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KING/FEDERAL/DeLUXE ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY, Part 1
Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] Contents
295-1 - A Concert of Cool Jazz - Cecil Young Quartet [3/52] Race Horse/Stompin' At The
Savoy/The Campbells Are Coming/Formula X-9/Rushin' On Home/Deep Purple/Cecil's House Party
Blues/Tribute To Al Benson
219-2 - A Twin Piano Concert - Bill Jordan & David Elliott [1952?] Concerto In B Flat
Minor/Ritual Fire Dance/Turkish March/Concerto In A Minor/Scheherazade Suite/Warsaw Concerto
265-3 - George Wright Plays His Favorite Organ Solos - George Wright [1952?]
Stardust/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/Night And Day/Always/Begin The Beguine/Body And Soul
199-4 - Rhumba at the Waldorf - Emil Coleman and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
[1952?] The Peanut Vendor/The Lady In Red/Carioca/Mama Inez/Green Eyes/Orchids In The Moonlight
159-5 - The Noblemen Present a Collection of Original Compositions from Which Modern Hit Tunes
Have Been Adapted - Noblemen [?] Danube Waves/Unfinished Symphony/Poeme/Over
The
Waves/Barcarolle (From Tales Of Hoffman)/La Cinquantaine
265-6 - Rhumba Party - Ruth Wallis [?] Down In The Indies/Pull Down The Shade
Marie/Senorita What's Her Name/It's a Scream How Levine Does The Rhumba/The Fishing Song/Jose
Is
Living The Life of Reilly
179-7 - Typical Latin American Melodies - Los Andrinis [?] Tico Tico No Fuba/Tango
Verde/Andalucia/Sol Y Sombra/Granada/18 De Septiembre/Alma Llanera/Recuerdos
199-8 - Tangos and Rhumbas - Emil Coleman and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra [?] La
Cumparsita/Jalousie/El Choclo/La Cucuracha/Maria Elena/Help Me
265-9 - House Party - Ruth Wallis [?] Johnny Had A Yo-Yo/Too Many Men In My
Life/Your
Daddy Was A Soldier/The Dinghy Song/An Oil Man From Texas/Tonight You Sleep In The Bathtub
265-10 - Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals - Borrah Minevitch And His
Harmonica
Rascals [?] September Song/In A Little Spanish Town/Lullaby/Prelude In C Sharp Minor/What Is
This
Thing Called Love/I'll See You In My Dreams
159-11 - The Noblemen Present a Collection of Original Compositions from Which Modern Hit Tunes
Have Been Adapted - Noblemen [?] Adios Muchachas/My Heart As Thy Sweet
Voice/Theme
From "Romeo and Juliet"/O Sole Mio/Andantino/Tango In D
265-12 - The Great Mr. B - Billy Eckstine and His All-Star Band [?] Blowing The Blues
Away/If That's The Way You Feel/I Want To Talk About You/I Got A Date With Rhythm/Good Jelly
Blues/Opus X
219-13 - Square Dances (Without Calls) - Fiddlin' Red Herron [?] Listen To The Mocking
Bird/Goodnight Waltz/Sally Goodin/Devil's Dream/Billy In The Lowland/Over The Waves/Soldier's
Joy/Cripple Creek
199-14 - The Inimitable Betty Reilly - Betty Reilly [?] Ich Vill A Chusin/De Greene
Kousenee/Ich Vill Zich Sphielen/Estoy Acabando/Tierra Va Tembia/Sebastian
265-15 - The Yiddish Comedienne - Jennie Goldstein with Hymie Jacobson's Orchestra
[?] The Baby Sitter/Here Is The Bride (Where is the Groom)/Ich Hob Zich Gelozt/Gin/Platinum Fox/Three
Hotel Keepers
179-16 - Songs and Dances of Latin America - Alfredo Antonini and the Viva American
Orchestra [?] Adios Mariquita/Linda/Noche De Rondo/Contigo/Todo Azul/Temor/Para Que
Sufras/Mi
Nueva Amor/Tres Palabras
265-17 - Piano Stylist - Errol Garner [?] Garner in Hollywood/Lotus Blues/This Is My
Beloved/Until The Real Thing Comes Along/Six P.M./New York Concerto
265-18 - Tantz: A Collection of Gay Jewish Dance Music - Hymie Jacobson and his
Orchestra [?] Russian Sher/Doina And Skotchna/Voloch And Frailachs/Yiddish Bulgar/Mazinke,
Schweger, Potch/Palestinian Harras
265-19 - George Wright at the Mighty New York Paramount Theater Organ - George
Wright [?] Blue Moon/Espan Cani/Birth Of The Blues/Brazil/Falling In Love With Love/Honky Tonk
Train Blues
179-20 - Velts Accordion Orchestra - Velts Accordion Orchestra [?] Canto Moruno/A
Memory/Carnival Of Venice/Largo/Pop Corn Polka/The Farmer In The Dell/Pop Goes The Weasel/La
Zandunga/Braum's Souvenirs
Note: Numbers 21 to 63 were not used.
295-64 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 1 - Earl Bostic [?] Flamingo/Wrap It Up/I
Can't Give You Anything But Love//Always/Merry Widow/Filibuster
295-65 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 2 - Earl Bostic [?] Sleep/Earl Blows A
Fuse/No Name Blues/Serenade/The Moon Is Low/Don't Do It
295-66 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 3 - Earl Bostic [?] Lover Come Back To
Me/Choppin' It Down/Earl's Imagination/Seven Steps/I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You/Swing Low Sweet
Boogie
179-67 - A Musical Cocktail, Ingredients: French Songs - Martin Roman [?] Frere
Jacques/Sur Le Pont d'Avignon/Aupres De Ma Blonde/Sur Les Troits De Paris/Sous Les Ponts Du
Paris/Java/others
179-68 - A Musical Cocktail, Ingredients: Favorites From Vienna - Martin Roman [?]
Midnight Bells/The Old Refrain/Servus Du/Liesbesfreud/Don't Ask Me Why/Our Finest Hour/The Old
Song/Dear Friend
179-69 - A Musical Cocktail, Ingredients: Light Classics - Martin Roman [5/54] Tonight
We
Love/Sabre Dance/Humoresque/Blue Danube/Merry Widow Medley
179-70 - A Musical Cocktail, Ingredients: Hit Songs Imported from the Old Country - Martin
Roman [?] When Day Is Done/I Kiss Your Hand, Madame/Just A Gigolo/Falling In Love Again/Take
Me In Your Arms/Love Me Tonight/Yours Is My Heart Alone/Frasquita/Good Night
Sweetheart/Jalousie/Adios Muchachos/Symphony/Comme Ci, Comme Ca/Autumn Leaves/Parade Of
The
Wooden Soldiers/Glow Worm
179-71 - A Musical Cocktail, Ingredients: Romance and Rhythm - Martin Roman And His
Trio [?] Tea For Two/Honeysuckle Rose/Skaters Waltz/Bumble Boogie/Martin's Idea On The
Scale/How Many Stars/Romanian Phantasy/My Prayer
295-72 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 4 - Earl Bostic [?] Moonglow/Velvet
Sunset/For You/Ain't Misbehavin'/You Go To My Head/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/The Hour Of
Parting/Linger Awhile
295-73 - Christmas Carols - King Karoleers [?] Silent Night/Hark The Herald Angels
Sing/O Little Town of Bethlehem/Noel/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear/Adeste Fidelis/Away In A
Manger/Rejoice/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Joy To The World/Good King Wenceslas
295-74 - Off and On - Tiny Bradshaw [?] Off And On/Free For All/South Of The
Orient/Later//Soft/Well Oh Well/Heavy Juice/The Train Kept A-Rollin'
265-75 - Wings over Jordan Choir - Wings Over Jordan Choir [?] Trying To Get
Ready/I've
Been 'Buked/I'm Going To Sit At The Welcome Table/Amen/Over My Head/I Cried And I Cried/When
I've
Done The Best I Can/He's All And All To Me
295-76 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 1 - Earl Bostic [?]
Flamingo/Cherokee/Melancholy Serenade/I Can't Give You Anything But Love//Wrap It Up/What! No
Pearls/Filibuster/No Name Blues
295-77 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 2 - Earl Bostic [?] Sleep/Serenade/Off
Shore/Sheik of Araby/Seven Steps/Merry Widow/Swing Low Sweet Boogie/My Heart As Thy Sweet
Voice
295-78 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 3 - Earl Bostic [?] The Very Thought Of
You/Memories/The Moon Is Low/Gettin' Sentimental Over You/Steamwhistle Jump/Earl's Imagination/O
Sole Mio/Poeme
295-79 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 4 - Earl Bostic [?] Always/Lover Come
Back
To Me/Smoke Rings/Deep Purple/Don't You Do It/Choppin' It Down/Earl Blows A Fuse/Danube Waves
295-80 - Slim Gaillard - Slim Gaillard [?] Vout Orenee/Slim's Boogie/Harlem
Hunch/Travelin' Blues/Voot Boogie/Sighing Boogie/Sightseeing Boogie/Central Avenue Boogie
295-81 - Russell Jacquet and His All Stars - Russell Jacquet [?] King's Spinner/Bongo
Blues/Eight Ball/Tropical Fever/Blues In "F"/Cross Bones/Jockey Joe/Wigglin' Wah Wiggins
295-82 - Bill Doggett His Organ and Combo, Volume 1 - Bill Doggett [?] Sweet
Lorraine/Moondust/Real Gone Mambo/King Bee/And The Angels Sing/It's A Dream/Early Bird/Easy
295-83 - Bill Doggett His Organ and Combo, Volume 2 - Bill Doggett [?]
Honey/Eventide/Percy Speaks/Tailor Made/Ready Mix/There's No You/High Heels/The Song Is Ended
295-84 - Benny Carter - Benny Carter [?] Twelve O'clock Jump/Diga Diga Doo/Looking
For A Boy/Who's Sorry Now/Re-Bop Boogie/Rose Room/Your Conscience Tells You So/Mexican Hat
Dance
295-85 - Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou Williams [?]
Tisherame/Knowledge/Oo-Bla-Dee/Shorty Boo/Willow Weep For Me/Moonglow/Bye Bye Blues/I'm In
The
Mood For Love
295-86 - Polka Party - Various Artists [?] Red Rose Polka/Vitamin Polka/Clarinet
Polka/Red Wing Polka/Marriage Polka/Shotgun Polka/Bumble Bee Polka/Dewdrop Polka
295-87 - Polka Party, Volume 2 - Various Artists [?] Girl Friend Polka/Sunshine
Polka/Laughing Eyes Polka/Moonshine Polka/Atomic Polka/DeLuxe Polka/Domiino Polka/Home Town
Polka
295-88 - Todd Rhodes Plays Hit Tunes - Todd Rhodes [?] Blues For The Red Boy/Pot
Likker/Teardrops/Beet Patch/Bell Boy Boogie/Rocket 69/Feathers/Thunderbolt Boogie
295-89 - Christmas Songs - Bill Doggett [?] Many people credit this album as being the
first R&B Christmas album. The Christmas Song/Jingle Bells/White Christmas//Silent Night/Winter
Wonderland/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Federal 295-90 - The Midnighters Sing Their Hits - Midnighters [?] Issued with a Federal
label, may have been reissued with a King label. Work With Me Annie/Moonrise/Sexy Ways/Get It/Annie
Had A Baby/She's The One/Annie's Aunt Fannie/Crazy Loving (Stay With Me)
295-91 - Gay ‘90s Review - Joe Howard [?] I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now/Saturday
Night/Goodbye My Lady Love/Honeymoon/Hello My Baby/What's The Use Of Dreaming/Let's Take A
Ride On A Rocket/Silver In Your Hair
295-92 - George Wright at the Hammond Organ - George Wright [?] Avalon/Don't Bring
Me Posies/Jada/Red Hot Mama/Varsity Drag/Whistling Boogie/Charleston/Nagasaki
295-93 - Progressive Sounds - Gerald Wilson [?] Lotus Land, Parts 1 & 2/Algerian
Fantasy, Parts 1 & 2/Romance/Black Rose/Mambo Mexicana, Parts 1 & 2
Federal 295-94 - Billy Ward and the Dominoes - Billy Ward [?] Issued with a Federal
label, may have been reissued with a King label. Sixty Minute Man/Do Something For Me/Have Mercy
Baby/Don't Leave Me This Way/The Bells/I'd Be Satisfied/.These Foolish Things Remind Me Of
You/When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
295-95 - Earl Bostic Plays the Old Standards, Volume 5 - Earl Bostic [?] Blue
Skies/Sweet
Lorraine/These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You/Song Of The Islands/Liebstraum/Night And
Day/Embraceable You/Time On My Hands
Federal 295-96 - Big Jay McNeely - Big Jay McNeely [1955] Issued with a Federal label,
may have been reissued with a King label. Big Jay Shuffle/3-D/Nervous Man Nervous/The Goof/Mule
Milk/Hot Cinders/Ice Water/Whipped Cream
295-97 - Dances of Latin America - Various Artists [?] La Vida En Rose/Begin the
Beguine/Mambo En Espana/Goza Mi Mambo/Mondango/Mambo En Fa/Candelo/Asia Menor
295-98 - Tropicana - Mario Carta and Enrico Cabiati [?] La Comparsa/Tico Tico/Besme
Mucho/Oye Negor/Un Paquiro De Tu Amor/Playera/Arrimate Carinito/El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)
295-99 - A Treasury of Catholic Hymns - Various Artists [?]
295-100 - A Treasury of Protestant Hymns - Various Artists [?]
295-101 - Dixieland - Preacher Rollo [?]
295-102 - Sentimentally Yours - Bill Doggett [?]
295-103 - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 5 - Earl Bostic [?]
295-104 - [Unissued]
295-105 - Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings and Leo Parker [?]
295-106 - The Fabulous Guitar of Bill Jennings - Bill Jennings [?]
295-119? - Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax, Volume 6 - Earl Bostic [?]
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