My First Recording By ______

[JSngry]

My first Thad Jones was Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra on United Artists/EMI vinyl with Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Pepper Adams, Richard Williams, Danny Stiles, Bill Berry, Jimmy Nottingham, Bob Brookmeyer, Jack Rains, Tom McIntosh, Cliff Heather, Richard Davis, Hank Jones and Sam Herman.

EDIT: Sorry, Shaun, that big band personnel takes a long time to write out!

Bob Brookmeyer

Curtis Fuller.

with

Wynton Kelly

Paul Chambers

Paul Motian

or

Thad Jones

Joe Newman

Hank Jones

Ed Jones

Charlie Persip

[carnivore]

First Brookmeyer - Kansas City Revisited with Cohn, Quinichette, Jim Hall, Addison Farmer, Osie Johnson and vocals by Big Miller. Great great album

[jeffcrom]

First Brookmeyer - Kansas City Revisited with Cohn, Quinichette, Jim Hall, Addison Farmer, Osie Johnson and vocals by Big Miller. Great great album

My first Al Cohn album was a three-pocket 45 RPM EP set - The Natural Thing to Do. I'm going by memory, but I think the personnel is Cohn, Joe Newman, Frank Rehak, Nat Pierce, Freddie Green, Osie Johnson, and (had to look this up) Milt Hinton.

[Big Beat Steve]

First Brookmeyer - Kansas City Revisited with Cohn, Quinichette, Jim Hall, Addison Farmer, Osie Johnson and vocals by Big Miller. Great great album

My first Al Cohn album was a three-pocket 45 RPM EP set - The Natural Thing to Do. I'm going by memory, but I think the personnel is Cohn, Joe Newman, Frank Rehak, Nat Pierce, Freddie Green, Osie Johnson, and (had to look this up) Milt Hinton.

Have already listed my first Al Cohn Lp earlier so got to go another way:

My first Nat Pierece leader compilation:

"The Boston Bust-Out" (Hep LP 13)

feat. Nat Pierce Orchestras of 1949 and 1950/51, Serge Chaloff-Ralph Burns Septet of 1949, Charlie mariano Sextet of 1949 and Ray Borden Big Band of 1947/48. Lots of other sidemen on the LP but except for Sonny Truitt all the potential band leaders are in the above named featured bands.

[carnivore]

First Al Cohn: 'Mr. Music' with Joe Newman, Frank Rehak, Billy Byers, Gene Quill, Hal McKusick, Cohn, Sol Schlinger, Sanford Gold (piano), Jimmy Raney/Billy Bauer, Milt Hinton/Buddy Jones, Osie Johnson

Arrangements by Al, Ralph Burns, Johnny Carisi and Manny Albam.

[Big Beat Steve]

First Al Cohn: 'Mr. Music' with Joe Newman, Frank Rehak, Billy Byers, Gene Quill, Hal McKusick, Cohn, Sol Schlinger, Sanford Gold (piano), Jimmy Raney/Billy Bauer, Milt Hinton/Buddy Jones, Osie Johnson

Arrangements by Al, Ralph Burns, Johnny Carisi and Manny Albam.

So you are jumping back in the sequence of leaders named?

O.K., here is my first BILLY BYERS leader date ever bought:

"Jazz On The Left Bank" (Epic LN 3387)

also feat. Dick Mills (tp), William Boucaya (bs), ts), Martial Solal (p), Wessel Ilcken (dr), Benoit Quersin (b).

Now how about going from there? Anyobdy willing to take this ANYWHERE else except Martial Solal? (The opportunities would be there )

Edited July 4, 2010 by Big Beat Steve

[JSngry]

First Brookmeyer - Kansas City Revisited with Cohn, Quinichette, Jim Hall, Addison Farmer, Osie Johnson and vocals by Big Miller. Great great album

My first Al Cohn album was a three-pocket 45 RPM EP set - The Natural Thing to Do. I'm going by memory, but I think the personnel is Cohn, Joe Newman, Frank Rehak, Nat Pierce, Freddie Green, Osie Johnson, and (had to look this up) Milt Hinton.

Have already listed my first Al Cohn Lp earlier so got to go another way:

My first Nat Pierece leader compilation:

"The Boston Bust-Out" (Hep LP 13)

feat. Nat Pierce Orchestras of 1949 and 1950/51, Serge Chaloff-Ralph Burns Septet of 1949, Charlie mariano Sextet of 1949 and Ray Borden Big Band of 1947/48. Lots of other sidemen on the LP but except for Sonny Truitt all the potential band leaders are in the above named featured bands.

Bass - Everett Evans

Drums - Jimmy Zitano

Piano - Ray Santisi

Saxophone [Alto] - Boots Mussulli

Saxophone [baritone] - Serge Chaloff

Trumpet - Herb Pomeroy

[Big Beat Steve]

Bass - Everett Evans

Drums - Jimmy Zitano

Piano - Ray Santisi

Saxophone [Alto] - Boots Mussulli

Saxophone [baritone] - Serge Chaloff

Trumpet - Herb Pomeroy

Cannot continue with my first Serge Chaloff because it was "The Boston Blow-Up" too, so we'll have go some OTHER route:

Here's my first Herb Pomeroy:

"Band In Boston" (United Artists UAL 4015)

also feat. Lennie Johnson, Augie Ferretti, Nick Capzuto, Bill Berry (tp), Gene DiStasio, Joe Ciavardone, Bill Legan (tb), Dave Chapman, Charlie Mariano, Varty Haroutunian, Joe Caruso, Jimmy Mosher (sax), Ray Santisi (p), John Neves (b), Jimmy Zitano (dr).

Edited July 4, 2010 by Big Beat Steve

[carnivore]

First Bill Berry 'Hello Rev' with Cat Anderson, Gene Goe, Blue Mitchell, Jack Sheldon,Britt Woodman, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell, Tricky Lofton, Marshall Royal, Lanny Morgan, Richie Kamuca, Don Menza, Jack Nimita, Monty Budwig, Dave Frishberg, Frank Capp. Phew!

Edited July 4, 2010 by carnivore

[BillF]

First Bill Berry 'Hello Rev' with Cat Anderson, Gene Goe, Blue Mitchell, Jack Sheldon,Britt Woodman, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell, Tricky Lofton, Marshall Royal, Lanny Morgan, Richie Kamuca, Don Menza, Jack Nimita, Monty Budwig, Dave Frishberg, Frank Capp. Phew!

First Frank Capp:

with Bill Berry, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Shew, Buster Cooper, Britt Woodman, Plas Johnson, Richie Kamuca, Marshall Royal and others

[Big Beat Steve]

with Bill Berry, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Shew, Buster Cooper, Britt Woodman, Plas Johnson, Richie Kamuca, Marshall Royal and others

First Plas Johnson:

"Rockin' With The Plas" (Pathe Marconi)

1957-58 Capitol sessions feat. Ernie Freeman, Ray Johnson (p), Red Callender (b), Irving Ashby, Rene Hall, Bill Pittman (g)l, Earl Palmer, Raymond Martinez (dr)

Edited July 4, 2010 by Big Beat Steve

[mjzee]

Gene Ludwig, Melvin Sparks, Kenny Washington.

[JSngry]

[BillF]

[JohnS]

[JSngry]

Kenny Dorham (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Art Taylor (d)

[carnivore]

unlikely concept - is it any good?

[JSngry]

Great, actually.

[Tom 1960]

unlikely concept - is it any good?

Yes, definitely. Picked this up for a decent price not long ago.

[BillF]

Back to the game!

with Freddie Hubbard, Julius Watkins, Cedar Walton, Percy Heath and Albert Heath.

[Tom 1960]

Back to the game!

with Freddie Hubbard, Julius Watkins, Cedar Walton, Percy Heath and Albert Heath.

My first Julius Watkins cd:

Featuring Frank Foster, Hank Mobley, Perry Lopez, George Butcher, Duke Jordan, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey.

[carnivore]

First Oscar Pettiford record: 'Swinging Til the Girls Come Home' with Howard McGhee, Joe Roland (vibes), Kenny Drew, Tommy Potter and Art Taylor On a Vogue 78

[BillF]

[colinmce]

Freddie Hubbard - Blue Spirits with Bob Cranshaw/Larry Ridley, Clifford Jarvis/Pete LaRoca, Kiane Zawadi, McCoy Tyner/Harold Mabern, James Spaulding, Joe Henderson/Hank Mobley. And Big Black.

[mjzee]