Curtis Fuller Leader Entry



Generated on Mon, Jan 07, 2008



Date: May 11, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner (as), Curtis Fuller (tb), Hank Jones (p), Doug Watkins (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a.1255Transportation Blues - 8:18  (Curtis Fuller)
     Prestige LP 12": PR 7107 — New Trombone   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-077-2 — New Trombone   (1993)
b.1256Vonce #5 - 7:40  (Curtis Fuller)
     Prestige LP 12": PR 7107 — New Trombone   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-077-2 — New Trombone   (1993)
c.1257Blue Lawson - 6:51  (Curtis Fuller)
     Prestige LP 12": PR 7107 — New Trombone   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-077-2 — New Trombone   (1993)
d.1258Alicia - 5:11  (Curtis Fuller)
e.1259What Is This Thing Called Love - 6:30  (Cole Porter)
     Prestige LP 12": PR 7107 — New Trombone   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-077-2 — New Trombone   (1993)
f.1260Namely You - 9:25  (Johnny Mercer, Gene DePaul)
     Prestige LP 12": PR 7107 — New Trombone   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-077-2 — New Trombone   (1993)

Date: May 14, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner (as), Curtis Fuller (tb), Red Garland (p), Paul Chambers (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a.1261Slenderella - 7:43  (Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner)
b.1262Cashmere - 6:45  (Curtis Fuller)
c.1263Moonlight Becomes You - 7:35  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
d.1264Stormy Weather - 7:17  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
e.1265Seeing Red - 7:00  (Barry Harris)
f.1266Roc & Troll - 7:42  (Teddy Charles)
All titles on:      New Jazz LP 12": NJ 8277 — Curtis Fuller With Red Garland   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1862-2 — Curtis Fuller With Red Garland   (1995)

Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner (as) on a-c, e-f; Curtis Fuller (tb) on a-b, d-f.

Seeing Red listed as by Sonny Red, but correct composer confirmed by Kiane Zawadi and Barry Harris.


Date: May 18, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Sahib Shihab (as), David Amram, Julius Watkins (frh), Curtis Fuller (tb), Teddy Charles, Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), Jerry Segal (d)

a.1276Ronnie's Tune - 7:27  (Salvatore 'Torrie' Zito)
b.1277Roc & Troll - 7:11  (Teddy Charles)
c.1278A-Drift - 6:13  (Salvatore 'Torrie' Zito)
d.1279Lyriste - 6:00  (Teddy Charles)
e.1280Five Spot - 3:28  (David Amram)
f.1281No Crooks - 6:26  (Teddy Charles)
All titles on:      New Jazz LP 12": NJ 8305 — Curtis Fuller And Hampton Hawes With French Horns   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1942-2 — Curtis Fuller And Hampton Hawes With French Horns   (2000)

Teddy Charles (p) on f; Hampton Hawes (p) on a-e.

Lyriste is part of Teddy Charles's Take Three Parts Jazz Suite. On the OJCCD reissue, the liner notes and back cover have Lyriste and Five Spot interchanged. Lyriste is track 4 on the CD, not 5.


Date: June 16, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Bobby Timmons (p), Paul Chambers (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a.tk 3Lizzy's Bounce - 5:22  (Curtis Fuller)
b.tk 6Soon - 5:34  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
c.tk 8A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - 6:49  (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
d.tk 10Here's To My Lady - 6:42  (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer)
e.tk 12Oscalypso - 5:38  (Oscar Pettiford)
f.tk 14Hugore - 6:42  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1567 — The Opener   (1957)
     Mosaic CD: MD3-166 — The Complete Blue Note/UA Recordings Of Curtis Fuller   (1995)

Hank Mobley (ts) on a-b, e-f.

Cuscuna/Ruppli 2 misspells a. as Dizzy's Bounce, contradicting original liner notes.


Date: August 4, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Tate Houston (bar), Curtis Fuller (tb), Sonny Clark (p), Paul Chambers (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a.tk 2Algonquin - 5:01  (Curtis Fuller)
b.tk 5Bone & Bari - 6:17  (Curtis Fuller)
c.tk 7Nita's Waltz - 6:54  (Curtis Fuller)
d.tk 8Again - 7:18  (Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman)
e.tk 10Heart And Soul - 4:49  (Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser)
f.tk 13Pickup - 5:45  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1572 — Bone & Bari   (1957)
     Mosaic CD: MD3-166 — The Complete Blue Note/UA Recordings Of Curtis Fuller   (1995)

Tate Houston (bar) on a-d, f; Curtis Fuller (tb) on a-c, e-f.


Date: September 5, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy

Tommy Flanagan, Curtis Fuller (ldr), Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner (as), Curtis Fuller (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), George Tucker (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a.70107Two Ton - 4:48  (Curtis Fuller)
b.70108It's Magic - 4:30  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
c.70109My One And Only Love - 4:32  (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood)
d.70110They Didn't Believe Me - 4:37  (Jerome Kern, Anne Caldwell)
e.70111Soul Station - 5:42  (Curtis Fuller)
f.70112Club Car - 7:15  (Curtis Fuller)
g.70113Upper Berth - 8:32  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Savoy LP 12": MG 12209 — Jazz...It's Magic   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 1158 — It's Magic   (1986)

b, c, d performed as medley.

Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner (as) on a, c, e-g; Curtis Fuller (tb) on a, d-g.


Date: December 1, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller (ldr), Art Farmer (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Sonny Clark (p), George Tucker (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a.tk 3Quantrale - 6:10  (Curtis Fuller)
b.tk 4Two Quarters Of A Mile - 6:29  (Curtis Fuller)
c.tk 6Little Messenger - 6:16  (Curtis Fuller)
d.tk 8It's Too Late Now - 6:52  (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)
e.tk 9Jeanie - 6:46  (Curtis Fuller)
f.tk 12Carvon - 6:54  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1583 — Curtis Fuller - Art Farmer   (1958)
     Mosaic CD: MD3-166 — The Complete Blue Note/UA Recordings Of Curtis Fuller   (1995)

Date: January 22, 1958
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton (ldr), Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton (tb), Sonny Clark (p), George Tucker (b), Charli Persip (d)

a.tk 2Pajama Tops - 5:35  (Curtis Fuller)
b.tk 3Slide's Ride - 3:57  (Slide Hampton)
c.tk 6Loquacious Lady - 4:09  (Curtis Fuller)
d.tk 10Mean Jean - 5:40  (Curtis Fuller)
e.tk 14Fuss Budget - 7:44  (Curtis Fuller)
f.tk 15Oatmeal Cookie - 4:37  (Curtis Fuller)
g.tk 17Da-Baby - 7:31  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": GXF 3064 — Two Bones   
     Mosaic CD: MD3-166 — The Complete Blue Note/UA Recordings Of Curtis Fuller   (1995)

Date: June 24, 1958
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy

Curtis Fuller, Wilbur Harden (ldr), John Coltrane (ts), Wilbur Harden (t, fh), Curtis Fuller (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Alvin Jackson (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a.tk 1Dial Africa - 8:02  (Wilbur Harden, Ozzie Cadena)
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 1115 — Gold Coast   (1978)
b.tk 2Dial Africa - 8:41  (Wilbur Harden, Ozzie Cadena)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12131 — Jazz Way Out   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 1110 — Dial Africa   (1977)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0122 — Jazz Way Out   (1991)
c.Oomba - 5:29  (Wilbur Harden, Ozzie Cadena)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12131 — Jazz Way Out   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 1110 — Dial Africa   (1977)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0122 — Jazz Way Out   (1991)
d.Gold Coast - 14:33  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12131 — Jazz Way Out   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 1115 — Gold Coast   (1978)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0122 — Jazz Way Out   (1991)
e.Tanganyika Strut - 9:58  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": ST 13005 — Tanganyika Strut   
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12136 — Tanganyika Strut   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 1115 — Gold Coast   (1978)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0125 — Tanganyika Strut   (1991)
All titles on:      Savoy/Atlantic CD: 92858-2 — The Complete Savoy Sessions   

Date: March 9, 1959
Location: Nola Studios, New York City
Label: United Artists

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Hank Mobley (ts), Lee Morgan (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Paul Chambers (b), Elvin Jones (d), Gigi Gryce (tam)

a.tk 5Down Home - 4:02  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Gigi Gryce
     United Artists LP 12": UAS 5041 — Sliding Easy   
     United Artists LP 12": UAL 4041 — Sliding Easy   (1959)
b.tk 6Down Home - 4:29  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Gigi Gryce
c.tk 7C.T.A. - 5:06  (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Gigi Gryce
     United Artists LP 12": UAS 5041 — Sliding Easy   
     United Artists LP 12": UAL 4041 — Sliding Easy   (1959)
d.tk 17When Lights Are Low - 6:53  (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) / arr: Benny Golson
     United Artists LP 12": UAS 5041 — Sliding Easy   
     United Artists LP 12": UAL 4041 — Sliding Easy   (1959)
e.tk 4I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone - 5:49  (Buddy Johnson) / arr: Benny Golson
     United Artists LP 12": UAS 5041 — Sliding Easy   
     United Artists LP 12": UAL 4041 — Sliding Easy   (1959)
f.tk 5Bongo Bop - 7:47  (Charlie Parker) / arr: Benny Golson
     United Artists LP 12": UAS 5041 — Sliding Easy   
     United Artists LP 12": UAL 4041 — Sliding Easy   (1959)
g.tk 6A Bit Of Heaven - 5:22  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Benny Golson
     United Artists LP 12": UAS 5041 — Sliding Easy   
     United Artists LP 12": UAL 4041 — Sliding Easy   (1959)
All titles on:      Mosaic CD: MD3-166 — The Complete Blue Note/UA Recordings Of Curtis Fuller   (1995)

Gigi Gryce (tam) on a-b.

Master numbers are as shown in Mosaic boxed set and Cuscuna/Ruppli 2 - could this indicate two sessions? Confirmation needed.

Mosaic set gives date as March 9, 1959. Lord gives date as December 1959. Cuscuna/Ruppli 2 gives above.

Liner notes imply Gryce plays tambourine.


Date: May 21, 1959
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), Al Harewood (d)

a.tk 2Five Spot After Dark - 5:20  (Benny Golson)
b.a-01Five Spot After Dark - 5:18  (Benny Golson)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12141 — Blues-ette   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0127 — Blues-ette   (1992)
c.a-02Undecided - 7:09  (Charlie Shavers, Sydney Robin)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12141 — Blues-ette   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0127 — Blues-ette   (1992)
d.tk 3Blues-ette - 5:37  (Curtis Fuller)
e.a-03Blues-ette - 5:31  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12141 — Blues-ette   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0127 — Blues-ette   (1992)
f.b-01Minor Vamp - 5:12  (Benny Golson)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12141 — Blues-ette   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0127 — Blues-ette   (1992)
g.b-02Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere - 7:07  (Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12141 — Blues-ette   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0127 — Blues-ette   (1992)
h.b-03Twelve Inch - 6:28  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12141 — Blues-ette   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0127 — Blues-ette   (1992)
All titles on:      Savoy Jazz CD: SVY 17186 — Blues-ette   (2003)
     Brilliant Jazz CD: 8602 — The Savoy Recordings   (2007)

CD issue gives date as May 25, 1959 - confirmation needed.


Date: August 25, 1959
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Savoy

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Lee Morgan (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Charli Persip (d)

a.a-01It's All Right With Me - 7:35  (Cole Porter) / arr: Curtis Fuller
b.a-02Arabia - 6:30  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Curtis Fuller
c.a-03I'll Walk Alone - 6:45  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) / arr: Curtis Fuller
d.b-01Judy's Dilemma - 5:30  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Curtis Fuller
e.b-02Wheatleigh Hall - 14:00  (Dizzy Gillespie) / arr: Curtis Fuller
All titles on:      Savoy LP 12": MG 12143 — The Curtis Fuller Jazztet Featuring Benny Golson   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2239 — All-Star Sextets   (1979)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0134 — The Curtis Fuller Jazztet Featuring Benny Golson   (1991)

Date: December 17, 1959
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Savoy

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Thad Jones (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), McCoy Tyner (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), Dave Bailey (d)

a.a-01Kachin - 6:55  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Curtis Fuller
b.a-02Bang Bang - 5:30  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Curtis Fuller
c.a-03Imagination - 5:40  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Curtis Fuller
d.b-01Blues De Funk - 9:00  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Curtis Fuller
e.b-02Lido Road - 8:20  (Curtis Fuller) / arr: Curtis Fuller
All titles on:      Savoy LP 12": MG 12144 — Imagination   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2239 — All-Star Sextets   (1979)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0128 — Imagination   (1991)

Date: June 6, 1960
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Savoy

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Yusef Lateef (ts), Wilbur Harden (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), McCoy Tyner (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), Clifford Jarvis (d)

a.Accident  (Curtis Fuller)
b.A New Date - 5:02  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12164 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0129 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   

Date: June 7, 1960
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Savoy

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Yusef Lateef (ts), Lee Morgan (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), McCoy Tyner (p), Milt Hinton (b), Bobby Donaldson (d)

a.SCF665Darryl's Minor - 5:30  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12164 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album   (1980)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0129 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
b.SCF666Accident - 4:09  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12164 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album   (1980)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0129 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
c.SCF667Be Back Ta Reckla - 7:12  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12164 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0129 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
d.Images  (Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner)
e.Judyful - 8:55  (Curtis Fuller)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12164 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   
     Savoy Jazz LP 12": SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album   (1980)
     Savoy Jazz CD: SV 0129 — Images Of Curtis Fuller   

Date: December 1960
Location: New York City
Label: Warwick

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Yusef Lateef (f, ts), Freddie Hubbard (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Buddy Catlett (b), Stu Martin (d)

a.a-01Chantized - 4:15  (Curtis Fuller)
b.a-02Flutie - 7:10  (Curtis Fuller)
c.a-03If I Were A Bell - 9:12  (Frank Loesser)
d.b-01But Beautiful - 5:38  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
e.b-02Do I Love You - 6:50  (Cole Porter)
f.b-03The Court - 5:19  (Curtis Fuller)
g.b-04Mr. L - 5:36  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Warwick LP 12": W 2038 — Boss Of The Soul-Stream Trombone   

Yusef Lateef (f) on b; (ts) on a, d-g; Freddie Hubbard (t) on a-b, d-g.


Date: February 6, 1961
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Les Spann (f, g), Curtis Fuller (tb), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Buddy Catlett (b), Stu Martin (d)

a.CO66348Mixed Emotions - 4:33  (S. F. Louchheim)
b.CO66349I Loves You Porgy - 4:30  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
c.CO66350Teabags - 3:59  (Curtis Fuller)
d.CO66351Dream - 5:09  (Johnny Mercer)
e.CO66352Playpen - 4:40  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Epic LP 12": LA 16013 — The Magnificent Trombone Of Curtis Fuller   
     Collectables CD: COL 6879 — South American Cookin'/The Magnificent Trombone Of Curtis Fuller   (2001)

Lord gives date as February 6, 1961 but original issue gives three recording dates: February 8, 16, 20 with Jimmy Garrison replacing Buddy Catlett on February 16. Confirmation needed.


Date: February 20, 1961
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Les Spann (f, g), Curtis Fuller (tb), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), Stu Martin (d)

a.CO66353I'll Be Around - 3:55  (Alec Wilder)
b.CO66354Two Different Worlds - 5:50  (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne)
c.CO66355Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - 3:41  (Traditional)
All titles on:      Epic LP 12": LA 16013 — The Magnificent Trombone Of Curtis Fuller   
     Collectables CD: COL 6879 — South American Cookin'/The Magnificent Trombone Of Curtis Fuller   (2001)

Original issue gives three recording dates: February 8, 16, 20 with Jimmy Garrison replacing Buddy Catlett on February 16. Confirmation needed.


Date: ca. March 1961
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Label: Mercury

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Sahib Shihab (f, bar), Phil Woods (as), Eric Dixon (ts), Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard (t), Curtis Fuller, Åke Persson (tb), Patti Bown (p), Buddy Catlett (b), Stu Martin (d)

a.a-01Billie's Bounce - 7:10  (Charlie Parker)
b.a-02Blue 'n' Boogie - 10:05  (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
c.b-02Scrapple From The Apple - 10:00  (Charlie Parker)
All titles on:      Trip LP 12": TLP 5580 — Jazz Conference Abroad   
     Smash LP 12": MGS 27034 — Jazz Conference Abroad   

Recorded during Quincy Jones tour. Liner notes say tour started March 14, 1961 but live recording from Zurich has been dated as March 10, 1961. Further details needed.


Date: March 15, 1961
Location: Paris, France
Label: [private recording]

Curtis Fuller (ldr), François Jeanneau (ts), Freddie Hubbard (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), René Urtreger (p), Buddy Catlett (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.[unknown titles]  (Composer Unknown)

No additional details on this unissued session.


Date: August 23, 1961
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Zoot Sims (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Dave Bailey (d)

a.a-01Hello Young Lovers - 5:20  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
b.a-02Bésame Mucho - 9:13  (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar)
c.a-03Willow Weep For Me - 6:43  (Ann Ronell)
d.b-01One Note Samba [aka Samba De Uma Nota So] - 4:11  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça)
e.b-02Wee Dot - 6:48  (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker)
f.b-03Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes] - 7:09  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
All titles on:      Epic LP 12": LA 16020 — South American Cookin'   
     Collectables CD: COL 6879 — South American Cookin'/The Magnificent Trombone Of Curtis Fuller   (2001)

Some sources have misinterpreted this statement from the original liner notes:

"When Curtis Fuller, Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan and Dave Bailey returned to New York, they resolved to re-create in a studio the high points of their tour. Only One Note Samba was added in New York."

No material on this album was recorded in South America. The comment about One Note Samba indicates it was not part of the group's repertoire on the tour, not that it was the only selection recorded in New York. All material was recorded at the same New York sessions with bassist Jymie Merrit present (who was not on the tour).

Date needs confirmation.


Date: November 15, 1961
Location: Capitol Studios, New York City
Label: Impulse!

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ts), Freddie Hubbard (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Granville T. Hogan (d)

a.10590Dear Old Stockholm [Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna] - 9:05  (Traditional)
     Impulse! LP 12": A 13 — Soul Trombone And The Jazz Clan   (1962)
b.10591Ladies' Night  (Curtis Fuller)
c.10592The Clan  (Curtis Fuller)

Arrangements by either Fuller or Heath.


Date: November 16, 1961
Location: Capitol Studios, New York City
Label: Impulse!

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ts), Freddie Hubbard (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)

a.10593The Breeze And I  (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman)
b.10594In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - 4:54  (Bob Hilliard, Dave Mann)
     Impulse! LP 12": A 13 — Soul Trombone And The Jazz Clan   (1962)
c.10595Newdles - 7:37  (Curtis Fuller)
     Impulse! LP 12": A 13 — Soul Trombone And The Jazz Clan   (1962)

Arrangements by either Fuller or Heath.


Date: November 17, 1961
Location: Capitol Studios, New York City
Label: Impulse!

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ts), Freddie Hubbard (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)

a.10591 (remake)Ladies' Night - 6:30  (Curtis Fuller)
     GRP/Impulse! CD: GRD 9934 — Priceless Jazz Collection   (1998)
b.10592 (remake)The Clan - 6:16  (Curtis Fuller)
c.The Breeze And I - 4:00  (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman)
All titles on:      Impulse! LP 12": A 13 — Soul Trombone And The Jazz Clan   (1962)

Arrangements by either Fuller or Heath.

ABC Ledger shows no recording of The Breeze And I from this session and lists the tune from November 16, 1961. Confirmation needed.


Date: April 24, 1962
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Impulse!

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Curtis Fuller (tb), Eddie Costa (vib, per), Barry Galbraith (g), Hank Jones (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d), Harry Lookofsky (vn), Margaret Ross (hrp), Manny Albam (con)

a.10892Cabin In The Sky - 3:53  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
b.10893The Prayer - 0:47  (George Bassman, Roger Edens) / arr: Manny Albam
c.10894Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe - 5:45  (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) / arr: Manny Albam
d.10895Love Turned The Light Out - 3:39  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
e.10896Do What You Wanna Do - 4:05  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam

b performed as medley.

Eddie Costa (vib) on a, c-e; (per) on b.

The Prayer/Taking A Chance On Love issued as a medley. See second session of April 25, 1962.

Unknown strings - 10 violins, 3 violas, 2 celli, Harry Lookofsky, concertmaster

Eddie Costa plays chimes on The Prayer.

Some discographies confuse the big band and strings sessions for this album.


Date: April 25, 1962
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Impulse!

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Al DeRisi, Bernie Glow, Freddie Hubbard, Ernie Royal (t), Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Anthony Miranda, Morris Secon (frh), Wayne Andre, Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Alan Raph (btb), Harvey Phillips (tu), Eddie Costa (vib), Hank Jones (p), Art Davis (b), Osie Johnson (d), Manny Albam (con)

a.10897Honey In The Honeycomb - 3:17  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
b.10898Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today) - 5:15  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam

b performed as medley.

ABC ledger lists this as separate session (#750) from next one for this album (#751).

Love Me Tomorrow/The Prayer issued as a medley. See session of April 24, 1962.

Some discographies confuse the big band and strings sessions for this album.

LP - aural evidence
ABC ledgers


Date: April 25, 1962
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Impulse!

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Al DeRisi, Bernie Glow, Freddie Hubbard, Ernie Royal (t), Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Anthony Miranda, Morris Secon (frh), Wayne Andre, Curtis Fuller, Alan Raph, Kai Winding (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Harvey Phillips (tu), Eddie Costa (vib, p, per), Hank Jones (p), Art Davis (b), Osie Johnson (d), Manny Albam (con)

a.10899In My Old Virginia Home (On The River Nile) - 3:32  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
b.10900Old Ship Of Zion - 3:15  (Traditional) / arr: Hall Johnson
c.10901Savannah - 2:39  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
d.10902Taking A Chance On Love - 4:42  (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche) / arr: Manny Albam
e.10903The Prayer - 0:32  (George Bassman, Roger Edens) / arr: Manny Albam

d;   e performed as medleys.

Eddie Costa (vib) on a-d; (per) on e.

ABC ledger lists this as separate session (#751) from previous one for this album (#750).

The Prayer/Taking A Chance On Love issued as a medley. See session of April 24, 1962.

Eddie Costa plays chimes on The Prayer.

Some discographies confuse big band and strings sessions for this album.

LP - aural evidence
ABC ledgers


Date: July 27 & 28, 1971
Location: Record Plant, New York City
Label: Mainstream

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Ramon Morris (ts), Bill Hardman (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Bill Washer (g), George Cables (ep), Stanley Clarke (b), Lenny White (d)

a.a-01Crankin' - 6:53  (Curtis Fuller)
b.a-02Maze - 10:56  (Curtis Fuller)
c.b-01Black Bath - 9:30  (Curtis Fuller)
d.b-02Ballade - 4:52  (Curtis Fuller)
e.b-03The Spirit - 5:35  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Mainstream LP 12": MRL 333 — Crankin'   

Ramon Morris mispelled as Ray Moros.


Date: ca. 1972
Location: New York City
Label: Mainstream

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ss, ts), Bill Hardman (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Ted Dunbar (g), Cedar Walton (p, ep), Mickey Bass (b, eb), Billy Higgins (d)

a.a-01Smokin' - 11:10  (Curtis Fuller)
b.a-02Jacques' Groove - 6:08  (Curtis Fuller)
c.b-01Sop City - 7:58  (Curtis Fuller)
d.b-02People, Places And Things - 7:14  (Curtis Fuller)
e.b-03Stella By Starlight - 7:29  (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
All titles on:      Mainstream LP 12": MRL 370 — Smokin'   (1972)

Lord gives date as "early 1972"

Ernie Wilkins credited with "musical supervision."


Date: September 18, 1978
Location: C.I. Recording Studio, New York City
Label: Timeless

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Pepper Adams (bar), Curtis Fuller (tb), James Williams (p), Dennis Irwin (b), John Yarling (d)

a.a-01Four On The Outside - 4:52  (Curtis Fuller)
b.a-02Suite Kathy - 13:04  (Curtis Fuller)
c.a-03Hello Young Lovers - 5:09  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
d.b-01Little Dreams - 7:49  (Curtis Fuller)
e.b-02Ballad For Gabe Wells - 8:18  (Curtis Fuller)
f.b-03Corrida Del Toro - 7:37  (Curtis Fuller)
All titles on:      Timeless LP 12": SJP 124 — Four On The Outside   (1978)

Date: December 6, 1978
Location: Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY
Label: Bee Hive

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Sal Nistico (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Sam Jones (b), Freddie Waits (d)

a.a-01Minor's Holiday - 3:40  (Kenny Dorham)
b.a-02Ballad For Gabe Wells - 10:11  (Curtis Fuller)
c.a-03Hello Young Lovers - 8:00  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
d.b-01The Egyptian - 7:40  (Curtis Fuller)
e.b-02Yesterdays - 7:11  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
f.b-03Blue Monk - 5:42  (Thelonious Monk)
All titles on:      Bee Hive LP 12": BH 7007 — Fire And Filigree   

Sal Nistico (ts) on a-d, f.

Studio needs confirmation.


Date: November 23 & 24, 1979
Location: Studio 39, Copenhagen, Denmark
Label: Sonet

Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding (ldr), Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding (tb), Horace Parlan (p), Mads Vinding (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

a.a-01Love 4 Rent  (Kai Winding)
b.a-02Sweetness  (Curtis Fuller)
c.a-03I Fall In Love Too Easily  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
d.a-04Scrapple From The Apple  (Charlie Parker)
e.b-01Corriente  (Kai Winding)
f.b-02Nu Groove  (Curtis Fuller)
g.b-03Never Never Land  (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
h.b-04Hola  (Kai Winding)
All titles on:      Sonet LP 12": SNTF 834 — Giant 'Bones '80   (1979)

Date: July 18, 1980
Location: Grande Parade du Jazz, Nice, France
Label: Ahead

Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding (ldr), Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding (tb), Hank Jones (p), John Clayton (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)

a.80-084-1Niçoise - 6:06  (Kai Winding)
b.80-084-2Niçoise - 5:55  (Kai Winding)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
c.80-085-1A Minor Doodle - 6:12  (Kai Winding)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
d.80-085-2A Minor Doodle - 6:20  (Kai Winding)
e.80-086Entonces - 4:03  (Kai Winding)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
f.80-087-1Bone Appétit - 4:52  (Curtis Fuller)
g.80-087-2Bone Appétit - 6:06  (Curtis Fuller)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
h.80-088-1Baja Iberia - 6:06  (Kai Winding)
i.80-088-2Baja Iberia - 6:02  (Kai Winding)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
j.80-089Bone Apart - 7:30  (Curtis Fuller)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
k.80-090La Valse Bonita - 6:58  (Kai Winding)
     Ahead LP 12": 33.757 — Giant Bones At Nice   
All titles on:      Black & Blue CD: 955 — Bone Appétit   (2002)

Date: December 23, 1982
Location: Sonic Studio, Roma, Italy
Label: Timeless

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Curtis Fuller (tb), Danilo Rea (p), Enzo Pietropaoli (b), Roberto Gatto (d)

a.a-01Impressions - 6:38  (John Coltrane)
b.a-02R.E.D.'s Delights - 6:49  (Curtis Fuller)
c.a-03Jazz Island - 5:42  (Curtis Fuller)
d.b-01Naima - 8:19  (John Coltrane)
e.b-02Afternoon In Paris - 6:41  (John Lewis)
f.b-03Blue Bossa - 5:15  (Kenny Dorham)
All titles on:      Timeless LP 12": SJP 204 — Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio   
     Timeless CD: CD SJP 204 — Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio   

Date: January 4-6, 1993
Label: Savoy Jazz

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Ray Drummond (b), Al Harewood (d)

a.01Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere - 7:05  (Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis)
b.02Sis - 4:21  (Benny Golson)
c.03Blues-ette - 4:35  (Curtis Fuller)
d.04Is It All A Game? - 5:43  (Benny Golson)
e.05Capt. Kid - 4:47  (Curtis Fuller)
f.06Five Spot After Dark - 4:53  (Benny Golson)
g.07How Am I To Know? - 5:24  (Jack King, Dorothy Parker)
h.08Along Came Betty - 6:46  (Benny Golson)
i.09Autumn In New York - 4:41  (Vernon Duke)
j.10Manhattan Serenade - 6:27  (Harold Adamson, Louis Alter)
All titles on:      Savoy Jazz CD: 75624 — Blues-ette, Part 2   (1993)

Date: May 1996
Location: Monaco
Label: [private recording]

Curtis Fuller, Paul Jeffrey (ldr), Paul Jeffrey (ts), Charles Vaudano (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Jeb Patton (p), Marc Abrams (b), Washington Duke (d)

a.01Curtis - 10:10  (Paul Jeffrey)
b.02Yesterdays - 5:15  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
c.03Caravan - 7:30  (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills)
d.05Up Jumped Spring - 6:35  (Freddie Hubbard)
e.06Scenic Route - 5:55  (Jeb Patton)
All titles on:      Amosaya CD: AM 2531 — Together In Monaco   (1997)

Date: Fall 2001
Location: Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Label: [radio broadcast]

Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor (ldr), Curtis Fuller (tb), Billy Taylor (p), Chip Jackson (b), Winard Harper (d)

a.01Cheek To Cheek  (Irving Berlin)
b.02Lester Leaps In  (Lester Young)
c.03God Bless The Child  (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday)
d.04All Blues  (Miles Davis)
e.05The Court  (Curtis Fuller)
f.06Caravan  (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills)

Curtis Fuller (tb) on b-f.

Broadcast on "Billy Taylor's Jazz At The Kennedy Center" radio program.


Date: August 31 and September 1, 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Delmark

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Brad Goode (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Karl Montzka (p), Larry Gray, Stewart Miller (b), Tim Davis (d), Jacey Falk (v)

a.01Cantaloupe Island - 5:47  (Herbie Hancock)
b.02Up Jumped Spring - 6:29  (Freddie Hubbard)
c.03In A Mellotone - 5:44  (Duke Ellington)
d.04God Bless The Child - 6:15  (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday)
e.05Bags' Groove - 4:11  (Milt Jackson)
f.06Equinox - 5:40  (John Coltrane)
g.07I'm Old Fashioned - 5:11  (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer)
h.08Alone Together - 4:52  (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
i.09Whisper Not - 2:57  (Benny Golson)
j.10Black Night - 6:08  (Jessie Mae Robinson)
k.11Star Eyes - 7:51  (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
All titles on:      Delmark CD: DE 550 — Up Jumped Spring   (2004)

Larry Gray (b) on a-d, i; Stewart Miller (b) on e-h, j-k; Jacey Falk (v) on j.

Different bassists on different days?


Date: September 23, 2003
Location: Rocky Mountain, Hilton Head, SC
Label: Savant

Curtis Fuller (ldr), Javon Jackson (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Doug Carn (p), Rodney Jordan (b), Fritz Wise (d)

a.02The Court - 2:55  (Curtis Fuller)
b.03Maze - 6:33  (Curtis Fuller)
c.04Girl Talk - 6:00  (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup)
d.05A La Mode - 3:53  (Curtis Fuller)
e.06Lover Man - 9:57  (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
f.07Western Sunrise - 5:45  (Doug Carn)
g.08Arabia - 3:45  (Curtis Fuller)
h.09I Didn't Know What Time It Was - 6:03  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
i.10Diane - 6:59  (Javon Jackson)
j.11It's You Or No One - 3:04  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
All titles on:      Savant CD: 2062 — Keep It Simple   (2005)

Javon Jackson (ts) on a-b, d-e, g-j; Curtis Fuller (tb) on a-e, g-h, j.

First track is a spoken introduction (0:04).