Mickey Baker Discographie 1955

 

SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS

With The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra

Al Sears, Sam Taylor (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Al Lucas (b) Panama Francis (d) Screamin' Jay Hawkins (vo) Leroy Kirkland (arr)

NYC, 10/01/1955

This Is All/ She Put The Whammy On Me (Mercury 70549) 02/1955

In My Front Room/What That Is   CD  - Spellbound (Bear Family) 1990

FIVE ROYALES

Mickey Baker (g) + ?

NYC 19/01/1955

How I Wonder /Mohawk Squaw (King 4785)

VARETTA DILLARD

Maurice Simon (ts) Haywood Henry (bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Doles  

 Dickens (b) Dave Bailey (d) Varetta Dillard (vo) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)

NYC, 24/01/1955

 Johnny Has Gone /So Many Ways (Savoy 1153) 02/1955

                                          Billboard February 5, 1955

DOC JONES

Maurice Simon (ts) Haywood Henry (bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Willie "Doc" Jones (g, vo) Doles Dickens (b) Dave Bailey (d) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)

NYC, 24/01/1955

My Promise /I'm Gonna Love And Be Loved (Savoy 1173)

THE BILLY WILLIAMS QUARTET

Alan Freed (voc introduction)  Billy Williams (voc) Big Al Sears (sax) Mickey Baker (g) Panama Francis(d)

25/01/1955

I Wanna Hug You, Kiss You, Squeeze You / Smoke From Your Cigarette (Coral 61363) 02/1955

 

                                                                Billboard March 26, 1955

THE MELLOWS

Lillian Leach,Norman Brown,Harold Johnson,John Wilson (vo)

Leroy Kirkland (d) Ernest Hayes (p), Mickey Baker (g), Milt Hinton (b) Specs Bailey (d)  

NYC, 27/01/1955

 I Was A Fool To Let You Go /I Still Care (Jay Dee 801) - 02/1955

 Lovable Lily /Yesterday’s Memories (Jay-Dee 807) 08/1955

 

NAPPY  BROWN

Budd Johnson, Sam Taylor (ts) Maurice Simon (bars) Howard Biggs (p, arr) Mickey Baker (g) Abie Baker (b) Dave Bailey (d) Nappy Brown (vo)

NYC, 01/02/1955

“It's Really You” / “Don't Be Angry” (Savoy 1155)  03/1955

“Just A Little Love”  (Savoy 1167)  08/1955

It's All Yours (inédit)

BIG JOHN GREER    

February 8, 1955 NYC RCA Victor Studio 2

Big John Greer vocals; Leroy Kirkland-leader; Sam The Man Taylor-tenor sax; Haywood-bar sax;

Mickey Baker-guitar; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Panama Francis-drums; Ernie Hayes-piano.

Soon, Soon, Soon /I’m Glad For Your Sake   (Groove 4/G0108)

Lucky, Lucky Me   (Groove 4/G0100)

Will I Be The One   - Rockin' with Big Joe (Bear Family BCD15554) Germ.1992

ELLA JOHNSON   

With Buddy Johnson Orchestra

Ella Johnson (voc) Courtney Williams (tp) Sam Taylot (ts) Purvis Henson (ts) William Crump (bs) Buddy Johnson (p,vo) Mickey Baker (g) Leon Spann (b) Emmanuel Simms (d)

Chicago 11/02/1955

Alright Ok You Win/If You Only Would Say You're Sorry  (Mercury 70580)

                                                 Billboard March 19,1955

Someday /It's Bout To Break My Heart In Two (Mercury 70628) 06/1955

EARL KING

Earl 'Connelly' King (ldr), Henry Glover (t), Johnny Burdine (ts), Teddy Charles (vib), Mickey Baker (g), Leo Spann (b), Emmanuel Sims (d), Earl 'Connelly' King (v)

NYC, 16/02/1955

My House Is Not A Home King/ Old Faithful and True Love (King  4798) 

                                                            Billboard may 21, 1955


Gratefully/Don't Take It So Hard     (King  4780)  

LAVERN BAKER

Lavern Baker(vo) Sam Taylor (ts) ? (bars) ?  (p) Mickey Baker (g) ? (b) Connie Kay (d) The Gliders (voc)

NYC, 20/02/1954

Bop-Ting-A-Ling /That's All I Need (Atlantic 1057 ) 04/1954

Lots And Lots Of Love - La Vern LP (Atlantic 8002) - 1956

RUFUS GORE

Rufus Gore (st/vcl), Mickey Baker (g) Duke Parham (p) , Sam Jones (b), Phillip Paul (d), Wesley Dereveaux (?)

24/02/1955

Fire Water/Ghost walk (King 4788) 03/1955
    

                                                          Billboard April 9, 1955

                                                                

THE HARPTONES I Almost Lost My Mind/Oo Wee Baby   

?

Mickey Baker (g) Sam Taylor (ts)

I Almost Lost My Mind/Oo Wee Baby  Bruce 128 02/1955

RUTH BROWN

? (tp) ? (tb) Sam Taylor (ts) ? (bars) Mickey Baker (g) unknown (p, , b, d) Ruth Brown (vo) The Rhythmakers (vocal group)

NYC 01/03/1955

As Long As I'm Moving/  I Can See Everybody's Baby   (Atlantic 1059) 05/1955

 What'd I Say (Atlantic 1072) 08/1955

I Wanna Be Loved (unissued)

WARREN LUCKY AND HIS COMBO

 Warren Lucky (ts), Haywood Henry (bs) Ernest Hayes (p)  Mickey Baker (g) Peck Morrison (b) Specs Bailey (d) 

NYC 03/03/1955

Paradise Rock/Paradise Roll (Jay Dee) 809 

Thunderbolt/Fish Bait (Beacon 105)     

Thunderbolt- Honkin' R&B Sax Instrumentals 1952-1956 LP (Krazy Kat 778) UK1983

 OTIS BLACKWELL  

Leroy Kirkland Ernest Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Milt Hilton (b) Specs Bailey (d) Haywood Henry (bar) Sam Taylor (st)

NYC 03/1955

You Move me baby/My Poor Broken Heart (Jay Dee 802) 03/1955

Let the Daddy Hold You/My Poor Broken Heart (Jay Dee 808)

ROBERT BUBBER JOHNSON 

Robert 'Bubber' Johnson (ldr), David Van Dyke (ts), Teddy Charles (vib), Mickey Baker (g), Robert 'Bubber' Johnson (p, v), Wendell Marshall (b), Thomas J. Hunter (d) 

The Admirals(voc)

NYC 11/03/1955

Ding Dang Doo/ Drop Me A Line  (King 4793 )  03/1955

                

                                          Billboard 30 april 1955

A Crazy Afternoon     (King  5068)  

I Lost Track Of Everything  — Come Home   LP (King  569) 1956

               

THE ROAMERS

Sam Taylor (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Dave Bailey (d) The Roamers (vocal group) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)

 NYC, 14/03/1955

Chop Chop Ching A Ling /Never Let Me Go (Savoy 1156) 05/1955

THE DREAMS

Sam Taylor (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Dave Bailey (d) The Dreams (vocal group) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)

NYC  14/03/1955

I'll Be Faithful /My Little Honeybun (Savoy 1157) 05/1955

BIG MAYBELLE

Big Maybelle (vo) Billy Byers (tromb) Jerry Richardson (as) Budd Johnson (ts) Heywood Henry (bs) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g)Lloyd Trotman (b) Hervie Lovelle (d)  Quincy Jones (dir)

NYC 21/03/1955

Whole Lotta  Of Shakin’ Goin On (Okeh 7060) 08/1955

The Other Night/  Such A Cutie (Okeh 7066)

Ocean Tears  (inédit) OKEH R&B Story Box  48912

ERNESTINA (Ernestine Hassell Abbott)

Big Al Sears (s) Mickey Baker (g) Milt Hiton (b) + ?

?

Don’t You Ever Let Me Go/Special Delvery ( Jay Dee 800) 03/1955

THE DU DROPPERS

The Du Droppers: J.C. Ginyard, Willie Ray, Charlie Hughes,Bob Kornegay, Joe Van Loan (vo)  Mickey Baker (g) Ray Tunia (p) Bud Johnson (ts)  Heywood Henry (bs) Lloyd Trotman (b) Marty Wilson (d) Herb Lovelle (d)

NYC 01/04/1955

Give Me Some Consideration/ Talk That Talk/ ( Groove 0104) - 04/1955

You're Mine Already (Groove 0120) – 08/1955

I Wanna Thank You  ( unreleased)

THE FOUR STUDENTS  

Aka the Cues: Olie Jones, Abel De Costa, Edward Bames, Robie Kirk, Curley Williams  (vo)

Leroy Lovett –arrang/leader Mickey Baker (g) Lloyd Trotman (b), Herbert Lovelle (d)

Eernest Hayes (p) Haywood Henry (bars) Sam Taylor (ts) Earl Warren (as)

NYC 04/04/1955 RCA Victor Studio

So Near And Yet So Far/Hot Rotten Soda Pop (Oh My Toe) (Groove 0110) - 6/55

BIG TINY KENNEDY

Tiny Kennedy (vo) Mickey Baker (g), Sam Taylor (ts), Heywood Henry  (bs) Ernie Hayes (p), Jimmy Lewis (b) Marty Wilson (d)  Howard Biggs (dir)  

22/04/1955

Country boy/I need i got woman (Groove 0106) 05/1955

Strange Kind Of Feeling/Taint Right  (Groove 0133) 12/1955

BIG AL SEARS  

Big Al Sears (dir) Jesse Stone (voc*) Herbert  Cooper  (vo**)   Sam Taylor (as) Budd Johnson (ts) Taft Jordan (tp)  Lawrence Brown (tb) Mickey Baker (g) Milton Hinton (b) Joe Marshall (d) Ernest Hayes (p)

NYC 22/04/1955

Come And Dance With Me (*)/Tom, Dick' N Narry (Coral 61427) 06/1955 

                                                                    Bilboard june 18, 1955

Come A Runnin' (**)/Tina’s Canteen (inst)  (Coral 61558)  01/1956

                      

                                                       Billboard January 14,1956

VARETTA DILLARD with the ROAMERS

 Jerome Richardson, Sam Taylor (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Milt Hinton (b) Dave Bailey (d) Varetta Dillard (vo) The Roamers (vocal group) Leroy Kirkland (arr, dir)

NYC,  03/05/1955

 You're The Answer To My Prayer /Promise Mr. Thomas (Savoy 1160)

                                              Billboard May 21,1955

I'll Never Forget You/I Can't Stop Now (Savoy 1166)

DEAN BARLOW

Leroy Kirkland Sam Taylor (ts) Dave Mc Rae (as) Joe Evans (bs) Taft Jordan (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tromb) Mickey Baker (g) Ernie Hayes (p) Lloyd Trotman-(b) Specs Bailey (d)r

NYC May 4,1955

Forever/Don’t Leave Me,Baby  Jay Dee 803 05/1955

ABNER KENON 

 Abner Kenon (p/voc) Sam Taylor (st) Mickey Baker (g)

NYC 05/1955

Baby Come Back/Look What You Do To Me/ Jay Dee 804 06/1955

          

THE FIVE ROYALES

Clarence Paul, Windsor King, Eugene Tanner, John Tanner, Lowman ”Pete” Pauling (vo), Jerome Richardson (ts), Mickey Baker (g) 

 NYC, May 6, 1955

I Need Your Lovin' Baby/ When I Get Like This - King 4806 - 06/1955

Women About To Make Me Go Crazy/ Do Unto You - King 4819 -08/1955

WASHBOARD BILL

 Washboard Bill (vo/wa) King Curtis (ts) Mickey Baker (g)  Herman Foster (p)  Jimmy Lewis (b) Dave Bailey (d)

NYC ?/ 09/1956

In the Morning (M.Baker)

River Boat Dock (M.Baker)

KING 4983 10/ 1956

GEORGE  WILLIAMS

 George Williams and his Orch.

Jack Laubach, Ernie Royal, John Bello, Taft Jordan, Charlie Shavers (tp), Eddie Bert, Mort Troutman, Mervin Gold, Bart Varsalona (tb,) Joe Park (tuba), Toots Mondello, Edie Scalzi (as), Sam "The Man" Taylor, Bob Trock (ts), Ernie Caceres (bs), Ernie Hayes (p), Mickey Baker (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Panama Francis (d)

NYC. 09/05/1955

Jack Hammer Drill/Too Much Moon (Coral 61437) 06/1950

Rockin' The Blues ( unreleased)

BROWNIE Mc GHEE SEXTET

Brownie McGhee (g, vo) Sonny Terry (hca) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g)) Leonard Gaskin (b) Gene Brooks (d)

NYC, 03/10/1955

When It's Love Time /My Fault (Savoy 1185)

 I'd Love To Love You /Anna Mae (Savoy 1177)

Love's A Disease-LP Back Country Blues (Savoy MG 14019)

Reissue:

When It's Love Time /My Fault/I'd Love To Love You /Love's A Disease +8

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee ‎– Back Country Blues 

LP Savoy Records ‎– MG-14019 US 1958

London Records ‎– LTZ-C.15144 UK 1958

Musidisc ‎– 30 CV 956 France 196?

THE FIVE ROYALS

December 1, 1955

Mickey Baker (g)

Right Around The Corner/ When You Walk Through The Door  (King 45-4869) - 01/1956

My Wants For Love /I Could Love Yo -(King 45-4901) - 02/1956

SAM PRICE

And his Texas Bluesicians

King Curtis (ts) Sam Price (p) Mickey Baker (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)

NYC, October 17, 1956

“Rib Joint” /”Tishomingo Blue”s (Savoy 1505)

 EP (Savoy 460) France. 1958

“After Hours Swing”/” Backroom Rock”  LP  Rock (Savoy MG 14004) - 1957

LOUIS JORDAN

Louis Jordan (as, vo) Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts) Budd Johnson (ts, bars) Ernie Hayes (p) Mickey Baker (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Charlie Persip (d) Quincy Jones (arr, dir)

NYC, 22/10/1956

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens/Choo Choo Ch' Boogie 

Knock Me A Kiss/Caldonia/Let The Good Times Roll

Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby/Beware Brother Beware

LP  Somebody Up There Digs Me 

Mercury MG 20242 - USA 1957

Mercury MGW 12126 USA 1962

Penny Records ‎– PNY4509LPC Europe 2015

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens/Choo Choo Ch' Boogie- Sp Mercury 71023

LOUIS JORDAN

Pers: same as octobre 22 + Francisco “Chino” Pozo (bongo)

 NYC, October 23, 1956

Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’/ I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

Salt Pork, West Virginia / Run Joe / Early In The Morning

LP  Somebody Up There Digs Me 

Mercury MG 20242 - USA 1957

Mercury MGW 12126 USA 1962 

Penny Records ‎– PNY4509LPC Europe 2015

Big Bess /Cat Scratchin' (Mercury 70993)

1959




TEDDY HUMPHRIES
Genre: R&B

Teddy Humphries (vo)with Joseph Askew( ts )Herman Foster(p)Mickey Baker(g) Milton Hinton(b)Solomon Hall(dm)

NYC,  31 janvier 1959

What Makes You So Tough / Guitar Pickin' Fool (King 5182)

BROTHER JOHN SELLERS  
 John Sellers (vcl) Haywood Henry (fl/ts), Ernie Hayes (p/org)  Herman Stevens (p), Mickey Baker (g), Lloyd Trotman (b) 'Panama' Francis (d)
NYC mai 1959

I'm Coming Back Home To Live With Jesus / Precious Lord / He's My Rock / Wade In The Water / God Is Coming On The Clouds / I Had A Dream / Sinner Man / Only Believe / He Took My Feet Out Of The Miry Clay / Little Wooden Church On The Hill / Sing On My Singer / How Come Me Here
LP Baptist Shouts and Gospel Song Monitor MF 335 /MFS 335

Big Boat Up The River / Feeling Sad And Blue / Trouble Is A Woman / Something Strange Is Going On Wrong / When I Was A Little Boy / Strange Fruit / Chain Gang / City Called Heaven / Watermelon On The Vine / Prison Wall Blues / Martha Blues

LP Sings: Big Boat Up The River And Others Blues And Folk Songs Monitor MP 505/ MPS 6002

Arteco TS 101 (F)

V.A.
Otis Blackwell, Eddie Cooley, Winfield Scott, Ollie Jones, Lincoln Chase, Billy Dawn Smith (vo)
Buddy Lucas, Seldon Powell, Bud Johnson (sax)Mickey Baker,Wallace Ridchardson,Everett Barksdale, George Barnes, William H.Bauer (g)Bert Keyes, Hernie Hayes (p)Lloyd Trotman (b) Joe Marshall (d)
NYC 1960

Otis Blackwell :All Shook Up,  Fire And Music

Eddie Cooley : Fever, Lay It On

Winfield Scott : Tweedlee Dee, Some Cold Night

Ollie Jones: Send For Me, Come On, Come On

Lincoln Chase : Jim Dandy, Hot Biscuits And Sweet Marie

Billy Dawn Smith : The Angels Listened In, When I Saw You

LP "We Wrote 'Em And We Sing 'Em" (MGM SE 3912) USA 02/1961