Joe Castro - Discography

Discography

Session

Possibly as follows: The Four Riffs: Treasure Ford vocal; Ernie Chavez clarinet; Joe Castro piano; Tom Brocato double bass.

California, Saturday, September 20, 1947.

1

I Can’t Get Started
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by Vernon Duke)

3:06

Soundcraft “Audition” (home recording disc)

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Session

Possibly as follows: The Four Riffs: Tom Brocato vocal; Joe Castro piano.

California, Sunday, September 21, 1947.

1

I‘ve Got You Under My Skin
(words and music by Cole Porter)

2:44

Soundcraft “Audition” (home recording disc)

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Jam Session

Joe Castro piano; probably Bob Bertaux double bass; Chico Hamilton drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, summer 1954.

1

Abstract Sweets
(music by Joe Castro)

25:44

Sunnyside SSC 1391-1 (3)

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Jam Session

John Anderson trumpet; Buddy Collette flute, clarinet; Joe Castro piano; Buddy Woodson double bass; Chico Hamilton drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, summer 1954.

1

Abstract Candy part I
(music by Joe Castro)

31:36

Sunnyside SSC 1391-1 (1)

2

Abstract Candy part II
(music by Joe Castro)

11:35

Sunnyside SSC 1391-1 (2)

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Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Jimmy Pratt drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, February 5, 1955.

The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Isham Jones)

ct

 

2:58

Take 01

If I Could Be with You One Hour To-Night
 (words & music by Henry Creamer and Jimmy Johnson)

ct

 

3:52

Take 02

If I Could Be with You One Hour To-Night
 (words & music by Henry Creamer and Jimmy Johnson)

ct

 

3:57

1

St. Louis Blues
 (words & music by W. C. Handy)

inc.

 

1:02

2

St. Louis Blues
 (words & music by W. C. Handy)

inc.

 

2:34

Take 02

Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

ct

 

3:42

Take 03

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

inc.

 

1:57

Take 04

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

MASTER

 

4:00

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (6)

Take 01

Original in G
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:50

Take 02

Original in G
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:48

Take 03

Original in G
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:57

Take 01

Sometimes I'm Happy
 (words by Leo Robin and Clifford Grey - music by Vincent Youmans)

ct

 

3:40

Take 02

Sometimes I'm Happy
 (words by Leo Robin and Clifford Grey - music by Vincent Youmans)

inc.

 

2:20

Take 03

Sometimes I'm Happy
 (words by Leo Robin and Clifford Grey - music by Vincent Youmans)

MASTER

 

3:45

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (16)

They Can't Take That Away from Me
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

MASTER

3:43

 

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (4)

Black and Blue (What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue)
(words by Andy Razaf - music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks)

MASTER

3:23

 

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (10)

Abbreviations: ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Session

Stan Getz with Teddy Wilson Trio. Stan Getz tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson piano; Bob Bertaux double bass; Jimmy Pratt drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, July 3, 1955.

1

Falcon Blues (Blues in G)
 (music by Joe Castro)

7:35

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (1)

2

Someone To Watch over Me
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

6:53

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (2)

3

Just One of Those Things
(words & music by Cole Porter)

7:04

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (3)

4

Out of Nowhere
(words by Edward Heyman - music by John Green)

6:00

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (4)

5

I Want To Be Happy
 (words by Irving Caesar - music by Vincent Youmans)

8:00

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (5)

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Session

Teddy Wilson Trio. Teddy Wilson piano; Bob Bertaux double bass; Jimmy Pratt drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, July 3, 1955.

1

Just You, Just Me
(words by Raymond Klages - music by Jesse Greer)

4:18

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (6)

2

Everything I Have Is Yours
(words by Harold Adamson - music by Burton Lane)

3:40

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (7)

3

I Got Rhythm
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

4:14

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (8)

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Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Red Mitchell double bass; Jimmy Pratt drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Thursday, December 1, 1955.

The Way You Look Tonight
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

ct

 

7:22

Blues 
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

10:05

Take 01

All My Love
 (words by Mitchell Parish (French words by Henri Contet) - music by Paul Durand)

ct

 

2:51

Take 02

All My Love
 (words by Mitchell Parish (French words by Henri Contet) - music by Paul Durand)

ct

 

2:57

Take 01

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

ct

 

5:11

Take 02

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

ct

 

4:21

1

Zoot Blues
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

5:11

2

Zoot Blues
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

 

4:20

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (9)

1

Santa Cruz
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:42

2

Santa Cruz
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:41

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

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Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Red Mitchell double bass; Jimmy Pratt drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Friday, December 2, 1955.

Take 01

Original in Am
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

Take 02

Original in Am
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

Take 03

Original in Am
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

Take 01

What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
 (words & music by Walter Donaldson and Abe Lyman)

 

Take 02

What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
 (words & music by Walter Donaldson and Abe Lyman)

 

Take 01

Until the Real Thing Comes Along
 (words by Sammy Cahn - music by Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, and Sal Chaplin)

 

Take 02

Until the Real Thing Comes Along
 (words by Sammy Cahn - music by Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, and Sal Chaplin)

 

Take 01

Love Me or Leave Me
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Walter Donaldson)

 

Take 02

Love Me or Leave Me
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Walter Donaldson)

 

Lost tape.

Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Red Mitchell double bass; Jimmy Pratt drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, December 3, 1955.

Rosetta
 (words & music by Earl Hines and Henri Woode)

ct

 

10:13

1

The Way You Look Tonight 
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

reh

 

0:04

2

The Way You Look Tonight 
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

ct

 

4:38

1

Ain't Misbehavin'   
 (words by Andy Razaf - music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks)

bd

 

2:23

2

Ain't Misbehavin'   
 (words by Andy Razaf - music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks)

ct

 

4:18

1

Have You Met Miss Jones?   
 (words by Lorenz Hart - music by Richard Rodgers)

fs

 

0:02

2

Have You Met Miss Jones?   
 (words by Lorenz Hart - music by Richard Rodgers)

fs

 

0:03

3

Have You Met Miss Jones?   
 (words by Lorenz Hart - music by Richard Rodgers)

MASTER

 

3:38

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (7)

Things Ain't What They Used To Be   
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

ct

 

3:59

1

I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)   
 (words by Harry Ruskin - music by Henry Sullivan)

bd

 

0:06

2

I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)   
 (words by Harry Ruskin - music by Henry Sullivan)

fs

 

0:02

3

I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)   
 (words by Harry Ruskin - music by Henry Sullivan)

bd

 

0:37

4

I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)   
 (words by Harry Ruskin - music by Henry Sullivan)

reh

 

0:04

5

I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)   
 (words by Harry Ruskin - music by Henry Sullivan)

ct

 

3:59

Angel Eyes   
 (words by Earl Brent - music by Matt Dennis)

ct

 

8:08

1

Don't Get Around Much Anymore   
 (words by Bob Russell - music by Duke Ellington)

reh

 

0:02

2

Don't Get Around Much Anymore   
 (words by Bob Russell - music by Duke Ellington)

ct

 

4:42

1

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)   
 (words by Irving Mills - music by Duke Ellington)

ct

 

2:16

2

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)   
 (words by Irving Mills - music by Duke Ellington)

MASTER

 

2:48

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (1)

1

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

fs

 

0:03

2

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

fs

 

0:01

3

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

fs

 

0:01

4

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

MASTER

 

3:21

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (15)

5

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

fs

 

0:01

6

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

bd

 

0:40

7

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

fs

 

0:02

8

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

bd

 

0:11

9

It's All Right with Me   
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

ct

 

3:20

1

Pennies from Heaven   
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

wu

 

0:05

2

Pennies from Heaven   
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

fs

 

0:02

3

Pennies from Heaven   
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

fs

 

0:01

4

Pennies from Heaven   
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

ct

 

4:10

5

Pennies from Heaven   
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

reh

 

0:04

6

Pennies from Heaven   
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

MASTER

 

4:04

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (12)

1

Tangerine   
 (words by Johnny Mercer - music by Victor Schertzinger)

ct

 

2:47

2

Tangerine   
 (words by Johnny Mercer - music by Victor Schertzinger)

ct

 

2:40

1

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

ct

 

2:43

2

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

fs

 

0:02

3

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

inc.

 

1:51

4

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

ct

 

2:37

5

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

inc.

 

2:58

6

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

ct

 

2:43

7

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

reh

 

0:03

8

Opus One   
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

ct

 

2:35

1

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

wu

 

0:06

2

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

ct

 

3:32

3

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

fs

 

0:01

4

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

fs

 

0:02

5

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

fs

 

0:01

6

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

fs

 

0:05

7

Taking a Chance on Love   
 (words by Ted Fetter & John Latouche - music by Vernon Duke)

MASTER

 

3:28

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (17)

1

Jazzbo's Jaunt   
 (music by Milty Gold)

bd

 

0:09

2

Jazzbo's Jaunt   
 (music by Milty Gold)

ct

 

2:27

3

Jazzbo's Jaunt   
 (music by Milty Gold)

ct

 

2:27

4

Jazzbo's Jaunt   
 (music by Milty Gold)

bd

 

0:17

5

Jazzbo's Jaunt   
 (music by Milty Gold)

MASTER

 

2:29

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (11)

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; reh. for “rehearsal”; “wu” for warm-up; ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Session

Zoot Sims and Teddy Wilson Trio. Zoot Sims tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson piano; Buddy Jones double bass; possibly Sol Gubin drums.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Saturday, January 7, 1956.

1

Sunday
(words & music by Ned Miller, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, and Bennie Krueger)

7:27

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (9)

2

You Go to My Head
 (words by Haven Gillespie - music by J. Fred Coots)

4:30

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (10)

3

I've Found a New Baby
(words & music by Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams)

4:45

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (11)

4

All of Me
(words & music by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks)

7:07

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (12)

5

Tea for Two
(words by Irving Caesar - music by Vincent Youmans)

6:52

Sunnyside SSC 1391-2 (13)

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Jam Session

Possibly John Glasel trumpet; possibly Bob Wilber tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford double bass; Ron Jefferson drums.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Saturday February 4, 1956.

1

There Will Never Be Another You
(words by Mack Gordon - music by Harry Warren)

13:13

Bob Wilber - John Glasel - Joe Castro - Oscar Pettiford

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 (5)

2

(I Got Rhythm in D flat)
 (music by Joe Castro)

20:38

Bob Wilber - John Glasel - Joe Castro - Oscar Pettiford - Ron Jefferson

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 wrongly propose Lucky Thompson as the tenor saxophonist for this session (Noal Cohen).

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Jam Session

Sonny Truitt (3, 4) trombone; Zoot Sims (2, 3, 4), Lucky Thompson (1, 2, 4) tenor saxophones; Joe Castro (2, 3, 4) piano; Oscar Pettiford double bass; Ron Jefferson drums.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Sunday February 5, 1956.

1

Tricotism
(music by Oscar Pettiford)

6:33

Lucky Thompson - Oscar Pettiford - Lucky Thompson

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 (1)

2

Lester Leaps in
(music by Lester Young)

11:10

Lucky Thompson - Zoot Sims - Oscar Pettiford - Joe Castro - Ron Jefferson

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 (2)

3

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
 (words by Ted Persons - music by Mercer Ellington)

13:33

Zoot Sims - Sonny Truitt - Joe Castro - Zoot Sims

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 (3)

4

Just Joe
(music by Joe Castro)

13:24

Zoot Sims - Sonny Truitt - Lucky Thompson - Joe Castro - Ron Jefferson

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 (4)

Just Joe is copying from Hackensack (music by Thelonious Monk).

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Jam Session

Sonny Truitt trombone; Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson (4) tenor saxophones; Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford double bass; Ron Jefferson drums.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey, probably on Sunday February 5, 1956.

1

Stompin' at the Savoy
(words by Andy Razaf - music by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, and Edgar Sampson)

10:14

Zoot Sims - Sonny Truitt - Joe Castro - Oscar Pettiford

2

Out of Nowhere
 (words by Edward Heyman - music by John Green)

10:21

Zoot Sims - Sonny Truitt - Joe Castro - Oscar Pettiford

Sunnyside SSC 1391-3 (6)

3

Zoot Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

inc.

8:00

Zoot Sims - Sonny Truitt - Joe Castro - Oscar Pettiford

4

Blues in A flat

(music by Joe Castro)

inc.

11:26

Zoot Sims - Lucky Thompson - Sonny Truitt - Joe Castro

Abbreviation: inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Lawrence Marable drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Thursday February 16, 1956.

Take 01

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

ct

 

2:20

Take 02

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

ct

 

2:47

Take 03

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

MASTER

 

2:51

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (13)

Take 04

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

ct

 

2:43

Take 05

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

ct

 

2:10

St. Louis Blues    
 (words & music by W. C. Handy)

MASTER

 

3:51

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (5)

Take 01

Jordu    
 (music by Duke Jordan)

ct

 

2:23

Take 02

Jordu    
 (music by Duke Jordan)

ct

 

2:54

Original in G    
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

Take 01

Straight Life    
 (music by Johnny Mandel)

ct

 

3:34

Take 02

Straight Life    
 (music by Johnny Mandel)

inc.

 

2:49

Take 03

Straight Life    
 (music by Johnny Mandel)

MASTER

 

3:49

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (14)

Take 01

H and J    
 (music by Harry Edison)

ct

 

4:15

Take 02

H and J    
 (music by Harry Edison)

ct

 

4:12

It's Always You    
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

ct

 

3:38

Minuet in Jazz    
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

 

3:05

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (3)

Abbreviations: ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Paul Chambers double bass; Philly Joe Jones drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Friday, February 17, 1956 from 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

Take 01

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

ct

 

2:27

Take 02

Blues in the Closet  
 (music by Oscar Pettiford)

ct

 

2:37

More Than You Know  
 (words by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu - music by Vincent Youmans)

ct

 

4:11

Take 01

Groovin' High  
 (music by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie)

ct

 

3:25

Take 02

Groovin' High  
 (music by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie)

ct

 

3:17

Zoot Blues  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

3:49

Give Me the Simple Life  
 (words by Harry Ruby - music by Rube Bloom)

ct

 

2:50

Take 01

Dorshka  
 (music by Joe Castro)

inc.

 

4:12

Take 02

Dorshka  
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

 

4:36

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (6)

I Get a Kick out of You  
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

ct

 

3:47

Take 01

Little Groove  
 (music by Joe Castro)

inc.

 

2:27

Take 02

Little Groove  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

lost

Take 01

Chair-O Key  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:33

Take 02

Chair-O Key  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

2:40

1

I Can't Give You Anything but Love  
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jimmy McHugh)

inc.

 

lost

2

I Can't Give You Anything but Love  
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jimmy McHugh)

ct

 

5:36

Take 01

Original on Indiana (Boogey)   
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

3:02

Take 02

Original on Indiana (Boogey)   
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

3:02

Take 03

Original on Indiana (Boogey)   
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

3:02

Blues for Nat  
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

 

3:23

Sunnyside SSC 1393-1 (2)

Slammin' Wire (Blues for Paul)    
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

6:26

Abbreviations: ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Red Mitchell double bass; Lawrence Marable drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Friday, February 17, 1956 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Take 01

Jersey Bounce    
 (words by Robert B. Wright - music by Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, and Edward Johnson)

 

Take 02

Jersey Bounce    
 (words by Robert B. Wright - music by Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, and Edward Johnson)

 

Take 01

Liza (All the Cloud's'll Roll Away)     
 (words by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn - music by George Gershwin)

 

Take 02

Liza (All the Cloud's'll Roll Away)     
 (words by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn - music by George Gershwin)

 

Buttercup     
 (music by Bud Powell)

 

Blues     
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

Pot Luck      
 (music by Horace Silver)

 

I Remember You      
 (words by Johnny Mercer - music by Victor Schertzinger)

ct

 

6:26

Lost tape.

Session

Zoot Sims Quartet. Zoot Sims alto saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Ron Jefferson drums.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey, second half of April 1956.

1

Swinging with Rudolph

inc. lost

2

Swinging with Rudolph
(music by Joe Castro)

7:16

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (6)

1

East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
(words & music by Brooks Bowman)

6:59

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (7)

2

East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
(words & music by Brooks Bowman)

inc.

2:12

A Night in Tunisia
(music by Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli)

6:18

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (1)

Pennies from Heaven
(words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

6:57

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (2)

1

It's Always You
(words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

9:28

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (4)

2

Blues for Nat
(music by Joe Castro)

9:22

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (5)

3

Falcon's Lair Jump
(music by Joe Castro)

7:13

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (8)

4

I'll See You in My Dreams
(words by Gus Kahn - music by Isham Jones)

6:36

Pablo PACD2310977-2 (3)

Tables are presented in no significant order. Falcon's Lair Jump is J.C. Blues on Pablo. J.C. Blues (music by Joe Castro) © Walden Music Corp., registered November 12, 1957, EU501990. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 11, Part 5, Number 2, Music July-December 1957. Washington: Copyright Office, the Library of Congress, 1958, p. 1257.

Abbreviation: inc. for “incomplete take.”

5349679a8a05af97150003c5_Pablo%20PACD2310.jpg

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Session

Paul Bley Solo. Paul Bley piano.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey, by Joe Castro, first three quarters of 1956.

1

(Blues improvisation in F)
 (music by Paul Bley)

ct

 

4:18

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (1)

2

(Ballad-blues improvisation in C)
 (music by Paul Bley)

ct

 

1:22

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (2)

3

(Ballad improvisation in F) 
 (music by Paul Bley)

ct

 

4:26

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (3)

4

Salt Peanuts 
 (music by Dizzy Gillespie & Kenny Clarke)

ct

 

1:40

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (4)

5

Theme from A Place in the Sun
 (music by Franz Waxman)

inc.

 

1:40

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (5)

Abbreviations: ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”
The piano played is not the one in the main studio, it is probably the one in the theater’s backstage recording studio.

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Session

Paul Bley Trio. Paul Bley piano; probably Hal Gaylor double bass; Lennie McBrowne drums.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey, first three quarters of 1956.

1

Willow Weep for Me
 (words & music by Ann Ronell)

ct

 

5:43

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (9)

2

Willow Weep for Me
 (words & music by Ann Ronell)

ct

 

5:34

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (6)

1

Time after Time
 (words by Sammy Cahn - music by Jule Styne)

ct

 

3:39

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (10)

2

Time after Time
 (words by Sammy Cahn - music by Jule Styne)

ct

 

3:34

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (7)

After You' Gone
 (words & music by Henry Creamer & Turner Layton)

ct

 

2:21

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (8)

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

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Sessions

Flo & George Handy. Flo Handy vocal; George Handy piano.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville, New Jersey, by Joe Castro, August, or first half of September 1956.

Take 02

(Country Boy) 
 (words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

 

3:37

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (14)

Take 03

(Country Boy) 
(words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:42

[Take 04]

(Country Boy) 
((words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:48

5

(Country Boy) 
((words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

bd

0:29

6

(Country Boy) 
(words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:22

7

(Country Boy) 
(words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:37

1

(When You Are Near) 
(words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:49

2

(When You Are Near) 
 (words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

 

3:47

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (15)

3

(When You Are Near) 
(words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

4:19

4

(When You Are Near) 
(words, possibly by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

4:18

1

Forgetful
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:05

2

Forgetful
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

reh.

1:42

3

Forgetful
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

reh.

0:52

4

Forgetful
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:10

5

Forgetful
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:08

6

Forgetful 
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

MASTER

 

3:11

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (11)

1

Leavin’ Town
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

4:11

2

Leavin’ Town
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

4:10

3

Leavin’ Town 
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

MASTER

 

4:13

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (13)

4

Leavin’ Town
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

2:48

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:36

Take 01

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:32

(piano solo)
(music by George Handy)

reh.

4:30

2

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:45

3

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

bd

0:33

4

Will I Ever Learn?  
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

 

3:54

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (12)

5

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

bd

0:32

6

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:37

7

Will I Ever Learn?
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

2:06

Tables are presented in no significant order. Abbreviations: bd for “breakdown”; reh. for “rehearsal”; ct for “complete take.”

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Session

Flo Handy with George Handy Orchestra. Flo Handy vocal; twelve-piece orchestra included Eddie Caine flute; George Handy piano (French horn; oboe; clarinet; bass clarinet; 2 violins; 2 cellos; double bass; drums). Arranged and directed by George Handy.

Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville, New Jersey, by Joe Castro on Wednesday, September 12, 1956.

1

Johnny Is Mine
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

2

Land of Nod
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

3

What Goes Up Must Come Down
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

Tape #1 lost.

Take 01

The Trouble with Me Is You
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

fs

0:05

Take 01 [02]

The Trouble with Me Is You
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:58

Take 02 [03]

The Trouble with Me Is You   
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

 

4:02

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (16)

Take 03 [04]

The Trouble with Me Is You
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

fs

0:15

Take 03 [05]

The Trouble with Me Is You
(words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

3:58

Take 04 [06]

The Trouble with Me Is You       
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

MASTER lost

 

Take 01

Picnic in the Wintertime   
 (words & music by Robert Wells (Bob Levinson), Howard Leeds and George Handy)

ct

 

2:40

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (18)

Take 02

Picnic in the Wintertime       
 (words & music by Robert Wells (Bob Levinson), Howard Leeds and George Handy)

MASTER lost

 

Take 01

You Wear Love So Well!   
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

ct

 

3:16

Sunnyside SSC 1393-2 (17)

2

You Wear Love So Well!       
 (words by Jack Segal - music by George Handy)

MASTER lost

 

Only Tape #2 (expurgated from his Masters) survived.
Abbreviations: fs for “false start” ct for “complete take.”

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Atlantic Session

Joe Castro Trio with Ray Ellis Orchestra. Joe Castro piano; Ed Shonk double bass; Philly Joe Jones drums with the Ray Ellis Orchestra. Ray Ellis arrangements. (voices; 4 violins; 1 viola; 1 cello; 3 flutes; 2 bass clarinets; 1 bassoon; 1 French horn; 1 percussion).

Recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., by Tom Dowd and Earle Brown on Monday, November 19, 1956.

2215-2

You Stepped Out of a Dream       
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Nacio Herb Brown)

ct

 

3:43

2215-3

You Stepped Out of a Dream       
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Nacio Herb Brown)

ct

 

3:42

2215-4

You Stepped Out of a Dream       
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Nacio Herb Brown)

ct

 

3:40

2215-5

You Stepped Out of a Dream   
 (words by Gus Kahn - music by Nacio Herb Brown)

MASTER

 

3:42

Atlantic EP 599 (B-2)
Atlantic SD-1264 (B-1)
 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (5)

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

Photography by Jerry Schatzberg^[•]

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Atlantic Session

Joe Castro Trio with Ray Ellis Orchestra. Joe Castro piano; Ed Shonk double bass; Philly Joe Jones drums with the Ray Ellis Orchestra. Ray Ellis arrangements. (voices; 4 violins; 1 viola; 1 cello; 2 clarinets; 2 bass clarinets; 1 percussion).

Recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., by Tom Dowd and Earle Brown on Monday, November 19, 1956.

2216-1

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

fs

 

0:05

2216-2

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

ct

 

3:57

2216-3

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

fs

 

0:04

2216-4

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

bd

 

0:24

2216-5

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

bd

 

0:32

2215-6

How High the Moon   
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

ct

 

3:44

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (11)

2216-7

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

ct

 

3:35

2216-8

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

ct

 

3:34

2216-9

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

fs

 

0:09

2216-10

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

fs

 

0:11

2216-11

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

bd

 

0:37

2216-12

How High the Moon        
 (words by Nancy Hamilton - music by Morgan Lewis)

ct

 

4:03

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; ct for “complete take.”

Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

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Atlantic Session

Joe Castro Trio with Ray Ellis Orchestra. Joe Castro piano; Ed Shonk double bass; Philly Joe Jones drums with the Ray Ellis Orchestra. Ray Ellis arrangements. (voices; 4 violins; 1 viola; 1 cello; 2 flutes; 1 oboe; 1 bass clarinet; 1 bassoon; 1 French horn; 1 double bass; 1 percussion).

Recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., by Tom Dowd and Earle Brown on Monday, November 19, 1956.

2217-1

Prelude to a Kiss        
 (words by Irving Gordon & Irving Mills - music by Duke Ellington)

ct

 

5:11

2217-2

Prelude to a Kiss        
 (words by Irving Gordon & Irving Mills - music by Duke Ellington)

fs

 

0:05

2217-3

Prelude to a Kiss        
 (words by Irving Gordon & Irving Mills - music by Duke Ellington)

bd

 

0:25

2217-4

Prelude to a Kiss   
 (words by Irving Gordon & Irving Mills - music by Duke Ellington)

ct

 

5:24

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (10)

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; ct for “complete take.”

Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

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Atlantic Session

Joe Castro Trio with Ray Ellis Orchestra. Joe Castro piano; Ed Shonk double bass; Philly Joe Jones drums with the Ray Ellis Orchestra. Ray Ellis arrangements. (voices; 4 violins; 1 viola; 1 cello; 3 flutes; 1 oboe; 1 percussion).

Recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., by Tom Dowd and Earle Brown on Monday, November 19, 1956.

2218-1

Bernie’s Tune        
 (words & music by Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber)

fs

 

0:02

2218-1
[2]

Bernie’s Tune        
 (words & music by Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber)

ct

 

3:08

2218-2
[3]

Bernie’s Tune        
 (words & music by Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber)

ct

 

3:08

2218-3
[4]

Bernie’s Tune        
 (words & music by Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber)

ct

 

3:03

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; ct for “complete take.”

Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

Atlantic Session

Joe Castro. (unknown details)

Probably recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., Sunday, January 27, 1957.

2653

Groovy Gus (For Gus Johnson)        
 (unknown)

 

2654

(untitled)        
 (unknown)

 

2655

Just Us       
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

Unreleased Atlantic session. Information based on the studio files which were available to Michel Ruppli at the Atlantic offices for his book: “Atlantic Records: A Discography. Volume 1.” Westport: Greenwood Press, 1979, p. 91.

Atlantic Session

Joe Castro Trio with Neal Hefti Orchestra. Joe Castro piano; Ed Shonk double bass; Gus Johnson drums with the Neal Hefti String Orchestra. Neal Hefti arrangements. (eleven-piece)

Recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., by Tom Dowd and Earle Brown on Wednesday, January 30, 1957.

2390

If You Could See Me Now     
 (words by Carl Sigman - music by Tadd Dameron)

MASTER

 

3:35

Atlantic EP 599 (B-3)
Atlantic SD-1264 (B-2)
 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (6)

2391

Without You (Tres Palabras)      
 (English words by Ray Gilbert - Spanish words & music by Osvaldo Farrés)

MASTER

 

4:37

Atlantic SD-1264 (A-2)
 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (2)

2392

Angel Eyes     
 (words by Earl Brent - music by Matt Dennis)

MASTER

 

4:36

Atlantic SD-1264 (B-4)
 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (8)

2393

Caravan      
 (words by Irving Mills - music by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington)

MASTER

 

4:03

Atlantic SD-1264 (B-5)
 Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (9)

Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

Photography by Jerry Schatzberg^[•]

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Atlantic Session

Joe Castro Trio with Neal Hefti Orchestra. Nat Adderley (John Hannan) trumpet; Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (Glenn Prescott) alto saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Ed Shonk double bass; Gus Johnson drums with the Neal Hefti Singers. Neal Hefti arrangements. (6 voices)

Recorded at Capitol Studios, 151 West, 46th Street, New York, N.Y., by Tom Dowd and Earle Brown on Saturday, February 2, 1957.

2330-1

J.C. Blues
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

4:07

Joe Castro - Cannonball Adderley - Nat Adderley - Joe Castro - Ed Shonk

Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (12)

2330-2

J.C. Blues       
 (music by Joe Castro)

bd

 

2330-3
/2427

J.C. Blues
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

5:12

Joe Castro - Cannonball Adderley - Nat Adderley - Joe Castro - Ed Shonk

Atlantic EP 599 (A-1)
 Atlantic SD-1264 (A-1) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (1)

2330-4

J.C. Blues
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

4:44

Joe Castro - Cannonball Adderley - Nat Adderley - Joe Castro - Ed Shonk

Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (13)

2331
/2428

Ev’rything I Love
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

MASTER

4:22

Joe Castro

Atlantic SD-1264 (A-4)
Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (4)

2332
/2429

Doodlin’
 (music by Horace Silver)

MASTER

5:03

Joe Castro - Nat Adderley - Cannonball Adderley

Atlantic SD-1264 (A-3)
Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (3)

2332 [A]

Doodlin’
 (music by Horace Silver)

ct

5:10

Joe Castro - Nat Adderley - Cannonball Adderley

Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (14)

2332 [B]

Doodlin’
 (music by Horace Silver)

ct

5:04

Joe Castro - Nat Adderley - Cannonball Adderley

Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (15)

2333
/2430

It’s You or No One
 (words by Sammy Cahn - music by Jule Styne)

MASTER

4:05

Joe Castro

Atlantic SD-1264 (B-3)
Sunnyside SSC 1393-3 (7)

Abbreviations: ct for “complete take”; bd is for “breakdown.”  
Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

Photography by Jerry Schatzberg^[•]

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Atlantic Session

Joe Castro.(unknown details)

New York, New York, Monday, October 21, 1957.

2773

Wouldn’t I        
 (unknown)

 

2774

These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)         
( words by Holt Marvell (Eric Maschwitz) - music by Jack Strachey and Harry Link)

 

2775

Castro Convertible       
 (unknown)

 

2776

Chao Chao Doo        
 (unknown)

 

2777

Flues        
 (unknown)

 

2778

Joe’s Blutens        
 (unknown)

 

2779

The Way You Look Tonight      
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

 

Unreleased Atlantic session. Information based on the studio files which were available to Michel Ruppli at the Atlantic offices for his book: “Atlantic Records: A Discography. Volume 1.” Westport: Greenwood Press, 1979, p. 102.

Atlantic Session

Joe Castro.(unknown details)

New York, New York, Friday, December 13, 1957.

2874

In a Mellotone       
 (music by Duke Ellington)

 

2875

(untitled original )        
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

2876

St. Louis Blues        
 (words & music by W. C. Handy)

 

2877

(untitled original )        
 (music by Joe Castro)

 

Unreleased Atlantic session. Information based on the studio files which were available to Michel Ruppli at the Atlantic offices for his book: “Atlantic Records: A Discography. Volume 1.” Westport: Greenwood Press, 1979, p. 106.

Session

Joe Castro Sextet. Dent Hand trumpet; Frank Leal alto saxophone; Modesto Briseño tenor, baritone saxophones; Joe Castro piano; Fred Dutton double bass; Tom Reynolds drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, by Bones Howe, spring/summer 1958.

1

MoJo  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

5:20

Joe Castro - Modesto Briseño bs- Frank Leal - Fred Dutton

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (6)

2

H and J  
 (music by Harry Edison)

inc.

 

9:06

Frank Leal - Modesto Briseño ts- Fred Dutton

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (13)

Abbreviations: ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Session

Joe Castro Sextet. Frank Leal alto saxophone; Ernie Chavez tenor saxophone; Modesto Briseño baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Fred Dutton double bass; Tom Reynolds drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, by Bones Howe, spring/summer 1958.

Take 03

Blue Bird    
 (music by Charlie Parker)

ct

 

8:19

Modesto Briseño - Ernie Chavez - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (1)

Take 03

Original in G     
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

10:20

Frank Leal - Ernie Chavez - Modesto Briseño - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (5)

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

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Session

Joe Castro Sextet. Frank Leal alto saxophone; Ernie Chavez, Modesto Briseño tenor saxophones; Joe Castro piano; Fred Dutton double bass; Tom Reynolds drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, by Bones Howe, spring/summer 1958.

Take 04

H and J
 (music by Harry Edison)

ct

4:24

Joe Castro - Modesto Briseño - Frank Leal - Ernie Chavez

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (2)

Opus One
 (words & music by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris)

ct

4:23

Ernie Chavez - Frank Leal - Modesto Briseño - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (3)

Santa Cruz  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

4:24

Modesto Briseño - Frank Leal - Ernie Chavez - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (4)

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

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Jam Session

Modesto Briseño tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Fred Dutton double bass; Tom Reynolds drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, by Bones Howe, spring/summer 1958.

1

(Blues in G)  
 (music by Joe Castro)

ct

 

5:13

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (7)

2

Lady Is a Tramp     
 (words by Lorenz Hart - music by Richard Rodgers)

ct

 

8:16

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (8)

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

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Jam Session

Ann Richard vocal; possibly Modesto Briseño tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Fred Dutton double bass; Tom Reynolds drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, by Bones Howe, spring/summer 1958.

1

You Go to My Head 
 (words by Haven Gillespie - music by J. Fred Coots)

ct

 

5:48

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (9)

2

Honeysuckle Rose  
 (words by Andy Razaf - music by Fats Waller)

ct

 

3:32

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (10)

3

Pennies from Heaven  
 (words & music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston)

bd - ct

 

4:53

Sunnyside SCC 1421 (11)

4

Don't Take Your Love from Me
(words & music by Henry Nemo)

bd

0:51

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take”; bd for “breakdown.”

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Sessions

The Quartet: Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Billy Higgins drums.

Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, probably January 1959.

Take 04

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

bd

1:24

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-1)

Take 05

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

fs

0:25

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-2)

Take 05
[06]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

bd

0:53

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-3)

Take 06
[07]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

bd

1:40

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-4)

Take 07
[08]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

bd

0:37

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-5)

Take 08
(09)

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

fs

0:17

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-6)

Take 09
[10]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

ct

6:27

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-7)

Take 10
[11]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

talk fs

1:26

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-8)

Take 11
[12]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

bd

0:13

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-9)

Take 11
[13]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

bd

0:30

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-10)

Take 12
[14]

Autumn Leaves

talk

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-11)

Take 13
[15]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

inc.

3:30

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (9-12)

[16]

Autumn Leaves
(English words by Johnny Mercer, French words by Jacques Prévert - music by Joseph Kosma)

ct mono

6:15

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (8)

Good Gravy
(music by Teddy Edwards)

ct mono

6:08

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (6)

Teddy’s Tune
(music by Teddy Edwards)

ct mono

8:34

You Name It
(music by Teddy Edwards)

ct mono

6:32

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (4)

Take 01

Billie's Bounce
(music by Charlie Parker)

fs

0:09

[Take 02]

Billie's Bounce
(music by Charlie Parker)

fs

0:06

[Take 03]

Billie's Bounce
(music by Charlie Parker)

ct

5:58

Take 04 (possibly)

Billie's Bounce
(music by Charlie Parker)

ct

8:10

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (1)

Take 05 (possibly)

Billie's Bounce
(music by Charlie Parker)

ct

6:38

Metrojazz E1011 (B-2)

Take 01

Walk On
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

talk fs

1:02

Take 02

Walk On

lost

Take 01

A Foggy Day
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

bd

6:33

Take 02

A Foggy Day
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

bd

2:15

Take 03

A Foggy Day
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

bd

2:25

Take 04

A Foggy Day
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

fs

0:05

Take 05 (possibly)

A Foggy Day
(words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

ct

7:46

Metrojazz E1011 (B-3)

Take 01

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

talk fs

0:52

Take 01
[02]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

bd

0:18

Take 02
[03]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

ct

5:35

Take 03
[04]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

reh. fs

2:10

Take 03
[05]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:17

Take 04
[06]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

ct

5:18

Take 05
[07]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

ct

4:58

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (2)

Take 05
[08]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

bd

3:49

Take 06
[09]

Feeling the Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

ct

5:16

1

Love for Sale
(words and music by Cole Porter)

talk bd

2:24

2

Love for Sale
(words and music by Cole Porter)

reh.

0:33

Teddy Edwards out

3

Love for Sale
(words and music by Cole Porter)

reh.

0:18

Teddy Edwards out

4

Love for Sale
(words and music by Cole Porter)

inc.

8:14

1

Leroy Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

reh.

1:47

2

Leroy Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

reh.

2:40

3

Leroy Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

reh.

3:50

4

Leroy Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

reh.

0:48

5

Leroy Blues
(music by Joe Castro)

reh.

1:34

I’ll Be Around
(word and music by Alec Wilder)

talk inc.

1:22

Leroy Vinnegar vocal

Sweet Georgia Brown
(words and music by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, and Kenneth Casey)

ct

5:37

Take 04

Sweet Georgia Brown
(words and music by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, and Kenneth Casey)

ct

5:25

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (12)

Take 06

Sweet Georgia Brown
(words and music by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, and Kenneth Casey)

ct

5:05

Take 08

Sweet Georgia Brown
(words and music by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, and Kenneth Casey)

ct

4:53

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (3)

Take 04

Woody ’n’ You
(music by Dizzy Gillespie)

fs

0:08

Take 05

Woody ’n’ You
(music by Dizzy Gillespie)

fs

0:18

Take 06

Woody ’n’ You
(music by Dizzy Gillespie)

fs

0:11

Take 07

Woody ’n’ You
(music by Dizzy Gillespie)

ct

6:22

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (5)

Take 08 (possibly)

Woody ’n’ You
(music by Dizzy Gillespie)

fs

0:24

Take 09 (possibly)

Woody ’n’ You
(music by Dizzy Gillespie)

ct

6:12

Take 02

Walk On
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

bd

0:56

Take 03

Walk On
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

bd

1:32

Take 04

Walk On
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

ct

6:43

Sunnyside SSC 1391-4 (7)

Tables are presented in no significant order. Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; reh. for “rehearsal”; ct for “complete take”; inc. for “incomplete take.”

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Cover design by Don Martin^[•]

^[•]

Atlantic Sessions

Joe Castro Quartet. Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Billy Higgins drums.

Recorded and supervised at Radio Recorders, Studio B, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Bones Howe, assisted by Fern Dorell, on Saturday, July 18, 1959, started at 10:00 p.m. until Sunday 19, 6:00 a.m.

3716-3

Play Me the Blues
 (music by Teddy Edwards)

unissued alternate

 

6:22

Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (8)

3716-8

Play Me the Blues
 (music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

 

9:15

Atlantic SD-1324 (B-2) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (5)

3717-9

Day In - Day Out 
 (words by Johnny Mercer - music by Rube Bloom)

unissued ct

 

5:05

Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (10)

3718-4

Day-Dream 
 (words by John Latouche - music by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn)

MASTER

 

7:01

Atlantic SD-1324 (A-3) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (3)

3719-9

Lover 
 (words by Lorenz Hart - music by Richard Rodgers)

unissued ct

 

6:45

Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (9)

3720-10

It Could Happen To You 
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

MASTER

 

3:32

Atlantic SD-1324 (B-1) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (4)

3721-

Yesterdays 
 (words by Otto Harbach - music by Jerome Kern)

unissued alternate

 

7:56

Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (7)

3721-10

Yesterdays 
 (words by Otto Harbach - music by Jerome Kern)

MASTER

 

7:20

Atlantic SD-1324 (A-2) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (2)

3722-3

That’s All 
 (words by Alan Brandt - music by Bob Haymes)

MASTER

 

5:28

Atlantic SD-1324 (B-3) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (6)

3723-12

Groove Funk Soul (In & Out) 
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

 

5:33

Atlantic SD-1324 (A-1) 
Sunnyside SSC 1393-4 (1)

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

Session produced for Atlantic pursuant to the contract between J.C. Recording Company and Atlantic Records Company dated Friday, November 2nd, 1956 and signed Thursday, January 31, 1957. (see Chapter 4). The tapes are repatriated following an agreement between Joe Castro and Atlantic Record dated Friday, May 22, 1964 (see Chapter 7).

Photography by William Claxton^[•]

^[•]

Clover Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Teddy Kotick bass; Paul Motian drums .

Recorded at Stereo Sound Studios, 238 East, 26th Street, at 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, by Blake Norton, on Tuesday, April 6, 1965, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

101
Take 01

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

fs

0:09

102
Take 02

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

bd

1:55

103
Take 03

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

out-tk

5:09

104
Take 01

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

out-tk

5:11

105
Take 02

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:04

106
Take 03

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:08

107
Take 04

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

out-tk

5:26

108
Take 05

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

bd

0:37

109
Take 06

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:01

Take 07

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:01

Take 08

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:02

Take 09

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

out-tk

3:42

110
Take 01

Passion Flower
 (music by Billy Strayhorn)

fs

0:01

Take 02

Passion Flower
 (music by Billy Strayhorn)

fs

0:10

111
Take 03

Passion Flower
 (music by Billy Strayhorn)

bd

0:39

112
Take 04

Passion Flower
 (music by Billy Strayhorn)

Selected
MASTER

5:04

201
Take 01

Cheek to Cheek  
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

MASTER

 

2:49

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (8)

202
Take 02

Cheek to Cheek  
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

out-tk

 

3:30

203
Take 03

Cheek to Cheek  
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

fs

 

0:02

Take 04

Cheek to Cheek  
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

out-tk

 

2:48

204
Take 01

Get Out of Town  
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

bd

 

0:25

205
Take 02

Get Out of Town  
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

inc.

 

4:29

206
Take 03

Get Out of Town  
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

Selected
MASTER

 

7:12

207
Take 01

A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing  
 (words & music by Billy Strayhorn)

bd

 

0:26

208
Take 02

A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing  
 (words & music by Billy Strayhorn)

Selected
MASTER

 

4:04

301
Take 10

Daisy Mae (Whatever)  
 (music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

 

4:39

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (1)

302
Take 01

Here's That Rainy Day  
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

fs

 

0:01

Take 02

Here's That Rainy Day  
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

fs

 

0:03

303
Take 03

Here's That Rainy Day  
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

out-tk

 

6:14

304
Take 04

Here's That Rainy Day  
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

fs

 

0:20

305
Take 05

Here's That Rainy Day  
 (words by Johnny Burke - music by Jimmy Van Heusen)

MASTER

 

4:53

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (3)

306
Take 01

Lush Life  
 (words & music by Billy Strayhorn)

Selected
MASTER

 

7:03

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (8)

307
Take 01

The Sidewalks of New York (East Side, West Side)  
 (words & music by Charles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake)

MASTER

 

8:12

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (2)

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; inc. for “incomplete take”; out-tk for “outtake.”
The Selected MASTERS are for overdub sessions for the “Remind Me” album. See Wednesday, November 10, 1965; Thursday, January 13, 1966, and Thursday January 27, 1966.

^[•]

Clover Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Teddy Kotick bass; Paul Motian drums .

Recorded at Stereo Sound Studios, 238 East, 26th Street, at 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, by Blake Norton, on Friday, April 23, 1965, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

101
Take 01

Things Ain't What They Used To Be  
 (music by Duke Ellington and Mercer Ellington)

Selected MASTER

 

2:37

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (1)

102
Take 02

Things Ain't What They Used To Be  
 (music by Duke Ellington and Mercer Ellington)

out-tk

 

2:37

103
Take 03

Things Ain't What They Used To Be  
 (music by Duke Ellington and Mercer Ellington)

fs

 

0:01

104
Take 04

Things Ain't What They Used To Be  
 (music by Duke Ellington and Mercer Ellington)

out-tk

 

2:31

106
Take 01

I'm Getting Sentimental over You  
 (words by Ned Washington - music by George Bassman)

fs

 

0:02

107
Take 02

I'm Getting Sentimental over You  
 (words by Ned Washington - music by George Bassman)

fs

 

0:04

Take 03

I'm Getting Sentimental over You  
 (words by Ned Washington - music by George Bassman)

inc. fs

 

0:01

108
Take 04

I'm Getting Sentimental over You  
 (words by Ned Washington - music by George Bassman)

out-tk

 

2:33

109
Take 05

I'm Getting Sentimental over You  
 (words by Ned Washington - music by George Bassman)

out-tk

 

2:32

110
Take 06

I'm Getting Sentimental over You  
 (words by Ned Washington - music by George Bassman)

MASTER

 

2:28

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (5)

111
Take 01

Satin Doll  
 (music by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington)

Selected MASTER

 

2:41

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (5)

112
Take 01

One Life To Live  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

fs

 

0:04

113
Take 02

One Life To Live  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

MASTER

 

6:41

201
Take 03

One Life To Live  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

fs

 

0:05

202
Take 04

One Life To Live  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

out-tk

 

4:38

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (6)

203
Take 01

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

fs

 

0:01

204
Take 02

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

fs

 

0:10

205
Take 03

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

out-tk

 

5:39

206
Take 04

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

fs

 

0:02

207
Take 05

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

bd

 

0:44

208
Take 06

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

out-tk

 

4:21

209
Take 07

My Ship  
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by Kurt Weill)

MASTER

 

4:28

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (4)

210
Take 01

Desafinado  
 (words by Newton Mendonca - music by Antonio Carlos Jobim)

fs

 

0:16

211
Take 02

Desafinado  
 (words by Newton Mendonca - music by Antonio Carlos Jobim)

fs

 

0:02

212
Take 03

Desafinado  
 (words by Newton Mendonca - music by Antonio Carlos Jobim)

out-tk

 

2:36

213
Take 01

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:05

214
Take 02

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:02

215
Take 03

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:02

216
Take 04

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:19

217
Take 05

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

bd

 

0:54

218
Take 06

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

bd

 

1:56

219
Take 07

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

bd

 

1:38

220
Take 08

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:01

221
Take 09

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:03

222
Take 10

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

bd

 

0:37

301
Take 11

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

out-tk

 

2:36

302
Take 12

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

bd

 

0:30

303
Take 13

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

out-tk

 

3:35

304
Take 14

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

fs

 

0:02

305
Take 15

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

bd

 

0:41

306
Take 16

Sweet Lorraine  
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

Selected MASTER

 

3:13

307
Take 1

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:02

308
Take 2

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:07

309
Take 3

Daisy Mae (Whatever)
 (music by Joe Castro)

fs

0:08

310
Take 1

Lots of Living
 (music by Joe Castro)

bd

0:53

311
Take 2

Lots of Living
 (music by Joe Castro)

out-tk

3:25

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; inc. for “incomplete take”; out-tk for “outtake.”
The Selected MASTERS are for overdub sessions for the “Remind Me” album. See Wednesday, November 10, 1965; Thursday, January 13, 1966, and Thursday January 27, 1966.

^[•]

Clover Session

Joe Castro Trio. Joe Castro piano; Teddy Kotick bass; Paul Motian drums .

Recorded at Stereo Sound Studios, 238 East, 26th Street, at 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, by Blake Norton, Thursday, April 29, 1965, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. 

101
Take 1

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

fs

0:05

Take 2

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

out-tk

4:13

102
Take 3

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

out-tk

4:21

103
Take 4

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

bd

2:53

104
Take 5

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

fs

0:12

105
Take 6

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

bd

2:37

106
Take 7

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

out-tk

4:10

107
Take 1

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

bd

2:11

108
Take 2

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

bd

1:08

109
Take 3

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

out-tk

5:37

201
Take 4

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

fs

0:25

202
Take 5

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

bd

0:38

203
Take 6

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

fs

0:02

204
Take 7

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

out-tk

6:05

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

Selected edited MASTER

6:20

210
Take 8

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

fs

0:02

211
Take 9

Fascinating Rhythm
 (words by Ira Gershwin - music by George Gershwin)

MASTER

4:29

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (9)

213
Take 1

You Don't Know What Love Is
 (words & music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)

fs

0:22

214
Take 2

You Don't Know What Love Is
 (words & music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)

fs

0:10

215
Take 3

You Don't Know What Love Is
 (words & music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)

bd

1:22

216
Take 4

You Don't Know What Love Is
 (words & music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)

bd

0:39

217
Take 5

You Don't Know What Love Is
 (words & music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)

inc.

4:00

301
Take 6

You Don't Know What Love Is
 (words & music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)

MASTER

4:38

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (11)

302
Take 1

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

fs

0:19

303
Take 2

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

bd

1:13

304
Take 3

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

bd

0:22

305
Take 4

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

fs

0:01

306
Take 5

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

bd

0:54

307
Take 6

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

MASTER

8:01

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (10)

308
Take 1

That Old Feeling
 (words & music by Lew Brown and Sammy Fain)

MASTER

2:22

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-5 (7)

310
Take 1

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
 (words by Lee Gaines - music by Duke Ellington)

bd

0:47

311
Take 2

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
 (words by Lee Gaines - music by Duke Ellington)

fs

0:11

312
Take 3

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
 (words by Lee Gaines - music by Duke Ellington)

Selected MASTER

2:48

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; inc. for “incomplete take”; out-tk for “outtake.”
309 is an insert for 308.
The Selected MASTERS are for overdub sessions for the “Remind Me” album. See Wednesday, November 10, 1965; Thursday, January 13, 1966, and Thursday January 27, 1966.

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Clover Demo session

Kitty White. Kitty White vocal, piano; Helen Perry double bass. 

Recorded at Universal and Radio Recorders, Studio A, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on Monday, August 9, 1965. 

Take 1

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

fs

0:14

Take 2

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

bd

0:35

Take 3

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

pb

2:53

Take 4

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

bd

1:02

Take 5

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

pb

3:17

Take 6

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

fs

0:05

Take 7

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

fs

0:07

Take 8

My Love Is a Wanderer 
 (words & music by Bart Howard)

MASTER

2:55

 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (16)

Take 1

Bossa Nova All the Way  
 (words & music Joe Castro and Joe Lubin)

ct

2:29

Take 2

Bossa Nova All the Way  
 (words & music Joe Castro and Joe Lubin)

pb

2:45

Take 3

Bossa Nova All the Way  
 (words & music Joe Castro and Joe Lubin)

pb

2:33

Take 1

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)   
 (words & music by Edward “Gates” White and Kitty White)

fs

0:09

Take 2

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)   
 (words & music by Edward “Gates&rdquo White and Kitty White)

fs

0:13

Take 3

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)   
 (words & music by Edward “Gates&rdquo White and Kitty White)

fs (lost)

Take 4

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time) 
 (words & music by Edward “Gates&rdquo White and Kitty White)

MASTER

2:15

 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (15)

Abbreviations: fs for “false start”; bd for “breakdown”; pb for “playback.”

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Clover Overdub session

Bob Cooper Ensemble. The Bob Cooper Ensemble: Al Porcino trumpet; Gabe Baltazar flute, alto saxophone; Bob Cooper oboe, tenor saxophone, orchestrations; Bill Holman tenor saxophone, clarinet; Bill Green saxophones, clarinet; Bill Hood baritone saxophone, bass clarinet;  arranged and conducted by Joe Castro 

Recorded at L.A. Sound Studio 5, 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Jim Harris, Wednesday, November 10, 1965. 

206
Take 3

Get Out of Town
 (words & music by Cole Porter)

Selected MASTER
(edited)

5:01

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (3)

208
Take 2

A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
 (words & music by Billy Strayhorn)

Selected MASTER
(edited)

3:58

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (6)

306
Take 16

Sweet Lorraine
 (words by Mitchell Parish - music by Cliff Burwell)

Selected MASTER
(edited)

2:56

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (2)

Remind Me
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

Selected edited MASTER

6:20

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (4)

206/Take 3; 208/Take 2 are from the Tuesday, April 6, 1965, session. 306/Take 16 is from the Friday, April 23, 1965 session. Selected edited MASTER is from the Thursday, April 29, 1965 session.

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Clover Session

Kitty White with Art Simmons Orchestra. Kitty White vocal, piano; Sonny Grey trumpet; Melih Gürel French horn; Nathan Davis flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone; Jean-Louis Chautemps tenor saxophone; unidentified tenor saxophonists; Jacques Nourredine baritone saxophone; Pierre Cullaz guitar; Jimmy Woode, Michel Gaudry double basses; Kenny Clarke drums. Art Simmons arrangements, with Charles “Big” Jones.

Recorded at Studios Europa-Sonor (a.k.a. Studio de la Gaîté), 20 rue de la Gaîté, Paris XIVe arr., France by Jean-Michel Pou-Dubois, on three sessions, probably Wednesday, December 1, Tuesday, December 2, and Friday, December 3, 1965, plus overdubs, possibly Saturday, December 4, 1965.

Disenchanted Lady
(words & music by Chuck Meyer and Biff Jones)

2:48

Disenchanted Lady
 (words & music by Chuck Meyer and Biff Jones)

MASTER

2:37

Clover CL/CLS 1229 (B-1)
LCLS 1229 (B-1) 
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (8)

Visit Me
(words & music by Howlett Smith)

2:00

Visit Me
 (words & music by Howlett Smith)

MASTER

2:01

Clover 336
CL/CLS 1229 (A-1)
LCLS 1229 (A-1)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (1)

Mood Indigo
(words & music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Barney Bigard)

3:00

Mood Indigo
 (words & music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Barney Bigard)

MASTER

3:02

Clover CL/CLS 1229 (B-6)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (13)

Summer in the City
(words by Oscar Brown, Jr. - music by Oscar Brown, Jr. and Norman Curtis)

2:57

1

Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)
 (words by Bob Russell - music by Harold Spina)

2:40

2

Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)
 (words by Bob Russell - music by Harold Spina)

2:44

Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)
 (words by Bob Russell - music by Harold Spina)

MASTER

2:43

Clover CL/CLS 1229 (B-2)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (9)

Just in Time
 (words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green - music by Jule Styne)

1:49

Do It Again
 (words by B. G. De Sylva - music by George Gershwin)

1:44

Do It Again
 (words by B. G. De Sylva - music by George Gershwin)

MASTER

1:41

Clover 336 
CL/CLS 1229 (A-6)  
LCLS 1229 (A-3)
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (6)

1

Say It Isn't So
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

2:12

2

Say It Isn't So
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

2:14

Say It Isn't So
 (words & music by Irving Berlin)

MASTER

2:14

Clover 334 
CL/CLS 1229 (B-4)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (11)

My Kind of Guy
 (words & music by Leslie Bricusse)

2:06

My Kind of Guy
 (words & music by Leslie Bricusse)

MASTER

2:06

Clover CL/CLS 1229 (A-3)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (3)

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)
 (words & music by Edward “Gates” White and Kitty White)

2:11

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)
 (words & music by Edward “Gates” White and Kitty White)

MASTER

2:09

Clover 334 (1st pressing)

1

Honeysuckle Rose
 (words by Andy Razaf - music by Fats Waller)

ct

3:00

2

Honeysuckle Rose
 (words by Andy Razaf - music by Fats Waller)

ct

2:58

 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (14)

Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)
 (words by Dorothy Dick - German words & music by Bert Reisfeld, Mart Fryberg, and Rolf Marbot)

2:02

Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
 (words by E. Y. Harburg - music by Harold Arlen)

2:02

Abbreviation: ct for “complete take.”

Photography by Herman Leonard^[•]

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Clover Overdub session

Kitty White. Kitty White vocal.

Recorded at RCA Victor, Studio C, 6363 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, January 12, 1966, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Just in Time  
 (words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green - music by Jule Styne)

MASTER

1:49

 Clover CL/CLS 1229 (B-5)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (12)

Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)   
 (words by Dorothy Dick - German words & music by Bert Reisfeld, Mart Fryberg, and Rolf Marbot)

MASTER

2:01

 Clover CL/CLS 1229 (A-7)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (7)

Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe   
 (words by E. Y. Harburg - music by Harold Arlen)

MASTER

3:23

 Clover CL/CLS 1229 (A-4)  
LCLS 1229 (B-3) 
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (4)

See sessions recorded at Studios Europa-Sonor (a.k.a. Studio de la Gaîté), 20 rue de la Gaîté, Paris XIVe arr., France by Jean-Michel Pou-Dubois, on three sessions, probably Wednesday, December 1, Tuesday, December 2, and Friday, December 3, 1965, plus overdubs, possibly Saturday, December 4, 1965.

Photography by Herman Leonard^[•]

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Clover Overdub session

Teddy Edwards. Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone.

Recorded at L.A. Sound Studio 5, 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Jim Harris, Thursday, January 13, 1966.  

312
Take 3

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 
 (words by Lee Gaines - music by Duke Ellington)

Selected MASTER

2:48

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (7)

312/Take 3 is from the Thursday, April 29, 1965 session.

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Clover Session

Kitty White. Kitty White vocal; Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Eddie Beal piano; Vernon Polk guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks bass; Billy Moore drums; Jack Costanzo bongos, güiro. Direction Eddie Beal .

Recorded at RCA Victor, Studio B, 6363 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on Friday, January 14, 1966, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Summer in the City   
 (words by Oscar Brown, Jr. - music by Oscar Brown, Jr. and Norman Curtis)

MASTER

2:49

 Clover CL/CLS 1229 (A-2)  
LCLS 1229 (A-2)
  Sunnyside SCC 1422 (2)

Bossa Nova All the Way   
 (words & music Joe Castro and Joe Lubin)

MASTER

1:56

 Clover CL/CLS 1229 (B-3)  
LCLS 1229 (B-2)
  Sunnyside SCC 1422 (10)

Photography by Herman Leonard^[•]

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Clover Overdub session

Joe Castro, (or possibly) Doris Duke. Joe Castro, (or possibly) Doris Duke pianos .

Recorded at L.A. Sound Studio 5, 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Jim Harris, Thursday January 27, 1966. 

112
Take 4

Passion Flower
 (music by Billy Strayhorn)

Selected MASTER
(edited)

3:28

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (9)

Remind Me 
 (words by Dorothy Fields - music by Jerome Kern)

Selected edited MASTER

6:20

 Sunnyside SSC 1393-6 (10)

112/Take 4 is from the Tuesday, April 6, 1965 session. Selected edited MASTER is from the Thursday, April 29, 1965 session.

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Clover Overdub session

Kitty White. Kitty White vocal.

Recorded at RCA Victor, Studio C, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood 28, Los Angeles, California, Friday, February 11, 1966, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. 

So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)    
 (words & music by Edward “Gates” White and Kitty White)

MASTER

3:23

 Clover 334 (2nd pressing)
CL/CLS 1229 (A-5)  
 Sunnyside SCC 1422 (5)

See sessions recorded at Studios Europa-Sonor (a.k.a. Studio de la Gaîté), 20 rue de la Gaîté, Paris XIVe arr., France by Jean-Michel Pou-Dubois, on three sessions, probably Wednesday, December 1, Tuesday, December 2, and Friday, December 3, 1965, plus overdubs, possibly Saturday, December 4, 1965.

Photography by Herman Leonard^[•]

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Clover Session

Joe Castro Big Band. Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli trumpets; Vern Friley, Mike Barone, Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith trombone, bass trombone; Anthony Ortega, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophones; Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Larry Bunker drums. Joe Castro arrangements and orchestrations; Al Porcino contractor and orchestra coordination.

Recorded at United Recorders, Studio A, 6050 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Bones Howe assisted by BJ, probably Ben Jordan, on Wednesday February 16, 1966, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Take 01

For Carl (Perkins)

pb

Take 02

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 03

For Carl (Perkins)

pb

Take 04

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 05

For Carl (Perkins)

h

Take 06

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 07

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 08

For Carl (Perkins)

h

Take 09

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 10

For Carl (Perkins)

h

Take 11

For Carl (Perkins)

h

Take 12

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 13

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 14

For Carl (Perkins)
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

h

3:01

Teddy Edwards - Bob Cooper

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (4)

Take 15

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 16

For Carl (Perkins)

pb

Take 01

Subway Grate

pb

3:05

Take 02

Subway Grate

pb

2:30

Take 03

Subway Grate

pb

Take 04

Subway Grate

Take 05

Subway Grate
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

MASTER

2:40

Joe Castro - Teddy Edwards

Clover C-337
Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (1)

Take 01

Hard To Find

fs

Take 02

Hard To Find

pb

3:04

Take 03

Hard To Find

pb

Take 04

Hard To Find

pb

Take 05

Hard To Find
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

MASTER

3:17

Joe Castro - Teddy Edwards - Bob Cooper

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (5)

Take 06

Hard To Find

h

3:13

Take 01

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

Take 02

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

Take 03

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

fs

Take 04

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

fs

Take 05

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

h

Take 06

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

pb

Take 07

Daisy Mae [Whatever]

fs

Take 08

Daisy Mae [Whatever]
(music by Joe Castro)

MASTER

3:20

Joe Castro - Bob Cooper

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (8)

Two 4-track tapes have been used for the session. The tapes have not been heard, a cue sheet was used for the discography. Only the standard abbreviations are used: fs for "false start"; pb for "playback"; h for “on hold"; ct for "complete take"; inc. for "incomplete take.” Personnel, location and date from the Phonograph Recording Contract Blank: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Clover Session

Teddy Edwards Tentet. Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Freddie Hill trumpet; John Ewing, Lou Blackburn, Lester Robertson trombones; Ernie Tack trombone & bass trombone; Joe Castro piano; John Gray guitar; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Carl Lott drums; Teddy Edwards arrangements.

Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Brian Ross-Myring on Wednesday March 1, 1966, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

1

Angel City
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

4:48

Teddy Edwards - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (1)

2

Angel City
(music by Teddy Edwards)

alternate mono

6:48

Teddy Edwards - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (9)

1

Theme for Jay
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

5:47

Teddy Edwards - Freddie Hill

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (5)

2

Theme for Jay
(music by Teddy Edwards)

alternate mono

6:19

Teddy Edwards - Freddie Hill

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (11)

1

I'm in That Old Mood Again
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

4:28

Teddy Edwards

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (7)

2

I'm in That Old Mood Again
(music by Teddy Edwards)

alternate mono

5:57

Teddy Edwards

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (12)

1

The Midnight Creeper
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

4:54

Freddie Hill - Teddy Edwards

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (4)

2

The Midnight Creeper
(music by Teddy Edwards)

alternate mono

4:54

Freddie Hill - Teddy Edwards

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (10)

Song order was established from mono alternate takes tape, the only existing tape along with the production ones. Personnel, location and date from the Phonograph Recording Contract Blank: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Clover Session

Joe Castro Big Band. Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Jimmy Zito trumpets; Dick Noel, Mike Barone, Ken Shroyer, Frank Rosolino trombones; Anthony Ortega alto saxophone, flute; Gabe Baltazar alto saxophone; Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Ron Anthony guitar; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Carl Lott drums. Joe Castro arrangements and orchestrations; Al Porcino contractor and orchestra coordination.

Recorded at United Recorders, Studio A, 6050 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Bones Howe assisted by BJ, probably Ben Jordan, on Wednesday March 2, 1966, from 1:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.

Take 01

Vintage ’57

pb

Take 02

Vintage ’57

fs

Take 03

Vintage ’57

fr

Take 04

Vintage ’57

fs

Take 05

Vintage ’57

h

Take 06

Vintage ’57

Take 07

Vintage ’57

fs

Take 08

Vintage ’57

pb

Take 09

Vintage ’57
(music by Leroy Vinnegar [& Walter Norris])

MASTER

2:46

Joe Castro - Bob Cooper

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (9)

Take 01

Play Me the Blues

pb

3:46

Take 02

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 03

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 04

Play Me the Blues

pb

Take 05

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 06

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 07

Play Me the Blues

Take 08

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 09

Play Me the Blues
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER (edited)

3:07

Teddy Edwards - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (12)

Take 01

Sunset Eyes

pb

Take 02

Sunset Eyes

fs

Take 03

Sunset Eyes

pb

Take 04

Sunset Eyes

fs

Take 05

Sunset Eyes

pb

2:45

Take 06

Sunset Eyes

pb

Take 07

Sunset Eyes

fs

Take 08

Sunset Eyes

fs

Take 09

Sunset Eyes
(music by Teddy Edwards [- words by Dotty Wayne])

MASTER

2:47

Antony Ortega

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (11)

Take 10

Sunset Eyes

fs

Take 11

Sunset Eyes

pb

Take 01

Jeannie’s Waltz

pb

Take 02

Jeannie’s Waltz

pb

Take 03

Jeannie’s Waltz

fs

Take 04

Jeannie’s Waltz

fs

Take 05

Jeannie’s Waltz

pb

Take 06

Jeannie’s Waltz (Would You Believe)
(music by Teddy Edwards & Jeannie Thompson)

MASTER (edited)

2:55

Teddy Edwards

Clover C-337
Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (10)

Two 4-track tapes have been used for the session. The tapes have not been heard, a cue sheet was used for the discography. Only the standard abbreviations are used: fs for "false start"; pb for "playback"; h for on "hold"; ct for "complete take"; inc. for "incomplete take”. Personnel, location and date from the Phonograph Recording Contract Blank: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Clover Session

Teddy Edward Tentet. Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Freddie Hill trumpet; John Ewing, Lou Blackburn, Lester Robertson trombones; Ernie Tack trombone & bass trombone; Jack Wilson piano; John Gray guitar; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Carl Lott drums; Teddy Edwards arrangements.

Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, by Brian Ross-Myring on Wednesday May 4, 1966, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

1

Nairobi Chant
 (music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

4:40

Teddy Edwards - Freddie Hill

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (6)

2

Lee-Ann
(music by Teddy Edwards and Lee Cunningham)

MASTER

4:51

Teddy Edwards - John Gray

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (3)

3

Steppin' Lightly
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

3:34

Lou Blackburn - Teddy Edwards

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (8)

4

Bear Tracks
(music by Teddy Edwards)

MASTER

4:25

Teddy Edwards - Jack Wilson

Sunnyside SSC 1391-6 (2)

Only the production tapes were found. Song order, personnel, location and date from the Phonograph Recording Contract Blank: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Clover Session

Joe Castro Big Band. Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli trumpets; Ernie Tack, Mike Barone, Dick Leith bt, Frank Rosolino trombones; Anthony Ortega alto saxophone, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophone, flute; Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Clarence Johnston drums; Stan Levey, Frank Guerrero congas timbales. Joe Castro arrangements and orchestrations; Al Porcino contractor and orchestra coordination.

Recorded at RCA Victor, 6363 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California by Jack Miller on Friday May 27, 1966, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Take 01

For Carl (Perkins)

pb

Take 02

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 03

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 04

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 05

For Carl (Perkins)

ct

Take 06

For Carl (Perkins)

inc.

Take 07

For Carl (Perkins)

pb / h

3:00

Take 08

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 09

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 10

For Carl (Perkins)
(music by Leroy Vinnegar)

ct / h

2:57

Bob Cooper - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (14)

Take 11

For Carl (Perkins)

pb

Take 12

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 13

For Carl (Perkins)

pb

Take 14

For Carl (Perkins)

fs

Take 01

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 02

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)
(music by Joe Castro)

pb

6:35

Gabe Baltazar - Joe Castro - Leroy Vinnegar - Teddy Edwards - Frank Rosolino - Bob Cooper - Conte Candoli - Joe Castro - Gabe Baltazar

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (13)

Take 03

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 04

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 05

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 06

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 07

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 08

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)

fs

Take 09

Reflection (Sweepea / Strayhorn)
(music by Joe Castro)

pb / h

6:55

Gabe Baltazar - Joe Castro - Leroy Vinnegar - Teddy Edwards - Frank Rosolino - Bob Cooper - Conte Candoli - Joe Castro - Gabe Baltazar

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (3)

Take 01

Sunset Eyes

fs

Take 02

Sunset Eyes

ct

Take 03

Sunset Eyes

pb

Take 04

Sunset Eyes
(music by Teddy Edwards [- words by Dotty Wayne])

h

4:45

Joe Castro - Teddy Edwards

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (6)

Two 4-track tapes have been used for the session (Sunset Eyes Take 04 on the following tape). The tapes have not been heard, a cue sheet was used for the discography. Only the standard abbreviations are used: fs for "false start"; pb for "playback"; h for on "hold"; ct for "complete take"; inc. for "incomplete take”. Personnel, location and date from the Phonograph Recording Contract Blank: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Clover Session

Joe Castro Big Band. Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli trumpets; Ernie Tack, Mike Barone, Dick Leith bt, Frank Rosolino trombones; Anthony Ortega, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophones; Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar; Leroy Vinnegar double bass; Clarence Johnston drums. Joe Castro arrangements and orchestrations; Al Porcino contractor and orchestra coordination.

Recorded at RCA Victor, 6363 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California by Jack Miller on Friday May 27, 1966, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Take 01

Funky Blues

fs

Take 02

Funky Blues

fs

Take 03

Funky Blues

fs

Take 04

Funky Blues

fs

Take 05

Funky Blues
 (music by Johnny Hodges)

MASTER

8:26

Teddy Edwards - Joe Castro - Conte Candoli - Leroy Vinnegar

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (2)

Take 01

Hard To Find

fs

Take 02

Hard To Find

2:06

Take 03

Hard To Find

fs

Take 04

Hard To Find

h

2:07

Take 05

Hard To Find

fs

Take 06

Hard To Find

pb / h

Take 01

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 02

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 03

Play Me the Blues

pb

4:43

Take 04

Play Me the Blues

fs

Take 05

Play Me the Blues
(music by Teddy Edwards)

h

4:55

Teddy Edwards - Joe Castro

Sunnyside SSC 1391-5 (7)

Two 4-track tapes have been used for the session. The tapes have not been heard, a cue sheet was used for the discography. Only the standard abbreviations are used: fs for "false start"; pb for "playback"; h for on "hold"; ct for "complete take"; inc. for "incomplete take”. Personnel, location and date from the Phonograph Recording Contract Blank: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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