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Date: April 10, 1961
Location: Gold Star Studios, Long Beach, CA
Label: Riverside
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Dolo Coker (p), Gene Taylor (b), Roy Brooks (d)
| a. | b-01 | Blue Farouq - 3:53 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| b. | b-02 | Sweet Cakes - 5:26 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| c. | b-03 | Field Day - 3:55 (Charles 'Dolo' Coker) |
| All titles on: | Jazzland LP 12": JLP-958 — Junior's Cookin'
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 1002-2 — Junior's Cookin' (1999) | |
Date: December 4, 1961
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Gene Taylor (b), Roy Brooks (d)
| a. | a-01 | Myzar - 7:12 (Roland Alexander) |
| b. | a-02 | Turbo Village - 5:43 (Charles Davis) |
| c. | a-03 | Easy Living - 6:11 (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) |
| d. | b-04 | Pleasure Bent - 6:26 (Roland Alexander) |
| All titles on: | Jazzland LP 12": JLP-958 — Junior's Cookin'
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 1002-2 — Junior's Cookin' (1999) | |
Date: October 19, 1975
Location: Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, MD
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Wayne Dockery (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | [unknown titles] (Composer Unknown) |
Private recording may exist.
Date: March 4, 1976
Location: Hnita Hoeve, Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | What's New (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) | |
| b. | Ichi-Ban (Number One) (Ronnie Mathews) |
b. is incomplete on only known source.
Date: March 11, 1976
Location: Onkel Pö's, Hamburg, Germany
Label: [radio broadcast]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | 01 | When Sunny Gets Blue - 12:26 (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) |
| b. | 02 | All The Things You Are - 22:35 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| c. | 03 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 17:58 (Ronnie Mathews) |
c. is incomplete on only known source.
Date: March 21, 1976
Location: Wackerhalle, Burghausen, Germany
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | [unknown titles] (Composer Unknown) |
Date: March 22, 1976
Location: Liederhalle, Mozartsaal, Stuttgart, Germany
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | 01 | Invitation - 18:40 (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) |
| b. | 02 | Book's Bossa - 20:43 (Walter Booker, Cedar Walton) |
| c. | 03 | Obsequious - 14:44 (Larry Young) |
| d. | 04 | The Moontrane - 16:09 (Woody Shaw) |
| e. | 05 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 19:10 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| f. | 06 | Four For Nothing - 3:14 (Andrew 'Tex' Allen) |
| g. | 07 | Sunbath - 15:03 (Peggy Stern) |
f. and g. are incomplete on only known source.
Date: March 25, 1976
Location: Haus der Jugend, Graz, Austria
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | Sunbath (Peggy Stern) | |
| b. | Pannonica (Thelonious Monk) |
Date: April 5, 1976
Location: Jazzclub Ostertor, Bremen, Germany
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | 01 | Pannonica - 11:27 (Thelonious Monk) |
| b. | 02 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 19:08 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| c. | 04 | Brothers And Sisters - 23:18 (Andrew 'Tex' Allen) |
| d. | 06 | 'Round Midnight - 15:11 (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) |
| e. | 07 | The Moontrane - 19:14 (Woody Shaw) |
| f. | 08 | Book's Bossa - 23:29 (Walter Booker, Cedar Walton) |
Woody Shaw (t) on b-f.
Additional unknown selections #3 (4:17) and #5 (3:38).
Date: May 5, 1976
Location: Generation Sound Studio, New York City
Label: Timeless
Junior Cook, Louis Hayes (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Woody Shaw (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Louis Hayes (d), Guilherme Franco (per)
| a. | a-01 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 5:35 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | a-02 | Pannonica - 4:35 (Thelonious Monk) |
| c. | a-03 | Brothers And Sisters - 7:00 (Andrew 'Tex' Allen) |
| d. | b-01 | The Moontrane - 6:50 (Woody Shaw) |
| e. | b-02 | Book's Bossa - 11:45 (Walter Booker, Cedar Walton) |
| All titles on: | Timeless LP 12": SJP 102 — Ichi-Ban
Timeless/Muse LP 12": TI 307 — Ichi-Ban Timeless CD: CD SJP 102 — Ichi-Ban | |
Woody Shaw (t) on a, c-e.
Date: November 1, 1977
Location: New York City
Label: Catalyst
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Mickey Tucker (p), Cecil McBee (b), Leroy Williams (d)
| a. | a-01 | Sweet Lotus Lips - 5:29 (Mickey Tucker) |
| b. | a-04 | Not Quite That - 4:45 (Garnett Brown) |
| c. | b-01 | Yardbird Suite - 8:54 (Charlie Parker) |
| d. | b-02 | Moment To Moment - 14:29 (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) |
| All titles on: | Affinity LP 12": AFF 53 — Pressure Cooker
Catalyst LP 12": CAT 7628 — Pressure Cooker Affinity CD: AFF 766 — Stablemates | |
On issues, d. split into two parts (3:26 and 11:03).
Date: November 2, 1977
Location: New York City
Label: Catalyst
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Mickey Tucker (p), Art 'Juni' Booth (b), Leroy Williams (d)
| a. | a-02 | The Crucifier - 4:44 (Mickey Tucker)
Affinity CD: AFF 766 — Stablemates |
| b. | a-03 | The 8th Cat - 4:55 |
| Both titles on: | Affinity LP 12": AFF 53 — Pressure Cooker
Catalyst LP 12": CAT 7628 — Pressure Cooker | |
Some sources give date as December 2, 1977.
Date: October 7, 1978
Location: Sudhaus, Stuttgart, Germany
Label: [private recording]
Junior Cook, Bill Hardman (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Bill Hardman (t), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Chin Suzuki (b), Leroy Williams (d)
| a. | 01 | Are You Real - 15:47 (Benny Golson) |
| b. | 02 | Minority - 17:05 (Gigi Gryce) |
| c. | 03 | Samba Do Brilho - 16:40 (Guilherme Verguieiro) |
Date: June 7, 1979
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Muse
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Mario Rivera (bar), Bill Hardman (t, fh), Slide Hampton (tb), Albert Dailey (p), Walter Booker (b), Leroy Williams (d)
| a. | a-01 | J. C. - 7:07 (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton |
| b. | a-02 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 4:58 (Ned Washington, George Bassman) / arr: Slide Hampton |
| c. | a-03 | Play Together Again - 5:12 (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton |
| d. | b-01 | Waltz For Junior - 7:45 (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton |
| e. | b-02 | I Waited For You - 4:39 (Walter 'Gil' Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) / arr: Slide Hampton |
| f. | b-03 | Mood - 7:23 (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton |
| All titles on: | Muse LP 12": MR 5159 — Good Cookin' (1981)
32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' | |
Date: June 12, 1981
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Muse
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Cedar Walton (p), Buster Williams (b), Billy Higgins (d)
| a. | alt | Fiesta Española - 4:16 (Cedar Walton) |
| b. | a-01 | Fiesta Española - 4:58 (Cedar Walton)
Muse LP 12": MR 5218 — Somethin's Cookin' 32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' |
| c. | alt | Detour Ahead - 7:16 (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, John Frigo) |
| d. | a-02 | Detour Ahead - 4:58 (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, John Frigo)
Muse LP 12": MR 5218 — Somethin's Cookin' 32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' |
| e. | a-03 | Illusion Of Grandeur - 9:44 (Larry Willis)
Muse LP 12": MR 5218 — Somethin's Cookin' 32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' |
| f. | b-01 | Heavy Blue - 4:10 (Larry Willis)
Muse LP 12": MR 5218 — Somethin's Cookin' 32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' |
| g. | alt | Hindsight - 5:52 (Cedar Walton) |
| h. | b-02 | Hindsight - 5:40 (Cedar Walton)
Muse LP 12": MR 5218 — Somethin's Cookin' 32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' |
| i. | alt | Chi-Chi - 5:00 (Charlie Parker) |
| j. | b-03 | Chi-Chi - 5:24 (Charlie Parker)
Muse LP 12": MR 5218 — Somethin's Cookin' 32 Jazz CD: 32095 — Senior Cookin' |
| All titles on: | Muse CD: MCD 5470 — Somethin's Cookin' | |
Date: November 23, 1988
Location: New York City
Label: SteepleChase
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Mickey Tucker (p), Wayne Dockery (b), Leroy Williams (d)
| a. | a-01 | Cedar's Blues - 5:01 (Cedar Walton)
SteepleChase LP 12": SCS 1240 — The Place To Be |
| b. | a-02 | I Should Have Known - 11:31 (Mickey Tucker)
SteepleChase LP 12": SCS 1240 — The Place To Be |
| c. | a-03 | Are You Real - 4:54 (Benny Golson)
SteepleChase LP 12": SCS 1240 — The Place To Be |
| d. | She Rote - 4:29 (Charlie Parker) | |
| e. | Gnid - 9:00 (Tadd Dameron) | |
| f. | b-01 | This Is The Place To Be - 7:00 (Mickey Tucker)
SteepleChase LP 12": SCS 1240 — The Place To Be |
| g. | b-02 | Over The Rainbow - 8:50 (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
SteepleChase LP 12": SCS 1240 — The Place To Be |
| h. | b-03 | The Cupbearers - 8:05 (Tom McIntosh)
SteepleChase LP 12": SCS 1240 — The Place To Be |
| All titles on: | SteepleChase CD: SCCD 31240 — The Place To Be | |
Date: June 1989
Location: New York City
Label: SteepleChase
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Mickey Tucker (p), Walter Booker (b), Leroy Williams (d)
| a. | 01 | On A Misty Night - 6:00 (Tadd Dameron) |
| b. | 02 | Innocent One - 5:48 (Mickey Tucker) |
| c. | 03 | Wabash - 7:19 (Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley) |
| d. | 04 | You Know Who - 8:30 (Bertha Hope) |
| e. | 05 | Make The Man Love Me - 10:08 (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields) |
| f. | 06 | Sweet Pumpkin - 10:10 (Ronnell Bright) |
| g. | 07 | Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You - 8:10 (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) |
| h. | 08 | I'll Go My Way By Myself - 7:26 (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) |
| All titles on: | SteepleChase CD: SCCD 31266 — On A Misty Night | |
e. listed as Make The Girl Love Me.
Date: October 24, 1991
Location: Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, MA
Label: [radio broadcast]
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Michael Weiss (p), Tony Scherr (b), Andy Watson (d)
| a. | 01 | Gnid - 14:09 (Tadd Dameron) |
| b. | 02 | Budini - 7:52 (Buddy Montgomery) |
| c. | 04 | Over The Rainbow - 10:39 (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) |
Junior Cook (ts) on a, c.
Broadcast on NPR Jazzset. Final selection includes voiceovers.
Date: December 1991
Location: Klampenborg, Denmark
Label: SteepleChase
Junior Cook (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Valery Ponomarev (t), Mickey Tucker (p), John Webber (b), Joe Farnsworth (d)
| a. | 01 | Junior's Cook - 6:31 (Herman 'Junior' Cook) |
| b. | 02 | Envoy - 8:13 (Valery Ponomarev) |
| c. | 03 | Warm Valley - 8:56 (Duke Ellington) |
| d. | 04 | Sweet Lotus Lips - 7:10 (Mickey Tucker) |
| e. | 05 | Trane's Blues [aka Vierd Blues; aka John Paul Jones] - 10:26 (John Coltrane) |
| f. | 06 | You Leave Me Breathless - 12:03 (Frederick Hollaender, Ralph Freed) |
| g. | 07 | Fiesta Española - 6:49 (Cedar Walton) |
| h. | 08 | Mr. P. C. - 5:46 (John Coltrane) |
| All titles on: | SteepleChase CD: SCCD 31304 — You Leave Me Breathless | |
e. listed as Vierd Blues.