Ralph Peña Leader Entry
by Michael Fitzgerald

Generated on Sun, Oct 02, 2011


Date: September 18, 1960
Location: Colony Club, Auckland, New Zealand
Label: [private recording]

Pete Jolly, Ralph Peña (ldr), Pete Jolly (p), Ralph Peña (b)

a. 01    Easy To Love - 6:15  (Cole Porter)
b. 02    We'll Be Together Again - 4:51  (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine)
c. 03    Celia - 7:42  (Bud Powell)
d. 04    Friday The 13th - 7:15  (Thelonious Monk)
e. 05    I Love You - 6:28  (Cole Porter)
f. 06    Variations [on Polka Dot] - 4:49  (George Wallington)
g. 07    Bulja Bass - 4:44  (Ralph Peña)
h. 08    On Green Dolphin Street - 5:03  (Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
i. 09    Whistle While You Work - 3:16  (Frank E. Churchill, Larry Morey)
j. 10    Walkin' [aka Gravy] - 7:44  (Jimmy Mundy, Richard Carpenter)
k. 11    I Don't Wanna Be Kissed By Anyone But You - 6:37  (John M. 'Jack' Elliott, Harold Spina)
All titles on:      V.S.O.P. CD: 115 — The Duo   (2005)

V.S.O.P. website states: "the tour promoters produced a private limited distribution LP from which a portion of this CD was produced. The balance came from what was left of the original tape, provided by John Good of Auckland, who had participated in sponsoring the tour."


Date: 1961
Location: Sherry's Bar, Hollywood, CA
Label: [private recording]

Pete Jolly, Ralph Peña (ldr), Pete Jolly (p), Ralph Peña (b)

a.     Say Si Si - 4:43  (Ernesto Lecuona, Francia Luban, Al Stillman)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 97 — Master Of The Bass   (1996)
b.     Whims Of Chambers - 6:03  (Paul Chambers)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 97 — Master Of The Bass   (1996)
c.     Airegin - 2:45  (Sonny Rollins)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 97 — Master Of The Bass   (1996)
d.     Speak Low - 9:29  (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 97 — Master Of The Bass   (1996)
e.     I Don't Wanna Be Kissed By Anyone But You - 5:58  (John M. 'Jack' Elliott, Harold Spina)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 97 — Master Of The Bass   (1996)
f.     Oleo - 6:08  (Sonny Rollins)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 91 — The Red Chimney And Sherry's Bar Recordings   (1995)
g.     Time After Time - 5:47  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 91 — The Red Chimney And Sherry's Bar Recordings   (1995)
h.     Falling In Love With Love - 11:00  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     V.S.O.P. CD: 91 — The Red Chimney And Sherry's Bar Recordings   (1995)

Date: October 25, 1961
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: [private recording]

Ralph Peña (ldr), Herb Geller (as), Joe Albany (p), Ralph Peña (b)

a.     Birdtown Birds - 8:01  (Joe Albany)
b.     Dewey Square - 6:45  (Charlie Parker)
c.     While A Cigarette Was Burning - 6:04  (Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny)
d.     Cheryl - 5:23  (Charlie Parker)
e.     Old Old Friends - 4:39  (Joe Albany)
All titles on:      V.S.O.P. CD: 97 — Master Of The Bass   (1996)

Herb Geller (as) on a-d.