MICKEY BAKER DISCOGRAPHY Part 1
1951
BILLY VALENTINE TRIO
Billy Valentine (voc/p), Mickey Baker (g), Bobby Nicholson (b), Jimmy Crawford (dm).
NYC, 5 november 1951
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Decca 9-48261
Baby Please Don't Go
Decca 9-48261
You May Be Trash To Someone (But Baby
You're A Queen To Me)
Decca 9-28801
SP Decca 9-48261, ad (Billboard 12/01/52) / SP Decca
9-28801, review (Billboard 12/09/53)
Billboard - January 12, 1952
1952
MICKEY BAKER and his ORCHESTRA
Mickey Baker (g), Hal Singer (ts), Ram Ramirez (org),
George Duvivier (b), Bobby Donaldson (dm), Lee Magid (prod).
Billboard November 8, 1952
MICKEY BAKER
Mickey Baker (g/voc), Lee Magid (prod). NYC,
17 november 1952
Oh Happy Day Savoy 874/Bear
Family cd 15654/Jasmine 979
Love Me Baby (Baker,
Norris, Washington) Savoy 874/Bear Family cd 15654/
Jasmine 979
SP Savoy, review (Billboard 6/12/52 / Cash Box
6/12/52)
Reissue : CD Bear Family BCD 15654 – Rock With A
Sock, Allemagne 1993 / CD Jasmine Records 979 - Return Of The Wildest
Guitar, UK 2018.
MICKEY BAKER SESSIONS WORKS 1952:
DANNY "RUN" TAYLOR
Danny “Run Joe” Taylor (voc),
with Leroy Kirkland Orchestra : Leroy Kirkland (s), Ernest Hayes (p/org),
Mickey Baker (g), ? (b), ? (dm).
NYC, 28 february 1952
Coffee Daddy Blues Wheeler 105/Coral 65082/Ace lp 162
Come Home Baby Wheeler
105/Coral 65082
Blues Got Me Rockin’ unissued/Ace
lp 162
Moanin’ And Groanin’ For
You unissued
SP Coral 65082. (review:
Cash Box 01/03/52 / Billboard 05/04/52).
Reissue : LP Ace CH 162
V.A. Jumpin’ The Blues Vol. 3, UK 1986.
VARETTA DILLARD
Varetta Dillard (voc),
Dave McRae (as/bar), George Kelly (ts), Fletcher Smith (p), Mickey Baker (g),
Al Lucas (b), Bobby Donaldson (dm), Leroy Kirkland (arr/dir).
NYC,
06 may 1952
Easy Easy Baby Savoy 847/Savoy Jazz lp 1203/
Great Voices
Of The Century 2 cd 2036
A Letter In Blue Savoy
847 Savoy lp 2256/ Great Voices Of The Century 2 cd 2036
I Cried And Cried Savoy
871/Savoy lp 2256/
Great Voices Of The Century 2 cd
2036
Love That Man Savoy /Savoy Jazz lp 1203/Savoy lp 2256/
THE GAYLORDS / THE
IMPERIALS
George Copes, Rudy Copes,
James Morris, Earl Thomas, Louis Van Dyke (voc), Mickey Baker ? (g).
NYC, 23 may 1952
Get Mad Baby Savoy 852
Go On Baby Savoy 852
My Darling Savoy 1104/Savoy Jazz lp 1185
You Should Have Told Me Savoy 1104/Savoy Jazz lp 1185
The Gaylords SP Savoy 852.
(review : Billboard 05/07/52).
The Imperials SP Savoy
1104. (review : Billboard 12/08/53).
Reissue : LP Savoy Jazz
SJL 1185 Doo Wop Delights The Roots Of Rock, US 1987.
VARETTA DILLARD
Varetta Dillard (voc),
Nathaniel Allen (tb), Dave McRae (as/bar), George Kelly (ts), Jimmy Reynolds
(p), Mickey Baker (g), Al Lucas (b), Bobby Donaldson (dm), Leroy Kirkland
(arr/dir).
NYC, 24 may 1952
Here In My Heart Savoy 851/ Great Voices Of The Century 2 cd
2036
I’m Yours Savoy 851/Great Voices Of The Century 2 cd
2036
Goodbye, So Long And
Bless You Savoy unissued/Savoy Jazz lp 1203
Paper Heart Blues Savoy unissued/Savoy Jazz lp 1203
SP Savoy 851. (review :
Cash Box 14/06/52).
Reissue
: LP Savoy Jazz SJL 1203 Mercy Mr Percy Vol 1, US 1988 / 2 CD Great
Voices Of The Century 2036 Mercy, My Percy, UK 2013.
EDDIE MACK
Eddie Mack (Mack
Edmonson) (voc), George Kelly (ts), Dave McRae (bar), Kelly Owens (p), Mickey
Baker (g), Grachan Moncur (b), Bobby Donaldson (dm), Leroy Kirkland (arr/dir).
NYC, 09 june 1952
Key Hole Blues Savoy
853/Savoy lp 2244/Blue Moon cd 6026
Seven Day Blues Savoy
853/Savoy lp 2244/Blue Moon cd 6026
Last Hour Blues Savoy unisued/Savoy
lp 2244/Blue Moon cd 6026
Good Time Woman Savoy unisued/Savoy lp 2244/Blue Moon cd 6026
SP Savoy 853. (review :
Billboard/Cash Box 26/07/52).
Reissue : LP Savoy
Records 2244, V.A. The Shouters US 1980 / CD Blue Moon 6026 The
Complete Recordings Vol 1 : 1947- 1952, Espagne 2001.
DANNY "RUN" TAYLOR
Danny “Run Joe” Taylor (voc),
with Leroy Kirkland Orchestra : Mickey Baker (g), + unidentified musicians
NYC, 19 june 1952
Sittin’ Here Thinkin’ Coral
65097
I’ve Been Doin’ It To
Coral 65097
Sweet Lovin’ Daddy
Coral
65101
Walkin’ In My Sleep Coral
65101
SP Coral 65097. (review :
Cash Box 13/09/52 / Billboard 22/09/52) / SP Coral 65101 (review :
Billboard 08/11/52 / Cash Box 15/11/52).
LARRY DARNELL
Larry Darnell (voc), Leroy Kirkland orchestra : Dave
Mc Rae (as), Sam Taylor (ts), Haywood Henry (bar), Jimmy Reynolds (p), Jimmy
Reynolds (p), Mickey Baker (g), Grachan Moncur (b), Panama Francis (dm), Leroy
Kirland (dir).
NYC, 25 june 1952
Better Be On My Way Okeh 6902
No time At All Okeh 6916
Singin' My Blues Okeh
6916
I’ll Be Sittin’, I’ll Be Rockin'
Okeh 6954
SP Okeh 6902, ad (Billboard 09/08/52) / SP Okeh 6916, review (Billboard 25/10/52) / SP Okeh 6954, chronique (Billboard 11/04/53)
LARRY DARNELL
Larry Darnell (voc), Leroy Kirland (dir), probably the same musicians as june 25 session 1952
NYC, july 1952
I'll Get Along Somehow Part. 1
Okeh 6919
I'll Get Along Somehow Part. 2 Okeh
6919
SP Okeh 6919, review (Billboard 15/11/52)
VARETTA DILLARD
Varetta Dillard (voc), H. Bomb Ferguson (voc)*, Nathaniel
Allen (tb), Dave McRae (as), George Kelly (ts), Jimmy Reynolds ? (p), Mickey
Baker (g), Al Lucas (b), Bobby Donaldson (dm).
NYC, 18 july 1952
Them There Eyes Savoy
859/ Mr R&B lp106/Savoy Jazz lp 1203
Great
Voices Of The Century 2 cd 2036
Double Crossing Daddy Savoy 871/Mr R&B lp
106/Savoy Jazz lp 1203
Great
Voices Of The Century 2 cd 2036
Double Crossing Daddy*
(duet version with H-Bomb Ferguson)
Savoy Jazz lp 1176
SP Savoy 859, review (Cash Box 06/09/52/Billboard
08/11/52) / SP Savoy 871, review (Billboard/Cash Box 29/11/52
Reissue : LP R&B
Records R&B 106 – Double Crossing Daddy, Suède 1984 / LP Savoy Jazz SJL 1176 – H-Bomb Ferguson With Varetta
Dillard – Life Is Hard, US 1986 / LP Savoy Jazz SJL 1176 -H-Bomb
Ferguson With Varetta Dillard - Life Is Hard, US 1986 / LP Savoy Jazz SJL
1203 Mercy Mr. Percy Vol. 1 , US 1988 / 2 CD Great Voices Of The Century
2036 - Mercy, My Percy, UK 2013
H-BOMB FERGUSSON
H Bomb Ferguson (voc), Varetta Dillard (voc)*,
Nathaniel Allen (tb), Dave McRae (as), George Kelly (ts), Jimmy Reynolds ? (p),
Mickey Baker (g), Al Lucas (b), Bobby Donaldson (dm).
FLORENCE
WRIGHT
Florence Wright With Hal Singer orchestra
Florence Wright (vo) Hal Singer (ts) Roger “ Ram” Ramirez (org) Mickey Baker (g) George
Duvivier (b) Bobby
Donaldson (d)
NYC, 21/08/1952
I Went To Your Wedding /My Blue Heaven (Savoy 860) 09/ 52
HAL SINGER OCTET
Carlton Coleman (vo) Hal Singer, Sam Taylor (ts) Dave
McRae (bars, as) Kelly Owens (p) Mickey Baker (g) Georges Duvivier (b), Bobby Donalson (d),
NYC, 21/08/1952
Indian Love Call /The Frog Hop (Savoy 861)
CARLTON
COLEMAN
Carlton Coleman with Hal Singer Octed
Carlton Coleman
(vo) Hal Singer, Sam Taylor (ts) Dave McRae (bars, as) Kelly Owens (p) Mickey
Baker (g) unknown (tp), (b), (d),
NYC, 21/08/1952
My Mother Told Me / They Won't Tell It
Right (Savoy
875)
(Dade
1810) 1960 under the name King Coleman
RAY CHARLES
Ray Charles (p/voc), Jesse Drakes (tp) Sam Taylor (ts)
Dave McRae(as/bs) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd
Trotman (b) Connie Kay (d). Arranged by Jesse Stone. Produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson
NYC September 11, Midnight Hour 1952
Midnight Hour /Roll
With My Baby (Atlantic 976) 10/1952
The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again/ Jumpin' In The
Mornin' (Atlantic 984)
DANNY COBB
Danny Cobb With Dave McRae Orchestra
Danny Cobb (vo) Sam Taylor (ts) Dave McRae (bars, as)
Mickey Baker (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Billy Smith (d)
NYC,10/10/1952
Farewell Baby /Don't Mess With My Woman
(Savoy 869)
So Long Baby/ I Need You Baby (unissued)
EARL BOSTIC
Earl Bostic and his Orchestra:
Earl Bostic (as) Richard Mitchell
(tp) Earl Bostic (as) Ray Felder (ts)
Gene Redd (vib) Joe Knight (p) Mickey
Baker (g) Ike Issacs (b) George Brown (d)
Bill Williams (v) (1)
NYC, 17/12/1952
The Sheik Of Araby/ Steamwhistle Jump (KING
4603) 05/1953
Cherokee/ The Song Is Ended (1) (King 4623) 05/1953
Cracked Ice (King 4699) 01/1954
RUTH BROWN
Taft Jordan
(tp) unknown (sax) (p) (b) Mickey Baker
(g) Connie Kay (d) Ruth Brown (vo)
NYC, 19/12/1952
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter
Mean (Atlantic 986) 02/ 1953
Knockin'/Ragged And Poor/You're The Only One I Love
(unissued)
DOC POMUS ALL STARS
Doc Pomus (voc) King Curtis (ts) Billy Graham (as)
Mickey Baker (g) Allen Tinney (p) Pee Wee Tinney (d)
?
The Last Blues/Work Little Carrie (After Hour) 1952
1953
LITTLE SYLVIA with MICKEY BAKER & HIS BAND
NYC, 8 /11/1953
Mickey Baker (g, vo) Sylvia Vanderpool (vo)Sam Taylor
(ts) Jesse Stone( p), Lloyd Trotman (b), Connie Kay (d)
NYC, November 8, 1953
Fine Love /Speedy Life (Cat 102)
Senorita/Old Letters (Atlantic
unissued)
1953 Session works
THE CARDINALS
?
NYC, 13/01/1953
Lovie Darling / You Are My Only Love
(Atlantic 995)
Please Baby / Under A Blanket Of Blue
(Atlantic 1025)
For A While (unissued)
?
RUTH BROWN
Harry
Van Walls (p) Mickey Baker (g) George Duvivier (b) Kelly Martin (d)
29/01/1953
“Hey Now
Bay” (Atlantic unissued)
BILLY VALENTINE
Billy Valentine (p, vo) Mickey Baker (g)
NYC, 6/02/1953
I Wanta Love You / Gamblin' Man (Par
Presentation PAR 1308)
Sweetheart Is You/ Let's Do The Thing (Prestige unissued)
MR SAD HEAD
With Billy Ford & his Orchestra
Mr Sad Head (voc) Billy Ford
(tp) Eddie Brefield (sa) Buddy Lucas (ts) Colemen Watson (bar) Charles Harris
(p) Mickey Baker (g) Teddy Cromwell (b) Herman Bradley (d)
NYC
17/02/1953
Hard Luck And Traveling/I’m High (RCA
Victor 20- 5230) 03/1953
Make Haste/Black Diamond (RCA Victor
20-5388) 08/1953
EUNICE DAVIS
?
24/02/1953
My Beat Is 125th Street /Got To Work, Pretty Daddy
(Atlantic 992)
HAL PAIGE
Hal Paige (p,voc) Mickey Baker (g) +Others
NYC 9 /03/1953
Drive It Home/Break Of Day Blues (Atlantic
996) 05/1953
Guitar Boogie (unissued)
PINEY BROWN
Jack Dupree (p), Mickey Baker (g), Sidney Grant (ts), Cedric Wallace (b) John
Taylor (d)
07/04/1953
Whispering blues/Walk A-Block- And Fall (King 4636) 06/1953
JACK DUPREE
Champion Jack Dupree (voc,p) Sidney Grant (ts) Mickey Baker
(g) Cedric Wallace, (b) John Taylor (d)
NYC, 7/04/
1953
The Blues Got Me Rockin'/Tongue Tied Blues (King 4633)
06/1953
Ain't No Meat On De Bone/Please Tell Me Baby (King
4651)
CARMEN TAYLOR
Mickey Baker (g) Carmen Taylor (voc) and others
NYC 15/05/1953
Lovin' Daddy/Ding Dong (Atlantic 1002) 07/1953
Fickle Blues (unissued)
RAY CHARLES
Ray Charles (p, voc) with Jesse Drakes (tp) ?, Freddie
Mitchell, Pinky Williams (ts), Dave McRae (bs), Mickey Baker (g), Lloyd Trotman
(b), Connie Kay (dm), Candido
Camero(congas) Jesse Stone (arr). NYC, 17/05/1953.
17/05/1953
Mess
Around/ Funny But I Still Love You (Atlantic
999) 06/1953
Heartbreaker(Atlantic 1008)
It
Should Have Been Me/ Sinner's Prayer, (Atlantic 1021) 02/1954
Losing
hand (Atlantic 1037)
ANNISTEEN ALLEN
Jimmy
Buchanan (as/bs),John Greer (ts), Don Abney (p), Mickey Baker (g), Loyd Trotman
(b), Clarence “Bobby” Donalson (d) ,+
Henry Glover (tp) (*)
25/05/1953
Wanted/My
brand Of Loving (*) (King 4642) 07/1953
I
Don’t Wand No Substitute /Down by the River (King 4691) 01/1954
CLYDE Mc PHATTER and the DRIFTERS
Sam Taylor, Ben Webster (ts) Jesse Stone ? (p) Mickey Baker (g) unknown (b,d)
Drifters: Clyde
McPhatter (lead tenor vo) William "Chick" Anderson, David Baughn
(tenor vo) David Baldwin (tenor vo, g) James Johnson (bass vo)
Sam Taylor, Ben Webster (ts) Jesse Stone ? (p) Mickey
Baker (g) unknown (b,d)
28/06/1953
Lucille (Atlantic 1019) 01/1954
Let The Boogie Woogie Roll /Gone/
Watcha Gonna Do (unissued)
RUTH
BROWN
Jimmy Nottingham (tp) Burnie Peacock (as) Willis
Jackson (ts) Ernest "Pinky" Williams (bars) Harry Van Walls (p)
Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Connie Kay (d)
02
/07/1953
The
Tears Keep Tumblin' Down (Atlantic
1005) 09/1953
Just A Little Walk, Just Enough (Atlantic unissued)
MELVIN SMITH
Melvin Smith (vo) Mickey Baker (g) Abie Baker (b)
Sonny Payne (d) Fred Jefferson (p) Julian Dash (s) Haywood Henry (s) Al Sears
(dir)
10 /07/1953 ?
I don’t Have To hunt No More/Every Pound (RCA Victor 20/47-5226) 03/1953
It Went Down Easy/Why Do These Things
Have To Be (RCA Victor 20/47-5406
08/1953
Letter To My Baby/I Feel Like Goin’
Home (RCA Victor 20/47-5578) 12/1953
Miss Brown unissued (Bear Family)
LITTLE ESTHER
Mickey Baker (g) and 2 (ts),(bar) (p) (b) (d) unknow
NYC 15/07/1953
“If you want me”/”Talkin’ all out of my
head” (Decca 28804)
Sit Back Down”/”He’s A No Good Man”
(Decca 48314) 03/ 1954
LITTLE ESTHER
Mickey Baker (g) and 2 (ts),(bar) (p) (b) (d) unknow
29/09/ 1953
Stop Cryin’/Please Don’t Send me(
Decca 48305) 10/ 1953
CHUCK WILLIS
Leroy Kirland Orchestra
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Haywood Henry Mickey Baker (g) ?
NYC 19/07/1953
You're Still My
Baby/What's Your Name Okeh 7015 01/1954
I Feel So Bad Okeh 7029
AMOS MILBURN
Amos
Milburn (p/vcl) Sam Taylor (ts), Heywood
Henry (bars)
Mickey
Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) ? (d)
NYC,
?/07/1953
One
Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (ALADDIN 3I97)
08/1953
Good
Good Whiskey/Let’s have A Party (ALADDIN 3218) 12/1953
CLYDE Mc PHATTER and the DRIFTERS
Drifters:
Clyde McPhatter, Andrew Thrasher,
Gerhart Thrasher,Bill Pinkney Willie Ferbee (vo) Sam Taylor (ts) Jesse Stone (p) Mickey Baker (g) unknown (b, d)
09/08/1953
Money
Honey/The Way I Feel (Atlantic 1006) 09/1953
Gone (Atlantic 1055) 1955
Let
The Boogie Woogie Roll (Atlantic 2060)
Watcha
Gonna Do (unissued)
SQUARE WALTON
Square Walton (vo) Mickey Baker (g) Sonny Terry (h)
Flechter Smith (p) Johnny Williams (b)
Marty Wilson (d).
NYC 27/08/1953
Gimme Your Bankroll/ Pepper Head Woman (RCA Victor 20-5593) 10/1953
Bad Hangover/Fish Tail Blues (RCA Victor 20- 5584) 12/ 1953
SONNY TERRY and his BAND
Sonny Terry (hca/vo) Mickey Baker (g),Fletcher Smith (p),Bobby Donaldson (b), Marty Wilson
(d) Johnny Williams (b) Bobby Donaldson (bgs),
NYC 27/08/1953
“Hootin” and Jumpin’ /Hooray, Hooray (RCA Victor 20/47-
5492) 10/1953
“Sonny is Drinking”/”I’m Gonna Rock
Your Wig (RCA Victor 20/47-5577) 12/ 1953
MARGIE DAY
?
?/08/1953
Snatching
it back/Do I look like a fool to you( DECCA 28872) -10/1953
STICK
Mc GHEE
James
Buchanan (ts) Sir Charles Thompson ( p)
Mickey Baker (g) Carl Pruitt (b) Specs
Powell (d)
NYC,
02/09 1953
Jungle
Juice/Dealing From The Bottom (King 4672)
The Wiggle Waggle Woo / I'm Dogheeeing All
The Time (King 4700)
WYNONIE HARRIS
Wynonie Harris (voc) Red Prysock (ts), David Van Dyke
(ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p,x) Mickey Baker (g) George Duvivier (b) Specs
Powell (d)
NYC,11/09/1953
Please Louise/Nearer My Love To
Thee (King 4668)
Quiet Whiskey/Down Boy Down (King 4685)
JESSE POWELL
Jesse Powell Orchestra:
Jesse Powell (ts)
Sir Charles Thompson (p/org) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Osie
Johnson (d) Dan Taylor (vo)
NYC, 09/10/,1953
Love To Spare/Rear Bumper (Federal
12159
Leaving Tonight/ Hot Box (Federal 12171)
DAN TAYLOR
Jesse Powell Orchestra:
Jesse
Powell(ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Mickey Baker(g) b- Lloyd Trotman(b) Osie Johnson (d) Dan Taylor (v)
NYC, 09/10/1953
Love To Spart/ Rear Bumper (Federal 12159)
CARMEN TAYLOR
?
NYC 21/10/1953
Mama And Johnny Free/Big Mamou Daddy (Atlantic 1015)
My Weary Heart/Angel Child (unissued)
RUTH
BROWN
Taft
Jordan (tp) Sam Taylor (ts) Ernest "Pinky" Williams (bars) Hank Jones
(p) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Connie Kay (d) Joe M. Ricci (tamb) Ruth
Brown (vo)
NYC,
01/11/1953.
If You Don't
Want Me (I Don't Want No Part Of You) (Atlantic 1018) – 01/1954
If I Had Any
Sense (Atlantic 1027) - 04/1954
Ever Since
My Baby's Been Gone (Atlantic 1051) - 1955
Too Many Men Atlantic EP 575
I Shouldn't Have Done Tha (unissued)
BUDD JOHNSON and his ORCHESTRA
Budd Johnson (tt,as) Lawrence Kayes (org) Hank Jones (p) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b)
Panama Francis (d)
NYC 05/11/1953
Off Shore/Don't YouTake Your Lover From Me (Atlantic 1013) 11/1953
CLYDE Mc PHATTER and the DRIFTERS
Clyde McPhatter
Gerhart Thrasher Andrew
Thrasher Bill Pinkney (voc)
Sam Taylor (ts) Dick Hyman or Harry Van Walls (p) Mickey
Baker , Jimy Olivier (g) Llyod Trotman (b), Conny Kay( d)
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
NYC, 12/11/1953
Such A Night (Atlantic 1019)
Warm Your Heart (Atlantic 1029)
Don't Dog Me (Atlantic 2049) 1960
MILT
TRENIER
With The Gene Gilbeaux Quartet
Milt
Trenier (vo) Mickey Baker (g) Harold Jackson (b) Wayne Robinson (d) Gene
Gilbeaux (p) Don Hill (as)
NYC
18/11/1953
Straighten
Up Baby / Why (Groove 0008) - 02/1954
Hey
You /I Got The Blues SoBad CD Cool it
Baby (Bear Family) - 1988
BERTICE READING
With Leroy Kirkland Orchestra
Leroy Kirkland (dir) Seldon Powell ,Sam Taylor (ts)
Haywood Henry (bar) Kelly Bruce Owen (p)Mickey Baker (g) Norman Wilson Keenan
(b) Martin Wilson (d)
NYC 30/11/1953
I’m Alone/Tears of joy (RCA 20/47-5567) 12/1953
The Judgement Of Love/Can't Be Satisfied)
RUTH BROWN
Sam Taylor (ts)
Paul Williams (bars) Kelly Owens (p *) John Lewis (p **) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd
Trotman (b) Joe Marshall (d) Ruth Brown (vo)
NYC 12/1953 New
York
Love
Contest
(Atlantic 1018) (*)
Hello Little Boy (Atlantic 1027) (**)
Oon Hot Dog (unissued)
DOLLY COOPER and the WANDERERS
William Campbell (tb) Sam Taylor (ts) Haywood Henry
(bars) Mickey Baker (g) Johnny Williams (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Dolly Cooper
(vo) The Wanderers (vocal group)
NYC, 08/12/1953
You Gotta Be Good To Yourself /Love Can't Be
Blind (Savoy
1121)
The Wanderers:
What Do I Do/My First, Last And Only
Girl (unissued)
BERTICE READING
Jesse Jones Orchestra
Dave Mc Rea (bar) Al Williams (p) Mickey Baker (g)
Lloyd Trotman (b) Joe Marshall (d)
NYC 23/12/1953
I’d Gladly Di It Again/I Gotta
Know GROOVE 004
Sweet Goody (unissued)
DU DROPPERS
J.C. Ginyard,Willie
Ray,Harvey Ray,Bob Kornegay (voc) Sam Taylor (ts) Kenny Watts (p/dir) Mickey
Baker (g) Johnny Williams (b) Marty Wilson (d)
NYC 16/12/1953
Speed
King Groove 4G-0001 – 02/1954
I Wanna Love
You Groove 0120 – 08/1955
You're Wrong/
Drink Up (unissued)
BIG
JOHN GREER
Big
John Greer (vo) Leroy Kirkland (d) Sam
Taylor (ts) Mickey Baker (g) Haywood Henry (bars)
Johnny
Williams (b) Marty Wilson (d) Kelly
Owens (p) Alfred Cobbs (tb)
10/12/1953
Bottle
it up ang go (Groove 0002)
Too
Long/ (Groove 0016) - 05/1954
I
Spoke too soon
Don’t
let me down
HAL PAIGE and his BLUES BOYS
Hal Paige (p,vcl) Mickey Baker (g) Unknow (s) (b) (d)
NYC 29/12/1953
Please Say You Do/ Big Foot May (Atlantic 1032)
Hurt My Feeling/I Can't Get Started (unissued)
ANNIE LAURIE
Howard Biggs Orchestra
Dick Vance (tp), Tyree Glem
(tb), Eddie Barefield (cl,as), Al Sears, Walter Thomas (ts)
Howard Biggs (p), Mickey
Baker (g) , Abie Baker (b), Rudy Trailer (dr)
NYC 31/12/1953
I’m In The Mood For You/Feeling The
Need (Okeh 7025) 04/1954
DANNY RUN JOE TAYLOR
?
You Loock Bad/Gator Tail (RCA Victor
20/47-5558) 12/1953
STENE ANDERSON (ERNESTINE ANDERSON)
Russell
Jacquet Orchestra
Ernestine
Anderson (voc) Russell Jacquet, Quincy Jones (tp) Oscar Estelle (bs) Milt
Jackson (p) Mickey Baker (g) Wade Legge (b) Richie Goldberg (d)
NYC, 1953
They Tried/Port Of Rico
(Network N 1199)
RUSSELL JACQUET
Russell
Jacquet, Quincy Jones (tp) Oscar Estelle (bs) Milt Jackson (p) Mickey Baker (g)
Wade Legge (b) Richie Goldberg (d) The Heart Beats Quintet (vocal group) and
others
NYC, 1953
Tormented /After
Everybody's Gone (Network N 1200)
1954
MICKEY BAKER
BIG RED
Mc HOUSTON and his ORCHESTRA
Sam Taylor
(ts) Mickey Baker (g) Ernest "Pinky" Williams (bs) Al Williams (p) Lloyd
Trotman (b) David "Panama" Francis
(dr) Larry Dale (voc/g))
NYC,
05/05/1954
I'm
Tired / Where Is My Honey (Groove 0020)06/1954
Stranger
Blues/ I Wish I Knew (Groove unissued) Bear
Family BCD 15654 (1993)
MICKEY BAKER 1954 SESSION WORKS
BIG MAYBELLE
Danny
Mendelsohn (dir) Paul Ricci (as), Dave Mc Rae (bs), Sam Taylor (ts)? Joe Wilder
(tp)? Jimmy Crawford (d)? Al Williams (p)?
Lloyd Trotman (b), Mickey
Baker (g)
20/01/1954
I
Got A Feelin’/You’llNever Known (Okeh 7026)
My Big Mistake Okeh 7042
No
more Trouble Out Of Me - LP The Okeh Sessions (EPIC 38456) US 1983
SQUARE WALTON
Square Walton, voc; Al Williams, p; Mickey Baker, g; Johnny Williams, b;
Marty Wilson, dr; Leroy Kirkland, vb
NYC 26/01/1954
Straight Little
Woman/ Square's Blues
Don't Go Around
There/You Can Take It Or Leave (
RCA unissued )
BIG MIKE GORDON and the EL TEMPOS
Mike Gordon & the El Tempos (vo) Mickey Baker (g)
Sam Taylor (ts)
NYC, 27/01/1954
“Why Don't You Do Right” /”You Got To
Give” (Cat 101)(08/ 54)
“Well, Well, Well”/ “No More Whiskey”(Atlantic unissued)
BUDDY LUCAS ORCHESTRA
Hal Mitchell (tp) , Buddy
Lucas (ts, vcl), Seldon Powell (ts) Heywood Henry (bars)
Duke Parham (p), Mickey
Baker (g), Al Lucas (b) , Marty Wilson
(dr), Almeta Steward (vcl)
NYC 28/01/1954
I Need Help/ No Help
(Groove 0006)
High Love Jack /No Dice
(Groove 0030)
BIG MAYBELLE
Big Maybelle (vo)Danny Mendelsohn (dir)
Paul Ricci (as),Dave Mc Rae (bs),Sam Taylor (ts)Traft
Jordan (tp)Lloyd Trotman (b),Jimmy Craford (d),Mickey Baker (g),Al Williams (p)
02/03/1954
I’m getting’ Long Allright OKEH 7042 10/1954
Ain’t No
Use OKEH 7053
You’ll be
Sorry / Hair Dressin’ Women (LP EPIC 38456)
CLYDE Mc PHATTER and the DRIFTERS
Clyde McPhatter,Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney (vo)
Sam Taylor (ts) ? (vib) Dick Hyman (p) Lloyd Trotman (b) Connie Kay)( d) Mickey Baker (g) Jesse Stone. Produced
by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
NYC 04/02/1954
Honey Love
(Atlantic 1029) 05/1954
White Christmas/ The Bells Of St. Mary's (Atlantic
1048) 11/1954
What'cha Gonna Do? (Atlantic 1055) 02/1955
DINAH WASHINGTON
Dinah Washington (vo) Clark Terry (tp) Eddie Chamblee
(ts) Junior Mance (p) Jackie Davis (org) Mickey Baker (g) Keter Betts (b) Ed
Thigpen (d)
Mercury Sound Studio - NYC, 05/02/1954
“Short John” Mercury
70329
Old Man's Darlin' - LP
Good Old Days (Mercury 20829) - 1963
Love For Sale (EmArcy 16014)
Our Love Is Here To Stay - LP After House with miss D (EmArcy 36028) - 1954
MELVIN SMITH
Melvin Smith (vo) Mickey Baker (g) Al Lucas (b) Marty
Wilson (d)
Fletcher Smith (p) Leslie F. Lohnakins (s) Sam Taylor
(s) Richard Harris (tb)
11/02/1954 ?
No baby/You Can’t Stay Here (Groove 0010) - 04/1954
Crazy baby (unissued) Bear Family
Things You Ought A Know (unissued) Bear Family
JOE TURNER
unknown (tp)
Wilbur DeParis (tb) Sam Taylor (ts) Haywood Henry (bars) Jesse Stone (p) Mickey
Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Connie Kay (d) Joe Turner (vo) unknown (vocal
group)
NYC, 15/02/1954
Shake, Rattle And Roll (Atlantic
1026)
Well All Right (Atlantic 1040)
In The Evening (When The Sun Goes
Down) (Atlantic EP 565) - 1956
Time After
Time /How Deep Is The Ocean? (unissued)
ROSE
MARIE Mc COY
Rose
Marie McCoy (vo) Mickey Baker (g) Sam
Taylor (ts) Al Williams (p) Lloyd Trotman (b) Chris Columbo (d)
NYC,
March 10, 1954
“Dippin'
In My Business” /”Down Here” (Cat 111)
“True
Love”/ “No Need Of Going”
CLYDE Mc PHATTER and the
DRIFTERS
unknown
(ts, p, b, d) Jimmy Oliver (g) Clyde McPhatter
(lead tenor vo) Gerhart Thrasher (tenor vo) Charlie Hughes (baritone vo) Bill
Pinkney (bass vo)
NYC,
March 14, 1954
Someday
You'll Want Me To Want You *The Drifters (Atlantic 1043) 10/1956
Try,
Try, Baby *Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2028) 05/1959
There
You Go *Clyde McPhatter
(Atlantic 2038) 09/1959
If
I Didn't Love You Like I Do *Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic
2082) 11/1960
Paul
Williams Band: Jimmy Brown (tp) Noble Watts (ts)Paul Williams (bs) Freddie
Johnson (p) Mickey Baker (g) Steve Cooper (b) Belton Evans (d) Margie Day (vo)
NYC 17/03/1954
I'm
Too Busy Crying To Care/Take Uut Your False Teeth Daddy Decca 48317
JESSE
STONE
Charles
Calhoun (Jesse Stone) Orchestra
Jesse
Stone (vo/dir) David McRae (as) Sam Taylor (ts) Taft Jordan (tp) Mickey Baker
(g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Joe Marshall (d) Al Williams (p) Millie Bosman (voc)
NYC
21/03/1954
Oh,
That'll Be Joyful / Runaway (inst) (Atlantic 1028)- 03/1954
MILLIE
BOSMAN
Jesse Stone Orchestra with Mickey Baker(g)
21/03/1954
“Really Satisfied” / “You're Good Doin'” (Cat
107) (08/1954)
“Come
What May” (Atlantic unissued)
LAVERN BAKER
NYC, March 25, 1954
LaVern Baker With Jesse Stone's Orchestra
Taft Jordan (tp) Sam Taylor (ts) Dave McRae (bars) Al
Williams (p) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Joe Marshall (d) LaVern Baker
(vo) Jesse Stone (arr, dir)
I Can't Hold Out Any Longer / I'm Living My
Life For You (Atlantic 1030)
I'm In A Crying Mood - LP La Vern Atlantic LP 8002 1956
Stop Pulling On My Man unissued
PAUL
WILLIAMS
Jimmy
Brown (vo) Paul Williams (bs)Noble Watts (ts) Freddie Johnson (p) Belton Evans
(d) Mickey Backer (g) Steve Coper (b)
NYC ? ? 1954
Spread
of joy (*)/Women are the root of all evil ( Groove 0014) - 05/1954
WOODY HERMAN And His ORCHESTRA
Woody Herman And His Orchestra:
Bill Castagnino, Dick Collins, John Howell, Reuben
McFall, Al Porcino (tp) Cy Touff (btp) Dick Kenney, Keith Moon (tb) Woody
Herman (cl, as, vo) Jerry Coker, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts) Sam Taylor (ts)
Jack Nimitz (bars) Nat Pierce (p) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Panama
Francis (d)
NYC
30 mars 1954
Mess Around/ Castle Rock ( Mars M 1005)
NAPPY BROWN
Al Sears, Sam
Taylor (ts) George Berg (bars) Howard Biggs (p, arr) Mickey Baker (g) Abie
Baker (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Nappy Brown (vo)
NYC, 31/03/,1954
“That Man” /”I Wonder” (Savoy 1129)05/1954
Is It True, Is It True /Two Faced
Woman (Savoy
1135)
FLOYD
DIXON
Floyd
Dixon (p/voc) Joe Howard (ts)Mickey Baker (g) Walter Champion (b)
Buds
Daniels (d)
NYC,
28/04/1954
Is It True /Hey Bartender (Cat 114)
Moonshine
/Roll Baby Roll (Cat 106) 08/1954
Your
Fool Is On The Line (Atlantic unissued)
BERTICE READING
With Leroy Kirkland Orchestra
Bertice Reading (vo) Sam Taylor (ts) Pinky Williams (bs)
Marion Morris (or) Al Williams (p)
Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Panama Francis (d)
Leroy Kirkland (dir)
NYC 04/05/1954
Little Things Mean A Lot/I
Wash My Hands (Groove 0022) 06/1954
Beantown boogie/good bye for the last time (unissued)
RUTH
BROWN
Ed "Tiger" Lewis (tp) Richard Harris (tb)
Arnett Cobb (ts) Sylvester Thomas (bars) Bu Pleasant (p) Mickey Baker (g) Benny
Moten (b) Noruddin Zafer (d) Ruth Brown (vo) The Rhythmakers (vocal group)
NYC 07/05/ 1954
Oh,
What A Dream /Please Don't Freeze (Atlantic 1036)
Billboard August 21, 1954
Old
Man River (Atlantic 1082) 1955
Somebody
Touched Me (Atlantic 1044)
OTIS BLACKWELL
Sam Taylor (ts) Heywood Henry (bar) Fred Washington
(p)
Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Martin Wilson (d)
NYC 24/06/1954
Oh ! What A Babe/ Here I Am (Groove
G-0034)
This World
Alone/ O-O-O-Oh! (Groove unissued)
MILT TRENIER
Milt Trenier (vo)
Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Wayne Robinson (d) Freddie Washington (d)
Sam Taylor (ts) Leslie F. Johnakins (s) Heywood Henry (s) Danny Kessler-(producer)
NYC June
17,1954 RCA Victor Studio 1
Day Old
Bread (1)/ Give A Little Time (2) (Groove 0028) 07/1954
(1) + Claude Trenier
(vo) Don Hill (as) Damita Jo (vo)
(2) Leroy Kirkland
(arr)
Lady Luck
/When You Finished
Talkin’ (Let’s Make Some Love) CD Hey
Sister Lucy (Bear Family BCD15419)- Germ. 1988
LARRY DALE
Larry Dale (vo) Mickey Baker (g) Jack Dupree (p)
Leslie Johankins (as) Sam Taylor (ts) Heywood Henry (bs) Lloyd Trotman (b)
Panama Francis (d) Leroy Kirland (dir)
NYC, 21/06/1954
“You Better Heed My Warning” /”Please
Tell Me” (Groove 4G-0029)
“Down To The Bottom”/ “Midnight Hours” (Groove unissued )
Bear Family
BCD 15654 (1993)
THE FIVE KEYS
Mickey Baker (g) Sam Taylor
(sax) Lee Stanfield (b)
Marty Wilson
(d) Kelly Owens (p)
01/07/1954
Lawdy Miss Mary/I’ll Follow You (Groove
0031) – 08/1954 Promo only
Teeth
Tongue Will Got You Hung/ When Will My Troubles End (Groove unissued )
(CD Detour
Rec.) 1989
Lillian Leach,
Norman Brown, Harold Johnson, John Wilson (vo)
Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Howard Biggs (p) Mickey Baker (g) Milt Hinton
(b) Herman Bradley (d)
NYC, 14/07/1954
How Sentimental Can I Be /Nothin' To Do (Jay
Dee 793) - 8/54
Smoke From Your Cigarette / Pretty Baby, What's Your Name ( Jay Dee 797) - 1/55
VARETTA DILLARD
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra
? (ts) ? (bars) unknown (p) Mickey Baker (g) possibly
Bobby Donaldson (d) Varetta Dillard (vo) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)
20/08/1954
Send Me Some Money / Love (Savoy 1137)
WILBERT HARRISON
Leroy Kirland Orchestra
Wilbert Harrison (vo) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)
Sam Taylor(ts)
Heywood Henry (bars) Fred Johnson (p) Mickey Baker (g) Bobby Donaldson (d) )
20/08/1954
The way of a woman /Don't Drop It Savoy
1138
ANNISTEEN ALLEN
With Howards Biggs Orchestra featuring Mickey Baker
(g)
NYC,25/08/1954
Take A Chance On Me/ No More Loving” (Capitol 2937) 10/1954
“I’ve got Troubles”/”Nothing Can
Replace You” Capitol 3000 1/1955
BIG JOHN GREER
Big John Greer
(voc) Lamar Wright (tp) George Bag (sa) Sam Taylor, Budd Johnson (st)
Ernie Hayes (p)
Mickey Baker (g) Abie Baker (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Willy Rodriguez (cgs) Georhe
Laguna (bgo)
NYC 27/08/1954
Wait Till After Christmas/(We Wanna See
Santa) Do The Mambo (Groove 0038) 11/1954
Will I Be the One (Groove 0100).03/1955
Play Me Some Loud Music 3 CD Set "Rockin' With Big John" (Bear Family BCD 15554)Germany 1992
BIG
MAYBELLE
Big Maybelle (vo) Leroy Kirkland(dir) Leslie Johnakins (bs),Maurice Simon
(ts)Norman Keenan (b)JPanama Francis (d) Mickey Baker (g) Ernie Hayes (p)
23/09/1954
Don’t leave Poor Me (OKEH 7053) 04/1955
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show OKEH 7060
1955
Ain’t To Be Played With - LP The Okeh
Sessions (EPIC 38456) P 1983)
New Kind Of Mambo (OKEH 7069) 01/1957
THE ROAMERS
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sam Taylor (ts) Ernie Hayes (p)
Mickey Baker (g) Doles Dickens (b) Panama Francis (d) The Roamers (vocal group)
Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)
NYC, 19/11/1954
Deep Freeze / I'll Never Get Over You (Savoy 1147)12/1954
WILBERT HARRISON
WITH THE ROAMERS
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sam Taylor (ts) Ernie Hayes (p)
Mickey Baker (g) Wilbert Harrison (g, vo) Doles Dickens (b) Panama Francis (d)
The Roamers (vocal group) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)
NYC, 19/11/1954
Women And Whiskey / Da Dee Ya Du (Savoy
1149)
STEVE GIBSON and the THE RED CAPS
Steve Gibson, Damita Jo, Ormande Wilson, David Patillo,
Emmett Mathews, James Price (voc)
Connie Kay (d), Mickey
Baker (g), Jonah Jones (tp), Taft Jordan(tp), Kai Winding (tb), Budd Johnson (ts)
17/12/1954
My Tzatskele(My Little Darling) /Win Or Lose (RCA VICTOR)
47-5987 - 1/55
Feelin' Kinda Happy*/Nuff Of That Stuff (RCA VICTOR 47 -6096 - 4/55
* Damita Jo With Steve Gibson And The Red Caps
Bobbin'/How Do I Cry (RCA VICTOR 47-6345)-
11/55
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