Mingus 1947

Charles Mingus
[M8307-6] Charles Mingus
unknown large orchestra incl. Buddy Collette, Ted Nash (reeds) Red Callender, Billy Hadnott, Artie Bernstein, Artie Shapiro (b) Charles Mingus (narr)
Los Angeles, c. February, 1947
The chill of death (unissued)


Charles Mingus
[H1137-6] Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra:
Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Snooky Young, Teddy Buckner, Leo Shepherd (tp) James Robinson, Andrew Penn, Jimmy Wormick, Britt Woodman (tb) Jackie Kelso (cl,as) Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard (as) Morris Lane, John Sparrow (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Lionel Hampton (vib) Milt Buckner (p) Billy Mackel (g) Joe Comfort, Charles Mingus (b) Earl Walker (d)
Los Angeles, November 3, 1947
L4528 Goldwyn stomp De 24505, MCA (F)510103, MCA 1331,
Decca GRP GRD625 [CD]
L4529 Red top De 24281, DL74296, MCA (F)510112, MCA 2-4075,
Affinity (E)AFS1000, Decca GRP GRD625 [CD],
Jazz Roots (Eu)CD56014 [CD]
L4530 Giddy up De 24281, MCA (F)510117, Decca GRP GRD625 [CD]
Note: The above 3 titles also on Coral (G)6.22181.


Charles Mingus
[H1138-6] Lionel Hampton
Walter Williams (tp) replaces Snooky Young
Los Angeles, November 10, 1947
L4543 Hawk's nest De 24505, MCA (F)510103, MCA 1331, Affinity
(E)AFS1037
L4544 Mingus fingers De 24428, MCA (F)510103, MCA 1331, MCA 2-4075,
Affinity (E)AFS1037, Smithsonian P6-19881,
Franklin Mint 40, Properbox (E)77 [CD]
L4545 Muchacho Azul De 24428, MCA (F)510103, MCA 1331
L4546 Midnight sun De 24429, DL74296, MCA (F)510112, MCA 2-4075,
Affinity (E)AFS1000, Jazz Roots (Eu)CD56014 [CD]
Note: Properbox (E)77 [CD] titled "Charlie Mingus - The Young Rebel"; see November 14, 1947 and August 4, 1948 for more titles; rest of this 4 CD set by Mingus and others.
All above titles also on Coral (G)6.22181 and Decca GRP GRD625 [CD].


Charles Mingus
[H1139-6] Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton Sextet:
Benny Bailey (tp) Morris Lane (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib,vcl) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Milt Buckner (p-1) replaces Dodo Marmarosa, Billy Mackel (g) Charles Mingus (b) Earl Walker, Curley Hamner (d)
Los Angeles, November 14, 1947
L4560 Cherokee (lh scat vcl) De 24430, MCA (F)510181, Affinity (E)AFS1037
L4561 No 2 re-bop and be-bop - -
L4562 Zoo-baba-do-oo-ee (lh vcl) 24431 - , Properbox (E)77 [CD]
L4563 Be-bop's turning blue (bb,ew out) (1) - -
Note: The above 4 titles also on Coral (G)6.22181.


Charles Mingus
[H1001-6] Curley Hamner
Curley Hamner Orchestra:
Duke Garrette (tp) Bobby Plater (as-1) Morris Lane (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Earl Hines (p) Billy Mackel (g) Bill Dougherty (vln) [poss a pseudonym for Eddie South (vln) ] Charles Mingus (b) Curley Hamner (d) Wini Brown (vcl)
Chicago, December 31, 1947
SR2128 Bama Lama Lam (wb,ens vcl) Sunrise 2115, Swingtime 1010
SR2129 Spooky boogie (1) - -
unknown titles (unissued)
Note: See note to Earl Hines, December 31, 1947 re Eddie South.
Above two titles issued as by Curly Hamer (sic) and Orchestra.


Charles Mingus
[H6145-6] Earl Hines
Prob pers. Duke Garrette (tp) Bobby Plater (as-1,cl-2) Morris Lane (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Bill Dougherty (vln) [poss a pseudonym for Eddie South (vln) ] Earl Hines (p) Billy Mackel (g) Charles Mingus (b) Curley Hamner (d) Wini Brown (vcl)
Chicago, December 31, 1947
No good woman blues (ens? vcl) (*) (1) Bravo K134, Pickwick PR127, Properbox (E)77 [CD]
Bow legged mama (*) (2) (? vcl) - -
SU2126 The Sheik of Araby (wb,? vcl) (1) Sunrise 525, Bravo K135, Pickwick PR127
My name is on the doorbell - -
SU2129 Spooky boogie Sunrise 2115, Properbox (E)77 [CD]
Note: Properbox (E)77 [CD] titled "Charlie Mingus - The Young Rebel"; rest of this 4 CD set by Mingus and others.
(*) These titles also on Swingtime ST1010 titled "Charles Mingus, The Young Rebel, 1946-1952".
Bill Dougherty (g) may possibly be a pseudonym for Eddie South as no other recordings have been identified as being by Bill Dougherty (Eddie South discography by Anthony Barnett).