John Wright Leader Entry
by Michael Fitzgerald

Generated on Sun, Oct 02, 2011


Date: August 30, 1960
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

John Wright (ldr), John Wright (p), Wendell Roberts (b), Walter McCants (d)

a. 2422    Sin Corner - 4:59  (Armond G. Jackson)
b. 2423    La Salle Street After Hours - 3:54  (Armond G. Jackson)
c. 2424    63rd And Cottage Grove - 5:19  (John Wright)
d. 2425    47th And Calumet - 4:04  (John Wright)
e. 2426    35th Street Blues - 6:59  (John Wright)
f. 2427    Amen Corner - 5:25  (Wendell Roberts)
g. 2428    South Side Soul - 5:26  (Esmond Edwards)
All titles on:      Prestige LP 12": PR 7190 — South Side Soul   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 1743-2 — South Side Soul   

Confirmation needed on composer of e.


Date: November 8, 1960
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

John Wright (ldr), John Wright (p), Wendell Marshall (b), J. C. Heard (d)

a. 2644    Things Are Getting Better  (Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley)
b. 2645    Witchcraft  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
c. 2646    The Very Thought Of You  (Ray Noble)
d. 2647    The Wright Way  (John Wright)
e. 2648    Pie Face  (John Wright)
f. 2649    You Do It  (John Wright)
g. 2650    Yes I Know  (John Wright)
h. 2651    Darn That Dream  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar DeLange)
All titles on:      Prestige LP 12": PR 7197 — Nice 'n' Tasty   

Confirmation needed on composer of a.


Date: June 23, 1961
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

John Wright (ldr), Edwin 'Eddy' Williams (ts), John Wright (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Roy Brooks (d)

a. 3102    Street  (John Wright)
b. 3103    Kitty  (John Wright)
c. 3104    Back In Jersey  (Edwin 'Eddy' Williams)
d. 3105    Soul Search  (Edwin 'Eddy' Williams)
e. 3106    Sparkie  (Edwin 'Eddy' Williams)
f. 3107    Like Someone In Love  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
g. 3108    It Could Happen To You  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
h. 3109    Makin' Out  (John Wright, Edwin 'Eddy' Williams)
All titles on:      Prestige LP 12": PR 7212 — Makin' Out   

Date: December 19, 1961
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

John Wright (ldr), John Wright (p), Gene Taylor (b), Walter McCants (d)

a. 3316    Les I Can't  (John Wright)
b. 3317    Be My Love  (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn)
c. 3318    Stella By Starlight  (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
d. 3319    The Last Amen  (John Wright)
e. 3320    But Beautiful  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
f. 3321    'Deed I Do  (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose)
g. 3322    Sheba  (John Wright)
h. 3323    More Than You Know  (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose)
All titles on:      New Jazz LP 12": NJ 8322 — The Last Amen   

Date: April 10, 1962
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

John Wright (ldr), John Wright (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Walter Perkins (d)

a. 3474    Our Waltz - 5:21  (David Rose)
b. 3475    Blue Prelude - 3:25  (Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop)
c. 3476    What's New - 5:29  (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
d. 3477    Strut - 5:16  (John Wright)
e. 3478    Now Hang In There - 4:03  (John Wright)
f. 3479    Shake - 2:31  (John Wright)
g. 3480    Everything's Gonna Work Out Fine - 3:24
h. 3481    Mr. Soul - 5:32  (Esmond Edwards)
All titles on:      Prestige LP 12": PR 7233 — Mr. Soul   
     Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-1876-2 — Mr. Soul   (1995)

Date: June 26, 1994
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Norma

John Wright (ldr), John Wright (p), Chris Giles (b), Steve Carow (d)

a. 01    Blue Monk  (Thelonious Monk)
b. 02    Please Send Me Someone To Love  (Percy Mayfield)
c. 03    Watermelon Man  (Herbie Hancock)
d. 04    Evelyn
e. 05    John Brown's Body  (Traditional)
f. 06    My Funny Valentine  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
g. 07    Summertime  (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
h. 08    Why Did I Choose You  (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin)
i. 09    The Preacher  (Horace Silver)
All titles on:      Norma LP 12": NLP 9506 — Wright Changes & Choices   
     Norma CD: NOCD 5627 — Wright Changes & Choices