Generated on Sun, Oct 02, 2011
Date: July 1963
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, enh, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | a-01 | Holler - 9:08 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| b. | a-02 | Ah! Spain - 4:31 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | a-03 | Jelly Man - 4:57 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| d. | b-01 | Upper Bay - 8:52 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| e. | b-02 | El General - 4:29 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| f. | b-03 | His Master's Voice - 8:04 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RLP 471 — The Dynamic Sound Patterns Of The Rod Levitt Orchestra
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1955-2 — The Dynamic Sound Patterns Of The Rod Levitt Orchestra | |
Date: July 3, 1964
Location: Newport Jazz Festival - Freebody Park, Newport, RI
Label: [radio broadcast]
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (f, ts), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Buzz Renn (as), Bob Zottola (t), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | Down Memory Lane - 3:59 (Rod Levitt) |
Spoken comments by Willis Conover and Rod Levitt (0:50) follow the final selection. Other performances apparently not recorded.
Date: December 9, 1964
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, bcl, as), Gene Allen (cl, bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | RPA1-7923 | Fugue For Tinhorns - 3:35 (Frank Loesser) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| b. | RPA1-7924 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll - 2:10 (Nat D. Ayer, Seymour Brown) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | RPA1-7925 | Cherry - 2:09 (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| d. | RPA1-7926 | All I Do Is Dream Of You - 3:03 (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3372 — Insight | |
Date: December 10, 1964
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, bcl, as), Gene Allen (cl, bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | RPA1-7927 | Vera Cruz - 3:34 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt
Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers (1987) |
| b. | RPA1-7928 | Stop Those Men! - 5:15 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| Both titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3372 — Insight | |
Date: December 11, 1964
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, bcl, as), Gene Allen (cl, bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | RPA1-7931 | Holler No. 3 - 3:34 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt
Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers (1987) |
| b. | RPA1-7932 | Insight - 2:39 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | RPA1-7933 | The Mayor Of Vermont Village - 7:56 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3372 — Insight | |
Date: July 7, 1965
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | SPA1-6733 | Greenup - 3:53 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt
Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers (1987) |
| b. | SPA1-6734 | San Francisco - 2:47 (Bronislau Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | SPA1-6735 | I Wanna Stomp - 5:21 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3448 — Solid Ground (1966) | |
Date: July 8, 1965
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | SPA1-6736 | Morning In Montevideo - 3:25 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt
Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers (1987) |
| b. | SPA1-6737 | Rio Rita - 2:40 (Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | SPA1-6738 | Mr. Barrelhouse - 6:34 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt
Bluebird CD: 6471-2 — Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers (1987) |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3448 — Solid Ground (1966) | |
Date: July 9, 1965
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | SPA1-6739 | Borough Hall - 8:31 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| b. | SPA1-6740 | Levittown - 4:49 (Rod Levitt) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| Both titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3448 — Solid Ground (1966) | |
Date: March 9, 1966
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Bill Berry (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | TPA1-3246 | Forty-Second Street (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| b. | TPA1-3247 | Shuffle Off To Buffalo (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | TPA1-3248 | Twilight On The Trail (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| d. | TPA1-3249 | About A Quarter To Nine (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3615 — 42nd Street | |
Date: March 10, 1966
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Bill Berry (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | TPA1-3250 | We're In The Money [aka The Gold Diggers Song] (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| b. | TPA1-3251 | Alone (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | TPA1-3252 | Please (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| d. | TPA1-3253 | I'm Shootin' High (Jimmy McHugh, Ted Koehler) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3615 — 42nd Street | |
Date: March 11, 1966
Location: New York City
Label: RCA Victor
Rod Levitt (ldr), George Marge (pic, f, af, ob, cl, ts), Buzz Renn (f, cl, as), Gene Allen (bcl, bar), Bill Berry (t, fh), Rod Levitt (tb), Sy Johnson (p), John Beal (b), Ronnie Bedford (d)
| a. | TPA1-3254 | When Did You Leave Heaven? (Walter Bullock, Richard Whiting) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| b. | TPA1-3255 | Lulu's Back In Town (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| c. | TPA1-3256 | Here Lies Love (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| d. | TPA1-3257 | Paramount On Parade (Elsie Janis, Jack King) / arr: Rod Levitt |
| All titles on: | RCA Victor LP 12": LSP 3615 — 42nd Street | |