Sir Charles Thompson Discography 1970 - 2001

by Bill Gallagher

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Date: June 28, 1970
Location: Penn. Dutch Jazz Festival, Lancaster, PA
Label: Private Issue

Buck Clayton (ldr), Buck Clayton (t), Budd Johnson (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Keter Betts (b), Ken Carroll, Jr (d)

a. Sunday(Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne)
b. I Get A Kick Out Of You(Cole Porter)
c. Ya Ya(Unknown)

Private audio tape recording from a TV production. The event was performed at Franklin & Marshall Commercial College.


Date: November 16, 1970
Location: National Sound Recording, New York City
Label: Master Jazz Records

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p)

a. Black Blues - 3:44(Sir Charles Thompson)
b. Tunis In (aka Tune Us In) - 3:27(Sir Charles Thompson)
Both titles on: Master Jazz Records LP 12"MJR8108 — Master Jazz Piano, Volume 2   
Mosaic CDMD4-140 — The Complete Master Jazz Piano Series   

Date: March 1, 1974
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Major Holley (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

a. Hey There - 4:29(Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.071 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
b. Poor Butterfly(Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
c. Strange Hour - 4:14(Sir Charles Thompson)
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB 195.2 — Just Friends   
d. Bernie's Tune - 5:11(Bernie Miller, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller)
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB 195.2 — Just Friends   
e. Bop This - 2:58(Sir Charles Thompson)
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB 195.2 — Just Friends   
f. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You(Don Redman, Andy Razaf)
g. Almost Like Being In Love - 2:55(Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.071 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
h. Something(George Harrison)
i. Shiny Stockings(Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald)
j. Slow Blues In C(Unknown)

Date: March 25, 1974
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Major Holley (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

a. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - 5:14(Don Redman, Andy Razaf)
b. Russian Lullaby - 4:54(Irving Berlin)
c. Poor Butterfly - 4:52(Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
d. Stolen Sweets - 4:04(Sir Charles Thompson, Wild Bill Davis)
All titles on: Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.071 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   

Date: March 27, 1974
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Major Holley (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

a. Blues For Bonte - 4:55(Sir Charles Thompson)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.071 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
b. Robbins' Nest - 4:45(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
c. Tk 2Alternate Everybody Blues - 5:24(Sir Charles Thompson)
Black & Blue (French) CDBB922.2 — Hey There!   
Black & Blue (French) CDBB 195.2 — Just Friends   
d. Tk 3Alternate Everybody Blues - 5:24(Sir Charles Thompson)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.071 — Hey There!   

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr) on a, c-d, (p) on a, c-d; Major Holley (b) on a, c-d; Ed Thigpen (d) on a, c-d.

It is not known for certain that the Robbins' Nest track was performed at this session.


Date: July 26, 1976
Location: Barcelona
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Carrie Smith (ldr), Doc Cheatham (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Eddie Barefield (as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), George Duvivier (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d), Carrie Smith (v)

a. Don't Be That Way(Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
b. Please Send Me Someone To Love(Percy Mayfield)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
c. Give Your Mama One Smile(Bill (Wm Lee Conley) Broonzy)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
d. I Cried For You(Gus Arnheim, Abe Lymen, Arthur Freed)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
e. All Of Me(Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
f. Tk 1 'Deed I Do - 2:30(Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose)
Evidence CDECD26021-2 — Confessin' The Blues   
g. Tk 1 Careless Love - 5:20(Spencer Williams, W. C. Handy)
Evidence CDECD26021-2 — Confessin' The Blues   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
h. Tk 2Alternate Everybody Loves My Baby(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
i. Tk 2Alternate Careless Love(Spencer Williams, W. C. Handy)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
j. Tk 3 Everybody Loves My Baby - 4:12(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
Evidence CDECD26021-2 — Confessin' The Blues   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
k. Tk 3Alternate Do Your Duty(Wesley "Sox" Wilson)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
l. Tk 3 'Deed I Do(Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.103 — Do Your Duty   
Classic Jazz LP 12"CJ139 — Do Your Duty   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   
m. Tk 4 Do Your Duty - 2:50(Wesley "Sox" Wilson)
Evidence CDECD26021-2 — Confessin' The Blues   
Black & Blue (French) CD233.119 — Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out   

Date: July 27, 1976
Location: Barcelona
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Vic Dickenson (ldr), Doc Cheatham (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Eddie Barefield (cl, ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), George Duvivier (b), Dave "Panama" Francis (d)

a. When My Dreamboat Comes Home - 5:36(Dave Franklin, Cliff Friend)
b. Arkansas Blues - 6:26(Anton Lada, Spencer Williams)
c. After You've Gone - 8:58(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
d. Coquette - 7:24(Johnny Green, Carmen Lombardo, Gus Kahn)
e. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling - 4:05(Billy Rose, Harry Link, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"950.506/7 — Grande Parade du Jazz 1978   
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"950.506/7 — Unknown Title   
f. West End Blues - 6:23(Joseph "King" Oliver, Clarence Williams)
g. Swing That Music - 5:25(Horace Gerlach, Louis Armstrong)
All titles on: Black & Blue (French) CDBB 194.2 — Swing That Music   

Eddie Barefield (ts) on a, c, e.


Date: September 17, 1977
Location: Zurich
Label: Gold (Swiss)

Roy (Crimmons) King (ldr), Rene Reichner (t, v), Roy (Crimmons) King (tb, v), Jurg Morgenthaler (cl, as), Igor Celko (ss, bar), Sir Charles Thompson (p, v), Edy Kieser (g, bj), Pavel Molnar (b), Hans Brunner (d)

a. Just Squeeze Me (aka Subtle Slough) - 4:50(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Lee Gaines)
b. Everybody Loves My Baby - 4:10(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
c. You're Lucky To Me - 5:50(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
d. Struttin' With Some Barbecue - 4:30(Lillian Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye)
e. You'll Cry Someday - 2:30(Alex Walsh)
f. It Happened In Monterey - 2:50(Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose)
g. Jeep's Blues - 4:00(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Johnny Hodges)
h. Perdido - 4:10(Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake)
i. Heebie Jeebies - 3:00(Boyd Atkins)
j. Caldonia - 3:00(Fleecy Moore)
k. Sir Charles' Blues - 4:40(Sir Charles Thompson)
All titles on: Gold (Swiss) LP 12"11030 — Roy King & His Band Starring Sir Charles Thompson   

Roy (Crimmons) King (v) on a, f, i; Rene Reichner (v) on j; Sir Charles Thompson (v) on a.

The session was recorded over two days, September 17 and 18, 1977.


Date: ca. November 1977
Location: Sysmo Studio, Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Al Grey (ldr), Al Grey (tb), Andre Persiany (p), Sir Charles Thompson (elo), Roland Lobligeois (b), Sam Woodyard (d)

a. Good Feeling - 2:46(Albert Thornton "Al" Grey) / arr: Andre Persiany
b. Ain't Miss Cheatin' - 4:10(Albert Thornton "Al" Grey) / arr: Andre Persiany
c. Al's Mist - 3:20(Albert Thornton "Al" Grey) / arr: Andre Persiany
d. It's You - 4:18(Albert Thornton "Al" Grey) / arr: Andre Persiany
e. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - 3:38(Douglass Cross, George Cory) / arr: Francois Guin, Andre Persiany
f. Together Again - 5:02(Neal Hefti) / arr: Andre Persiany
g. Little Tears - 4:06(Unknown) / arr: Andre Persiany
h. Doreen's Dreams - 3:48(Albert Thornton "Al" Grey) / arr: Andre Persiany
i. What Kind Of Fool Am I - 2:36(Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) / arr: Andre Persiany
j. Assekrem - 3:00(Unknown) / arr: Francois Guin
All titles on: Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.174 — Trombone By Five   

Date: November 5, 1977
Location: Sysmo Studio, Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (elo), Sam Woodyard (d)

a. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - 6:03(Traditional)
b. Rockin' Chair - 4:04(Hoagy Carmichael)
Black & Blue (French) CDBLE193582 — Midnight Slows, Volume 8   
c. Darn That Dream - 4:24(Edgar DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen)
d. Georgia On My Mind - 5:15(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
Black & Blue (French) CDBLE193582 — Midnight Slows, Volume 8   
e. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - 5:18(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
f. Stella By Starlight - 5:34(Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
Black & Blue (French) CDBLE193582 — Midnight Slows, Volume 8   
g. There Will Never Be Another You - 4:28(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
h. You Can Depend On Me - 3:23(Earl Kenneth "Fatha" Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap)
All titles on: Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.142 — Sweet And Lovely   

Date: March 27, 1978
Location: Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Illinois Jacquet (ldr), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Hank Jones (p), Sir Charles Thompson (elo), George Duvivier (b), J. C. Heard (d)

a. All Too Soon - 6:10(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Carl Sigman)
b. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) - 2:52(Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson)
c. Love Is Here To Stay - 5:33(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
d. Danny Boy (aka Londonderry Air) - 5:31(Traditional)
e. Easy Living - 5:29(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
f. I Got It Bad - 5:26(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)
g. Someone To Watch Over Me - 5:22(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
h. Lil' Darlin' - 4:34(Neal Hefti)
All titles on: Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.135 — Midnight Slows, Volume 8   
Black & Blue (French) CDBLE193582 — Midnight Slows, Volume 8   

Thompson's parts for all of the songs in this session were overdubbed in July 1978 (exact date not known). He was not present at the March 27 session.


Date: May 23, 1979
Location: Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Jean Bonal (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (elo), Jean Bonal (g), Ronnie Coles (d)

a. Love For Sale(Cole Porter)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.152 — Keep A Song In Your Soul   
b. Melancholy(Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.152 — Keep A Song In Your Soul   
c. Angoustia(Unknown)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.152 — Keep A Song In Your Soul   
d. Phanphan(Unknown)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.152 — Keep A Song In Your Soul   
e. Chouraki(Unknown)
Black & Blue (French) LP 12"33.152 — Keep A Song In Your Soul   
f. Just Friends(John Klenner, Samuel M. Lewis)
g. Alternate Just Friends(John Klenner, Samuel M. Lewis)

Date: May 26, 1979
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue (French)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (elo), Ronnie Coles (d)

a. Just Friends - 3:35(John Klenner, Samuel M. Lewis)
b. All Of Me - 3:55(Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks)
c. You Don't Know What Love Is - 7:36(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
d. These Foolish Things - 4:37(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
e. I Cried For You - 4:41(Gus Arnheim, Abe Lymen, Arthur Freed)
f. You Go To My Head - 6:29(J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
g. Basin Street Blues - 4:33(Spencer Williams)
h. What's New - 4:31(Robert Sherwood (Bob) Haggart, Johnny Burke)
i. I Got Rhythm - 4:49(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
j. Time On My Hands - 5:15(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson)
All titles on: Black & Blue (French) CDBB 195.2 — Just Friends   

Date: July 14, 1979
Location: Jazz Festival, Nice, France
Label: Private Tape

Erskine Hawkins (ldr), Erskine Hawkins (t), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Jack Feldman (b), Duffy Jackson (d)

a. 1 Take The "A" Train(William Thomas Strayhorn)
b. 2 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)(Alan Lerner, Burton Lane)
c. 3 Tenderly(Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence)
d. 4 Jumpin' With Symphony Sid(Lester Willis Young)
e. 5 Satin Doll(Edward Kennedy Ellington, William Thomas Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
f. 6 Sugar Blues(Lucy Fletcher, Clarence Williams)

Sir Charles was invited to sit in on the last day of the festival.


Date: July 18, 1980
Location: Jazz Festival, Nice, France
Label: Private Tape

Ruby Braff (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Jimmy Raney (g), Major Holley (b), Oliver Jackson (d)

a. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf)
b. Jeepers Creepers(Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer)
c. I Cover The Waterfront(Edward Heyman, Johnny Green)
d. Crazy Rhythm(Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Irving Caesar)
e. Old Fashioned Love(Cecil Mack, James P. Johnson)
f. Lady Be Good(George Gershwin)

The performances from this date were made at the Nice Jazz Festival.


Date: March 18, 1984
Location: McClear Place Studio, Toronto
Label: Sackville

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p)

a. Easy Living - 3:28(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
b. Robbins' Nest - 4:00(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
c. Memories Of You - 4:36(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
d. Ain't Misbehavin' - 4:50(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
e. 'Round Midnight - 4:50(Bernard D. "Bernie" Hanighen, Thelonious Sphere Monk, Cootie (Charles) Williams)
f. Happy Boogie - 2:53(Sir Charles Thompson)
g. Portrait Of A Piano - 4:46(Bill Butler)
h. You Go To My Head - 5:50(J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
i. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - 5:56(Frances Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.)
j. All The Things You Are - 5:30(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
k. Samo Blues - 3:30(Sir Charles Thompson)
All titles on: Sackville LP 12"3037 — Portrait Of A Piano   

Date: March 11, 1987
Location: 1987 British Jazz Awards, Birmingham, Eng
Label: Big Bear

Humphrey Lyttelton (t), Roy Williams (tb), Peter King (as), Dick Morrissey (ts), John Barnes (bar), Brian Lemon, Sir Charles Thompson (p), Martin Taylor (g), Dave Green (b), Allan Ganley (d)

a. Time's A Wastin' - 18:35(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Mercer Ellington, Don George)
Big Bear LP 12"Bear 27 — Mitchells & Butlers British Jazz Awards 1987   
b. Jumpin' At The Woodside - 10:15(William "Count" Basie)

Brian Lemon (p) on a.

Recorded at the Grand Hotel's Grosvenor Suite, Birmingham, England.


Date: May 21, 1992
Location: Little John, Yokohama
Label: Marshmallow Records (Japan)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Herbie Steward (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), David Young (b), Yukio Kimura (d)

a. Love For Sale - 7:55(Cole Porter)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30119 — Live In Yokohama   
b. Stella By Starlight - 8:43(Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30119 — Live In Yokohama   
c. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - 9:17(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30119 — Live In Yokohama   
d. Tunis In (aka Tune Us In) - 6:57(Sir Charles Thompson)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30119 — Live In Yokohama   
e. My One And Only Love - 8:56(Guy B. Wood, Robert Mellin)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30119 — Live In Yokohama   
f. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid - 7:35(Lester Willis Young)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30119 — Live In Yokohama   
g. Introduction - 0:40
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   
h. Stompin' At The Savoy - 9:18(Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   
i. I Surrender, Dear - 10:16(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   
j. In A Mellow Tone - 11:17(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Milt Gabler)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   
k. Body And Soul - 9:35(Edward Heyman, Robert B. Sour, John W. "Johnny" Green)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   
l. How High The Moon - 6:14(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   
m. Robbins' Nest - 7:31(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30115 — Magical Live   

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr) on a, g-m, (p) on a, h-m; Herbie Steward (ts) on h-m; David Young (b) on a, h-m; Yukio Kimura (d) on a, h-m.


Date: April 13, 1993
Location: Kanagawa-Kokaido, Yokohama
Label: Marshmallow Records (Japan)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Kouji Tohyama (b), Yukio Kimura (d)

a. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - 7:45(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
b. What's New - 4:52(Robert Sherwood (Bob) Haggart, Johnny Burke)
c. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - 6:18(Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn, Sholom Secunda, Jacob Jacobs)
d. My One And Only Love - 5:35(Guy B. Wood, Robert Mellin)
e. Robbins' Nest - 7:29(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
f. Lullaby Of The Leaves - 5:19(Bernice Petkere, Joseph Young)
g. For The Ears - 4:59(Sir Charles Thompson)
All titles on: Marshmallow Records (Japan) CDMYCJ-30073 — What's New   

Date: July 31, 1993
Location: Skyline Studio, New York City
Label: Paddle Wheel Records (Japan)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Sir Charles Thompson (p, v), Lisle Atkinson, Eddie Jones (b), Eddie Locke (d)

a. St. Louis Blues - 5:45(W. C. Handy)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
b. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 5:55(George Bassman, Ned Washington)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
c. Love Me Tender - 3:47(Elvis Presley, Vera Matson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
d. Boogie Woogie - 2:21(Sir Charles Thompson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
e. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - 3:04(Don Redman, Andy Razaf)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
f. How High The Moon - 4:00(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
g. Tunis In (aka Tune Us In) - 3:53(Sir Charles Thompson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
h. Groovin' High - 4:44(John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   
i. Robbins' Nest - 5:01(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
j. You Don't Know What Love Is - 5:51(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
k. Solitude - 4:22(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edgar DeLange, Irving Mills)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
l. For The Ears - 5:53(Sir Charles Thompson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
m. I Love My Baby - 4:23(Sir Charles Thompson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
n. After Hours - 6:33(Avery Parrish)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
o. Centerpiece - 4:52(Jon Hendricks, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Bill Tennyson)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
p. My One And Only Love - 3:39(Guy B. Wood, Robert Mellin)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
q. Corner Pocket - 4:40(Frederick William "Freddie" Green, Donald Wolf)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
r. Autumn Leaves - 4:13(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   
s. Tickle Toe - 3:18(Lester Willis Young)
Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ181 — Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins' Nest   

Lisle Atkinson (b) on a, e-f, h, m, p, r-s; Eddie Jones (b) on b-d, g, i-l, n-o, q; Sir Charles Thompson (v) on e, m.


Date: July 9, 1994
Location: King #1 Studio, Tokyo
Label: Paddle Wheel Records (Japan)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Seiji Tada (as), Sir Charles Thompson (p)

a. Stardust - 4:07(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
b. Georgia On My Mind - 4:28(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
Both titles on: Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ225 — Sir Charles Thompson: Stardust   

Seiji Tada (as) on b.


Date: April 7, 1997
Location: Parthenon TAMA Hall, Tokyo
Label: Paddle Wheel Records (Japan)

Yoshimasa Kasai, Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Taku Shimoda (t), Masanobu Ikeda (c), Yoshimasa Kasai (cl, ss), Hiromi Okabe (p), Sir Charles Thompson (p, v), Teruhiko Ono (b), Kazunori Kondo (d)

a. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans - 3:25(Louis Alter, Edgar DeLange)
b. St. Louis Blues - 7:10(W. C. Handy)
c. What Is There To Say - 3:36(Vernon Duke, E. Y. "Yip" Harburg)
d. Stella By Starlight - 5:54(Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
e. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - 2:36(Don Redman, Andy Razaf)
f. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now - 3:26(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf)
g. Memories Of You - 3:35(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
h. Love Is Here To Stay - 4:21(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
i. Honeysuckle Rose - 5:07(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
j. Take The "A" Train - 5:13(William Thomas Strayhorn)
k. Love Me Tender - 2:24(Elvis Presley, Vera Matson)
l. Robbins' Nest - 6:14(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
m. It Don't Mean A Thing - 4:31(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Irving Mills)
n. Back Home Again In Indiana - 6:48(James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
All titles on: King CDNKCD-1309 — Memories Of You   

Yoshimasa Kasai (ldr) on a-c, f-k, m-n, (cl) on i, k, (ss) on a-c, f-h, j, m-n; Sir Charles Thompson (ldr) on a-j, l-n, (p) on a-j, l-n, (v) on e; Taku Shimoda (t) on i-j, m-n; Masanobu Ikeda (c) on i-j, m-n; Hiromi Okabe (p) on k; Teruhiko Ono (b) on a-f, i-n; Kazunori Kondo (d) on a-f, i-n.


Date: June 27, 1997
Location: King #1, Tokyo
Label: Paddle Wheel Records (Japan)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Yoshio Toyama (t), Tadanori Konakawa (tb), Makio Shimizu (cl), Koji Suzuki (cl, as), Nobuo Tanabe (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Keiko Toyama (g), Junichi Furusato (b), Bison Katayama, Isamu Yamamoto (d)

a. When You And I Were Young, Maggie - 5:30(Harold G. Frost, Jimmy McHugh, Jack Frost)
b. Russian Lullaby - 4:19(Irving Berlin)
c. Nice Work If You Can Get It - 4:54(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
d. Runnin' Wild - 4:06(Joseph W. Grey, Arthur Harrington Gibbs, Leo Wood)
e. These Foolish Things - 4:01(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
f. The King - 4:15(William "Count" Basie)
g. Body And Soul - 3:45(Edward Heyman, Robert B. Sour, John W. "Johnny" Green)
h. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 4:26(Cole Porter)
i. In A Sentimental Mood - 4:00(Edward Kennedy Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz)
j. Ready For Freddie - 4:02(Sir Charles Thompson)
k. Jumpin' The Blues - 4:22(Jay McShann, Charles C. "Charlie" Parker, Walter Brown)
l. Tickle Toe - 4:23(Lester Willis Young)
m. One O'Clock Jump - 6:47(Ed Durham, William "Count" Basie)
n. Memories Of You - 3:51(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
All titles on: Paddle Wheel Records (Japan) CDKICJ324 — The Sir Charles Thompson Showcase   

Yoshio Toyama (t) on a-g, i-n; Tadanori Konakawa (tb) on a-d, g-k; Makio Shimizu (cl) on f-g, i, m; Koji Suzuki (cl) on a-d, j-l, n, (as) on a-d, j-l, n; Nobuo Tanabe (ts) on b, f-h, j-n; Keiko Toyama (g) on a-d, f-l; Bison Katayama (d) on e-n; Isamu Yamamoto (d) on a-d, h.

The performances for this session were conducted on June 27, 1997 and July 7, 1997.


Date: August 3, 2000
Location: The Jazz Showcase, Chicago
Label: Delmark

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Art Hoyle (t), Eric Schneider (cl, as, ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Ed De Haas (b), Charles Braugham (d)

a. Robbins' Nest - 4:07(Illinois Baptiste Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
b. 'S Wonderful - 5:43(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
c. Tunis In (aka Tune Us In) - 7:22(Sir Charles Thompson)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
d. You Don't Know What Love Is - 5:11(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
e. Body And Soul - 5:28(Edward Heyman, Robert B. Sour, John W. "Johnny" Green)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
f. A Boogie Woogie - 3:58(Traditional)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
g. Stuffy - 6:53(Coleman Randolph Hawkins)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
h. Easy Living - 6:01(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
i. The King - 5:13(William "Count" Basie)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
j. Blue And Sentimental - 4:56(William "Count" Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
k. I Never Knew - 5:06(Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito)
Delmark CDDE-526 — Robbins' Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase   
l. Goodbye - 4:05(Gordon Jenkins)

Art Hoyle (t) on j; Eric Schneider (cl) on j, (as) on h, (ts) on g, i, k.

Recorded live at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, on August 3 and 4, 2000.


Date: May 5, 2001
Location: Jazz Showcase, Chicago
Label: Delmark

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Eric Schneider (cl, as, ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Ed De Haas (b), Charles Braugham (d)

a. I Got Rhythm - 3:22(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
b. Autumn Leaves - 7:13(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
c. All The Things You Are - 9:07(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
d. Three Little Words - 4:07(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
e. I Want A Little Girl - 6:05(Murray Mencher, Billy Moll)
f. Just You, Just Me - 4:19(Jesse Greer, Raymond W. Klages)
g. Stardust - 6:07(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
h. If I Had You - 5:26(Ted Shapiro, Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell)
i. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid - 4:47(Lester Willis Young)
j. What's New - 7:10(Robert Sherwood (Bob) Haggart, Johnny Burke)
k. Sometimes I'm Happy - 5:00(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
l. Second Balcony Jump - 5:48(Gerry Valentine)
All titles on: Delmark CDDG-537 — I Got Rhythm: Live At The Jazz Showcase   

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr) on a-h, j-l, (p) on a-h, j-l; Eric Schneider (cl) on h, (as) on e, (ts) on d, f-g, k-l; Ed De Haas (b) on a-h, j-l; Charles Braugham (d) on a-h, j-l.

Recorded on May 5 and 6, 2001.


Sessions Reported: 25

Performances Reported: 215

Unique Songs Reported: 157

Unique Issues Reported: 29