 12"     Label: Judson     Cat. Num.: L 3005
02:43 02/01/1957 Come Rain Or Come Shine
03:24 02/01/1957 That Old Black Magic
03:12 02/01/1957 Over The Rainbow
02:20 02/01/1957 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
02:48 02/01/1957 As Long As I Live
02:15 02/01/1957 It's Only A Paper Moon
03:00 02/01/1957 Stormy Weather
02:19 02/01/1957 I've Got The World On A String
02:36 02/01/1957 Let's Fall In Love
02:42 02/01/1957 Blues In The Night
02:47 02/01/1957 Get Happy
03:02 02/01/1957 Ill Wind

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: A Harry Warren Showcase
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: LP 12"     Label: Judson     Cat. Num.: L 3004
03:55 02/01/1957 Remember Me?
01:55 02/01/1957 Lullaby Of Broadway
02:02 02/01/1957 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
03:06 02/01/1957 Jeepers Creepers
04:02 02/01/1957 I Only Have Eyes For You
02:42 02/01/1957 You're My Everything
02:52 02/01/1957 You'll Never Know
04:04 02/01/1957 The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
02:04 02/01/1957 You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
03:05 02/01/1957 Serenade In Blue
02:33 02/01/1957 About A Quarter To Nine
02:35 02/01/1957 September In The Rain

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Family
Artist: Paul Jeffrey
Format: LP 12"     Label: Mainstream     Cat. Num.: MRL 376     Rel. Year: 1972
      1972 F. U.
      1972 Immigration
      1972 Motor Drive
      1972 Ina
      1972 Kim
      1972 Rodan
      1972 Bianca

Paul Jeffrey (ldr), Hamiet Bluiett (f, bar), J. C. Williams (bcl), Paul Jeffrey (ts), Joe Gardner (t, fh), Stuart Butterfield (frh), Bob Stewart (tu), George Cables (p), Stanley Clarke, Wilbur Ware (b), T. S. Monk, Jr. (d)


Title: The Hawk Flies
Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Format: LP 12"     Label: Milestone     Cat. Num.: M 47015     Rel. Year: 1973     Volumes: 2
05:43 03/12/1957 b-02 Blue Lights
04:30 03/12/1957 b-01 Laura
11:15 03/12/1957 a-02 Juicy Fruit
05:03 03/12/1957 a-01 Chant
03:21 03/15/1957 a-03 Think Deep
09:10 03/12/1957 b-03 Sancticity
05:25 06/26/1957 Ruby, My Dear

Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk (ldr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Idrees Sulieman (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Hank Jones, Thelonious Monk (p), Oscar Pettiford, Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Jo Jones (d)


Title: Blues Five Spot
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: LP 12"     Label: Milestone     Cat. Num.: M 9124
06:03 02/25/1958 Coming On The Hudson

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Donald Byrd (t), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of The Tina Brooks Quintets
Artist: Tina Brooks
Format: LP 12"     Label: Mosaic     Cat. Num.: MR4-106     Rel. Year: 1985     Volumes: 4
08:50 03/16/1958 tk 9 Nutville
10:39 03/16/1958 tk 7 The Way You Look Tonight
08:12 03/16/1958 tk 10 Star Eyes
06:38 03/16/1958 tk 15 Minor Move [aka Medina]
06:08 03/16/1958 tk 11 Everything Happens To Me
08:05 06/25/1960 tk 7 Good Old Soul
05:16 06/25/1960 tk 18 Up Tight's Creek
05:49 06/25/1960 tk 22 Theme For Doris
04:56 06/25/1960 tk 14 True Blue
05:30 06/25/1960 tk 5 Miss Hazel
07:52 06/25/1960 tk 8 Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
08:00 10/20/1960 tk 3 Back To The Tracks
10:18 09/01/1960 tk 12 Street Singer
08:52 10/20/1960 tk 13 The Blues And I
06:01 10/20/1960 tk 11 For Heaven's Sake
05:05 10/20/1960 tk 7 The Ruby And The Pearl
06:40 03/02/1961 tk 19 David The King
07:32 03/02/1961 tk 22 Stranger In Paradise
06:12 03/02/1961 tk 6 The Waiting Game
07:41 03/02/1961 tk 7 Talkin' About
04:39 03/02/1961 tk 21 One For Myrtle
06:53 03/02/1961 tk 1 Dhyana

Tina Brooks, Jackie McLean (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Tina Brooks (ts), Johnny Coles, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, Lee Morgan (t), Sonny Clark, Kenny Drew, Sr., Duke Jordan (p), Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware, Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Remembering Me-Me
Artist: Clifford Jordan
Format: LP 12"     Label: Muse     Cat. Num.: MR 5105     Rel. Year: 1977
07:29 May 18 & 19, 1976 a-01 It's Time
05:51 May 18 & 19, 1976 a-02 Powerful Paul Robeson
06:15 May 18 & 19, 1976 a-03 Symphony In Blues
10:11 May 18 & 19, 1976 b-01 Ole Funny Columbine
04:36 May 18 & 19, 1976 b-02 Mama's Little Boy Thinks He's A Man
03:30 May 18 & 19, 1976 b-03 Me-Me [aka Prayer To The People]

Clifford Jordan (ldr), Clifford Jordan (ts), Roy Burrowes (t, fh), Chris Anderson (p, ep), Kyoto Fujiwara, Wilbur Ware (b), George Avaloz (d), Hank Diamond Smith (per, v), Donna Jordan, Boo Boo Monk, Terri Plair (v)


Title: Jenkins, Jordan And Timmons
Artist: John Jenkins
Format: LP 12"     Label: New Jazz     Cat. Num.: NJ 8232
06:29 07/26/1957 1322 Cliff's Edge
07:03 07/26/1957 1325 Tenderly
06:15 07/26/1957 1323 Princess
10:32 07/26/1957 1324 Soft Talk
07:07 07/26/1957 1326 Blue Jay

John Jenkins (ldr), John Jenkins (as), Clifford Jordan (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Dannie Richmond (d)


Title: Blues On My Mind
Artist: Blue Mitchell
Format: LP 12"     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJC 6009     Rel. Year: 1988
07:21 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-01 Brother 'Ball
04:59 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-03 There Will Never Be Another You
09:05 01/05/1959 Blues On My Mind
05:52 01/05/1959 It Could Happen To You
07:00 01/05/1959 When The Saints Go Marching In
04:06 09/28/1959 Top Shelf
04:12 09/30/1959 Blue Soul

Blue Mitchell (ldr), Benny Golson, Johnny Griffin (ts), Jimmy Heath (ts, arr), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Big 6
Artist: Blue Mitchell
Format: LP 12"     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJC 615     Rel. Year: 1991
10:23 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-01 Blues March
06:42 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-02 Big Six
04:59 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-03 There Will Never Be Another You
07:21 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-01 Brother 'Ball
03:46 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-02 JAMPH
08:05 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-03 Sir John
01:40 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-04 Promenade

Blue Mitchell (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Last Chorus
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: LP 12"     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJC 086
03:15 09/23/1957 Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes]
06:28 09/23/1957 Beauty And The Blues
07:49 09/23/1957 All The Things You Are
02:41 09/23/1957 Melba's Blues [aka Melba's Tune]
04:49 11/13/1957 a-02 - alt. S'posin'
04:40 09/30/1957 Like Someone In Love
08:31 08/30/1956 Cleo's Chant

Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Benny Golson (ts, arr), Cecil Payne (bar), Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan (t), Melba Liston (tb, arr), Kenny Drew, Sr., Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan, Philly Joe Jones, Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Presenting Ernie Henry
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: LP 12"     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJC 102
03:20 08/23/1956 a-01 Gone With The Wind
05:06 08/23/1956 a-02 Orient
05:43 08/23/1956 a-03 Free Flight
05:50 08/23/1956 a-04 Checkmate
04:59 08/30/1956 Active Ingredients
05:03 08/30/1956 I Should Care
08:18 08/30/1956 Cleo's Chant

Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Kenny Dorham (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Starting Time
Artist: Clifford Jordan
Format: LP 12"     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJC 147
05:58 06/14/1961 Sunrise In Mexico
05:15 06/14/1961 Extempore
04:45 06/15/1961 Down Through The Years
04:02 06/14/1961 Quittin' Time
04:43 06/15/1961 One Flight Down
03:52 06/15/1961 Windmill
04:55 06/15/1961 Don't You Know I Care
04:56 06/15/1961 Mosaic

Clifford Jordan (ldr), Clifford Jordan (ts), Kenny Dorham (t), Cedar Walton (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)


Title: The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys
Artist: Rita Reys
Format: LP 12"     Label: Philips     Cat. Num.: BO8006L
03:34 05/03/1956 CO56025 I Cried For You
03:34 05/03/1956 CO56024 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
04:11 06/25/1956 CO56230 My One And Only Love
03:45 05/03/1956 CO56023 That Old Black Magic
03:37 06/25/1956 CO56231 Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
02:55 05/03/1956 CO56022 Taking A Chance On Love

Rita Reys (ldr), Hank Mobley, Ira Sullivan (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Horace Silver (p, arr), Wilbur Ware, Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey (d), Rita Reys (v)


Title: 2 Horns/2 Rhythm
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-255
05:24 11/13/1957 a-01 Lotus Blossom [aka Asiatic Raes]
06:15 11/13/1957 a-02 S'posin'
02:58 11/13/1957 a-03 Soon
04:42 12/02/1957 a-04 Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
04:28 11/13/1957 b-01 The End Of A Love Affair
04:24 11/13/1957 b-02 I'll Be Seeing You
06:38 11/13/1957 b-03 Noose Bloos
03:14 12/02/1957 b-04 Jazz-Classic

Kenny Dorham (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Kenny Dorham (t, p), Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan (d)


Title: Big 6
Artist: Blue Mitchell
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP 12-273
10:23 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-01 Blues March
06:42 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-02 Big Six
04:59 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-03 There Will Never Be Another You
07:21 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-01 Brother 'Ball
03:46 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-02 JAMPH
08:05 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-03 Sir John
01:40 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-04 Promenade

Blue Mitchell (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Blues For Tomorrow
Artist: Various
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP 12-243
13:32 06/25/1957 Blues For Tomorrow
06:15 05/28/1957 The Fuzz

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Bobby Jaspar (ts), Ray Copeland (t), George Wallington (p), Wilbur Little, Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Elvin Jones (d)


Title: The Chicago Sound
Artist: Wilbur Ware
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-252
03:53 10/16/1957 Mamma-Daddy
03:15 11/18/1957 Body And Soul
05:28 10/16/1957 Desert Sands
06:27 10/16/1957 31st And State
02:56 10/16/1957 Lullaby Of The Leaves
04:37 10/16/1957 Latin Quarters
04:28 10/16/1957 Be-Ware
07:21 11/18/1957 The Man I Love

Wilbur Ware (ldr), John Jenkins (as), Johnny Griffin (ts), Junior Mance (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Wilbur Campbell, Frankie Dunlop (d)


Title: The Compositions Of Benny Golson
Artist: Various
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RS 93505
05:41 12/18/1961 tk 4 Stablemates
03:42 09/24/1959 Minor Vamp
05:45 01/26/1961 Blues On Down
10:23 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-01 Blues March
06:22 12/23/1957 Out Of The Past
06:59 01/31/1958 Whisper Not
06:57 September 1958 a-01 Fair Weather

Chet Baker, Benny Golson, Milt Jackson, Sam Jones, Wynton Kelly, Blue Mitchell, Wes Montgomery (ldr), Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (as), Benny Golson (ts, arr), Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Heath (ts), Tate Houston (bar), Chet Baker, Kenny Dorham, Blue Mitchell (t), Nat Adderley (c), Curtis Fuller, J. J. Johnson, Melba Liston (tb), Victor Feldman (vib, p, arr), Milt Jackson (vib), Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Les Spann (g), Al Haig, Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware (b), Louis Hayes, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach (d)


Title: I Love Jerome Kern
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-811
      1957 Make Believe
      1957 The Way You Look Tonight
      1957 I've Told Every Little Star
      1957 Can't Help Lovin' That Man
      1957 I'm Old Fashioned
      1957 All The Things You Are
      1957 Long Ago And Far Away
      1957 All Through The Day
      1957 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
      1957 The Song Is You
      1957 Why Do I Love You
      1957 Yesterdays

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Jazz By Gee!
Artist: Matthew Gee
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-221
03:22 08/22/1956 a-01 Out Of Nowhere
04:14 08/22/1956 a-02 I'll Remember April
03:02 08/22/1956 a-03 Joram
02:55 08/22/1956 a-04 Sweet Georgia Brown
04:58 08/22/1956 a-05 Lover Man
06:08 07/19/1956 b-01 Gee!
08:42 07/19/1956 b-02 Kingston Lounge
07:55 07/19/1956 b-03 The Boys From Brooklyn

Matthew Gee (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Frank Foster (ts), Cecil Payne (bar), Kenny Dorham (t), Matthew Gee (tb), Joe 'Earl' Knight (p), John Simmons, Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d), Bill Massey (arr)


Title: Jazz Impressions Of Pal Joey
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-249
04:08 10/15/1957 Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
05:47 10/15/1957 Do It The Hard Way
03:58 10/15/1957 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
04:15 10/15/1957 Happy Hunting Horn
04:38 10/15/1957 I Could Write A Book
05:40 10/15/1957 The Lady Is A Tramp
04:05 10/15/1957 My Funny Valentine
05:04 10/15/1957 What Is A Man?

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Johnny Griffin Sextet
Artist: Johnny Griffin
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-264
07:37 02/25/1958 Stix' Trix
07:45 02/25/1958 What's New
06:09 February 26 or 27, 1958 Woody 'n You
09:38 02/25/1958 Johnny G. G.
09:53 02/25/1958 Catharsis

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Last Chorus
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-266
03:15 09/23/1957 Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes]
06:28 09/23/1957 Beauty And The Blues
07:49 09/23/1957 All The Things You Are
02:41 09/23/1957 Melba's Blues [aka Melba's Tune]
04:49 11/13/1957 a-02 - alt. S'posin'
04:40 09/30/1957 Like Someone In Love
08:31 08/30/1956 Cleo's Chant

Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Benny Golson (ts, arr), Cecil Payne (bar), Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan (t), Melba Liston (tb, arr), Kenny Drew, Sr., Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan, Philly Joe Jones, Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Man Bites Harmonica
Artist: Jean 'Toots' Thielemans
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-257
07:14 12/30/1957 East Of The Sun
02:27 01/07/1958 Don't Blame Me
03:46 12/30/1957 18th Century Ballroom
06:58 12/30/1957 Soul Station
04:54 12/30/1957 Fundamental Frequency
04:30 12/30/1957 Struttin' With Some Barbecue
04:27 01/07/1958 Imagination
05:16 12/30/1957 Isn't It Romantic

Jean 'Toots' Thielemans (ldr), Jean 'Toots' Thielemans (h, g), Pepper Adams (bar), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Monk's Music
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-242
00:53 06/26/1957 Abide With Me
11:23 06/26/1957 Well, You Needn't
05:25 06/26/1957 Ruby, My Dear
05:08 06/26/1957 tk 5 Off Minor
10:45 06/26/1957 Epistrophy
04:39 06/26/1957 tk 6 Crepuscule With Nellie

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts), Ray Copeland (t), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey (d)


Title: Most Likely...Dick Johnson
Artist: Dick Johnson
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-253
06:37 10/30/1957 a-01 Lee-Antics
02:34 10/30/1957 a-02 It's So Peaceful In The Country
03:09 10/30/1957 a-03 Aw C'mon, Hoss
04:28 10/30/1957 a-04 Stella By Starlight
04:42 10/30/1957 a-05 Me 'n Dave
03:55 10/30/1957 b-01 It's Bad For Me
05:17 10/30/1957 b-02 The End Of A Love Affair
07:29 10/30/1957 b-03 Folderol
03:35 10/30/1957 b-04 The Loop

Dick Johnson (ldr), Dick Johnson (as), Dave McKenna (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Mulligan Meets Monk
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP 1106
06:58 08/12/1957 tk 3 Straight No Chaser
05:19 08/12/1957 tk 1 Rhythm-a-ning
06:51 08/12/1957 tk 4 I Mean You
08:27 08/13/1957 tk 1 'Round Midnight
07:15 08/13/1957 tk 3 Sweet And Lovely
05:52 08/13/1957 tk 4 - stereo Decidedly

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gerry Mulligan (bar), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Shadow Wilson (d)


Title: Mulligan Meets Monk
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-247
06:58 08/12/1957 tk 3 Straight No Chaser
05:19 08/12/1957 tk 1 Rhythm-a-ning
06:51 08/12/1957 tk 4 I Mean You
08:27 08/13/1957 tk 1 'Round Midnight
07:15 08/13/1957 tk 3 Sweet And Lovely
06:35 08/13/1957 tk 5 - mono Decidedly

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gerry Mulligan (bar), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Shadow Wilson (d)


Title: Presenting Ernie Henry
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-222
03:20 08/23/1956 a-01 Gone With The Wind
05:06 08/23/1956 a-02 Orient
05:43 08/23/1956 a-03 Free Flight
05:50 08/23/1956 a-04 Checkmate
04:59 08/30/1956 Active Ingredients
05:03 08/30/1956 I Should Care
08:18 08/30/1956 Cleo's Chant

Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Kenny Dorham (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Saxophone Revolt
Artist: Various
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-284
07:52 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood

Thelonious Monk (ldr), John Coltrane (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Seven Standards And A Blues
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-248
06:00 09/30/1957 Soon
02:46 09/30/1957 My Ideal
06:39 09/30/1957 Specific Gravity
02:41 09/30/1957 Lover Man
06:33 09/30/1957 I've Got The World On A String
05:01 09/30/1957 Sweet Lorraine
04:39 09/30/1957 I Get A Kick Out Of You
05:14 09/30/1957 Like Someone In Love

Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Thelonious Himself
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-235
07:52 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood

Thelonious Monk (ldr), John Coltrane (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: This Is New
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-236
05:16 03/28/1957 You're My Thrill
04:27 03/28/1957 Carol
07:59 03/28/1957 It's You Or No One
06:52 03/28/1957 This Is New
05:59 04/03/1957 The New Message [aka Little T]
06:35 04/03/1957 Paul's Pal
05:12 04/03/1957 Why Do I Love You

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan (d)


Title: Way Out!
Artist: Johnny Griffin
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-274
06:16 February 26 or 27, 1958 Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?
04:01 February 26 or 27, 1958 Hot Sausage
09:52 February 26 or 27, 1958 Sunny Monday
06:38 February 26 or 27, 1958 Cherokee
08:00 February 26 or 27, 1958 Teri's Tune
07:30 February 26 or 27, 1958 Little John

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Zoot!
Artist: Zoot Sims
Format: LP 12"     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RLP-12-228
05:54 December 13 & 18, 1956 Why Cry?
07:12 December 13 & 18, 1956 Echoes Of You
07:07 December 13 & 18, 1956 Swim, Jim
04:55 December 13 & 18, 1956 Here And Now
04:30 December 13 & 18, 1956 Fools Rush In
04:44 December 13 & 18, 1956 Osmosis
06:01 December 13 & 18, 1956 Taking A Chance On Love

Zoot Sims (ldr), Zoot Sims (as, ts), Nick Travis (t), George Handy (p, arr), Wilbur Ware (b), Osie Johnson (d)


Title: The Gift
Artist: Charles Moffett
Format: LP 12"     Label: Savoy     Cat. Num.: MG 12194
08:04 01/01/1969 a-01 Avant Garde Got Soul Too
08:50 01/01/1969 a-02 Adnerb
05:28 01/01/1969 b-01 The Gift
03:00 01/01/1969 b-02 Blues Strikes Again
11:04 01/01/1969 b-03 Yelrihs

Charles Moffett (ldr), Paul Jeffrey (acl, ts), Charles Moffett (t, vib, d, v), Wilbur Ware (b), Codaryl Moffett, Dennis O'Toole (d)


Title: The Jazz We Heard Last Summer
Artist: Herbie Mann
Format: LP 12"     Label: Savoy     Cat. Num.: MG-12112
08:22 05/02/1957 World Wide Boots
07:58 05/02/1957 Green Stamp Monsta!

Herbie Mann (ldr), Herbie Mann (f, ts), Phil Woods (as), Eddie Costa (vib, p), Joe Puma (g), Wilbur Ware (b), Jerry Segal (d)


Title: In The World
Artist: Clifford Jordan
Format: LP 12"     Label: Strata-East     Cat. Num.: SES 19721     Rel. Year: 1972
17:10 spring 1969 a-01 Vienna
04:47 spring 1969 a-02 Doug's Prelude
11:00 spring 1969 b-01 Ouagoudougou
07:14 spring 1969 b-02 872

Clifford Jordan (ldr), Clifford Jordan (ts), Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham (t), Julian Priester (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Richard Davis (b, vc), Wilbur Ware (b), Ed Blackwell, Roy Haynes, Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)


Title: Zodiac
Artist: Cecil Payne
Format: LP 12"     Label: Strata-East     Cat. Num.: SES 19734     Rel. Year: 1976
06:55 late 1969 or early 1970 a-01 Martin Luther King, Jr.
02:09 late 1969 or early 1970 a-01 I Know Love
10:48 late 1969 or early 1970 a-02 Girl, You Got A Home
04:21 late 1969 or early 1970 a-03 Slide Hampton
09:16 late 1969 or early 1970 b-01 Follow Me
12:20 late 1969 or early 1970 b-02 Flying Fish

Cecil Payne (ldr), Cecil Payne (as, bar), Kenny Dorham (t), Wynton Kelly (p, org), Wilbur Ware (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)


Title: Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things
Artist: Walt Dickerson
Format: LP 12"     Label: Why Not     Cat. Num.: PA 7118
22:38 07/21/1975 a-01 The Nexus
18:30 07/21/1975 b-01 Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things

Walt Dickerson (ldr), Walt Dickerson (vib), Wilbur Ware (b), Andrew Cyrille (d)


Title: Standards
Artist: Sun Ra
Format: CD     Label: 1201 Music     Cat. Num.: 9019-2     Rel. Year: 2000
05:57 01/01/1955 Can This Be Love?

Sun Ra (ldr), Sun Ra (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: A Night At The Village Vanguard, volume 1
Artist: Sonny Rollins
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: CDP 7 46517 2     Rel. Year: 1987
08:16 November 3, 1957 - afternoon tk 2 A Night In Tunisia
10:03 November 3, 1957 - afternoon tk 3 I've Got You Under My Skin
09:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 6 A Night In Tunisia
06:43 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 7 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
08:26 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 8 Four
08:29 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 9 Woody 'n You
08:19 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 10 Old Devil Moon

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Sonny Rollins (ts), Donald Bailey, Wilbur Ware (b), Elvin Jones, Pete LaRoca Sims (d)


Title: A Night At The Village Vanguard, volume 2
Artist: Sonny Rollins
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: CDP 7 46518 2     Rel. Year: 1987
14:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 11 What Is This Thing Called Love
08:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 12 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
08:46 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 13 Sonnymoon For Two
04:54 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 14 I Can't Get Started
09:20 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 15 I'll Remember April
09:08 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 16 Get Happy
05:59 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 17 Striver's Row
06:46 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 18 All The Things You Are
04:38 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 19 Get Happy

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Sonny Rollins (ts), Wilbur Ware (b), Elvin Jones (d)


Title: J.R. Monterose
Artist: J.R. Monterose
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: CDP 7243 8 29102 2 0     Rel. Year: 1994
06:56 10/21/1956 tk 3 Wee-Jay
05:15 10/21/1956 tk 9 Lil' T [aka The Third]
08:03 10/21/1956 tk 10 Bobbie Pin
06:30 10/21/1956 tk 7 Mark V
09:01 10/21/1956 tk 12 Ka-link
05:24 10/21/1956 tk 15 Beauteous
07:17 10/21/1956 tk 2 Wee-Jay

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


Title: Dial "S" For Sonny
Artist: Sonny Clark
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: CDP 7243 8 56585 2 5     Rel. Year: 1997
07:21 07/21/1957 tk 8 Dial S For Sonny
05:13 07/21/1957 tk 5/insert Bootin' It
06:56 07/21/1957 tk 11 It Could Happen To You
08:35 07/21/1957 tk 2 Sonny's Mood
06:41 07/21/1957 tk 13 Shoutin' On A Riff
05:48 07/21/1957 tk 15 Love Walked In
05:12 07/21/1957 tk 5 Bootin' It

Sonny Clark (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Art Farmer (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Sonny Clark (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Louis Hayes (d)


Title: Standards
Artist: Grant Green
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: CDP 7243 8 21284 2 7     Rel. Year: 1998
04:57 08/29/1961 tk 17 You Stepped Out Of A Dream
06:32 08/29/1961 tk 18 Love Walked In
07:07 08/29/1961 tk 14 If I Had You
09:06 08/29/1961 tk 5 I'll Remember April
08:12 08/29/1961 tk 6 You And The Night And The Music
08:13 08/29/1961 tk 9 All The Things You Are
05:33 08/29/1961 tk 15 I Remember You
07:09 08/29/1961 tk 13 If I Had You

Grant Green (ldr), Grant Green (g), Wilbur Ware (b), Al Harewood (d)


Title: A Night At The Village Vanguard
Artist: Sonny Rollins
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: 7243 4 99795 2 9     Rel. Year: 1999     Volumes: 2
08:16 November 3, 1957 - afternoon tk 2 A Night In Tunisia
10:03 November 3, 1957 - afternoon tk 3 I've Got You Under My Skin
09:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 6 A Night In Tunisia
06:43 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 7 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
08:26 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 8 Four
08:29 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 9 Woody 'n You
08:19 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 10 Old Devil Moon
14:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 11 What Is This Thing Called Love
08:03 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 12 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
08:46 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 13 Sonnymoon For Two
04:54 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 14 I Can't Get Started
09:20 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 15 I'll Remember April
09:08 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 16 Get Happy
05:59 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 17 Striver's Row
04:38 November 3, 1957 - evening tk 19 Get Happy

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Sonny Rollins (ts), Donald Bailey, Wilbur Ware (b), Elvin Jones, Pete LaRoca Sims (d)


Title: The Waiting Game
Artist: Tina Brooks
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: 7243 5 40536 2 7     Rel. Year: 2002
07:41 03/02/1961 tk 7 Talkin' About
04:39 03/02/1961 tk 21 One For Myrtle
06:53 03/02/1961 tk 1 Dhyana
06:40 03/02/1961 tk 19 David The King
07:32 03/02/1961 tk 22 Stranger In Paradise
06:12 03/02/1961 tk 6 The Waiting Game

Tina Brooks (ldr), Tina Brooks (ts), Johnny Coles (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Dial "S" For Sonny
Artist: Sonny Clark
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: 7243 8 64469 2 3     Rel. Year: 2005
07:21 07/21/1957 tk 8 Dial S For Sonny
05:13 07/21/1957 tk 5/insert Bootin' It
06:56 07/21/1957 tk 11 It Could Happen To You
08:35 07/21/1957 tk 2 Sonny's Mood
06:41 07/21/1957 tk 13 Shoutin' On A Riff
05:48 07/21/1957 tk 15 Love Walked In
05:12 07/21/1957 tk 5 Bootin' It

Sonny Clark (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Art Farmer (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Sonny Clark (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Louis Hayes (d)


Title: J.R. Monterose
Artist: J.R. Monterose
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: 5099 9 215387 2 8     Rel. Year: 2008
06:56 10/21/1956 tk 3 Wee-Jay
05:15 10/21/1956 tk 9 Lil' T [aka The Third]
08:03 10/21/1956 tk 10 Bobbie Pin
06:30 10/21/1956 tk 7 Mark V
09:01 10/21/1956 tk 12 Ka-link
05:24 10/21/1956 tk 15 Beauteous
07:17 10/21/1956 tk 2 Wee-Jay

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


Title: J.R. Monterose
Artist: J.R. Monterose
Format: CD     Label: Blue Note     Cat. Num.: TOCJ 9044
06:56 10/21/1956 tk 3 Wee-Jay
06:30 10/21/1956 tk 7 Mark V
05:15 10/21/1956 tk 9 Lil' T [aka The Third]
08:03 10/21/1956 tk 10 Bobbie Pin
09:01 10/21/1956 tk 12 Ka-link
05:24 10/21/1956 tk 15 Beauteous

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


Title: Good Time Tonight
Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: CD     Label: Columbia Legacy     Cat. Num.: CK 46219     Rel. Year: 1990
02:47 09/15/1938 C-2325-1 W.P.A. Rag
02:50 09/15/1938 C-2326-1 I'm Going Back To Arkansas

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Buster Bennett (as), Walter Williams (t), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Drum Suite
Artist: Art Blakey
Format: CD     Label: Columbia Legacy     Cat. Num.: CK 93637     Rel. Year: 2005
07:42 02/22/1957 CO57464 The Sacrifice
04:01 02/22/1957 CO57465 Cubano Chant
08:47 02/22/1957 CO57463 Oscalypso
08:24 12/13/1956 CO57031 Nica's Tempo
08:32 12/13/1956 CO57028 Dee's Dilemma
05:56 12/13/1956 CO57029 Just For Marty
08:08 06/25/1956 CO56232 Lil' T [aka The Third]
08:38 06/25/1956 CO56233-1 The New Message [aka Little T]
05:33 06/25/1956 CO56233-3 The New Message [aka Little T]

Art Blakey (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Donald Byrd, Bill Hardman (t), Ray Bryant, Sam Dockery, Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), James 'Spanky' DeBrest, Wilbur Ware (b), Oscar Pettiford (b, vc), Art Blakey, Jo Jones (d), Charles 'Specs' Wright (d, tmp, gng), Louis 'Sabu' Martinez (bgo), Candido Camero (cga)


Title: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, volume 7
Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: CD     Label: Document     Cat. Num.: 5129     Rel. Year: 1992
02:35 09/15/1938 C-2324-1 Let Me Dig It
02:47 09/15/1938 C-2325-1 W.P.A. Rag

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Buster Bennett (as), Walter Williams (t), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, volume 8
Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Format: CD     Label: Document     Cat. Num.: 5130     Rel. Year: 1992
02:50 09/15/1938 C-2326-1 I'm Going Back To Arkansas
02:42 09/15/1938 C-2327-1 Rider Rider Blues

Big Bill Broonzy (ldr), Buster Bennett (as), Walter Williams (t), Big Bill Broonzy (g, v), Blind John Davis (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Sound Sun Pleasure!!
Artist: Sun Ra
Format: CD     Label: Evidence     Cat. Num.: ECD 22014-2     Rel. Year: 1991
04:00 03/06/1959 'Round Midnight
05:42 03/06/1959 You Never Told Me That You Care
04:58 03/06/1959 Hour Of Parting
02:10 03/06/1959 Back In Your Own Back Yard
05:02 03/06/1959 Enlightenment
03:15 03/06/1959 I Could Have Danced All Night
01:51 01/01/1955 Piano Interlude
05:57 01/01/1955 Can This Be Love?

Sun Ra (ldr), Marshall Allen (f, as), James Spaulding (as), John Gilmore (ts), Charles Davis, Pat Patrick (bar), Hobart Dotson (t, arr), Bo Bailey (tb), Sun Ra (p, cel, arr), Ronald Boykins, Wilbur Ware (b), William Cochran (d), Hattye Randolph (v)


Title: Most Likely...Dick Johnson
Artist: Dick Johnson
Format: CD     Label: JVC     Cat. Num.: VICJ 2144     Rel. Year: 1996
06:37 10/30/1957 a-01 Lee-Antics
02:34 10/30/1957 a-02 It's So Peaceful In The Country
03:09 10/30/1957 a-03 Aw C'mon, Hoss
04:28 10/30/1957 a-04 Stella By Starlight
04:42 10/30/1957 a-05 Me 'n Dave
03:55 10/30/1957 b-01 It's Bad For Me
05:17 10/30/1957 b-02 The End Of A Love Affair
07:29 10/30/1957 b-03 Folderol
03:35 10/30/1957 b-04 The Loop

Dick Johnson (ldr), Dick Johnson (as), Dave McKenna (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Kenny Drew Plays The Music Of Harry Warren And Harold Arlen
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: CD     Label: Milestone     Cat. Num.: MCD 47040     Rel. Year: 1995
03:55 02/01/1957 Remember Me?
01:55 02/01/1957 Lullaby Of Broadway
02:02 02/01/1957 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
03:06 02/01/1957 Jeepers Creepers
04:02 02/01/1957 I Only Have Eyes For You
02:42 02/01/1957 You're My Everything
02:52 02/01/1957 You'll Never Know
04:04 02/01/1957 The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
02:04 02/01/1957 You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
03:05 02/01/1957 Serenade In Blue
02:33 02/01/1957 About A Quarter To Nine
02:35 02/01/1957 September In The Rain
02:43 02/01/1957 Come Rain Or Come Shine
03:24 02/01/1957 That Old Black Magic
03:12 02/01/1957 Over The Rainbow
02:20 02/01/1957 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
02:48 02/01/1957 As Long As I Live
02:15 02/01/1957 It's Only A Paper Moon
03:00 02/01/1957 Stormy Weather
02:19 02/01/1957 I've Got The World On A String
02:36 02/01/1957 Let's Fall In Love
02:42 02/01/1957 Blues In The Night
02:47 02/01/1957 Get Happy
03:02 02/01/1957 Ill Wind

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Mosaic
Artist: Clifford Jordan
Format: CD     Label: Milestone     Cat. Num.: MCD 47092-2     Rel. Year: 2001
04:48 02/14/1961 a-01 A Story Tale
03:40 02/14/1961 a-02 Cumberland Court
05:35 02/14/1961 a-03 You're Driving Me Crazy
03:23 02/14/1961 a-04 Defiance
05:58 02/14/1961 b-01 Prints
05:00 02/14/1961 b-02 Hip Pockets
05:12 02/14/1961 b-03 They Say It's Wonderful
05:13 02/14/1961 b-04 If I Didn't Care
05:58 06/14/1961 Sunrise In Mexico
05:15 06/14/1961 Extempore
04:45 06/15/1961 Down Through The Years
04:02 06/14/1961 Quittin' Time
04:43 06/15/1961 One Flight Down
03:52 06/15/1961 Windmill
04:55 06/15/1961 Don't You Know I Care
04:56 06/15/1961 Mosaic

Clifford Jordan (ldr), Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner (as), Clifford Jordan (ts), Kenny Dorham (t), Tommy Flanagan, Ronnie Mathews, Cedar Walton (p), Art Davis, Wilbur Ware (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Elvin Jones (d)


Title: The Complete Blue Note Lee Morgan Fifties Sessions
Artist: Lee Morgan
Format: CD     Label: Mosaic     Cat. Num.: MD4-162     Rel. Year: 1995     Volumes: 4
08:40 03/24/1957 tk 3 Hasaan's Dream
07:00 03/24/1957 tk 5 I Remember Clifford
06:05 03/24/1957 tk 7 Mesabi Chant
06:30 03/24/1957 tk 11 Tip-Toeing
09:15 03/24/1957 tk 13 Domingo
06:30 03/24/1957 tk 10 Tip-Toeing
03:54 11/04/1956 tk 3 Gaza Strip
04:52 11/04/1956 tk 4 Reggie Of Chester
08:21 11/04/1956 tk 6 The New Message [aka Little T]
05:49 11/04/1956 tk 9 Stand By
08:15 11/04/1956 tk 11 Roccus
06:44 11/04/1956 tk 14 The Lady
08:08 11/04/1956 tk 7 The New Message [aka Little T]
06:42 12/02/1956 tk 2 Latin Hangover
07:18 12/02/1956 tk 5 Whisper Not
06:30 12/02/1956 tk 8 His Sister
07:41 12/02/1956 tk 9 D's Fink
06:25 12/02/1956 tk 11 Slightly Hep
05:47 12/02/1956 tk 13 Where Am I?
05:43 08/25/1957 tk 4 City Lights
09:23 08/25/1957 tk 1 Just By Myself
06:22 08/25/1957 tk 6 Tempo De Waltz
06:00 08/25/1957 tk 9 You're Mine, You
09:42 08/25/1957 tk 10 Kin Folks
07:15 09/29/1957 tk 4 Just One Of Those Things
07:05 09/29/1957 tk 6 Heavy Dipper
09:22 09/29/1957 tk 7 A Night In Tunisia
06:49 09/29/1957 tk 9 Lover Man
08:13 09/29/1957 tk 10 New-Ma
07:50 09/29/1957 tk 3 Just One Of Those Things
05:34 11/18/1957 tk 4 Since I Fell For You
06:11 11/18/1957 tk 7 Personality
05:26 11/18/1957 tk 14 All At Once You Love Her
04:57 02/02/1958 tk 5 Who Do You Love, I Hope
07:02 02/02/1958 tk 9 Candy
05:04 02/02/1958 tk 12 C.T.A.
07:22 02/02/1958 tk 14 All The Way

Lee Morgan (ldr), Gigi Gryce (f, as, arr), George Coleman (as, ts), Kenny Rodgers, Clarence 'C' Sharpe (as), Benny Golson (ts, arr), Hank Mobley (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Lee Morgan (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Ray Bryant, Sonny Clark, Wynton Kelly, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons (p), Paul Chambers, Wilbur Ware, Doug Watkins (b), Philly Joe Jones, Charli Persip, Arthur Taylor (d), Owen Marshall (arr)


Title: The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions
Artist: Hank Mobley
Format: CD     Label: Mosaic     Cat. Num.: MD6-181     Rel. Year: 1998     Volumes: 6
05:37 04/21/1957 tk 2 Easy To Love
07:20 04/21/1957 tk 3 Fit For A Hanker
09:52 04/21/1957 tk 4 Hi Groove, Low Feedback
06:45 04/21/1957 tk 7 Time After Time
07:52 04/21/1957 tk 9 Dance Of The Infidels
04:28 03/27/1955 tk 8 Hank's Prank
03:47 03/27/1955 tk 12 My Sin
04:29 03/27/1955 tk 5 Avila & Tequila
03:37 03/27/1955 tk 3 Walkin' The Fence
04:29 03/27/1955 tk 14 Love For Sale
04:07 03/27/1955 tk 10 Just Coolin'
04:25 03/27/1955 tk 2 Walkin' The Fence
04:14 03/27/1955 tk 6 Hank's Prank
08:09 11/25/1956 tk 2 Double Whammy
11:18 11/25/1956 tk 3 Barrel Of Funk
08:27 11/25/1956 tk 6 Mobleymania
09:13 11/25/1956 tk 7 Touch And Go
11:13 11/25/1956 tk 4 Barrel Of Funk
06:55 01/13/1957 tk 2 Reunion
06:38 01/13/1957 tk 3 Lower Stratosphere
07:48 01/13/1957 tk 4 Don't Walk
10:37 01/13/1957 tk 6 Ultramarine
06:05 01/13/1957 tk 7 Mobley's Musings
07:40 03/08/1957 tk 1 Wham And They're Off
06:46 03/08/1957 tk 6 Funk In Deep Freeze
06:39 03/08/1957 tk 7 Startin' From Scratch
07:15 03/08/1957 tk 8 Stella-wise
07:28 03/08/1957 tk 9 Base On Balls
06:37 03/08/1957 tk 10 Fin De L'Affaire
07:34 03/08/1957 tk 4 Wham And They're Off
06:53 03/08/1957 tk 5 Funk In Deep Freeze
10:55 08/18/1957 tk 11 Don't Get Too Hip
05:23 08/18/1957 tk 6 Curtain Call
05:57 08/18/1957 tk 12 Deep In A Dream
06:18 08/18/1957 tk 10 The Mobe
05:31 08/18/1957 tk 5 My Reverie
07:12 08/18/1957 tk 9 On The Bright Side
06:30 10/20/1957 tk 6 Poppin'
06:08 10/20/1957 tk 12 Darn That Dream
06:30 10/20/1957 tk 3 Gettin' Into Something
10:51 10/20/1957 tk 4 Tune Up
10:08 10/20/1957 tk 8 Night Watch [aka East Of Brooklyn]
06:05 02/09/1958 tk 3 High And Flighty
07:09 02/09/1958 tk 11 Speak Low
06:49 02/09/1958 tk 6 Peckin' Time
09:00 02/09/1958 tk 5 Stretchin' Out
12:24 02/09/1958 tk 10 Git-Go Blues
06:44 02/09/1958 tk 4 Stretchin' Out
06:28 02/09/1958 tk 2 High And Flighty
07:08 02/09/1958 tk 12 Speak Low
06:53 06/23/1957 tk 2/3 Mighty Moe And Joe
05:28 06/23/1957 tk 10 Falling In Love With Love
05:56 06/23/1957 tk 6 Bags' Groove
08:06 06/23/1957 tk 8 Double Exposure
08:11 06/23/1957 tk 5 News
06:48 06/23/1957 tk 2 Mighty Moe And Joe

Hank Mobley (ldr), Shafi Hadi (as, ts), John Jenkins (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Bill Hardman, Lee Morgan (t), Milt Jackson (vib), Sonny Clark, Wynton Kelly, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons (p), Paul Chambers, Jimmy Rowser, Wilbur Ware, Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Charli Persip, Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Blues On My Mind
Artist: Blue Mitchell
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD 6009-2     Rel. Year: 1988
07:21 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-01 Brother 'Ball
04:59 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-03 There Will Never Be Another You
09:05 01/05/1959 Blues On My Mind
06:09 01/05/1959 Sweet-Cakes
05:52 01/05/1959 It Could Happen To You
07:00 01/05/1959 When The Saints Go Marching In
04:06 09/28/1959 Top Shelf
04:12 09/30/1959 Blue Soul
03:58 09/30/1959 Park Avenue Petite

Blue Mitchell (ldr), Benny Golson, Johnny Griffin (ts), Jimmy Heath (ts, arr), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: This Is New
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-483-2     Rel. Year: 1990
05:16 03/28/1957 You're My Thrill
04:27 03/28/1957 Carol
07:59 03/28/1957 It's You Or No One
06:52 03/28/1957 This Is New
05:59 04/03/1957 The New Message [aka Little T]
06:35 04/03/1957 Paul's Pal
05:12 04/03/1957 Why Do I Love You

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan (d)


Title: Big 6
Artist: Blue Mitchell
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD 615-2     Rel. Year: 1991
10:23 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-01 Blues March
06:42 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-02 Big Six
04:59 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-03 There Will Never Be Another You
07:21 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-01 Brother 'Ball
03:46 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-02 JAMPH
08:05 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-03 Sir John
01:40 July 2 & 3, 1958 b-04 Promenade

Blue Mitchell (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Monk's Music
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-084-2     Rel. Year: 1991
00:53 06/26/1957 Abide With Me
11:23 06/26/1957 Well, You Needn't
05:25 06/26/1957 Ruby, My Dear
05:08 06/26/1957 tk 5 Off Minor
05:14 06/26/1957 tk 4 Off Minor
10:45 06/26/1957 Epistrophy
04:39 06/26/1957 tk 6 Crepuscule With Nellie
04:46 06/26/1957 tk 4/5 Crepuscule With Nellie

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts), Ray Copeland (t), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey (d)


Title: 2 Horns/2 Rhythm
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-463-2     Rel. Year: 1992
05:24 11/13/1957 a-01 Lotus Blossom [aka Asiatic Raes]
06:15 11/13/1957 a-02 S'posin'
02:58 11/13/1957 a-03 Soon
04:42 12/02/1957 a-04 Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
04:28 11/13/1957 b-01 The End Of A Love Affair
04:24 11/13/1957 b-02 I'll Be Seeing You
06:38 11/13/1957 b-03 Noose Bloos
03:14 12/02/1957 b-04 Jazz-Classic
04:49 11/13/1957 a-02 - alt. S'posin'

Kenny Dorham (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Kenny Dorham (t, p), Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan (d)


Title: Jazz Impressions Of Pal Joey
Artist: Kenny Drew, Sr.
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1809-2     Rel. Year: 1992
04:08 10/15/1957 Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
05:47 10/15/1957 Do It The Hard Way
03:58 10/15/1957 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
04:15 10/15/1957 Happy Hunting Horn
04:38 10/15/1957 I Could Write A Book
05:40 10/15/1957 The Lady Is A Tramp
04:05 10/15/1957 My Funny Valentine
05:04 10/15/1957 What Is A Man?

Kenny Drew, Sr. (ldr), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Seven Standards And A Blues
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1722-2     Rel. Year: 1992
06:00 09/30/1957 Soon
02:46 09/30/1957 My Ideal
06:39 09/30/1957 Specific Gravity
02:41 09/30/1957 Lover Man
06:33 09/30/1957 I've Got The World On A String
05:01 09/30/1957 Sweet Lorraine
04:39 09/30/1957 I Get A Kick Out Of You
05:14 09/30/1957 Like Someone In Love

Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Thelonious Himself
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-254-2     Rel. Year: 1992
07:52 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood

Thelonious Monk (ldr), John Coltrane (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b)


Title: Zoot!
Artist: Zoot Sims
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-228-2     Rel. Year: 1992
05:54 December 13 & 18, 1956 Why Cry?
07:12 December 13 & 18, 1956 Echoes Of You
07:07 December 13 & 18, 1956 Swim, Jim
04:55 December 13 & 18, 1956 Here And Now
04:30 December 13 & 18, 1956 Fools Rush In
04:44 December 13 & 18, 1956 Osmosis
06:01 December 13 & 18, 1956 Taking A Chance On Love

Zoot Sims (ldr), Zoot Sims (as, ts), Nick Travis (t), George Handy (p, arr), Wilbur Ware (b), Osie Johnson (d)


Title: Blues For Tomorrow
Artist: Various
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-030-2     Rel. Year: 1994
13:32 06/25/1957 Blues For Tomorrow
06:15 05/28/1957 The Fuzz

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Bobby Jaspar (ts), Ray Copeland (t), George Wallington (p), Wilbur Little, Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Elvin Jones (d)


Title: Jenkins, Jordan And Timmons
Artist: John Jenkins
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-251-2     Rel. Year: 1994
06:29 07/26/1957 1322 Cliff's Edge
07:03 07/26/1957 1325 Tenderly
06:15 07/26/1957 1323 Princess
10:32 07/26/1957 1324 Soft Talk
07:07 07/26/1957 1326 Blue Jay

John Jenkins (ldr), John Jenkins (as), Clifford Jordan (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Dannie Richmond (d)


Title: Johnny Griffin Sextet
Artist: Johnny Griffin
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1827-2     Rel. Year: 1994
07:37 02/25/1958 Stix' Trix
07:45 02/25/1958 What's New
06:09 February 26 or 27, 1958 Woody 'n You
09:38 02/25/1958 Johnny G. G.
09:53 02/25/1958 Catharsis

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Way Out!
Artist: Johnny Griffin
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1855-2     Rel. Year: 1994
06:16 February 26 or 27, 1958 Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?
04:01 February 26 or 27, 1958 Hot Sausage
09:52 February 26 or 27, 1958 Sunny Monday
06:38 February 26 or 27, 1958 Cherokee
08:00 February 26 or 27, 1958 Teri's Tune
07:30 February 26 or 27, 1958 Little John

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)


Title: Jazz By Gee!
Artist: Matthew Gee
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1884-2     Rel. Year: 1996
03:22 08/22/1956 a-01 Out Of Nowhere
04:14 08/22/1956 a-02 I'll Remember April
03:02 08/22/1956 a-03 Joram
02:55 08/22/1956 a-04 Sweet Georgia Brown
04:58 08/22/1956 a-05 Lover Man
06:08 07/19/1956 b-01 Gee!
08:42 07/19/1956 b-02 Kingston Lounge
07:55 07/19/1956 b-03 The Boys From Brooklyn

Matthew Gee (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Frank Foster (ts), Cecil Payne (bar), Kenny Dorham (t), Matthew Gee (tb), Joe 'Earl' Knight (p), John Simmons, Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d), Bill Massey (arr)


Title: Last Chorus
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1906-2     Rel. Year: 1998
03:15 09/23/1957 Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes]
06:28 09/23/1957 Beauty And The Blues
07:49 09/23/1957 All The Things You Are
02:41 09/23/1957 Melba's Blues [aka Melba's Tune]
04:49 11/13/1957 a-02 - alt. S'posin'
04:40 09/30/1957 Like Someone In Love
08:31 08/30/1956 Cleo's Chant

Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Benny Golson (ts, arr), Cecil Payne (bar), Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan (t), Melba Liston (tb, arr), Kenny Drew, Sr., Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware (b), Granville T. Hogan, Philly Joe Jones, Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Presenting Ernie Henry
Artist: Ernie Henry
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1920-2     Rel. Year: 1999
03:20 08/23/1956 a-01 Gone With The Wind
05:06 08/23/1956 a-02 Orient
05:43 08/23/1956 a-03 Free Flight
05:50 08/23/1956 a-04 Checkmate
04:59 08/30/1956 Active Ingredients
05:03 08/30/1956 I Should Care
08:18 08/30/1956 Cleo's Chant

Ernie Henry (ldr), Ernie Henry (as), Kenny Dorham (t), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: The Chicago Sound
Artist: Wilbur Ware
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1737-2
03:53 10/16/1957 Mamma-Daddy
03:15 11/18/1957 Body And Soul
05:28 10/16/1957 Desert Sands
06:27 10/16/1957 31st And State
02:56 10/16/1957 Lullaby Of The Leaves
04:37 10/16/1957 Latin Quarters
04:28 10/16/1957 Be-Ware
07:21 11/18/1957 The Man I Love

Wilbur Ware (ldr), John Jenkins (as), Johnny Griffin (ts), Junior Mance (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Wilbur Campbell, Frankie Dunlop (d)


Title: Man Bites Harmonica
Artist: Jean 'Toots' Thielemans
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-1738-2
07:14 12/30/1957 East Of The Sun
02:27 01/07/1958 Don't Blame Me
03:46 12/30/1957 18th Century Ballroom
06:58 12/30/1957 Soul Station
04:54 12/30/1957 Fundamental Frequency
04:30 12/30/1957 Struttin' With Some Barbecue
04:27 01/07/1958 Imagination
05:16 12/30/1957 Isn't It Romantic

Jean 'Toots' Thielemans (ldr), Jean 'Toots' Thielemans (h, g), Pepper Adams (bar), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Arthur Taylor (d)


Title: Mulligan Meets Monk
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: CD     Label: Original Jazz Classics     Cat. Num.: OJCCD-301-2
08:27 08/13/1957 tk 1 'Round Midnight
05:19 08/12/1957 tk 1 Rhythm-a-ning
07:15 08/13/1957 tk 3 Sweet And Lovely
05:52 08/13/1957 tk 4 - stereo Decidedly
06:58 08/12/1957 tk 3 Straight No Chaser
06:51 08/12/1957 tk 4 I Mean You
06:35 08/13/1957 tk 5 - mono Decidedly
05:27 08/12/1957 tk 1 Straight No Chaser
06:31 08/12/1957 tk 2 I Mean You

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gerry Mulligan (bar), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Shadow Wilson (d)


Title: Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
Artist: Blue Mitchell
Format: CD     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RCD 6021-2     Rel. Year: 2003
03:22 12/27/1960 The Nearness Of You
05:39 08/24/1960 When I Fall In Love
05:25 August 28 & 30, 1962 a-02 Why Do I Love You
05:50 09/28/1959 Polka Dots And Moonbeams
03:35 March 29 & 30, 1961 But Beautiful
03:48 03/07/1962 I Can't Get Started
04:59 July 2 & 3, 1958 a-03 There Will Never Be Another You
06:40 August 28 & 30, 1962 b-02 How Deep Is The Ocean
03:37 March 29 & 30, 1961 I'm A Fool To Want You
04:59 August 28 & 30, 1962 a-01 Turquoise
05:40 01/05/1959 Missing You
03:21 March 29 & 30, 1961 For All We Know
03:53 12/27/1960 Peace

Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f, as), Junior Cook (ts), Benny Golson (ts, arr, con), Jimmy Heath (ts, arr), Pepper Adams (bar), Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (frh), Jimmy Cleveland, Curtis Fuller, Urbie Green, Julian Priester, Britt Woodman (tb), Tommy Flanagan, Wynton Kelly, Cedar Walton (p), Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Gene Taylor, Wilbur Ware, Tommy Williams (b), Art Blakey, Roy Brooks, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Charli Persip (d), Harry Lookofsky (vn), Tadd Dameron (arr, con)


Title: The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: CD     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RCD2-30027-2     Rel. Year: 2006
00:57 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood
07:52 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood
04:34 06/25/1957 tk 1 Crepuscule With Nellie
01:01 06/25/1957 Crepuscule With Nellie
13:32 06/25/1957 Blues For Tomorrow
04:46 06/26/1957 tk 4/5 Crepuscule With Nellie
04:39 06/26/1957 tk 6 Crepuscule With Nellie
05:14 06/26/1957 tk 4 Off Minor
05:08 06/26/1957 tk 5 Off Minor
00:52 06/26/1957 tk 1 Abide With Me
00:53 06/26/1957 Abide With Me
01:46 06/26/1957 Epistrophy
10:45 06/26/1957 Epistrophy
01:25 06/26/1957 Well, You Needn't
11:23 06/26/1957 Well, You Needn't
05:25 06/26/1957 Ruby, My Dear
06:19 probably July 1957 Ruby, My Dear
06:36 probably July 1957 Nutty
06:39 probably July 1957 Trinkle, Tinkle

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts), Ray Copeland (t), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson (d)


Title: The Complete Riverside Recordings
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: CD     Label: Riverside     Cat. Num.: RCD-022-2
08:50 04/28/1960 San Francisco Holiday [aka Worry Later]
07:09 04/28/1960 Just You, Just Me
07:53 04/29/1960 'Round Midnight
08:28 04/29/1960 tk 2 San Francisco Holiday [aka Worry Later]
09:05 04/29/1960 tk 3 San Francisco Holiday [aka Worry Later]
06:12 04/29/1960 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
07:07 04/29/1960 Evidence
00:59 04/29/1960 a Epistrophy
06:39 04/29/1960 Epistrophy
01:12 04/29/1960 b Epistrophy
07:33 04/29/1960 tk 1 Four In One
08:38 04/29/1960 tk 2 Four In One
08:29 04/29/1960 Let's Call This
12:03 04/29/1960 'Round Midnight
05:08 06/26/1957 tk 5 Off Minor
00:53 06/26/1957 Abide With Me
04:39 06/26/1957 tk 6 Crepuscule With Nellie
10:45 06/26/1957 Epistrophy
11:23 06/26/1957 Well, You Needn't
05:25 06/26/1957 Ruby, My Dear
05:14 06/26/1957 tk 4 Off Minor
04:46 06/26/1957 tk 4/5 Crepuscule With Nellie
01:25 06/26/1957 Well, You Needn't
04:34 06/25/1957 tk 1 Crepuscule With Nellie
01:01 06/25/1957 Crepuscule With Nellie
13:32 06/25/1957 Blues For Tomorrow
01:46 06/26/1957 Epistrophy
06:03 02/25/1958 Coming On The Hudson
06:58 08/12/1957 tk 3 Straight No Chaser
05:19 08/12/1957 tk 1 Rhythm-a-ning
06:51 08/12/1957 tk 4 I Mean You
08:27 08/13/1957 tk 1 'Round Midnight
07:15 08/13/1957 tk 3 Sweet And Lovely
06:35 08/13/1957 tk 5 - mono Decidedly
05:52 08/13/1957 tk 4 - stereo Decidedly
06:22 08/12/1957 tk 1 I Mean You
06:31 08/12/1957 tk 2 I Mean You
05:27 08/12/1957 tk 1 Straight No Chaser
06:19 probably July 1957 Ruby, My Dear
06:36 probably July 1957 Nutty
06:39 probably July 1957 Trinkle, Tinkle
00:57 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood
07:52 04/16/1957 Monk's Mood

Thelonious Monk (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Coleman Hawkins, Harold Land, Charlie Rouse (ts), Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan (bar), Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland, Joe Gordon (t), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore, Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey, Billy Higgins, Philly Joe Jones, Shelly Manne, Shadow Wilson (d)


Title: The Gift
Artist: Charles Moffett
Format: CD     Label: Savoy Jazz     Cat. Num.: SV 0217     Rel. Year: 1993
08:04 01/01/1969 a-01 Avant Garde Got Soul Too
08:50 01/01/1969 a-02 Adnerb
05:28 01/01/1969 b-01 The Gift
03:00 01/01/1969 b-02 Blues Strikes Again
11:04 01/01/1969 b-03 Yelrihs

Charles Moffett (ldr), Paul Jeffrey (acl, ts), Charles Moffett (t, vib, d, v), Wilbur Ware (b), Codaryl Moffett, Dennis O'Toole (d)


Title: The Jazz We Heard Last Summer
Artist: Herbie Mann
Format: CD     Label: Savoy Jazz     Cat. Num.: SV-0228     Rel. Year: 1994
08:22 05/02/1957 World Wide Boots
07:58 05/02/1957 Green Stamp Monsta!

Herbie Mann (ldr), Herbie Mann (f, ts), Phil Woods (as), Eddie Costa (vib, p), Joe Puma (g), Wilbur Ware (b), Jerry Segal (d)


Title: J. G.
Artist: Johnny Griffin
Format: CD     Label: Verve     Cat. Num.:      Rel. Year: 2004
03:37 01/01/1956 I Cried For You
03:05 01/01/1956 Satin Wrap
02:31 01/01/1956 Yesterdays
03:10 01/01/1956 Riff Raff
03:52 01/01/1956 Bees-Ees
03:17 01/01/1956 The Boy Next Door
03:36 01/01/1956 These Foolish Things
03:02 01/01/1956 Lollypop

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Junior Mance (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Buddy Smith (d)


Title: 1976
Artist: Walt Dickerson
Format: CD     Label: Why Not     Cat. Num.: MTCJ 2009
10:17 1976 01 Sky
04:29 1976 02 Awareness
05:59 1976 03 Keys Of Wisdom
09:24 1976 04 Yesterdays
12:00 1976 05 I Love You

Walt Dickerson (ldr), Walt Dickerson (vib), Wilbur Ware (b), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (eb), Edgar Bateman (d)