Billy Mitchell
Incomplete Discography

" Swing... Not Spring ! "    (Savoy MG12062 LP)
Thad Jones(tp), Billy Mitchell(ts), Terry Pollard(p,vib), Jimmy Richardson(b), Elvin Jones(dr)
'48 Detroit

COMPULSARY ; BLUE ROOM ; THE ZEC ; ALONE TOGETHER

" Meet Milt Jackson "    (Savoy MG12061 - Nippon-Columbia COCY-78523)
Milt Jackson(vib), Julius Watkins(frh), Bill Massey(tp), Billie Mitchell(ts), Walter Bishop(p), Nelson Boyd(b), Joe Hanes(dr)
'49/2/23

HEARING BELLS ; JUNIOR ; BLUESOLOGY ; BUBU

" Dizzy Gillespie / Dizzy In South America Vol.1,2 "    (Cap 933,934)
Vol.1

Vol.2
Dizzy Gillespie(tp), Quincy Jones(tp), Bama Warwick(tp), E.V.Perry(tp), Phil Woods(as), Jimmy Powell(as), Benny Golson(ts), Billy Mitchell(ts), Marty Flax(bs), Melba Liston(tb), Frank Rehak(tb), Rod Levitt(tb), Walter Davis, Jr.(p), Nelson Boyd(b), Charlie Persip(dr) Austin Cromer(vo)
'56 live in South America

(Vol.1)
COOL BREEZE ; GROOVIN' FOR NAT ; I CAN'T GET STARTED ; JESSICA'S DAY ; A NIGHT IN TUNISIA ; SEEMS LIKE YOU JUST DON'T CARE ; FLAMINGO ; STELLA BY STARLIGHT ; SCHOOL DAYS ; MANTECA

(Vol.2)
GROOVIN' HIGH ; BEGIN THE BEGUINE : HEY PETE, LET'S EAT MORE MEAT ; WONDER WHY ; BECAUSE OF YOU ; I'M CONFESSIN' ; DOODLIN' ; MY REVERIE ; TIN TIN DAEO ; THE CHAMP

Vol.3(Cap 935)

" Thad Jones / Detroit - New York Junction "    (Blue Note BLP-1513 - Toshiba TOCJ-1513)
Thad Jones(tp), Billy Mitchell(ts), Kenny Burrell(g), Tommy Flanagan(p), Oscar Pettiford(b), Shadow Wilson(dr)
'56/3/13 NJ

BLUE ROOM ; TARRIFF ; LITTLE GIRL BLUE ; SCRATCH ; ZEC

" Dizzy Gillespie At Newport "    (Verve - Polydor POCJ-2073)
Dizzy Gillespie(tp,vo), Lee Morgan(tp), Ermit Perry(tp), Carl Warwick(tp), Talib Daawud(tp), Malba Liston(tb), Al Grey(tb), Chuck Conners(tb), Ernie Henry(as), Jimmy Powell(as), Billy Mitchell(ts), Benny Golson(ts), Pee Wee Moore(bs), Wynton Kelly(p on 1-6), Paul West(b), Charlie Persip(dr), Mary Lou Williams(p on 7-9)
'57/7/6 live at Freebody Park, Newport, RI

DIZZY'S BLUES ; SCHOOL DAYS ; DOODLIN' ; MANTECA THEME ; I REMEMBER CLIFFORD ; COOL BREEZE ; ZODIAC SUITE (VIRGO/LIBRA/ARIES) ; CARIOCA ; A NIGHT IN TUNISIA

" Thad Jones / The Magnificent "    (Blue Note BLP-1527 - Toshiba CP32-9503)
Thad Jones(tp), Billy Mitchell(ts), Barry Harris(p), Percy Heath(b), Max Roach(dr)
'56/7/14 NJ

APRIL IN PARIS ; BILLIE-DOO ; IF I LOVE AGAIN ; IF SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME ; THEDIA

" Dizzy Atmosphere "    (Specialty SP-2110 - OJC OJCCD-1762-2)
Lee Morgan(tp), Al Gray(tb), Billy Mitchell(ts), Billy Root(bs), Wynton C.Kelly(p), Paul E.West(b), Charles Persip(dr)
'57/2/18 Hollywood

DISHWATER ; SOMEONE I KNOW ; D.D.T. ; WHIPER NOT ; ABOUT TIME ; DAY BY DAY ; RITE OF SWING ; OVER THE RAINBOW ; (alt.take)-SOMEONE I KNOW ; WHISPER NOT ; OVER THE RAINBOW

" Ray Charles , Milt Jackson / Soul Brothers Soul Meeting "    (Atlantic 7 81951-2)
Ray Charles(p, as), Milt Jackson(vib,p,g) Oscar Pettiford(b), Billy Mitchell(ts), Skeeter Best(g), Connie Kay(dr)
'57/9/12 NYC

HOW LONG BLUES ; COSMIC RAY ; THE GENIUS AFTER HOURS ; CHARLESVILLE ; BAGS OF BLUES ; DEED I DO ; BLUE FUNK ; SOUL BROTHERS ; BAG'S GUITAR BLUES

" Motor City Scene "    (United Artists - King SR 3149 LP)
Thad Jones(cor,flh), Billy Mitchell(ts), Al Grey(tb), Tommy Flanagan(p), Paul Chambers(b), Elvin Jones(dr)
'58

LET'S PLAY ONE ; MINOR ON TOP ; LIKE OLD TIMES ; NO REFILL

" Al Grey / The Last Of The Big Plungers "    (Cadet 653 - "Al Grey / Basic Grey" (Chess 2ACMJ-409 LP), "Al Grey And The Basie Wing" (Vogue CD 655017) )


Basic Grey (Chess 2ACMJ-409)

The Basie Wing (Vogue CD 655017)
Al Grey(tb), Bennie Powell(tb), Joe Newman(tp), Billy Mitchell(ts), Charlie Fowlkes(bs), Floyd Morris(p), Ed Jones(b), Sonny Payne(dr)
'59/9/28,29 Chicago

THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE ; OPEN WIDER PLEASE ; I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD ; DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE ; HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO ; BLUISH GREY ; THE ELDER ; BEWITCHED ; KENIE-KONIE

" Al Grey / The Thinking Man's Trombone "    (Cadet 677 - "Al Grey And The Basie Wing" (Vogue CD 655017) )
The Basie Wing (Vogue CD 655017) Al Grey(tb), Bennie Powell(tb), Joe Newman(tp), Billy Mitchell(ts), Charlie Fowlkes(bs), Ed Higgins(p), Freddie Green(g), Ed Jones(b), Sonny Payne(dr)
'59/9/28,29 Chicago

SALTY PAPA ; DON'T CRY BABY ; STRANDED ; ROMPIN' ; KING BEE ; WHEN I FALL IN LOVE ; AL-AMO ; TENDERLY

" Lee Morgan - Thad Jones / Minor Strain "    (Roulette CDP 7945742)
Thad Jones(tp), Billy Mitchell(ts Left), Frank Wess(ts,fl right), Al Grey(tb), Hank Jones(p), Richard Davis(b), Osie Johnson(dr)
'60/5/12 NYC

SUBTLE REBUTTAL(alt) ; SUBTLE REBUTTAL ; TIP TOE ; H & T BLUES ; FRIDAY THE 13TH

" Birmingham Jazz Festival, The Early Years, 1961, Vol.4,5 "    (Cap 990)
Wynton Kelly(p), Nick Fiore(b), J.C. Heard(dr), Al Grey(tb), Billy Mitchell(ts), Joe Newman(tp), Clark Terry(flh), Les Spann(fl,g)
'61 live in Birmingham, Michigan

COOLING THE COOL ; BLUISH GREY ; I GOT IT BAD ; ROCKVILLE

" Ray Charles / Genius + Soul = Jazz "    (Impulse! AS-2 - Polystar PSCW-1041)
Ray Charles(org,vo), Clark Terry,Phillip Guilbeau,Joe Newman,Thad Jones,Eugene Young(tp), Frank Wess,Marshall Royal(as), Frank Foster,Billy Mitchell(ts), Charles Fowlkes(bs), Urbie Green,Henry Coker,Al Grey(tb), Freddy Green(g), Eddy Jones(b), Sonny Payne(dr)
'61/1

FROM THE HEART ; I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU ; MOANIN' ; STOMPIN' ROOM ONLY ; MISTER C ; STRIKE UP THE BAND

" The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet "    (Cadet 689 - Teichiku UXP-123-BC LP)
Al Grey(tb), Billy Mitchell(ts,as), Henry Boozier(tp), Gene Kee(p,alto forn), Art Davis(b), Jule Curtis(dr), Ray Barretto(congas)
'61/6/6 live at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

BLUISH GREY ; WILD DEUCE ; GREEN DOLPHIN STREET ; BANTU ; MELBA'S BLUES ; HOME FRIES ; GREY'S BLUES

" Clarke - Boland Big Band / Handle With Care "    (Atlantic 1404 - Koch KOC CD-8534)
(tp) - Benny Bailey, Roger Guerin, Jimmy Deuchar, Ahmed Muvaffak Falay, Idrees Sulieman, Edmund Falay
(tb) - Ake Persson, Nat Peck, Erich Kleinschuster, Raymond Katsrsynski, Frederic "Keg" Johnson
(as) - Derek Humble
(ts) - Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott
(bs,fl) - Sahib Shihab
Francy Boland(p), Jimmy Woode(b), Kenny Clarke(dr), Joe Harris(tympani), Sadi(bongos)
'62

LONG NOTE BLUES(HERE IS CECCO BEPPE) ; GET OUT OF TOWN ; SONOR ; SPEEDY REEDS ; OLD STUFF ; OM MANI PADME HUM

" The Basie-ites / How High The Moon "    (Jubilee JGM5004)
Billy Mitchell(ts), Frank Foster(ts), Frank Wess(fl), Joe Newman(tp), Thad Jones(tp), Al Grey(tb), Freddie Green(g), Eddie Jones(b), Sonny Payne(dr), Barry Harris(p)
'62

HOW HIGH THE MOON ; POOR BUTTERFLY ; STAIRWAY TO THE STARS ; WHEN I THINK ABOUT LOVIN' YOU ; MY OLD FLAME ; SEPTEMBER SONG ; SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD ; BLUE MOON

" Al Grey / Snap Your Fingers "    (Argo LP 700 - Verve B0000603-02)


Basic Grey (Chess 2ACMJ-409 LP)
Al Grey(tb), Billy Mitchell(ts), Dave Burns(tp), Bobby Hutcherson(vib), Floyd Morris(p), Herman Wright(b), Eddie Williams(dr)
'62/2/19 Chicago

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH ; THREE-FOURTH BLUES ; JUST WAITING ; R.B.Q. ; GREEN DOLPHIN STREET

Al Grey(tb), Billy Mitchell(ts), Donald Byrd(tp), Herbie Hancock(p), Bobby Hutcherson(vib), Herman Wright(b), Eddie Williams(dr)
'62/1/31 live at Birdland, NY

MINOR ON TOP ; AFRICAN LADY ; HI-FLY

" Pony Poindexter / Pony's Express "    (Epic - Sony ESCA-5058)
Pony Poindexter(as,ss), Dexter Gordon(ts), Billy Mitchell(ts), Phil Woods(as), Gene Quill(as), Pepper Adams(bs), Gildo Mahones(p), Bill Yancey(b), Charlie Persip(dr)
'62/5/10 NY

CATIN' LATIN ; SALT PEANUTS ; STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBEQUE ; PONY'S EXPRESS ; ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM

" This Is Billy Mitchell "    (Smash MGS 27027 - Verve 440 065 507-2)
Billy Mitchell(ts), Bobby Hucherson(vib), Herman Wright(b), Otis Finch(dr), Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson(org on 1,2,7), Dave Burns(tp on 3-6,8), Billy Wallace(p on 3-6,8)
'62/10/29,30 Chicago

J & B ; SOPHISTICATED LADY ; YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME ; PASSIONOVA ; TAMRA ; AUTOMATION ; JUST WAITING ; SIAM

" Al Grey & Billy Mitchell / Night Song "    (Argo 711 - Universal Music UCCC-9122 "Bobby Hutcherson / Complete Sessions"(Lonehill Jazz LHJ10137) )


Dave Burns(tp), Al Grey(tb), Billy Mitchell(ts), Bobby Hutcherson(vib), Earl Washington(p), Herman Wright(b), Otis "Candy" Finch(dr), Philip Thomas(dr,cga)
'62/11/2,5 Chicago

BLUES IN THE NIGHT ; STELLA BY STARLIGHT ; THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT ; THROUGH FOR THE NIGHT ; STARDUST ; NIGHT AND DAY ; LAUGHING TONIGHT

" The Billy Mitchell Quintet / A Little Juicy "    (Smash MGS 27042 LP)
Billy Mitchell(ts), Thad Jones(tp), Kenny Burrell(g), Richard Wyands(p), Herman Wright(b), Oliver Jackson(dr)
'63 NYC

LITTLE JUICE ; STELLA BY STARLIGHT ; BOSS NOVA OVA ; BROTHER PEABODY ; OLIVER JR. ; KIDS ARE PRETTY PEOPLE

" Dave Burns / Warming Up! "    (Vanguard VRS-9143 LP)
Dave Burns(tp), Al Grey(tb), Herman Wright(b), Harold Mabern(p), Billy Mitchell(ts), Bobby Hutcherson(vib), Otis "Candy" Finch(dr) Willie Corea(tymboli on 4,8)
'64

DAY BY DAY ; NOW AIN'T IT ; I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE ; RICHIE'S DELEMMA ; SLIPPERS ; WARM UP ; MY ROMANCE ; RIGOR MORTEZ

" The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band / Off Limits "    (Polydor - Rearward RW118)
Kenny Clarke(dr), Francy Boland(p,arr), Benny Bailey(tp,flh), Rick Keefer(tp,flh), Art Farmer(tp,flh), Dusko Gojkovic(tp,flh), Ake Persson(tb), Nat Peck(tb), Eric van Lier(tb), Derek Humble(as), Billy Mitchell(ts), Ronnie Scott(ts), Tony Coe(ts,cl), Sahib Shihab(fl,ss,bs), Jimmy Woode(b), Kenny Clare(dr)
'70/9/30 Cologne

WINTERSONG ; ASTRORAMA ; OSAKA CALLING ; OUR KIND OF SABI ; SAKARA ; EXORCISME ; ENDOSMOSE

" Ernie Wilkins and his Orchestra / Hard Mother Blues "    (Mainstream MRL-305 LP)
Ray Copeland(tp), Lloyd Michaels(tp), Joe Newman(tp), Snookie Young(tp), David Bargeron(tb), John Gordon(tb), Jack Jeffers(tb), Benny Powell(tb), J. Billy Ver Planck(tb), Hubert Laws(sax), Billy Mitchell(sax), Joseph Temperley(sax), Chris Woods(sax), Arthur Bitker(g), Billy Butler(g), Lionel Chamberland(g), Dave Spinosa(g), Chuck Rainey(b), Grady Tate(dr), Ernie Wilkins(arr)
'73? NY?

EVIL WAYS ; MIDNIGHT HOUR ; DOCK OF THE BAY ; FUNKY BROADWAY ; I CAN'T MAKE IT ; BIG FOOT COUNTRY ; NEXT YEAR'S BLUES ; RESPECT ; THANK YOU ; NO MONEY BLUES ; SPOONFUL

" Bobby Pierce / New York "    (Muse MR5030 LP)
Bobby Pierce(org,vo,el-p,celeste), Billy Mitchell(ts,ss), Frank Strozier(as.fl), Bobby Alston(tp), Ted Dunbar(g), Bob Cranshaw(el-b), Freddie Waits(dr)
'73/11/13

NEW YORK ; CHILDREN ARE THE CREATOR'S MESSENGERS ; HOORAY FOR THE CHILDREN ; TOO HIGH ; SLEEP BABY ; MINORITY

" Eddie Jefferson / Things Are Getting Better "    (Muse 5043)
Eddie Jefferson(vo), Joe Newman(tp)Billy Mitchell(ts,fl,b-cl), Mickey Tucker(p,el-p,org,saw), Sam Jones(b), Eddie Gladden(dr), Mildred Weston(vo), Conrad Buckman(vo)
'74/3/5

BITCHES BREW ; THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER ; FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE ; NIGHT IN TUNISIA ; TRANE'S BLUES ; I JUST GOT BACK IN TOWN ; BILLIE'S BOUNCE ; THANK YOU - FALLETINME BE MICE ELF AGIN

" Billy Mitchell / Now's The Time "    (Catalyst CAT 7611 LP)
Billy Mitchell(ts,as,ss), Earl May(b), Roland Prince(g), Wes Belcamp(p), Ron Turso(dr), Al Beldini(dr on B1), unknown trumpet
'76 live at Sonny's Place, Long Island, NY

MY SONG ; T. O. BLUES ; NOW'S THE TIME ; WONDERFUL

" Billy Mitchell / The Colossus Of Detroit "    (Xanadu 158 LP)
Billy Mitchell(ts), Barry Harris(p), Sam Jones(b), Walter Bolden(dr)
'78/4/18

RECORDA-ME ; I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM ; I SHOULD CARE ; UNFORGETTABLE ; HOW AM I TO KNOW? ; BE MY GUEST

" Xanadu At Montreux 1978 "    (Xanadu 162-165 - FDC5150)
missing...(^^; Sam Noto(tp), Ronnie Cuber(bs), Dolo Coker(p), Sam Jones(b), Frank Butler(dr), Al Cohn(ts), Barry Harris(p), Billy Mitchell(ts), Ted Dunbar(g), Sam Most(fl)
'78/7/15 at Montreux, Switzland

AFTERNOON IN PARIS ; MORE THAN YOU KNOW ; XANADUES ; EMALINE ; STROLLIN' ; HALF NELSON ; GROOVIN' HIGH

" Night Flight To Dakar "    (Xanadu 185 - Crown BRJ-4541)
Al Cohn(ts), Billy Mitchell(ts), Dolo Coker(p), Leroy Vinnegar(b), Frank Butler(dr)
'80/3/14,19 Senegal, West Africa

NIGHT FLIGHT TO DAKAR ; DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING ; BLUES UP AND DOWN ; SWEET SENEGELESE BROWN ; THE KING

" Xanadu In Africa "    (Xanadu 180 LP)
Al Cohn(ts), Billy Mitchell(ts), Dolo Coker(p), Leroy Vinnegar(b), Frank Butler(dr)
'80/3/14 live at Club Raski Les Almadies, Senegal

ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL ; ROBBINS NEST ; I SURRENDER DEAR ; BLUES IN THE CLOSET ; EASY LIVING

" Billy Mitchell / De Lawd's Blues "    (Xanadu 182 - Tokuma TKCB-71549)
Billy Mitchell(ts), Benny Bailey(tp), Tommy Flanagan(p), Rufus Reid(b), Jimmy Cobb(dr)
'80/6/26

B & B ; NOT JUST TO BE IN LOVE AGAIN ; PROMPT ; DE LAWD'S BLUES ; PERPETUAL STROLL

" Rein de Graaff / Confirmation "    (Timeless CDSJP471)
Billy Mitchell(ts), Rein de Graaff(p), Henk Haverhoek(b), John Engels(dr)
'89/7 Holland

EASY LIVING

" Frank Wess=Harry Edison Orchestra / Dear Mr.Basie "    (All Art KICJ 4)
Frank Wess(ts), Harry "Sweets" Edison(tp), Joe Newman(tp), Snooky Young(tp), Al Aarons(tp), Ray Brown(tp), Al Grey(tb), Benny Powell(tb), Grover Mitchell(tb), Michael Grey(tb), Marshall Royal(as), Curtis Peagler(as), Billy Mitchell(ts), Bill Ramsey(bs), Ronnell Bright(p), Eddie Jones(b), Gregg Field(dr), Ted Dumbar(g), Carl E.Jefferson(M.C.)
'89/11/11 live at Kan-i Hoken Hall, Tokyo

JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE ; THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU ; BLUE ON BLUE ; ALL RILED UP ; THIS IS ALL I ASK ; I WISH I KNEW ; WHIRLY BIRD ; LI'L DARLIN' ; DEJECTION BLUES ; BATTLE ROYAL ; ONE O'CLOCK JUMP

" SteepleChase Jam Session Volume 7 "    (SteepleChase SCCD 31546)
Louis Smith(tp), Mark Turner(ts), Billy Mitchell(ts), Andy LaVerne(p), Jay Anderson(b), Billy Drummond(dr)
'97/9

BLUES FOR JIMMY ; ON THE TRAIL ; HAT TRICK ; MY ROMANCE ; WHAT'S NEW ; I LOVE YOU PORGY ; AUTUMN LEAVES ; FOUR

" Mel Torme / Night At The Concord Pavilion "    (Concord)

" Mel Torme / Recorded Live at the Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival in Japan '90 "    (Concord)

" The Frank Wess Orchestra / Entre Nous "    (Concord)

" Frank Vignola / Appel Direct "    (Concord)

" The New York All Stars / Count Basie Remembered "    (Nagel-Heyer)

" Joe Ascione / My Buddy "    (Nagel-Heyer)

and Count Basie Big Band, Clarke-Boland Big Band, Dizzy Gilespie, ...   

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