Mingus 1946

Charles Mingus
[H5767-6] Darby Hicks
Darby Hicks Quartet:
Buddy Collette (cl,as,ts) Darby Hicks (p) Buddy Harper (g) Charles Mingus (b) Norman Alexander, Carolyn Richards (vcl)
Los Angeles, 1946
Let's go again Indigo 100
Got no lead in my pencil -
Lazy baby (na vcl) 101
Just count the days I'm gone (cr vcl) -
Note: c. March 1946 may be the recording date of above session.


Charles Mingus
[A4270-6] Ivie Anderson
Ivie Anderson (vcl) acc by Karl George (tp) Willie Smith (as) Gene Porter (ts) Buddy Collette (bar) Wilbert Baranco (p,arr) Elijah "Buddy" Harper (g) Charles Mingus (b) Booker Hart (d)
Los Angeles, January, 1946
BW203 I got it bad and that ain't good Black & White 771, Jazztone J1262, Galla (E)GLP330
BW204 On the sunny side of the street - - -
BW205-1 You ought to know 772
BW206-3 The voot is here to stay -
Note: The above 4 titles also on Storyville SLP804.


Charles Mingus
[B1822-6] Wilbert Baranco
Wilbert Baranco and his Rhythm Bombardiers:
Howard McGhee, Karl George, Snooky Young, John Burk (tp) [pseudonym for Dizzy Gillespie (tp) ] Vic Dickenson, George Washington, Ralph Bledsoe, Henry Coker (tb) Willie Smith, Marvin Johnson (as) Lucky Thompson, Freddie Simon (ts) Gene Porter (bar) Wilbert Baranco (p,vcl) Elijah "Buddy" Harper (g) Charles Mingus (b) Earl Watkins (d)
Los Angeles, January, 1946
BW183-2R Night and day (wb vcl) Black & White 41
BW184-2 Weeping Willie (wb vcl) -
BW185-2L Everytime I think of you (wb vcl) 42
BW186-2L Baranco's boogie -
Note: The above also on Solid Sender SOL513. John Burk is a pseudonym for Dizzy Gillespie.


Charles Mingus
[M8303-6] Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus and his Orchestra:
Karl George, John Plonsky (tp) Henry Coker (tb) Jewell Grant, Willie Smith (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Gene Porter (bar,cl) Wilbert Baranco (p) Buddy Harper (g) Charles Mingus (b) Lee Young (d) Claude Trenier (vcl)
Los Angeles, January, 1946
OR162A Ain't jivin' blues (ct vcl) Excelsior 162
OR162B Baby take a chance with me (ct vcl,*) -
OR163A Shuffle bass boogie 163, Parlophone (E)R3197
OR163B Weird nightmare (ct vcl) -
Note: All titles, except (*), also on Properbox (E)77 [CD].
All above titles also on Uptown UPCD27.48 [CD].


Charles Mingus
[B1823-6] Wilbert Baranco
Wilbert Baranco Orchestra:
Hobart Dotson, Snooky Young, Karl George (tp) poss. Howard McGhee (tp) Melba Liston, Britt Woodman, George Washington, Ralph Bledsoe (tb) or Henry Coker (tb) Buddy Collette, Jackie Kelso (as) Freddie Simon, Lucky Thompson (ts) Gene Porter (bar) Wilbert Baranco (p,arr) Elijah "Buddy" Harper (g) Charles Mingus (b) Earl Watkins (d)
Armed Forces transcriptions, Los Angeles, January 1946
Bugle call rag Hep (E)15, CD15 [CD]
Night and day - -
Every time I think of you -
Baranco boogie - -
Note: Further titles from Hep (E)15 by Jimmy Mundy & Gerald Wilson.
Hep (E)CD15 [CD] titled "Groovin' High in L.A. 1946"; see Benny Carter, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Mundy for rest of CD.


Charles Mingus
[M8304-6] Charles Mingus
Baron Mingus Octet:
prob pers. Karl George (tp) Henry Coker (tb) Marshal Royal (as,cl) Willie Smith (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Lady Will Carr (p) Irving Ashby (g) Charles Mingus (b) Lee Young (d)
Los Angeles, April, 1946
Ashby De La Zouch 4 Star 1105
Love on a Greyhound bus -

Charles Mingus
[M8305-6] Charles Mingus
Four Star Session - Baron Mingus and his Octet:
Karl George, John Anderson (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Buddy Collette (as,cl) William Woodman (ts,bar) Lady Will Carr (p) Louis Speigner (g) Charles Mingus (b) Lee Young (d) Claude Trenier (vcl)
Los Angeles, April 10, 1946
393AS Make believe (ct vcl) 4 Star 1107
394AS-2 Honey take a chance with me (ct vcl) 1108, Swingtime (E)ST1010
395AS Bedspread 1107
396AS-2 This subdues my passion 1108, Swingtime (E)ST1010
397AS-2 Pipe dream (1) 1106
Note: Personnel and date from Uptown UPCD27.48 [CD].
(1) Issued as by Lady Will Carr with Baron Mingus and his Quartet.
Swingtime (E)ST1010 titled "Charles Mingus - The young rebel"; see January 1949 & April 4, 1952 for more titles; rest of this LP by Earl Hines, Curley Hamner, Oscar Pettiford.
All titles, except (1), also on Properbox (E)77 [CD].
All above titles also on Uptown UPCD27.48 [CD].

Charles Mingus
[M8306-6] Charles Mingus
Lady Will Carr (p) Irving Ashby (g) Charles Mingus (b)
Los Angeles, April 26, 1946
388AS-2 After hours 4 Star 1106
Note: The above issued as by Lady Will Carr and her Trio.

Charles Mingus
[J2059-6] Jazz at the Philharmonic
Jazz at the Philharmonic:
Neal Hefti, Shorty Sherock (tp) Corky Corcoran (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Buddy Cole (p) Dave Barbour (g) Charles Mingus (b) Dave Coleman (d)
Los Angeles, CA., 1946?
Stompin' at the Savoy (unissued)
Tea for two -

Jazz at the Philharmonic
[J2060-6]
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Buddy Cole (p) Dave Barbour (g) Charles Mingus (b) Dave Coleman (d)
Los Angeles, CA., 1946?
Body and soul (unissued)

Jazz at the Philharmonic
[J2061-6]
The following 78 rpm masters were edited from these titles ::


144 Stompin' at the Savoy (pt 1) (unissued)
145 Stompin' at the Savoy (pt 2) -
146 Stompin' at the Savoy (pt 3) -
147 Body and soul -
148 Tea for two (pt 1) -
149 Tea for two (pt 2) -


Charles Mingus
[M10900-6] Gene Morris
Gene Morris Quintet:
Walter "Phatz" Morris (tp) Gene Morris (ts) George Williams (p) Charles Mingus (b) Lee Young (d) Lee Williams (vcl)
Los Angeles, late 1946
KI-501-A Riff G.M. (band vcl) Cleartone 501
KI-501-B Is it a sin ? (lw vcl) -
FOTO-502-A G-ing with Gene Cleartone 502, Miltone 219
FOTO-502-B Laughing at life (lw vcl) - -