Chu Berry Commodore

[romualdo]

I know the Commodore Series would probably be too voluminous to place here but would anyone have a list of Chu Berry's Commodore releases. I don't think the Lord Discography is as comprehensive as the Commodore/Mosaic one.

Maybe this has already been done here ?

Thanks in advance

[John L]

I believe that there was only one session (a beauty of a session too), and it is now included on this CD.

[Swinging Swede]

There were two Berry sessions for Commodore, the second only two months before the fatal car accident. Don't have the Mosaic discography, but below is the info from Lord. I wonder if the take information for the second session really is correct.

Chu Berry And His "Little Jazz" Ensemble

Roy Eldridge (tp) Chu Berry (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Danny Barker (g) Artie Shapiro (b) Sidney Catlett (d)

New York, November 10, 1938

23699-1 Sittin' in (*) Commodore XFL15353

23699-2 Sittin' in 516, XFL15353

23700-1 Star dust 1502,-

23701-1 Body and soul - -

23702-1 Forty-Six West Fifty-Two 516, -

23702-2 Forty-Six West Fifty-Two (*) XFL15353

Note: Commodore XFL15353 = Commodore CCD7004 [CD].

All titles, except (*), also on Classics (F)784 [CD].

All above titles also on Mosaic MR23-123.

Chu Berry And His Jazz Ensemble

Hot Lips Page (tp,vcl) Chu Berry (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Al Casey (g) Al Morgan (b) Harry Jaeger (d)

New York, August 28, 1941

4178 Blowing up a breeze (*) Commodore 541, Queen (It)051, Mosaic MR20-134, Classics (F)784 [CD]

4178-3 Blowing up a breeze Commodore XFL15353

4178-2 Blowing up a breeze Mosaic MR23-123

4179 On the sunny side of the street Commodore 1508, XFL15353, Classics (F)784 [CD]

4179-2 On the sunny side of the street XFL15353

4179-3/4 On the sunny side of the street Mosaic MR23-123

4180 Monday at Minton's (*) Commodore 1508, Queen (It)051, Mosaic MR20-134, Classics (F)784 [CD]

4180-2 Monday at Minton's Commodore XFL15353

4181 Gee baby, ain't I good to you ? (hlp vcl) 541, XFL15353, Classics (F)784 [CD]

4181-2 Gee baby, ain't I good to you ? (hlp vcl) XFL15353

Note: All titles from Commodore XFL15353 also on Commodore CCD7004 [CD].

All titles, except (*), also on Mosaic MR23-123.

[Chuck Nessa]

Error in the listing for August 28, 1941 session. The listing reflects the information for the takes included in the first Mosaic box. Later they discovered the error and the "real" master takes of 4178 and 4180 were added to a later volume.

[J.A.W.]

The Commodore CD Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry - Tenor Giants (CD 314 543 271-2) has these Chu Berry tracks:

Recorded at Brunswick Studio, NYC, November 10, 1938

P-23699-2 Sittin' In

P-23700-1 Stardust

P-23701-1 Body and Soul

P-23702-1 46 West 52

Recorded at Reeves Sound, NYC, August 28, 1941

R-4178 Blowin' Up a Breeze

R-4178-4 Blowin' Up a Breeze #4

R-4179 On the Sunny Side of the Street

R-4180 Monday at Minton's

R-4180-3 Monday at Minton's #3

R-4181 Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?