James Clay Incomplete Discography



< Lorraine Geller Memorial > (Fresh Sound FSR-CD195)

James Clay(ts,fl), Lorraine Geller(p), Red Mitchell(b), Frank Capp(dr)
'57/2/18 LA

IT'S ALLRIGHT WITH ME ; I THOUGHT OF YOU ; PAUL'S PAL
< The Lawrence Marable Quartet Featuring James Clay / Tenorman > (Jazz West - Toshiba-EMI CJ28-5155)

James Clay(ts), Sonny Clark(p 1-8), Jimmy Bond(b 1-8), Lawrence Marable(dr 1-8), Bobby Timmons(p 9), Jimmy Bond(b 9), Peter Littman(dr 9)
(1-8)'56/8 LA, (9)'56/7/25 LA

THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA ; EASY LIVING ; MINOR MEETING ; AIRTIGHT ; WILLOW WEEP FOR ME ; THREE FINGERS NORTH ; LOVER MAN ; MARBLES ; IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
< Frank Morgan On GNP - Complete Edition - > (GNP Crescendo - King KICJ 104)

Frank Morgan(as), Jack Sheldon(tp), James Clay(ts,fl), Bobby Timmons(p), Jimmy Bond(b), Lawrence Marable(dr)
'56/8/11 LA

CRESCENDO BLUES ; HUH! ; AUTUMN LEAVES ; WELL, YOU NEEDN'T ; B.T.
< Presenting Red Mitchell > (Contemporary S-7538 - OJC OJCCD-158-2)

Red Mitchell(b), James Clay(ts,fl), Lorraine Geller(p), Billy Higgins(dr)
'57/3/26 LA

SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE ; RAINY NIGHT ; I THOUGHT OF YOU ; OUT OF THE BLUE ; PAUL'S PAL ; SANDU ; CHEEK TO CHEEK
< James Clay And David "Fathead" Newman / The Sound Of The Wide Open Spaces > (Riverside 1178 - Victor VICJ-23072)

James Clay(ts,fl), David Newman(ts), Wynton Kelly(p), Sam Jones(b), Arthur Taylor(dr)
'60/4/26 NYC

WIDE OPEN SPACES ; THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME ; SOME KINDA MEAN ; WHAT'S NEW? ; FIGGER-RATION
< James Clay / A Double Dose Of Soul > (Riverside RLP-9349- OJC OJCCD-1790-2)

James Clay(fl on 1-3,7, ts), Nat Adderley(cor on 4-6,8,9), Victor Feldman (vib on 1-3,7), Gene Harris(p), Sam Jones(b), Louis Hayes(dr)
'60/10/11 LA

NEW DELHI ; NEW DELHI(alt.take) ; I REMEMBER YOU ; COME RAIN OR COME SHINE ; COME RAIN OR COME SHINE(alt.take) ; POCKETS ; PAVANNE ; LINDA SERENE ; LOST TEARS
< Wes Montgomery / Movin' Along > (Riverside RLP-9342- OJC OJCCD-089-2)

Wes Montgomery(g,bass-g on 2,4,6,7), James Clay(fl,ts-8, except 4,9), Victor Feldman(p), Sam Jones(b), Louis Hayes(dr)
'60/10/12 LA

MOVIN' ALONG ; TUNE-UP ; TUNE-UP(take 9) ; I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU ; SANDU ; BODY AND SOUL ; BODY AND SOUL(take 2) ; SO DO IT! ; SAYS YOU
< Ray Charles / Sweet & Sour Tears > (ABC-Panamount - Rhino R2 72844)

Ray Charles(vo,p), Oliver Beener(tp), Burgess Gardner(tp), Philip Guilbeau(tp), John Hunt(tp), Henderson Chambers(tb), Jim herbert(tb), Keg Johnson(tb), Julian Priester(tb), Harold Minerve(as), Dan Turner(as), James Clay(ts), David Newman(ts), Leroy Cooper(bs), Sonny Forrest(g), Edgar Willis(b), Wilbur Hogan(dr), The Rayletts(b-vo), Calvin Jackson(arr)
'64/1/9,10 Hollywood

TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES ; DON'T CRY, BABY ; CRY ME A RIVER ; BABY, DON'T YOU CRY ; WILLOW, WEEP FOR ME ; I CRIED FOR YOU

Ray Charles(vo,p), (prob.)- Oliver Beener(tp), Roy Burrows(tp), Philip Guilbeau(tp), Floyd Jones(tp), Curtis Miller(tp), Jim Herbert(tb), Keg Johnson(tb), Fred Morden(tb), Harold Minerve(as), Dan Turner(as), James Clay(ts), David Newman(ts), Leroy Cooper(bs), Sonny Forrest(g), Edgar Willis(b), Bob Thompson(dr), Gerald Wilson(arr,cond)
'64/5/7,8 NYC

I WAKE UP CRYING

< Billy Higgins / Bridgework > (Contemporary C-14024 LP)

Billy Higgins(dr), James Clay(ts), Cedar Walton(p), Tony Dumas(b)
'80/1/4-5 LA

EVIDENCE ; BRIDGEWORK ; OLD FOLKS


< The Paul Guerrero Quintet / Texas Tenors > (Jazz Mark 104 LP)

Paul Guerrero(dr except A4), Marchel Ivery(ts on A1,B1-3), James Clay(ts on A1,2,B1,3,4), Kirby Stewart(b except A4), Floyd Darling(p)
'85/9/30,10/1 Dallas, TX

sideA: PRINCE ALBERT ; WHO CAN I TURN TO ; SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME ; THE NEARNESS OF YOU
sideB: BILLIE'S BOUNCE ; JEANNIE ; WEE ; MY ROMANCE

< Saxophone Glory Vol.1 > (Jazz Mark 112 CD)
PRINCE ALBERT ; WHO CAN I TURN TO
< Bill Perkins - James Clay Quintet / The Right Chemistry > (Jazz Mark 108)

Bill Perkins(ts,fl), James Clay(ts), Frank Strazzeri(p), Joel DiBartolo(b), Billy Mintz(dr)
'87/8/10 Hollywood, CA

SIPPIN' AT BELL'S ; I WANTED FOR YOU ; LOTUS BLOSSOM ; SKYLARK ; I WISHED ON THE MOON ; SOULTRANE ; MOON & SAND ; TAKE THE COLTRANE
< Don Cherry / Art Deco > (A&M 395 258-2)

Don Cherry(tp), James Clay(ts), Charlie Haden(b), Billy Higgins(dr)
'88/8/27,28,30 Englewood Cliffs, NJ

ART DECO ; WHEN WILL THE BLUES LEAVE ; BODY AND SOUL ; BEMSHA SWING ; MAFFY ; FOLK MEDLEY ; THE BLESSING ; PASSING ; I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR FACE ; COMPUTE
< James Clay / I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart > (Antilles 422-848 279-2)

James Clay(ts), Cedar Walton(p), David Williams(b), Billy Higgins(dr)
'89/1/20 NJ

THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE ; MY FOOLISH HEART ; RAIN CHECK ; THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU ; I MEAN YOU ; I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART ; JUST IN TIME ; I CAN'T GET STARTED ; JOHN PAUL JONES A.K.A.TRANE'S BLUES ; BODY AND SOUL
< Rein de Graaff / Now Is The Time > (Timeless CDSJP465)

Tom Kirkpatrick(tp), James Clay(ts), Rein de Graaff(p), Koos Serierse(b), Eric Ineke(dr)
'90/11 Holland

OUT OF NOWHERE
< Rein de Graaff / Ornithology > (Timeless CDSJP482)

Rein De Graaff(p), Eric Inekedrb), Koos Serierse(b), Tom Kirkpatrick(tp), James Clay(ts)
'90/11/10 Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands

BILLY'S BOUNCE
< James Clay / Cookin' At The Continental > (Antilles 314-510 724-2)

James Clay(ts), David "Fathead" Newman(ts on 1,2,9), Roy Hargrove(tp on 2,3), Kirk Lightsey(p omit on 4), Christian McBride(b), Winard Harper(dr omit on 4)
'91/6/18,19 NYC

COOKIN' AT THE CONTINANTAL ; SISTER SADIE ; MOANIN' ; CRAZEOLOGY ; EASY LIVING ; GEORGIA ON MY MIND ; BARBADOS ; YOU'RE MINE,YOU! ; WIDE OPEN SPACES
< Joe McBride / Grace > (Heads Up OXCD 3017)

Joe McBride(p), James Clay(ts), Marchel Ivery(ts), Henry Johnson(g), Carl Hillman(b), Dennis Durick(dr)
'92/1/30-2/11 Dallas,Texas

CLAY & IVORY
< David "Fathead" Newman, Ellis Marsalis, Cornell Dupree / Return to the Wide Open Spaces > (Meteor CDMT 023)

David Newman(as,fl), Ellis Marsalis(p), Cornell Dupree(g), James Clay(ts), Leroy Cooper(bs), Dennis Dotson(tp), Chuck Rainey(b), George Rains(dr)
(c)'93 live at Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, Texas

Introduction ; BUSTER'S TUNE ; HARD TIMES ; 13TH FLOOR ; THNGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE ; THESE FOOLISH THINGS ; TWO BONES & A PICK ; CITY LIGHTS ; LUSH LIFE ; NIGHT IN TUNISIA

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