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Date: February 17, 1954
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Nocturne
Herbie Harper (ldr), Bob Gordon (bar), Herbie Harper (tb), Jimmy Rowles (p), Harry Babasin (b), Roy Harte (d)
| a. | a-01 | Jeepers Deepers - 5:09 (Bill McDougall)
Nocturne EP 7": NXP 1 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954) Fresh Sound CD: FSR CD 180 — Bob Gordon Memorial (1991) LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10126 — Complete Recordings (2004) |
| b. | a-02 | Dinah - 2:52 (Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young)
Nocturne EP 7": NXP 1 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954) |
| c. | a-03 | Five Brothers - 2:11 (Gerry Mulligan)
Nocturne EP 7": NXP 1 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954) Fresh Sound CD: FSR CD 180 — Bob Gordon Memorial (1991) LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10126 — Complete Recordings (2004) |
| d. | b-01 | Herbstone - 2:56 (Herbie Harper)
Nocturne EP 7": NXP 2 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954) Fresh Sound CD: FSR CD 180 — Bob Gordon Memorial (1991) LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10126 — Complete Recordings (2004) |
| e. | b-02 | Summertime - 2:59 (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Nocturne EP 7": NXP 2 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954) Fresh Sound CD: FSR CD 180 — Bob Gordon Memorial (1991) LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10126 — Complete Recordings (2004) |
| f. | b-03 | Jive At Five - 4:15 (Harry Edison, Count Basie)
Nocturne EP 7": NXP 2 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954) Liberty LP 12": LJH 6001 — Jazz In Hollywood (1955) Fresh Sound CD: FSR CD 180 — Bob Gordon Memorial (1991) LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10126 — Complete Recordings (2004) |
| All titles on: | Nocturne LP 10": NLP 1 — Herbie Harper Quintet (1954)
Toshiba-EMI LP 10": TOJJ 6037 — Herbie Harper Quintet Liberty LP 12": LJH 6003 — Herbie Harper (1957) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 1887-2 — Jazz In Hollywood (1997) Fresh Sound CD: NR3CD 101 — The Complete Nocturne Recordings, Volume One (1998) | |
Bob Gordon (bar) on a, c-f.
Engineer: Stan Ross
Although originally issued as "Jeepers Leapers", BMI shows title as "Jeepers Deepers".
Date: Summer 1954
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Nocturne
Herbie Harper (ldr), Herbie Harper (tb), Al Hendrickson (g), Harry Babasin (b), Roy Harte (d)
| a. | a-01 | Patty - 2:29 (John Graas, Al Hendrickson) / arr: John Graas, Al Hendrickson |
| b. | a-03 | Julie Is Her Name - 2:50 (Bobby Troup) |
| c. | b-02 | 6/4 Mambo - 2:54 (John Graas) / arr: John Graas |
| d. | b-03 | Bananera - 3:26 (Nelson Riddle) / arr: John Graas |
| e. | b-04 | Indian Summer - 2:24 (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) |
| All titles on: | Nocturne LP 10": NLP 7 — Herbie Harper (1954)
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 1887-2 — Jazz In Hollywood (1997) Fresh Sound CD: NR3CD 101 — The Complete Nocturne Recordings, Volume One (1998) | |
Engineer: John Neal
Date: Summer 1954
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Nocturne
Herbie Harper (ldr), Bud Shank (ts, bar), Herbie Harper (tb), Marty Paich (p), Harry Babasin (b), Roy Harte (d)
| a. | a-02 | The New York City Ghost - 3:37 (Victor Young, Peggy Lee) / arr: Marty Paich
Nocturne LP 10": NLP 7 — Herbie Harper (1954) |
| b. | a-04 | Sanguine - 3:11 (Marty Paich) / arr: Marty Paich
Nocturne LP 10": NLP 7 — Herbie Harper (1954) Liberty LP 12": LJH 6001 — Jazz In Hollywood (1955) |
| c. | b-01 | Now Playing - 3:11 (Neal Hefti) / arr: Marty Paich
Nocturne LP 10": NLP 7 — Herbie Harper (1954) |
| d. | The Happy Clown - 3:38 (Marty Paich) / arr: Marty Paich | |
| All titles on: | Liberty LP 12": LJH 6003 — Herbie Harper (1957)
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 1887-2 — Jazz In Hollywood (1997) Fresh Sound CD: NR3CD 101 — The Complete Nocturne Recordings, Volume One (1998) | |
Bud Shank (ts) on c-d; (bar) on a-b.
Engineer: John Neal
Date: January 25, 1955
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Bethlehem
Herbie Harper (ldr), Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bar), Charlie Mariano (as), Herbie Harper (tb), Paul Sarmento (tu), Jimmy Rowles (p), Harry Babasin (b), Irv Cottler (d), Corky Hale (hrp)
| a. | a-01 | Anything Goes (Cole Porter) |
| b. | a-02 | I'm Old Fashioned (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) |
| c. | a-03 | My Romance (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
| d. | a-04 | Topsy (Eddie Durham) |
| e. | b-01 | How Deep Is The Ocean (Irving Berlin) |
| f. | b-02 | Now You Know (Bobby Troup) |
| g. | b-03 | Angus (John Graas) |
| All titles on: | Bethlehem LP 10": BCP 1025 — Herbie Harper | |
Label gives "My Romance" but sleeve gives "I'll Take Romance" - confirmation needed.
Date: June 15, 1955
Location: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Label: Tampa
Herbie Harper (ldr), Bob Enevoldsen (ts), Herbie Harper (tb), Don Overberg (g), Red Mitchell (b), Frankie Capp (d)
| a. | a-01 | King Porter Stomp - 3:04 (Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| b. | a-02 | Alone Together - 2:53 (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| c. | a-03 | Skull Cap - 2:44 (Frankie Capp)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| d. | a-04 | Pick Yourself Up - 3:08 (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| e. | a-05 | Jim's Tune - 3:23 (Jimmy Williams)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| f. | b-01 | Don't Buck It - 3:29 (Keith 'Red' Mitchell)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| g. | alt | Juan Don - 2:51 (Don Overberg) |
| h. | b-02 | Juan Don - 2:55 (Don Overberg)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| i. | b-03 | Adiós - 4:03 (Enric Madriguera, Eddie Woods)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| j. | alt | Godchild - 3:16 (George Wallington) |
| k. | b-04 | Godchild - 3:14 (George Wallington)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| l. | alt | Stars Fell On Alabama - 1:59 (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) |
| m. | b-05 | Stars Fell On Alabama - 2:03 (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins)
Tampa LP 12": 25 — Five Brothers |
| All titles on: | V.S.O.P. CD: 9 — Five Brothers | |
CD issue lists alternative take of "Juan Don" as "Don's Tune".
Date: June 1957
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Mode
Herbie Harper (ldr), Jay Corre (ts), Herbie Harper (tb), Howard Roberts (g), Marty Paich (p), Red Mitchell (b), Frankie Capp, Mel Lewis (d)
| a. | a-01 | Jay's Tune - 4:57 (Jay Corre) |
| b. | a-02 | Little Orphan Annie - 3:38 (Gus Kahn, Joe Sanders) |
| c. | a-03 | Chloe - 6:53 (Charles N. Daniels [aka Neil Moret], Gus Kahn) |
| d. | b-01 | Let's Fall In Love - 3:46 (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) |
| e. | b-02 | Skylark - 2:29 (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) |
| f. | b-03 | Long Ago And Far Away - 4:10 (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) |
| g. | b-04 | That's For Sure - 4:46 (Frankie Capp) |
| All titles on: | V.S.O.P. LP 12": 49 — Herbie Harper Sextet (1987)
Mode LP 12": MOD LP 100 — Herbie Harper Sextet V.S.O.P. CD: 49 — Herbie Harper Sextet (1997) | |
Frankie Capp (d) on a-c; Mel Lewis (d) on d-g.
Date: May 6 & 7, 1981
Location: Larrabee Sound, Hollywood, CA
Label: Sea Breeze
Herbie Harper (ldr), Herbie Harper (tb), Jim Nichols (g), Bob Badgley (b), Chuck Piscitello (d)
| a. | a-01 | Shadow Waltz (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) |
| b. | a-02 | In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) |
| c. | a-03 | Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Andy Razaf) |
| d. | b-01 | My Inspiration (Bob Haggart, Hilton 'Nappy' Lamare) |
| e. | b-02 | Little Girl Blue (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
| f. | b-03 | All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| g. | b-04 | Summertime (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) |
| All titles on: | Sea Breeze LP 12": SBD 101 — Herbie Harper Revisited (1982) | |
Date: September 14, 15, 17, 1989
Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
Label: V.S.O.P.
Herbie Harper, Bill Perkins (ldr), Bill Perkins (f, ts, bar), Herbie Harper (tb), Larry Koonse (g), Jennifer Leitham (b), Larance Marable (d)
| a. | 01 | Zigeuner - 3:50 (Noel Coward) |
| b. | 02 | The Touch Of Your Lips - 3:50 (Ray Noble) |
| c. | 03 | The Wind - 4:10 (Russ Freeman, Jerry Gladstone) |
| d. | 04 | Mitch - 5:27 (Tom Garvin) |
| e. | 05 | Zingaro [aka Portrait In Black And White] - 4:06 (Antonio Carlos Jobim) |
| f. | 06 | Pieces Of Dreams - 5:02 (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) |
| g. | 07 | Remember - 5:24 (Irving Berlin) |
| h. | 08 | I Thought About You - 7:15 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) |
| i. | 09 | Fred - 6:15 (Fred Astaire, Neal Hefti) |
| j. | 10 | Dirty Man - 5:55 (Bob Brookmeyer) |
| All titles on: | V.S.O.P. CD: CD 80 — Two Brothers | |
Jennifer Leitham known as John Leitham prior to 2001.