The Blues Came Down From Memphis

Side 1:

01. The Boogie Disease - Doctor Ross

02. Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton

03. Baker Shop Boogie - Willie Nix

04. Bear Cat - Rufus Thomas Jr.

05. Take A Little Chance - Jimmy DeBerry

06. Juke Box Boogie - Doctor Ross

07. I Feel So Worried - Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson Combo

Side 2:

01. If You Love Me - Little Milton

02. Time Has Made a Change - Jimmy DeBerry

03. Come Back Baby - Doctor Ross

04. So Long Baby Goodbye - Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson Combo

05. Tiger Man - Rufus Thomas Jr.

06. Seems Like A Million Years - Willie Nix

07. Chicago Breakdown - Doctor Ross

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The Blues Came Down From Memphis (Mega)

This is a 1970s Charly reissue of an LP which originally came out on the London label in 1965. Compiled by Neil Slaven, this album must have had considerable impact on blues fans in the UK back in the 1960s. I'm too young to remember, of course. The music is what you might call "ragged but right" - produced by Sam Phillips in that little recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, for release on his own Sun label.

My only claim to blues fame is that I once shook James Cotton's hand. Kind of a tenuous connection to this LP, but there you go.

Original single releases:

Willie Nix (The Memphis Blues Boy): Baker Shop Boogie / Seems Like A Million Years - Sun 179, January 1953

Rufus "Hound Dog" Thomas Jr.: Bear Cat (The Answer To "Hound Dog") - Sun 181, March 1953

Jimmy DeBerry: Take a Little Chance / Time Has Made A Change - Sun 185, June 1953

Rufus Thomas, Jr.: Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) - Sun 188, July 8th, 1953

Doctor Ross: Come Back Baby - Sun 193, December 24th, 1953

Little Milton: If You Love Me - Sun 200, April 15th, 1954

James Cotton: Cotton Crop Blues - Sun 206, July 1st, 1954

Doctor Ross: The Boogie Disease / Juke Box Boogie - Sun 212, November 10th, 1954

Sammy Lewis-Willie Johnson Combo: I Feel So Worried / So Long Baby Goodbye - Sun 218, April 25th, 1955

Information from "Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll" by Colin Escott with Martin Hawkins (St. Martin's Press, 1992) -

The Resurrection Of Elmore James

Side 1:

01. Hawaiian Boogie Part 1

02. Quarter Past Nine

03. Sho Nuff I Do

04. Early In The Morning

05. One More Drink

06. Strange Kinda Feeling

Side 2:

01. Make My Dreams Come True

02. Late Hours At Midnight

03. Elmo's Shuffle

04. Can't Stop Lovin'

05. Make A Little Love

06. Hawaiian Boogie Part 2

The Resurrection Of Elmore James (Mega)

The Resurrection Of Elmore James (Zippy)

This is the second Elmore James LP in the "Anthology Of The Blues" series originally released on Kent and subsequently reissued on United-Superior and Musidisc. As I mentioned in the previous post (The Legend Of Elmore James), the May and June 2016 issues of "Blues & Rhythm" magazine ran a two part article by Ray Templeton on this series of compilations of blues tracks originally recorded for the Bihari owned labels (Modern, Flair, RPM, Meteor) in the 1940s and 1950s.

The full list of LPs in the series (compiled by Bruce Bromberg and Frank Scott) was as follows:

The Legend Of Elmore James (Kent KST-9001)

Memphis Blues (Kent KST-9002)

California Blues (Kent KST-9003)

Deep South Blues (Kent KST- 9004)

Texas Blues (Kent KST-9005)

Detroit Blues (Kent KST-9006)

Arkansas Blues (Kent KST-9007)

Lightnin' Hopkins - A Legend In His Own Time (Kent KST-9008)

Mississippi Blues (Kent KST-9009)

The Resurrection Of Elmore James (Kent KST-9010)

B.B. King 1949-1950 (Kent KST-9011)

West Coast Blues (KST-9012)

The original Kent issues (from 1969 onwards) were in gatefold sleeves, but over here in Europe the LPs were mostly available through the French Musidisc reissues of the late 1970s which were in single sleeves. However the original front cover art was still used. They were usually to be found going cheap (around £1.99) and as I said previously, I wish I'd bagged the lot! And how often do R&B fans who were buying LPs back in the 1970s / 80s say that to themselves? "Ah, if only I'd bought ..."

In the end I only bought five of the series - the two Elmore James albums, plus "Memphis Blues", "California Blues", and "Mississippi Blues."

Elmore James was one of the first blues musicians I really got into, and like many other UK fans, this was thanks to Jeremy Spencer's interpretations of James material for the original Fleetwood Mac (THE British blues band of the late '60s). The two "Anthology Of The Blues" Elmore comps were for long among my favourite blues LPs, especially "The Resurrection Of Elmore James", which rocks relentlessly. The rocking rhythm sections, the screaming slide guitar and that unique voice sounded like nobody else. Someone (I forget who) once said that Elmore James sang like he was on the edge of a nervous breakdown. I couldn't possibly improve on that insight. 

These collections of Elmore's earliest sides for the Bihari brothers still stand out today. His 1953 recordings for Chess / Checker, late 1950's sides for Chief and early 1960's material for Bobby Robinson's labels are all excellent too, but these recordings (mostly for Flair) have a raw power which I find especially appealing. "The Resurrection Of Elmore James" in particular would waken the dead. Download and crank up the volume to eleven. Let the blues blast forth!

01. Hawaiian Boogie Part 1- unissued, Jackson, Miss. April, 1952.

02. Quarter Past Nine - unissued, Chicago early 1954.

03. Sho Nuff I Do - alternate take of Flair 1039, "Club Bizarre", Canton, Miss. March / April 1954.

04. Early In The Morning - Flair 1011, 1953.

05. One More Drink - unissued, Jackson, Miss. April 1952.

06. Strange Kinda Feeling - alternate take of Flair 1022, Chicago, August 1953.

07. Make My Dreams Come True - alternate take of Flair 1031, Chicago, August 1953.

08. Late Hours At Midnight - Flair 1062, Culver City, CA. August /September 1954.

09. Elmo's Shuffle - unissued, Chicago, January 4th 1956.

10. Can't Stop Lovin' - Flair 1014, 1953.

11. Make A Little Love - Flair 1014, 1953.

12. Hawaiian Boogie (Part 2) - Flair 1011, 1953.

The Legend Of Elmore James

Side 1:

01. Wild About You Baby

02. I Held My Baby Last Night

03. Long Tall Woman

04. Where Can My Baby Be

05. I Believe

06. Sinful Woman

Side 2:

01. Canton, Mississippi Breakdown

02. 1839 Blues

03. Please Find My Baby

04. So Mean To Me

05. Hand In Hand

06. Rock My Baby Right

The Legend Of Elmore James (Mega)

The Legend Of Elmore James (Zippy)

"The Legend Of Elmore James" was the first LP released in the 12 disc series "Anthology Of The Blues Archive Series" on the Kent label from 1969 onwards. The series, compiled by Frank Scott and Bruce Bromberg, brought together sides recorded in the 1940s and 1950s for the Bihari Brothers owned Modern Records and its subsidiaries RPM, Flair and Meteor. These LPs were re-issued later in the 1970s on another Bihari label, United Superior. In Europe all 12 discs were released on the French label Musidisc, and it's the Musidisc edition of "The Legend Of Elmore James" which you can download from here. I bought a few of the Musidisc issues back in the 1970s / 1980s and looking back, I wish I had bought the lot! After all, I think they cost only a couple of quid each.

The May and June 2016 editions of "Blues And Rhythm" Magazine carried a 2 part article by Ray Templeton on the background to the "Anthology Of The Blues" series, and the subsequent more recent reissue on CD by Ace UK of the blues material recorded by the Biharis 60 years and more ago. 

01. Wild About You (Baby) - alternate take of Modern 983 - 1956

02. I Held My Baby Last Night - Meteor 5000 - 1953

03. Long Tall Woman - alternate take of Modern 983 - 1956

04. Where Can My Baby Be - unissued

05. I Believe - Meteor 5000 - 1953

06. Sinful Woman - Meteor 5003 - 1953

07. Canton, Mississippi Breakdown - unissued

08. 1839 Blues - Flair 1039 - 1954

09. Please Find My Baby - Flair 1022 - 1953

10. So Mean To Me - unissued

11. Hand In Hand - Flair 1031 - 1954

12. Rock My Baby Right - Flair 1048 - 1954

Scans: courtesy Joan K

Recommended purchase:

"The Best Of Elmore James - The Early Years" Ace CDCHD 583. Twenty-eight cracking tracks recorded for the Bihari Brothers' labels 1952 - 1956 plus Elmore's first record on Trumpet from 1951 - "Dust My Broom." Slashing slide guitar, rocking sax backing and soulful blues wailing. A must have.

Baby Scratch My Back / I'm Gonna Miss You - Slim Harpo (Excello 2273)

Thanks to El Enmascarado for these rips and scans from a well-used 45. Click twice on the above embedded players to hear swamp bluesman Slim Harpo (real name James Moore).

Both sides recorded in Jay Miller's studio in Crowley, Louisiana in October 1965. Personnel: Slim Harpo (vocal, harmonica); James Johnson, Rudolph Richard (guitars); Geese August (bass); Sammy Brown (drums); poss Monroe Vincent (percussion).

Excello 2273 released January 1966. Number 16 in the Billboard pop charts, March 1966. This was Slim Harpo's second pop hit, his "Rainin' In My Heart" having reached number 34 in the Billboard chart in July 1961.

After a recent sax 'n' bebop splurge on the blog, it's time to revisit the blues! I've also had a request for more doo-wop. So much music and so little time.

Gene Ammons & Leo Parker - Red Top

Side 1:

01. El Sino - Leo Parker's All Stars

02. Ineta - Leo Parker's All Stars

03. Wild Leo - Leo Parker's All Stars

04. Leaping Leo - Leo Parker's All Stars

05. Just Chips - Gene Ammons

06. Street Of Dreams - Gene Ammons

07. Good Time Blues - Gene Ammons

Side 2:

01. Travellin' Light - Gene Ammons

02. Red Top - Gene Ammons

03. Fuzzy - Gene Ammons

04. Stairway To The Stars - Gene Ammons

05. Jim Dawgs - Gene Ammons

06. Big Slam Part One - Gene Ammons

07. Big Slam Part Two - Gene Ammons

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Red Top (Mega)

Red Top (Zippy)

The title of this collection is slightly misleading as none of the tracks were recorded by Gene Ammons for Savoy as the named artist. The first four tracks were recorded for Savoy in 1947 and constitute a Leo Parker session, with Gene as a sideman.

The rest of the tracks on the LP were recorded by Gene for the United label of Chicago in 1952-53. These sides were later purchased by Savoy for LP release. See the session and release details below for the facts, Jack!

Savoy renamed "Jim Dog", which became "Jim Dawgs", "The Beat", which became "Good Time Blues", and on this LP considerably altered the two-parter "Big Slam", removing the dubbed on crowd noise from the original single release, and also re-editing the material into a different form. As you can read below, your intrepid blogger acquired a considerable headache through multiple listenings of "Big Slam" in its various forms.

However, solace was found on the Red Saunders Research Foundation website where I read up on Gene Ammons' United releases. Scrolling through the site reminded me of the brilliant sax tracks released by United in the early '50s - tracks by the likes of Jimmy Forrest, Eddie Chamblee and Tab Smith as well as Gene.

Included in the download is a homemade alternative front cover for this LP - a cover which gives prominence to Leo Parker and uses a vintage photo of Gene rather than the one on the official cover.

Session and original release details:

Leo Parker Savoy session, 1947:

Side 1, tracks 1-4, recorded in Detroit, October 4th, 1947. Leo Parker's All Stars: Howard McGhee (trumpet); Gene Ammons (tenor sax); Leo Parker (baritone sax); Junior Mance (piano); Gene Wright
(bass); Charles Williams (drums)

El Sino / Wild Leo released on Savoy 912, December 1947.

Wee Dot / Leaping Leo released on Savoy 950, c 1948.

Running Water (Stan Getz) / Ineta released on Savoy 954, c 1948.

Gene Ammons United Sessions, 1952-1953:

Side 1, tracks 5-7, Side 2, track 1, recorded in Chicago, November 18th, 1952. John Coles (trumpet); Lino Murray (trombone); Gene Ammons (tenor sax); McKinley Easton (tenor sax, baritone sax); John Houston (piano); unknown (guitar); Benny Stuberville (bass); George Brown (drums)

Side 2, track 2 recorded in Chicago, April 15th, 1953. Personnel as in November 1952 session.

Side 2, tracks 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 recorded in Chicago, June 8th, 1953. Personnel as in previous two sessions.

United releases were credited to "Gene Ammons, His Golden Toned Tenor and Orchestra."

Street Of Dreams / The Beat (renamed "Good Time Blues" on Savoy releases), released on United 137, January 1953.

Red Top / Just Chips released on United 149, May 1953.

Stairway To The Stars / Jim Dog released on United 164, January 1954. On later releases "Jim Dog" was listed as "Jim Dawgs" but it is unrelated to the original track of this title by Ike Quebec on Savoy from 1947.

Big Slam Part 1 / Big Slam Part II released on United 175, April 1954. There is a difference between the two parter as presented on this LP and the original two part release on 78 rpm.

The track listed as "Big Slam Part One" on the LP has a running time of over 4 minutes 20 seconds, too long for one side of a 78 rpm single, yet well under the combined running time of the two sides of the original 78 which was well over 5 minutes.  The running time of the original 78 rpm release of "Big Slam Part 1" was 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

The track listed as "Big Slam Part Two" on the LP has a running time of 2 minutes and 35 seconds. The running time of the original 78 rpm release of "Big Slam Part II" was 2 minutes and 55 seconds.

There are two YouTube clips of the 78 rpm release, one from "cdbpx", the other from "ShellacHeaven." Comparing the LP tracks with these clips reveals that "Big Slam Part Two" on this LP seems to be the same as the original version of "Big Slam Part II."

The original 78 rpm disc has dubbed crowd noise to give the impression that it is a live recording of an onstage jam session. This probably accounts for the slightly longer running time of the 78 version of Part II. "Big Slam Part One" on the LP contains material from both the original 78 rpm sides, ending exactly the same as "Big Slam Part Two." It appears to be a shortened edit of the combined sides 1 and 2 of the 78 rpm single release.

Fuzzy / Traveling Light released on United 185, November 1954. No complications, as far as I can see!

Information sources - LP sleevenotes by Bob Porter, Bruyninckx, Billboard, The Red Saunders Research Foundation.

The Be-Bop Boys - Boppin' A Riff

Side 1:

01. Boppin' A Riff, Parts 1 and 2

02. Fat Boy, Parts 1 and 2

Side 2:

01. Everything's Cool, Parts 1 and 2

02. Webb City, Parts 1 and 2

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Recorded in New York, September 6th, 1946. Personnel: Kenny Dorham; Fats Navarro (trumpet); Sonny Stitt (alto sax); Morris Lane (tenor sax); Eddie DeVerteuil (baritone sax); Bud Powell (piano); Al Hall (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums); Gil Fuller (arranger)

The session was credited to Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be-Bop Boys

Release details:

01. Boppin' A Riff, Parts 1 and 2 - Savoy 588

02. Fat Boy, Parts 1 and 2 - Savoy 587

03. Everything's Cool, Parts 1 and 2 - Savoy 586

04. Webb City, Parts 1 and 2 - Savoy 585

The above four 78 rpm singles were listed in Billboard's Advance Record Releases section of 12th October 1946 as being due for release as a 4 disc set called "Be Bop Jam Session Album" (Savoy S-506). "Webb City" was later reissued as Savoy 900 and "Fat Boy" was reissued as Savoy 901. "Everything's Cool" was reissued as Savoy 941, credited to Fats Navarro.

These tracks have been reissued many times on LP and EP but with changing credited artists. For example "Fat Boy" was on "New Sounds In Modern Music - Fats Navarro" (Savoy MG 9005) issued in 1951:

"Everything's Cool" was on the 1952 Sonny Stitt LP (MG 9006) in the same series:

This is one of those "knock off" posts where a few tracks are gathered together into a home made compilation on some pretext or other. I've cobbled together a set inspired by the previous post on Morris Lane. I referred to the fact that prior to his first recording for Savoy as named artist, Lane had recorded for that label as a member of "The Be-Bop Boys" alongside some of the biggest names in bop, including Fats Navarro, Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell. Here are the four singles which resulted from that session, presented in the order in which they were recorded. Each track was split in two to fit onto a 78 rpm single, which leads to some odd sounding fade outs and fade ins.

"The Be-Bop Boys" was a generic name used by Savoy for recordings by various lineups of boppers, including bands led by Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Allen Eager and Sonny Stitt. Anyway I'm a sucker for bop, so I'm off to find my beret and bop shades, then I'm going to  dig these cool vibes! I might even grow a goatee too. Way out, daddy-o.

Morris Lane - Tenor Saxsation (Re-up)

Side1:

01. Bobby's Boogie

02. Ghost Town

03. Luke The Spook

04. Down The Lane

05. Blue Jeans

06. BO Plenty's Return

07. Midnight Sun

08. Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song)

Side 2:

01. Moon Ray

02. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire

03. It Ain't Necessarily So

04. Stairway To The Stars

05. Poinciana

06. Blues In The Night

07. Twilight Time

08. Everything I Have Is Yours

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Original post (1st March, 2009) is here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/morris-lane-tenor-saxsation.html

Good compilation of sides by ex-Lionel Hampton tenor sax player Morris Lane. Sides recorded 1947 - 1952. The first six tracks (recorded for Savoy, Apollo and Robin) are good rousing jump blues. In 1952 Lane changed style, recording a series of swing standards for Coral with a band featuring Bill Doggett on organ and Leroy Kirkland.  He recorded another four sides in the same vein for the small Scooter label. The Coral and Scooter sides are comparable to the sax stylings of Earl Bostic and Lynn Hope and obviously aimed at the same audience.

Not covered in this comp are sides Lane recorded in 1946 for Savoy with, inter alia, Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Kenny Clarke as part of a group billed as the "Be-Bop Boys." They may well be coming up in a future post.

The Rockin' And Walkin' Rhythm Of Eddie Chamblee (Re-up)

Side 1:

01. Back Street

02. Last Call

03. Song Of India

04. Dureop pt 1

05. Dureop pt 2

06. Cradle Rock

07. Lazy Mood

08. Blue Steel

09. All Out

Side 2:

01. Wooden Soldiers Swing

02. 6 String Boogie

03. Walkin' Home

04. Lonesome Road

05. Come On In

06. La! La! La! Lady

07. Goin' Long

08. Back Up

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Original post (13th March, 2011):

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/eddie-chamblee-rockin-and-walkin-rhythm.html

The original post is well worth reading for the background info on Eddie Chamblee. Peruse and get hip!

All sides recorded in Chicago, 1947 - 1957. Original releases on Miracle, Coral, United and Mercury.

Big Sound Tenors re-upped

Side A:

1. Creamin' Boogie - Julian Dash

2. For Squares Only - Julian Dash

3. Devil's Lament - Julian Dash

4. Dance of the Mother Bird - Julian Dash

5. Long Long Ago - Al Sears

6. Searsy - Al Sears

7. Tweedle Dee - Al Sears

8. So Glad - Al Sears

Side B:

1. Walkin' Home - Eddie Chamblee

2. Goin' Long - Eddie Chamblee

3. Back Up - Eddie Chamblee

4. Lazy Mood - Eddie Chamblee

5. Time Out For The Blues - Ben Webster

6. Cotton Tail - Ben Webster

7. Surf Board - Ben Webster

8. You Are Too Beautiful - Ben Webster

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Original post (17th July, 2010):

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/big-sound-tenors.html

In response to a re-up request here's a fine tenor sax compilation which was donated by Big Al (The Bloggers' Pal) nearly 6 years ago. The original post (follow the above link) has extensive background information on the above tracks and artists. This is where swing, R&B, jazz and even rock and roll meet. My kinda music!

The Nat "King" Cole Trio - Great Capitol Masters

Side 1:

01. I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm

02. Kee Mo Ky Mo

03. I Used To Love You

04. These Foolish Things

05. Dream A Little Dream Of Me

06. The Love Nest

07. But All I've Got Is Me

08. I've Got A Way With Women

Side 2:

01. When I Take My Sugar To Tea

02. I Miss You So

03. You're The Cream in My Coffee

04. But She's My Buddy's Chick

05. Naughty Angeline

06. The Best Man

07. I Think You Get What I Mean

08. That's What

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This 1985 Pathe Marconi collection of King Cole Trio recordings for Capitol contains quite a few rarities, as can be seen from the information I've compiled below. Most of the tracks were recorded by the classic Trio lineup of Nat "King" Cole (piano, vocals), Oscar Moore (guitar) and Johnny Miller (bass). Oscar Moore left the Trio in September 1947 to join his brother's successful group, Johnny Moore and the Three Blazers which featured Charles Brown on piano and vocals. Irving Ashby replaced Oscar Moore in the Trio. Johnny Miller left in the spring of 1948 and also joined Johnny Moore and the Three Blazers. He was replaced by Joe Comfort. In 1949 bongo player Jack Costanzo was added to the Trio, which was now billed as King Cole and his Trio.

This lineup lasted into 1951. In 1952 the Trio consisted of Nat "King" Cole, John Collins (guitar) and Charlie Harris (bass) with Jack Costanzo on bongos. Variants of this lineup continued to record until 1956 by which time Nat's popular song recording work with full orchestras had taken over completely from the jazzy trio sound of the 1940s.

There's no discographical information on the LP cover, so your intrepid blogger has been hunting through websites, books and CD booklets to get the lowdown on these tracks. Below you'll find details of the recording date and personnel plus the original release of each track on "Great Capitol Masters."

01. I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm - recorded October 18th 1945, NYC. First released on "Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary Album" 1954. *

02. Kee Mo Ky Mo - recorded August 15th, 1947, Los Angeles. First released on "King Cole For Kids" album, August, 1948. *

03. I Used To Love You - recorded November, 1949, NYC. Unreleased. ***

04. These Foolish Things - recorded August 13th, 1947, Los Angeles. Released on Capitol 10189 b/w "Cole Capers", February 1949. *

05. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - recorded October 28th, 1947, NYC. First released on "Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary Album" 1954. **

06. The Love Nest - recorded October 28th, 1947, NYC. First released on "Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary Album" 1954. **

07. But All I've Got Is Me - recorded July 3rd, 1947, Los Angeles. First released on "Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary Album" 1954. *

08. I've Got A Way With Women - recorded November 24th, 1947, NYC. First released on Capitol 15110 as B Side of "Don't Blame Me", June 1948. **

09. When I Take My Sugar To Tea - recorded Hollywood, August 6th, 1947. First released on Capitol 813, b/w "If I Had You", February 1950. *

10. I Miss You So - recorded Hollywood, June 13th, 1947. First released on Capitol B444, b/w "I Think You Get What I Mean", August, 1947. *

11. You're The Cream in My Coffee - recorded in NYC, December 18th, 1946. First released on Capitol 10086, a disc which was part of a 4 disc album, CD-49, "Capitol Artists Present Somebody Loves Me: The Beloved Songs of Buddy DeSilva." The other side of Capitol 10086 was by Clark Dennis with the Paul Weston Orchestra. Issued, May 1947. *

12. But She's My Buddy's Chick - recorded in Los Angeles, May 1st, 1946. First released on Capitol 328, B Side of "That's The Beginning Of The End", December 1946. *

13. Naughty Angeline - recorded in Los Angeles, June 13th, 1947. First released on Capitol 437 b/w "That's What", July, 1947. *

14. The Best Man - recorded in NYC, August 19th, 1946. First released on Capitol 304 b/w "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons", September, 1946. * (with Jack "The Bear" Parker on drums)

15. I Think You Get What I Mean - recorded in Los Angeles, July 3rd, 1947. First released on Capitol B444 b/w "I Miss You So", August, 1947.*

16. That's What - recorded in Los Angeles, June 13th, 1947. First released on Capitol 437 b/w "Naughty Angeline", July, 1947. *

* = Nat "King" Cole (piano, vocal); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)

** = Nat "King" Cole (piano, vocal); Irving Ashby (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)

*** = Nat "King" Cole (piano, vocal); Irving Ashby (guitar); Joe Comfort (bass); Jack Costanzo (bongos)

Above: "King Cole For Kids", the 1948 album (set of three 78rpm discs) which featured "Kee Mo Ky Mo." The album was re-released as a 10" LP with two additional tracks in 1951.

Above: "Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary", the 1954 LP which featured first releases of  "I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm", "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", "The Love Nest" and "But All I've Got Is Me". The LP was also released as a set of four EPs.

Above: "Capitol Artists Present Somebody Loves Me: The Beloved Songs of Buddy DeSilva", the 1947 album (set of four 78rpm discs) which contained "You're The Cream In My Coffee." This was the only King Cole Trio side on the collection.

Discographical information from:

Bruyninckx Discography

Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll - Nick Tosches

Nat King Cole: The Man and his Music - James Haskins with Kathleen Benson

Billboard

Notes to "Cool Cole: The King Cole Trio Story" (Proper 4CD set) by Joop Visser

Notes to "The Cocktail Combos" (Capitol Blues Collection 3CD set) by Billy Vera

Worth looking out for:

The Cocktail Combos - superb Capitol 3CD set compiled by Billy Vera in 1997. The King Cole Trio (including "Get Your Kicks On Route 66"), Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon.

Cool Cole: The King Cole Trio Story - Proper 4CD set with some Decca, Exelsior and Premier sides, but mostly featuring the great Capitol sides.