Jimmy Forrest Incomplete Discography

 

# = Leader, + = Side

# < Jimmy Forrest / Night Train > (Delmark DD-435)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Chauncey Locke(tp), Bart Dabney(tb), Bunky Parker(p), Charles Fox(p), Johnny Mixon(b), Herschel Harris(b), Oscar Oldham(dr), Unknown Drums(dr), Percy James(perc), Bob Reagen(perc)
'51/11/27, '52/3/30, '53/2/3,9/7

NIGHT TRAIN ; CALLING DR.JAZZ ; SOPHISTICATED LADY ; SWINGIN' AND ROCKIN' ; BOLO BLUES ; MISTER GOODBEAT ; FLIGHT 3-D ; HEY MRS.JONES ; MY BUDDY ; SONG OF THE WANDERER ; BLUE GROOVE ; BIG DIP ; BEGIN THE BEGUINE ; THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU ; COACH 13 ; DIG THOSE FEET ; MRS.JONES' DAUGHTER
# < Jimmy Forrest - Miles Davis / Live At The Barrel > (Prestige 24117 - Victor VICJ-2016)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Miles Davis(tp), Charles Fox(p), Johnny Mixon(b), Oscar Oldham(dr) unknown(conga)
'52 St.Louis

RAY'S IDEA ; A NIGHT IN TUNISIA ; WEE DOT ; WHAT'S NEW ; PERDIDO ; ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE ; OUR DELIGHT ; LADY BIRD ; OH, LADY BE GOOD
+ < Cat Anderson And His Orchestra / Cat On A Hot Tin Horn > (Mercury MG36142 - Fresh Sound FSR-CD460)
Cat Anderson(tp), Ernie Royal(tp), Ray Copeland(tp), Reunald Jones(tp), Clark Terry(tp), Jimmy Cleveland(tb), Frank Rehak(tb), Henderson Chambers(tb), Earl Warren(as), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Ernie Wilkins(ts), Sahib Shihab(bs), Jimmy Jones(p), George Duvivier(b), Panama Francis(dr)
'58/8/23 NYC

LITTLE MAN ; CAT'S IN THE ALLEY ; BLUE JEAN BEGUINE ; MY ADORABLE "D" ; JUNE BUG ; DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE ; BIRTH OF THE BLUES ; YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE ; NINA
+ < The Prestige Blues-Swingers / Outskirts Of Town > (Prestige 7145 - OJC OJCCD-1717-2)
Art Farmer,Idrees Sulieman(tp), Buster Cooper(tb), Jerome Richardson(as,fl), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Pepper Adams(bs), Ray Bryant(p), Tiny Grimes(g), Wendell Marshall(b), Osie Johnson(dr), Jerry Valentine(arr)
'58/8/29 NJ

I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN ; BLUE FLUTE ; BLUES A-SWINGIN' ; JELLY JELLY ; SENT FOR YOU YESTERDAY AND HERE YOU COME TODAY ; I WANNA BLOW,BLOW,BLOW


+ < Harry Edison / The Swinger and Mr.Swing > (Verve 314 559 868-2)
Harry "Sweets" Edison(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Jimmy Jones(p),
Freddie Green(g), Joe Benjamin(b), Charli Persip(dr)
'58/9/18 NYC

disc1 ("The Swinger" (MGVS6037)) :
PUSSY WILLOW ; THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU ; NASTY ; THE STROLLERS ; SUNDAY ; FAIR GROUND ; HOW AM I TO KNOW?

disc2 ("Mr.Swing" (MGVS6118)) :
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY ; SHORT COAT ; BABY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME? ; IMPRESSARIO ; ILL WIND ; BLUES IN THE CLOSET
+ < Harry "Sweets" Edison / Sweetenings > (Roulette 52023 - NIippon Columbia YW-7513-RO LP)
Harry "Sweets" Edison(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Jimmy Jones(p), Joe Benjamin(b), Charli Persip(dr)
'58/11/12

PUSSY WILLOW ; CENTERPIECE ; INDIANA ; SWEETENINGS ; HARRIET
+ < Harry Eddison Swings Buck Clayton and Vice Versa > (Verve MG V-8293 - Polygram 314 533 263-2)
Harry Edison(tp), Buck Clayton(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Jimmy Jones(p), Freddie Green(g), Joe Benjamin(b), Charli Persip(dr)
'58/12/16

MEMORIES FOR THE COUNT ; COME WITH ME ; CRITICS' DELIGHT ; OH, HOW I HATE TO GET YP IN THE AFTERNOON ; MEDLEY (IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU ; CHARMAINE ; MAKIN' WHOOPEE ; HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?) ; COME WITH ME(alt.take) ; MEMORIES FOR THE COUNT(alt.take)
+ < Bennie Green / Swings The Blues > (Enrica LP2002 - Century 32ED5052)
Bennie Green(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Sonny Clark(p), George Tucker(b), Paul Gusman(dr)
'59/1 at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios

BEEN WALKIN' ; BLUE MAMBO ; LOVE AT LAST ; PENTHOUSE BLUES ; HOP,SKIP AND JUMP ; A BUN DANCE ; PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ; CHANGE UP BLUES
  + < Mainstream Jazz > (RCA Camden CAS554)
Harold Baker(tp), Vic Dickenson(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Jimmy Greene(p), Franklin Skeete(b), Oliver Jackson(dr)
'59/10/12 NY

GIVE THE LADY WHAT SHE WANTS MOST ; BEDROOM EYES ; I GOT NOTHING BUT YOU
# < Jimmy Forrest / Black Forrest > (Delmark DD-427)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Harold Mabern(p), Grant Green(g), Gene Ramey(b), Elvin Jones(dr)
'59/12/10,12

BLACK FORREST ; DOG IT ; THESE FOOLISH THINGS ; SUNKENFOAL ; YOU GO TO MY HEAD ; BLACK FORREST ; WHAT'S NEW? ; BUT BEAUTIFUL ; ALL THE GIN IS GONE ; THESE FOOLISH THINGS
# < Jimmy Forrest / All The Gin Is Gone > (Delmark DD-404)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Grant Green(g), Harold Mabern(p), Gene Ramey(b), Elvin Jones(dr)
'59/12/10,12

ALL THE GIN IS GONE ; LAURA ; YOU GO TI MY HEAD ; MYRA ; CARAVAN ; WHAT'S NEW ; SUNKENFOAL
+ < The Harry "Sweets" Edison Quintet / Patented By Edison > (Roulette 52041 - Nippon Columbia YY-7010-RO LP)
Harry "Sweets" Edison(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts) Tommy Flanagan(p), Tommy Potter(b) Elvin Jones(ds)
'60/2/12 NYC

sideA: WITCHCRAFT ; BLUE SKIES ; I'M CONFESSIN' THAT I LOVE YOU ; AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' ; CANDIED SWEETS ; THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
sideB: TEA FOR TWO ; THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE ; TWENTY-FORTY ; IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER ; SWEETCAKES ; ANGEL EYES
+ < Jo Jones Sextet > (Everest - Vinus TKCZ-79508)
Harry "Sweets" Edison(tp), Bennie Green(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Tommy Flanagan(p), Tommy Potter(b), Jo Jones(dr)
'60/4/19 NY

VAMP 'TIL READY ; YOU'RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME ; SHOULD I ; SANDY'S BODY ; THOU SWELL ; SHOW TIME ; LIZA ; BUT NOT FOR ME ; ROYAL GARDEN BLUES ; MOZELLE'S ALLEY ; SOX TROT ; IN THE FORREST
# < Jack McDuff with Jimmy Forrest / Tough 'Duff > (Prestige 7185 - OJC OJCCD-324-2)
Jack McDuff(org), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Lem Winchester(vib), Bill Elliot(dr)
'60/7/12 NJ

SMOOTH SAILING ; MEAN TO ME ; TIPPIN' IN ; YEAH, BABY ; AUTUMN LEAVES ; TOUGH 'DUFF
# < Jimmy Forrest / Forrest Fire > (New Jazz 8250 - OJC OJCCD-199-2)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Larry Young(org), Thornel Schwartz(g), Jimmie Smith(dr)
'60/8/9 NJ

REMEMBER ; DEXTER'S DECK ; JIM'S JAMS ; BAGS' GROOVE ; WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE ; HELP!
# < Oliver Nelson - King Curtis - Jimmy Forrest / Soul Battle > (Prestige 7223 - OJC OJCCD-325-2)
Oliver Nelson(ts), King Curtis(ts), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Gene Casey(p), George Duvivier(b), Roy Haynes(dr)
'60/9/9 NJ

BLUES AT THE FIVE SPOT ; BLUES FOR M.F.(Mort Fega) ; ANACRUSES ; PERDID ; IN PASSING ; SOUL STREET
+ < Bennie Green / Bennie Green > (Time 2021 - Jimco JICL-89294)
Bennie Green(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Sonny Clark(p), George Tucker(b), Al Dreares(dr), Joe Gorgas(perc)
'60/9/27

SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY ; COOL STRUTTIN' ; SOLITUDE ; SONNY'S CRIB ; BLUE MINOR ; AND THAT I AM SO IN LOVE
+ < Bennie Green / Hornful Of Soul > (Bethlehem BCP-6054 - Toshiba-EMI TOCJ-62063)
Bennie Green(tb), Lem Davis(as), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Skip Hall(org), Mal Waldron(p), Wyatt Ruther(b), Art Taylor(dr), Tommy Lopez(conga)
'60/12 NY

SUMMERTIME ; GROOVE ONE ; LOWLAND-ISM ; DIBBLIN' AND DABBLIN' ; MY FOOLISH HEART ; INDIANA ; CATWALK ; DEE DEE
+ < Joe Williams - Harry 'Sweets' Edison / Together > (Roulette SR-15069 - EMI 7243 6 31790 2 1)
Joe Williams(vo), Harry "Sweets" Edison(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts), "Sir" Charles Thompson(p), Tommy Potter(b), Clarence Johnston(dr), unknown(g), Ernie Wilkins(arr)
'61/1/31,2/1,2 LA

WINTER WEATHER ; I DON'T KNOW WHY (I JUST DO) ; THERE'S A SMALL HOTEL ; OUT OF NOWHERE ; AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU'RE YOU ; REMEMBER ; TOGETHER ; DEEP PURPLE ; ALWAYS ; LOVER, COME BACK TO ME ; BY THE RIVER SAINTE MARIE ; ALONE TOGETHER
+ < Jack McDuff / The Honeydripper > (Prestige 7199 - Victor VICJ-23721)
Jack McDuff(org), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Grant Green(g), Ben Dixon(dr)
'61/2/3 NJ

WHAP! ; I WANT A LITTLE GIRL ; THE HONEYDRIPPER ; DINK'S BLUES ; MR.LUCKY ; BLUES AND TONIC
# < Jimmy Forrest / Out Of The Forrest > (Prestige 7202 - Victor VICJ-23722)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Joe Zawinul(p), Tommy Potter(b), Clarence Johnston(dr)
'61/4/18

BOLO BLUES ; I CRIED FOR YOU ; I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY ; THIS CAN'T BE LOVE ; BY THE RIVER SAINT MARIE ; YESTERDAYS ; CRASH PROGRAM ; THAT'S ALL
# < Jimmy Forrest / Sit Down And Relax With > (Prestige 7235 - OJC OJCCD-895-2)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Calvin Newborn(g), Tommy Potter(b), Hugh Lawson(p), Clarendon Johnston(dr)
'61/9/1 NJ

TUXEDO JUNCTION ; ORGAN GRINDER'S SWING ; MOONGLOW ; TIN TIN DEO ; ROCKS IN MY BED ; THE MOON WAS YELLOW ; THAT'S ALL
# < Jimmy Forrest / Most Much! > (Prestige 7218 - OJC OJCCD-350-2)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Hugh Lawson(p), Tommy Potter(b), Clarendon Johnson(dr), Ray Barretto(conga)
'61/10/19 NJ

MATILDA ; ANNIE LAURIE ; AUTUMN LEAVES ; MY BUDDY ; I LOVE YOU ; SOFT WINDS ; ROBBIN'S NEST ; MOST MUCH ; SONNY BOY
# < Jimmy Forrest / Soul Street > (New Jazz 8293 - OJC OJCCD-987-2)
Jimmy Forrest(ts) with
1 - King Curtis(ts, Oliver Nelson(ts), Gene Casey(p), George Duvivier(b), Roy Haynes(dr)
'60/9/9 NJ
2,3,7 - Hugh Lawson(p), Tommy Potter(b), Clarence Johnston(dr), Calvin Newborn(g on 7), Ray Barretto(conga on 2,3)
'61/9/1,10/19 NJ
4-6 - Ernie Royal(tp), Jimmy Cleveland(tb), George Barrow(ts), Seldon Powell(ts), Chris Woods(p), Mundell Lowe(g), Richard Davis(b), Ed Shaughnessy(dr), Oliver Nelson(arr,cond)
'62/6/1 NJ
8 - Art Farmer(tp), Idrees Sulieman(tp), George "Buster" Cooper(tb), Jerome Richardson(as,fl), Pepper Adams(bs), Ray Bryant(p), Tiny Grimes(g), Wendell Marshall(b), Osie Johnson(dr), Jerry Valentine(arr)
'58/8/29

SOUL STREET ; I LOVE YOU ; SONNY BOY ; SOFT SUMMER BREEZE ; EXPERIMENT IN TERROR ; JUST A-SITTIN' AND A-ROCKIN' ; THAT'S ALL ; I WANNA BLOW, BLOW, BLOW
+ < Joe Williams / A Swingin' Night At Birdland > (Roulette ROU1026 LP)
Joe Williams(vo), Harry 'Sweets' Edison(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Hugh Lawson(p), Ike Isaacs(b), Clarence Johnston(dr)
'62/6 live at Birdland, NYC

sideA: SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN ; COME BACK BABY ; 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ; BY THE RIVER ST.MARIE sideB: THIS CAN'T BE LOVE ; TEACH ME TONIGHT ; WELL ALRIGHT OK YOU WIN ; I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT YOU ; HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? ; ROLL 'EM PETE
+ < Blue Mitchell > (Mainstream MRL 315 LP)
Blue Mitchell(tp), Jimmt Forrest(ts), Walter Bishop, Jr.(p,el-p), Larry Gales(b), Doug Sides(dr)
'71?

sideA: SOUL VILLAGE ; BLUES FOR THELMA ; QUEEN BEY
sideB: ARE YOU REAL ; MI HERMANO


Grey's Mood
+ < Al Grey Featuring Arnett Cobb and Jimmy Forrest > (Black & Blue 233143)
Al Grey(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Tommy Flanagan(p), John Duke(b), Bobby Durham(dr)
'75/10/7 Paris

FACE IT HERE IT IS ; MELLOW FOR LOVE




+ < Al Grey / Grey's Mood > (Black & Blue BB912.2)

FACE IT HERE IT IS ; NIGHT TRAIN ; CATCH UP WITH THAT(take 2) ; BEDROOM EYES ; MELLOW FOR LOVE ; CATCH UP WITH THAT(take 1)
+ < Count Basie / In Europe > (LRC 20028)
Count Basie(ldr,p), Freddie Green(g), John Duke(b), Butch Miles(dr), Sonny Cohn(tp), Bobby Mitchell(tp), Lyn Biviano(tp), Waymon Reed(tp), Mel Wanzo(tb), Bill Hughes(tb), Al Grey(tb), Dennies Wilson(tb), Bobby Plater(as), Danny Turner(as), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Eric Dixon(ts), Charles Fowlkes(bs), Clark Terry(tp on 8)
early '70's Munich and South Of France

HITTIN' TWELVE ; FRECKLE FACE ; THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE ; WHIRLY BIRD ; THE MORE I SEE YOU ; ORANGE SHERBET ; WAY OUT BASIE ; JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE
+ < Count Basie And His Orchestra / I Told You So > (Pablo 2310-767 - OJC OJCCD-824-2)
Count Basie(p), Sonny Cohn(tp), Pete Minger(tp), Bobby Mitchell(tp), John Thomas(tp), Jack Feierman(tp), Al Grey(tb), Curtis Guller(tb), Mel Wanzo(tb), Bill Hughes(tb), Jimmy Forrest(sax), Eric Dixon(sax), Danny Turner(sax), Bobby Plater(sax), Charlie Fowlkes(sax), Freddie Green(g), John Duke(b), Butch Miles(dr)
'76/1/12-14 NYC

TREE FROG ; FLIRT ; BLUES FOR ALFY ; SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR ; PLAIN BROWN ; WRAPPER SWEE'PEA ; TICKER ; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT ; TOLD YOU SO ; THE GIFT
+ < Al Grey / Struttin' and Shoutin' > (Columbia FC 38505 LP)
Al Grey(tb), Jack Jeffers(tb), Waymon Reed(tp), Danny Moore(tp), Ernie Wilkins(ss on A2), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Cecil Payne(bs), Ray Bryant(p), Milt Hinton(b), Bobby Durham(dr)
'76/8/30 NY

sideA: BLUES, RAY AND GREY ; STARDUST ; REVEREND GREY
sideB: STRUTTIN' AND SHOUTIN' ; ALL OF ME ; POTHOLES ; HOMAGE TO NORMAN
+ < 46th And 8th / Waymon Reed > (Artist House AH9410 LP)
Waymon Reed(tp,flh), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Tommy Flanagan(p), Keter Betts(b), Bobby Durham(dr)
'77/5/25 NYC

DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE ; AU PRIVAVE ; 46TH AND 8TH ; BUT BEAUTIFUL ; BLUE MONK
+ < Count Basie Big Band / Montreux '77 > (Pablo 2308-207 - OJC OJCCD-377-2)
Count Basie(p), Al Grey(tb), Dennis Wilson(tb), Mel Wanzo(tb), Bill Hughes(tb), Waymon Reed(tp), Lyn Biviano(tp), Sonny Cohn(tp), Bobby Mitchell(tp), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Eric Dixon(sax), Danny Turner(sax), Bobby Plater(sax), Charlie Fowlkes(sax), Freddie Green(g), John Duke(b), Butch Miles(dr)
'77/7/15 Montreux

THE HEAT'S ON ; FRECKLE FACE ; SPLANKY ; THE MORE I SEE YOU ; THE NIGHT IN TUNISIA ; HITTIN' ; BAG OF DREAMS ; THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE ; I NEEDS TO BE BEE'D WITH ; LI'L DARLIN' ; JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE ; ONE O'CLOCK JUMP

Other Count Basie Big Band Album
"The Basie Big Band" (Pablo 2310-756)
"Prime Time" (Pablo 2310-797)
"Fun Time" (Pablo 2310-945)

"Joe Turner/Count Basie - Flip, Flop And Fly" (Pablo 2310-937)
"Jazz At The Philharmonic - Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72" (Pablo 2625-701)
# < Al Grey - Jimmy Forrest / Night Train - Revisited > (Storyville STCD 8293)
Al Grey (tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Shirley Scott(p), John Duke(b), Bobby Durham(dr)
'78/7/19-21 live at Rick's, Chicago

JUMPIN' THE BLUES ; TRULY WONDERFUL ; I CAN'T GET STARTED ; SALTY PAPA ; BLUES EVERTWHERE ; NIGHT TRAIN ; THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE ; BODY AND SOUL ; C.B. AND ME ; MILESTONES
# < Al Grey - Jimmy Forrest / Truly Wonderful > (Stash ST-CD-552)
Al Grey(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Shirley Scott(p), John Duke(b), Bobby Durham(dr)
'78/7/19-21 live at Rick's, Chicago

TRULY WONDERFUL ; JUMPIN' BLUES ; SUMMERTIME ; YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE ; WHAT'S NEW ; MISTY ; BLUES EVERYWHERE ; I CAN'T GET STARTED ; TAKE THE "A" TRAIN
# < Jimmy Forrest / Heart Of The Forrest > (Palo Alto Jazz Pa8021 - Muse MCD5509)
Jimmy Forrest(ts), Shirley Scott(org), Randy Marsh(dr)
'78/12/28 Alibi Club, Grand Rapids, Michigan

TAKE THE "A" TRAIN ; NIGHT TRAIN ; LOVE FOR SALE ; ANNIE LAURIE ; THESE FOOLISH THINGS
# < Al Grey - Jimmy Forrest / O.D.(Out 'Dere) > (Greyforrest GF1001 LP)
Al Grey(tb), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Don Patterson(org), Peter Leitch(g), Charlie Rice(dr)
'80/7/2,3

sideA: O.D.(OUT 'DERE) ; WILLOW WEEP FOR ME ; PIZZA ON THE PARK ; DEUCES WILD
sideB: ARIES ; BLUES FOR GINNI ; YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE ; IN MY SOLITUDE
  + < Betty Roché / Singin' and Swingin' > (Prestige 7187 - OJC-1718)
Betty Roché(vo), Bill Jennings(g), Jimmy Forrest(ts), Jack McDuff(org), Wendell Marshall(b), Roy Haynes(dr)
unknown

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