John Carisi Leader Entry
by Michael Fitzgerald

Generated on Sun, Jun 09, 2013


Date: April 21, 1956
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor

John Carisi (ldr), Ray Beckenstein (cl, as), Eddie Wasserman (ts), Danny Bank (bar), John Carisi (t), Urbie Green (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Russ Saunders (b), Herb Wasserman (d)

a. G2JB3791    Israel - 2:13  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
     Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers   (1987)

Date: May 5, 1956
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor

John Carisi (ldr), Ray Beckenstein (cl, as), Eddie Wasserman (ts), Sol Schlinger (bar), John Carisi (t), Urbie Green (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. G2JB4135    Honeysuckle Rose - 3:12  (Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Andy Razaf) / arr: John Carisi
b. G2JB4136    Lestorian Mode - 3:45  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
c. G2JB4137    Barry's Tune - 2:42  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
All titles on:      Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers   (1987)

Date: June 11, 1956
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor

John Carisi (ldr), Ray Beckenstein (cl, as), Eddie Wasserman (ts), Sol Schlinger (bar), John Carisi (t), Urbie Green (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. G2JB5194    How About You? - 4:02  (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) / arr: John Carisi
b. G2JB5195    Hip's - 4:02 arr: John Carisi
c. G2JB5197    Springsville - 3:11  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
All titles on:      Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers   (1987)

Date: September 8, 1959
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

John Carisi (ldr), John Carisi (t, con), Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney (g)

a. CO62951-?   alt It Still Suits Me  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
b. CO62952    Nobody Else But Me  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1419 — The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat   
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8216 — The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat   
c. CO62953-?   alt Bill  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, P. G. Wodehouse) / arr: John Carisi
d. CO62954-?   alt Life Upon The Wicked Stage  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi

Additional unknown musicians - three guitars, bass, drums


Date: September 18, 1959
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

John Carisi (ldr), Phil Woods (as), Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney (g), John Carisi (con)

a. CO62955    Make Believe  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
b. CO62956    Why Do I Love You  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
c. CO62957    I Have The Room Above Her  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
d. CO62951    It Still Suits Me  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
e. CO62953    Bill  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, P. G. Wodehouse) / arr: John Carisi
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1419 — The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat   
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8216 — The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat   

Phil Woods (as) on a-c.

Additional unknown musicians - three guitars, bass, drums


Date: September 24, 1959
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

John Carisi (ldr), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney (g), John Carisi (con)

a. CO62958    Ol' Man River  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
b. CO62959    Can't Help Lovin' That Man  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Bob Brookmeyer
c. CO62960    I Might Fall Back On You  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
d. CO62954    Life Upon The Wicked Stage  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: John Carisi
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1419 — The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat   
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8216 — The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat   

Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) on a-c.

Additional unknown musicians - three guitars, bass, drums.


Date: September 14, 1961
Label: Impulse!

John Carisi (ldr), Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as), John Carisi (t, con), Johnny Glasel, Doc Severinsen (t), Jim Buffington (frh), Urbie Green (tb), Harvey Phillips (tu), Eddie Costa (vib, p), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. 10518    Angkor Wat - 6:00  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
     Impulse! LP 12": A-9 — Into The Hot   (1962)
     MCA/Impulse! CD: MCAD-39104 — Into The Hot   (1988)

Issued under the name of Gil Evans, who sponsored the sessions.


Date: October 6, 1961
Label: Impulse!

John Carisi (ldr), Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as), John Carisi (t, con), Johnny Glasel, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder (t), Urbie Green (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Harvey Phillips (tu), Eddie Costa (vib, p), Barry Galbraith (g), Art Davis (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. 10528   alt Moon Taj  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
b. 10529    Barry's Tune - 3:30  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
     Impulse! LP 12": A-9 — Into The Hot   (1962)
     MCA/Impulse! CD: MCAD-39104 — Into The Hot   (1988)
c. 10529A    Israel  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi

Issued under the name of Gil Evans, who sponsored the sessions.

ABC ledger lists the unissued selections. "Israel" is marked - "will not be in album." It is assumed that the issued version of "Moon Taj" is from October 31, 1961.


Date: October 31, 1961
Label: Impulse!

John Carisi (ldr), Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as), John Carisi (t, con), Johnny Glasel, Joe Wilder (t), Urbie Green (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Harvey Phillips (tu), Eddie Costa (vib, p), Barry Galbraith (g), Art Davis (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. 10555    Moon Taj - 8:15  (John Carisi) / arr: John Carisi
     Impulse! LP 12": A-9 — Into The Hot   (1962)
     MCA/Impulse! CD: MCAD-39104 — Into The Hot   (1988)

Issued under the name of Gil Evans, who sponsored the sessions.

ABC ledger lists this, marked "remake" - apparently this is the version issued.