Bill Triglia Discography
by Michael Fitzgerald

Generated on Sat, Sep 24, 2011


Date: December 10, 1948
Location: Vocarium Studios, New York City
Label: Century

Tony Fruscella (ldr), Chick Maures (as), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p), Red Mitchell (b), Dave Troy (d)

a.     Body And Soul  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
b. 151A    Foo's - 2:47  (Composer Unknown)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
c. 153B    Flues - 2:43  (Composer Unknown)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
d. 154B    Oh Yeah - 3:24  (Composer Unknown)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
e. 155A    Little Orgg - 2:51  (Tony Fruscella)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
f. 155B    Little Orgg - 2:07  (Tony Fruscella)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
g. 156A    Out Of Nowhere - 3:18  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
h. 156B    Out Of Nowhere - 2:52  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)
i. 163A    Flues - 2:32  (Composer Unknown)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22804 — Pernod   (1999)

Oh Yeah is a D minor bebop tune, starting somewhat like A Night In Tunisa.

Notes to Spotlite LP describe Body And Soul as "lengthy."


Date: February 1951
Location: New York City
Label: Triumph

Terry Gibbs (ldr), Terry Gibbs (vib), Jimmy Raney (g), Bill Triglia (p), Curly Russell (b), Art Blakey (d)

a.     Loot To Boot  (Erroll Garner)
b.     Out Of Nowhere  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
c.     Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
d.     Somebody Loves Me  (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald)
e.     Mean To Me  (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
f.     Serenade In Blue  (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
g.     Tea For Two  (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
h.     You Go To My Head  (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)

Date: February 16, 1952
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: [private recording]

Tony Fruscella (ldr), Herb Geller (as), Phil Urso (ts), Gene Allen (bar), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p), Red Mitchell (b), Howie Mann (d)

a.     P. U. Stomp - 3:06  (Phil Urso) / arr: Bill Triglia
b.     Darn That Dream - 2:58  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar DeLange) / arr: Bill Triglia
c.     Tangerine - 2:46  (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Bill Triglia
d.     Loopadoo - 2:57  (Bill Triglia) / arr: Bill Triglia
All titles on:      Xanadu LP 12": 172 — Bebop Revisited, Volume 3   
     Xanadu CD: FDC 5175 — Bebop Revisited, Volume 2   (1990)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22805 — Tony's Blues   

Date: ca. 1953
Location: Tony Fruscella's home, New York City
Label: Royal Jazz

Dave Schildkraut (as), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p)

a.     You Stepped Out Of A Dream - 9:46  (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn)
b.     Now's The Time - 9:11  (Charlie Parker)
c.     Emanon - 11:09  (Dizzy Gillespie)
All titles on:      Royal Jazz CD: RJD 506 — More Unissued, Vol. 2   (1990)

Date unknown. Location speculative. RJD 506 (issued under Charlie Parker's name) says "some musician's apartment" in New York City.

Unknown bass and drums. RJD 506 says "possibly" Bill Triglia and lists Charlie Parker as alto saxophonist, but Lord discography identifies Schildkraut instead. This is confirmed by Bill Triglia (who also confirms his own presence).


Date: mid 1953
Location: Open Door, New York City
Label: Spotlite

Tony Fruscella (ldr), Brew Moore (ts), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Art Mardigan (d)

a.     Bernie's Tune [aka Bobby Sox]  (Bernie Miller, Bobby Lehman)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
b.     Lover Man  (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
c.     A Night In Tunisia  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 126 — Debut   
d.     Sometimes I'm Happy  (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 151 — Fru 'n Brew   
e.     Blue Lester  (Lester Young)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 151 — Fru 'n Brew   
f.     Rifftide [aka Hackensack]  (Coleman Hawkins)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 151 — Fru 'n Brew   
g.     Donna [aka Dig]  (Jackie McLean)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 151 — Fru 'n Brew   
h.     Imagination  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJ 151 — Fru 'n Brew   
All titles on:      Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22802 — A Night At The Open Door   

Brew Moore (ts) on d-h.


Date: March 22, 1954
Location: New York City
Label: Atlantic

Brew Moore (ldr), Brew Moore (ts), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Bill Heine (d)

a. 1243    Bill Triglia's Blues  (Bill Triglia)
b. 1246    Brew's Nightmare  (Brew Moore)

Private tape still exists. Reportedly, Fruscella does not play on all selections. Specifics unknown.

Additional selections: 1241: Blues Medium; 1242: Minor Blues; 1244: Slow Blues; 1245: Fast Blues; 1247 [no information] by unknown composers. Composers for 1243 and 1246 are speculative.


Date: October 5 & 8, 1954
Location: New York City
Label: Bethlehem

Hank D'Amico (ldr), Hank D'Amico (cl), Bill Triglia (p), Milt Hinton (b), Charlie Smith (d)

a.     Hank's Holiday  (Nick Caiazza, Hank D'Amico)
b.     Billy's Bubble  (Bill Triglia)
c.     Gone  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
d.     Tomorrow  (Harold 'Shorty' Baker)
e.     Grasshopper  (Quincy Jones)
f.     Bernie's Tune [aka Bobby Sox]  (Bernie Miller, Bobby Lehman)
g.     Hank's Dilemma  (Hank D'Amico)
h.     The Nearness Of You  (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)
All titles on:      Bethlehem LP 10": BCP 1006 — Holiday With Hank   
     Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 7 — We Brought Our Axes   (1955)

Date: December 3, 1954
Location: New York City
Label: Vanguard

Sam Most (ldr), Sam Most (f, cl), Marty Flax (bar), Barry Galbraith (g), Bill Triglia (p), Aaron Bell (b), Bobby Donaldson (d)

a.     Blues Junction  (Quincy Jones) / arr: Ronnie Woelmer
     Jazztone LP 12": J 1256 — Doubles In Jazz   (1957)
b.     Everything Happens To Me  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) / arr: Quincy Jones
c.     Give Me The Simple Life  (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) / arr: Ronnie Woelmer
d.     Just Tutshen  (Sam Most) / arr: Sam Most
     Jazztone LP 12": J 1256 — Doubles In Jazz   (1957)
e.     My Old Flame  (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) / arr: Ronnie Woelmer
     Jazztone LP 12": J 1256 — Doubles In Jazz   (1957)
f.     You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To  (Cole Porter) / arr: Hall Overton
     Jazztone LP 12": J 1256 — Doubles In Jazz   (1957)
g.     Open House  (Ronnie Woelmer) / arr: Ronnie Woelmer
     Jazztone LP 12": J 1256 — Doubles In Jazz   (1957)
h.     Skippy  (Ronnie Woelmer) / arr: Ronnie Woelmer
     Jazztone LP 12": J 1256 — Doubles In Jazz   (1957)
All titles on:      Vanguard LP 12": VRS 8014 — Sam Most Sextet   (1955)

Date: March 29, 1955
Location: Capitol Studios, New York City
Label: Atlantic

Tony Fruscella (ldr), Allen Eager (ts), Danny Bank (bar), Tony Fruscella (t), Chauncey Welsch (tb), Bill Triglia (p), Bill Anthony (b), Will Bradley, Jr. (d)

a. 1466    Muy - 5:42  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
     Atlantic LP 12": 1220 — Tony Fruscella   (1955)
     Atlantic LP 12": 7 90463-1-Y — Tony Fruscella   (1985)
     London LP 12": 15044 — Tony Fruscella   
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Atlantic CD: 75354 — Tony Fruscella   (2000)
     Atlantic CD: WPCR 25153 — Tony Fruscella   (2007)
b. 1467    Salt - 4:40  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
     Atlantic LP 12": 1220 — Tony Fruscella   (1955)
     Atlantic LP 12": 7 90463-1-Y — Tony Fruscella   (1985)
     London LP 12": 15044 — Tony Fruscella   
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Atlantic CD: 75354 — Tony Fruscella   (2000)
     Atlantic CD: WPCR 25153 — Tony Fruscella   (2007)
c. 1468    Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay  (Henry J. Sayers)

Date: March 29, 1955
Location: New York City
Label: Bethlehem

Sam Most (ldr), Sam Most (f, cl), Marty Flax (bar), Barry Galbraith (g), Bill Triglia (p), Burgher Jones (b), Bobby Donaldson (d)

a.     Cherokee  (Ray Noble)
b.     Don't Worry 'Bout Me  (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler)
c.     How Deep Is The Ocean  (Irving Berlin)
d.     What A Difference A Day Makes  (Stanley Adams, Maria Grever)
e.     Tea For Two  (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
All titles on:      Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 18 — I'm Nuts About The Most...Sam That Is!   

Date: April 1, 1955
Location: Capitol Studios, New York City
Label: Atlantic

Tony Fruscella (ldr), Allen Eager (ts), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p), Bill Anthony (b), Will Bradley, Jr. (d)

a. 1469    Metropolitan Blues - 5:03  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
b. 1470    Raintree County - 5:15  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
c. 1471    Blue Serenade - 5:14  (Harold Adamson)
d. 1472    Old Hat - 3:19  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
e. 1473    His Master's Voice - 5:32  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
f. 1474    I'll Be Seeing You - 3:20  (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)
     Atlantic CD: 81704-2 — Atlantic Jazz: Mainstream   
g. 1475    Let's Play The Blues - 4:03  (Phil Sunkel) / arr: Phil Sunkel
All titles on:      Atlantic LP 12": 1220 — Tony Fruscella   (1955)
     Atlantic LP 12": 7 90463-1-Y — Tony Fruscella   (1985)
     London LP 12": 15044 — Tony Fruscella   
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Atlantic CD: 75354 — Tony Fruscella   (2000)
     Atlantic CD: WPCR 25153 — Tony Fruscella   (2007)

Date: March-April 1955
Location: New York City
Label: Bethlehem

Sam Most (ldr), Sam Most (f, cl), Marty Flax (bar), Barry Galbraith (g), Bill Triglia (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.     Smiles  (J. Will Callahan, Lee M. Roberts)
b.     Broadway  (Bill Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode)
c.     'Deed I Do  (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose)
d.     Falling In Love With Love  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
e.     Rose Room  (Art Hickman, Harry Williams)
All titles on:      Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 18 — I'm Nuts About The Most...Sam That Is!   

Date: November 28, 1955
Location: New York City
Label: Mercury

Jackie Paris (ldr), Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick (as), Frank Socolow, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Al Epstein (bar), Barry Galbraith (g), Bill Triglia (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d), Jackie Paris (v), Manny Albam (con)

a. W 328    There Will Never Be Another You - 2:31  (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) / arr: Manny Albam
     Wing LP 12": MGW 6004 — Paris In Swingtime   
b. W 329    Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - 2:29  (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) / arr: Manny Albam
     Wing LP 12": MGW 6004 — Paris In Swingtime   
c. W 330    Back Home Again In Indiana - 2:06  (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) / arr: Manny Albam
     Wing LP 12": MGW 6004 — Paris In Swingtime   
d. W 331    My Kinda Love  (Louis Alter, Jo Trent) / arr: Manny Albam

Date: November 29, 1955
Location: New York City
Label: Mercury

Jackie Paris (ldr), Romeo Penque (f, ob, enh, bcl), Barry Galbraith (g), Bill Triglia (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d), Janet Putnam (hrp), Jackie Paris (v), Manny Albam (con)

a. W 332    That Ole Devil Called Love - 2:57  (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) / arr: Manny Albam
b. W 333    I Can't Get Started - 3:53  (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Manny Albam
c. W 334    Goodnight My Love - 3:23  (Harry Revel, Mack Gordon) / arr: Manny Albam
d. W 335    Strange - 1:53  (Marvin Fisher, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
All titles on:      Wing LP 12": MGW 6004 — Paris In Swingtime   

Additional five strings - names unknown.


Date: November 30, 1955
Location: New York City
Label: Mercury

Jackie Paris (ldr), Romeo Penque (f, ob, enh, bcl), Barry Galbraith (g), Bill Triglia (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d), Janet Putnam (hrp), Jackie Paris (v), Manny Albam (con)

a. W 336    Heart Of Gold - 2:01  (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) / arr: Manny Albam
b. W 337    Cloudy Morning - 3:02  (Marvin Fisher, Joseph McCarthy) / arr: Manny Albam
c. W 338    Heaven Can Wait - 3:08  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar DeLange) / arr: Manny Albam
d. W 339    Whispering Grass - 2:58  (Doris Fisher, Fred Fisher) / arr: Manny Albam
All titles on:      Wing LP 12": MGW 6004 — Paris In Swingtime   

Additional 5 strings - names unknown.


Date: August 7, 1956
Location: Birdland, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]

Lester Young (ldr), Lester Young (ts), Don Ferrara (t), Bill Triglia (p), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (d)

a.     Lullaby Of Birdland - 2:55  (George Shearing)
b.     Lester Leaps In - 8:00  (Lester Young)
c.     Polka Dots And Moonbeams - 4:29  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
d.     Up 'n' Adam - 6:13  (Lester Young)
e.     In A Little Spanish Town ('Twas On A Night Like This)  (Sam M. Lewis, Mabel Wayne, Joe Young)
f.     Lullaby Of Birdland - 3:24  (George Shearing)
All titles on:      Philology LP 12": 214-W-8 — Prez's Hat, volume 3   

a, b;   e, f performed as medleys.


Date: August 15, 1956
Location: Birdland, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]

Lester Young (ldr), Lester Young (ts), Bill Triglia (p), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (d)

a.     Lullaby Of Birdland  (George Shearing)
b.     Three Little Words - 7:58  (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
c.     These Foolish Things - 5:49  (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey)
d.     Lester's Mop Mop Blues - 5:02  (Lester Young)
e.     Tea For Two - 2:25  (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
All titles on:      Philology LP 12": 214-W-9 — Prez's Hat, volume 4   

a, b performed as medley.

LP gives date as September 5, 1956

Unknown trumpet is present. LP says probably Jesse Drakes.

Lester's Mop Mop Blues listed as "Blues In G" on Philology issue.


Date: December 22, 1956
Location: Red Hill Inn, Pennsauken, NJ
Label: Jazz Band

Zoot Sims (ldr), Zoot Sims (as, ts), Bill Triglia (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Charlie Blackwell (d)

a.     There Will Never Be Another You - 4:17  (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
b.     You Go To My Head - 5:25  (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
c.     Bohemia After Dark - 1:40  (Oscar Pettiford)
All titles on:      Jazz Band CD: EBCD 2124-2 — Live 1956 & 1957   (1996)

An introduction (0:35) precedes the first selection.


Date: June 10, 1957
Location: New York City
Label: Debut

Jimmy Knepper (ldr), Joe Maini (as), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bill Triglia (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)

a.     Cunningbird - 4:46  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Debut EP 7": DL 101 — Jazz Workshop Presents Jimmy Knepper   
     Debut LP 12": DEB 129 — New Faces   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
b. alt. 1   alt Latter Day Saint - 5:23  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
c. alt. 2   alt Latter Day Saint - 3:46  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
d. tk 6    Latter Day Saint - 4:01  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
e. spliced take 8C/6    Latter Day Saint - 4:07  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Debut EP 7": DL 101 — Jazz Workshop Presents Jimmy Knepper   
     Debut LP 12": DEB 129 — New Faces   
f. tk 7A   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:02  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
g. tk 7B   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:10  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
h. tk 8A   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:04  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
i. tk 8B   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:03  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
j. tk 8C   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:37  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
k. tk 9A   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:04  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
l. tk 9B   inc Latter Day Saint - 1:15  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
m. tk 9C   fs Latter Day Saint - 0:07  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
n. alt. tk ?   alt Latter Day Saint - 3:51  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
o.     The Jumpin' Blues - 4:53  (Walter Brown, Jay McShann) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Debut EP 7": DL 101 — Jazz Workshop Presents Jimmy Knepper   
     Debut LP 12": DEB 129 — New Faces   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
p.     The Masher - 3:33  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Debut EP 7": DL 101 — Jazz Workshop Presents Jimmy Knepper   
     Debut LP 12": DEB 129 — New Faces   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)
q.    alt The Masher - 4:15  (Jimmy Knepper) / arr: Jimmy Knepper
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1807-2 — The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet   (1992)

Date corrected (not July 10, 1957) by Jimmy Knepper.

It is unclear whether DEB-129 was issued. DL-101 is a Danish issue.


Date: July 18, 1957
Location: RCA Studio A, New York City
Label: RCA Victor

Charles Mingus (ldr), Shafi Hadi (as, ts), Clarence 'Gene' Shaw (t), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bill Triglia (p), Charles Mingus (b, v), Dannie Richmond (d, per), Frankie Dunlop (cst), Ysabel Morel (hnd, v)

a. H4JB 5225-(see note)    Dizzy Moods - 5:49  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
     RCA Victor LP 12": LSP-2533 — Tijuana Moods   (1962)
b. H4JB 5225-(see note)   alt Dizzy Moods - 8:23  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
c. H4JB 5225-8   bd Dizzy Moods - 1:35  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
d. H4JB 5225-14   alt Dizzy Moods  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
e. H4JB 5225-16   alt Dizzy Moods  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
f. H4JB 5225-17   alt Dizzy Moods  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
g. H4JB 5226-(see note)    Ysabel's Table Dance - 10:26  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
     RCA Victor LP 12": LSP-2533 — Tijuana Moods   (1962)
h. H4JB 5226-(see note)   alt Ysabel's Table Dance - 13:07  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
i. H4JB 5226-2   bd Ysabel's Table Dance  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
j. H4JB 5226-(see note)   inc Ysabel's Table Dance  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
k. H4JB 5226-7   bd Ysabel's Table Dance  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
l. H4JB 5226-8   bd Ysabel's Table Dance  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
m. H4JB 5227-1   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
n. H4JB 5227-2   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
o. H4JB 5227-3   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
p. H4JB 5227-5   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
q. H4JB 5227-6   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
r. H4JB 5227-7   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
s. H4JB 5227-8   fs Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
t. H4JB 5227-9   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
u. H4JB 5227-10   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
v. H4JB 5227-15   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
w. H4JB 5227-16   fs Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
x. H4JB 5227-17   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
y. H4JB 5227-18   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
z. H4JB 5227-19   reh Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
aa. H4JB 5227-20   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
ab. H4JB 5227-21   fs Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
ac. H4JB 5227-22   bd Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
ad. H4JB 5227-23   fs Los Mariachis  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
ae. H4JB 5227-(see note)    Los Mariachis - 10:17  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
     RCA Victor LP 12": LSP-2533 — Tijuana Moods   (1962)
af. H4JB 5227-(see note)   alt Los Mariachis - 12:28  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
All titles on:      BMG CD: 09026-63840-2 — Tijuana Moods   (2001)

Shafi Hadi (as) on g-af; (ts) on a-f; Frankie Dunlop (cst) on g-l; Ysabel Morel (hnd) on g-l; (v) on g-l; Charles Mingus (v) on ae-af.

Extensive tape splicing done for issues. Takes used as follows (* indicates originally issued take):

* Dizzy Moods - H4JB 5225-3/10/14/15/16
Dizzy Moods - H4JB 5225-1/10/15/17

* Ysabel's Table Dance - H4JB 5226-3B/4/5/9
Ysabel's Table Dance H4JB 5226-1/3A/9
Ysabel's Table Dance - H4JB 5226-3A/4

* Los Mariachis H4JB 5227-14/15/17/15/24
Los Mariachis - H4JB 5227-4/11/15/11/24


Date: August 6, 1957
Location: RCA Studio A, New York City
Label: RCA Victor

Charles Mingus (ldr), Shafi Hadi (as), Clarence 'Gene' Shaw (t), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Bill Triglia (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d, per), Lonnie Elder (spk)

a. H4JB 5228-(see note)    Flamingo - 5:33  (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) / arr: Charles Mingus
     RCA Victor LP 12": LSP-2533 — Tijuana Moods   (1962)
b. H4JB 5228-9   alt Flamingo - 6:43  (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) / arr: Charles Mingus
c. H4JB 5228-(see note)   alt Flamingo - 7:06  (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) / arr: Charles Mingus
d. H4JB 5229-(see note)    Scenes In The City [aka A Colloquial Dream] - 10:56  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
e. H4JB 5229-6   bd Scenes In The City [aka A Colloquial Dream] - 0:33  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
f. H4JB 5229-8   bd Scenes In The City [aka A Colloquial Dream] - 3:22  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
g. H4JB 5230-1   bd Tijuana Gift Shop  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
h. H4JB 5230-2   bd Tijuana Gift Shop  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
i. H4JB 5230-4   bd Tijuana Gift Shop  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
j. H4JB 5230-5   alt Tijuana Gift Shop - 4:43  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
k. H4JB 5230-6    Tijuana Gift Shop - 3:50  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
     RCA Victor LP 12": LSP-2533 — Tijuana Moods   (1962)
l. H4JB 5230-6    Tijuana Gift Shop - 1:22  (Charles Mingus) / arr: Charles Mingus
All titles on:      BMG CD: 09026-63840-2 — Tijuana Moods   (2001)

Lonnie Elder (spk) on d-f.

Unknown tambourine on d., e., f. - possibly Frankie Dunlop. Other unknown voices also on d., e., f.

Extensive tape splicing done for issues. Takes used as follows (* indicates originally issued take):

* Flamingo - H4JB 5228-4/9/6
Flamingo - H4JB 5228-9 is only a partial performance
Flamingo - H4JB 5228-2/3/4/6

A Colloquial Dream - H4JB 5229-6/8/10

The 1:22 take of Tijuana Gift Shop consists of solos edited out of the master take.


Date: ca. November 1959
Location: Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ
Label: Honey Dew

Tony Fruscella (ldr), Phil Woods (as), Tony Fruscella (t), Bill Triglia (p), Paul Chambers (b), Roy Hall (d)

a.     A Night In Tunisia - 14:41  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6609 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 1   (1977)
b.     Night Train - 11:24  (Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6610 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 2   (1977)
c.     Scrapple From The Apple - 11:12  (Charlie Parker)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6610 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 2   (1977)
All titles on:      Stateside LP 12": ISJ-80117 — Tony Fruscella-Phil Woods Quintet   
     Cool 'n Blue CD: C&B 107 — The Unique Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues   (1992)
     Jazz Factory CD: JFCD 44401 — The Complete Works   (1999)
     Jazz Factory CD: 22805 — Tony's Blues   

Date sometimes given as c. 1955. Confirmation needed.

Contrary to some listings, guitarist Bill Keck does not appear on any of this material.

The performance of "Night Train" includes an interpolation of the melody commonly known as "Walkin'."


Date: ca. 1961
Location: El Mambo, Clifton, NY
Label: Honey Dew

Dave Schildkraut (ldr), Dave Schildkraut (as), Don Joseph (c), Bill Triglia (p), Curly Russell (b), Earl Walker (d), Jackie Paris (v)

a.     A Night In Tunisia - 6:47  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6610 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 2   (1977)
b.     Buzzy - 10:18  (Charlie Parker)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6610 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 2   (1977)
c.     Jackie's Blues  (Jackie Paris)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6609 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 1   (1977)
d.     Whooz Blues  (Dave Schildkraut)
     Honey Dew LP 12": HD 6609 — Bebop Is Where It's At, Volume 1   (1977)

Jackie Paris (v) on c.


Date: January 16, 1979
Location: WKCR-FM Studio, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]

J.R. Monterose, Sal Nistico (ts), Bill Triglia (p), Todd Coolman (b), Jimmy Wormworth (d)

a. 01    Bags' Groove - 18:52  (Milt Jackson)
b. 02    All The Things You Are - 17:03  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
c. 03    Hi-Fly - 10:49  (Randy Weston)
d. 04    Sonnymoon For Two - 15:00  (Sonny Rollins)
e. 05    My Old Flame - 12:03  (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)

J.R. Monterose (ts) on a-b, d-e; Sal Nistico (ts) on a-d.

Additional selection #6 (16:08) - title unknown.

Possible that "Invitation" was also performed after "Hi-Fly" - further information needed.


Date: August 12, 1979
Location: New Haven, CT
Label: Endgame

Dave Schildkraut (ldr), Dave Schildkraut (as), Bill Triglia (p), Jeff Fuller (b), Frank Bennett (d)

a. 01    All The Things You Are - 9:22  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
b. 02    Cherokee - 6:13  (Ray Noble)
c. 03    Now's The Time - 7:46  (Charlie Parker)
d. 04    Lover Man - 6:18  (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
e. 05    Thou Swell - 6:16  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
f. 06    It Might As Well Be Spring - 5:31  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
g. 07    Confirmation - 7:24  (Charlie Parker)
h. 08    52nd Street Theme - 3:12  (Thelonious Monk)
i. 09    Polka Dots And Moonbeams - 5:32  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
j. 10    The Stars And Stripes Forever - 3:18  (John Philip Sousa)
All titles on:      Endgame CD: CD 005 — Last Date   

Date: ca. 1981
Location: East New York, NJ
Label: [private recording]

Loren Schoenberg (ldr), Loren Schoenberg (ts), Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Bill Triglia (p), Kris Berg (b), Chuck Riggs (d)

a.     [unknown titles]  (Composer Unknown)

Further details needed.


Date: June 2 & 3, 1984
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown

Don Joseph (ldr), Al Cohn (ts), Don Joseph (c), Bill Triglia (p), Red Mitchell (b), Joey Baron (d)

a. a-01    Ash Wednesday Blues - 4:54  (Don Joseph)
b. a-02    But Beautiful - 9:15  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
c. a-03    Indian Summer - 6:25  (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin)
d. b-01    Stumbling - 5:14  (Zez Confrey)
e. b-02    It Might As Well Be Spring - 8:54  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
f. b-03    When Lights Are Low - 5:58  (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams)
All titles on:      Uptown LP 12": UP 27.23 — One Of A Kind   (1985)

Date: February 24, 1987
Location: Glen Cove, NY
Label: Spotlite

Doug White (ldr), Doug White (ts), Bill Triglia (p), Brian Glassman (b), Tim Pleasant (d)

a.     Worryin' The Life Out Of Me - 3:57  (Miff Mole, Frank Signorelli, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
b.     The Blessing - 4:01  (Ornette Coleman)
c.     You Don't Know What Love Is - 5:12  (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
All titles on:      Spotlite LP 12": SPJLP 26 — No Cover Charge    (1988)

Bill Triglia (p) on a-b; Tim Pleasant (d) on a-b.


Date: April 21, 1987
Location: Sleepy Hollow Sound, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Label: Spotlite

Doug White (ldr), Doug White (ts), Bill Triglia (p), Brian Glassman (b), Tim Pleasant (d)

a.     D. B. Blues - 8:41  (Lester Young, King Pleasure [Clarence Beeks])
     Spotlite LP 12": SPJLP 26 — No Cover Charge    (1988)