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Eddie Costa Discography 1957

Joe Puma - Jubilee JLP 1070 "Joe Puma Jazz"

Joe Puma, g; Eddie Costa, vb; Oscar Pettiford, b.

a. Ubas 5:23
b. Blues for Midge 5:47
c. Stablemates 5:45

Recorded 1957, NYC

Note: Costa does not appear on other titles on this album

Equivalent issues:

Fresh Sounds(Sp) FSR 671


Ralph Sharon Sextet - Rama LP 1001 "Around the world in jazz"

Lucky Thompson, ts; Eddie Costa, vb, Ralph Sharon, p; Joe Puma, g; Oscar Pettiford,b; Osie Johnson, d.

a. Tipperary fairy 3:02
b. Strictly occidental 3:38
c. Ask an Alaskan 2:57
d. Blue in Peru 2:57
e. Prettily Italy 3:08
f. Piccadilly panic 3:02
g. Sorta Spanish 2:55
h. Stateside static 2:53
i. Gibraltar rock 3:11
j. Parisienne eyeful 2:50
k. Hassle in Havana 2:33
l. Just a Japanese side-man 2:08

Recorded January 9th-11th, February 5th & 7th, 1957, N.Y.C.

Note: The sleeve of the Columbia issue gives the titles of f. and h. as "Piccadilly static" and "Stateside panic" respectively, but the disc gives the titles above.

Equivalent issues:

Columbia(E) 33SX 1090 "Around the world in jazz"


Chris Connor - Atlantic 601-2 "Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song" [2-CD set]

Chris Connor, vo. acc. by Joe Newman, tp; Al Cohn, ts; Eddie Costa vb; Ralph Sharon, p; Milt Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, d; John Rodrigues, perc.

a. 2323 Of thee I sing 1:26
b. 2324 Strike up the band 2:31
c. 2325 I've got a crush on you 2:15
d. 2326 Soon 2:00
e. 2327 Liza 2:38
f. 2328 I'm looking for a boy 3:02
g. 2329 I got rhythm 1:45

Recorded February 1st, 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Atlantic LP2-601 "Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song" [2LP set]


Hal McKusick - Art Farmer Quintet Coral CRL 57131

Art Farmer, tp; Hal McKusick, as, cl, bcl; Eddie Costa, p; Milt Hinton, b; Gus Johnson, d.

a. W101538 This time the dream's on me 4:58 Only on "Jazz Cornucopia"
b. W101539 Isn't it romantic 2:35
c. W101540 Alone together 3:50
d. W101541 That old devil moon 3:30

Recorded February 4th 1957, N.Y.C.

Same personnel

e. W101542 Criss cross 5:50
f. W101543 For Art's sake 2:25
g. W101544 Down and dirty 3:25
h. W101545 Gone with the wind 5:30

Recorded February 5th 1957, N.Y.C.

Same personnel

i. W101546 When your lover has gone 3:18
j. W101547 Makin' whoopee 5:55
k. W101548 Pon-su 3:50
l. W101549 This time the dream's on me Unissued

Recorded February 6th 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Coral(E) LVA 9062
MCA(F) 510.175 "Hal McKusick Quintet ftg. Art Farmer (Jazz Stars Vol. 32)"
MCA 1379 "Hal McKusick Quintet featuring Art Farmer" has b-h, j-k
GRP(Eu)1651 "Now's the time" [CD] has b-d, f-h, k
Coral CRL 57149 "Jazz cornucopia" has a.
Coral(E) LVA 9089 "Jazz cornucopia" has a.


André Hodeir - Savoy MG 12104 - "American Jazzmen play André Hodeir's Essais"

Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd, tp; Frank Rehak, tb; Hal McKusick, as, bcl; Bobby Jaspar, fl,ts; Jay Cameron, bs, cl, bcl; Eddie Costa, p,vb; George Duvivier, b; Bobby Donaldson, d; André Hodeir, arr, cond.

a. SAH 6975 Paraphrase 4:12 vb
b. SAH 6976 Esquisse I 2:45 vb
c. SAH 6977 On a blues 5:03 vb

Note: Costa does not play on "Criss cross" from this session

Recorded March 5th, 1957, Hackensack, NJ

Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd, tp; Frank Rehak, tb; Hal McKusick, as, bcl; Bobby Jaspar, fl,ts; Jay Cameron, bs, cl, bcl; Eddie Costa, p,vb; George Duvivier, b; Bobby Donaldson, d; André Hodeir arr, cond.

d. SAH 6983 Esquisse II 2:59 vb
e. SAH 6984 On a riff 2:54 vb
f. SAH 6985 On a standard 3:44 vb
g. SAH 6986 Oh gee, oh me, oh my ! Unissued

Add Annie Ross, vo.

h. SAH 7000 The alphabet 11:14 vb

Note: Costa does not play on "Paradoxe II" from this session

Recorded April 1957, Hackensack, NJ

Equivalent issues:

Savoy SJL 1194 "Essais"
Savoy(G) WL 71408 "Essais"
Savoy MG 12125 "The many faces of the blues" has d
Savoy MG 12126 "The jazz hour" has b


Herbie Mann & Bobby Jaspar - Prestige OJCCD 1084 "Flute flight"

Bobby Jaspar, fl; Eddie Costa, vb; Tommy Flanagan, p; Doug Watkins, b; Bobby Donaldson, d

a. 1140 Solacium
b. 1141 Flute bass blues
c. 1142 Flute Bob

Recorded March 12th 1957, N.Y.C.

Note: The two remaining titles from this album are from a later session, co-led by Mann and Jaspar, without Costa

Equivalent issues:

Prestige PRLP 7124 "Flute flight"


Billy Ver Planck - Savoy(J) SV 0235 "Dancing jazz"[CD]

Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd, tp; Frank Rehak, tb; Hal McKusick, as, bcl; Bobby Jaspar, fl,ts; Jay Cameron, bs, cl, bcl; Eddie Costa, p,vb; George Duvivier, b; Bobby Donaldson, d; Billy Ver Planck, arr.

a. SAH 6978 Make up your mind 6:33 p

Recorded March 5th, 1957, Hackensack, NJ

Bernie Glow, Joe Wilder, tp; Frank Rehak, tb; Phil Woods, as; Buzzy Brauner, ts; Gene Allen, bs; Eddie Costa, p,vb; Wendell Marshall, b; Bobby Donaldson d; Billy Ver Planck, arr, cond.

b. SVP 6993 Summer evening 5:57 vb
c. SVP 6994 On top of old mountie 4:23 p
d. SVP 6995 I'll keep loving you 6:09 p
e. SVP 6996 Day by day 3:36 p
f. SVP 6997 Oh gee, oh me, oh my ! 4:54 p
g. SVP 6998 Embraceable you 8:33 p,vb

Recorded March 26th, 1957, Hackensack, NJ

Equivalent issues:

Savoy MG 12101
Savoy MG 12126 "The jazz hour" has b


Eydie Gormé ABC Paramount ABC 192 "Eydie swings the blues"]

Bruyninckx attributes the accompaniment on this album to an "unknown orchestra with Eddie Costa (arr, dir)". This is simply a mistake. The sleeve and label give the entirely plausible name of Don Costa.


Denon Savoy(J) 0228 "The jazz we heard last summer" [CD]

Herbie Mann Sextet
Herbie Mann, fl,ts; Phil Woods, as; Eddie Costa, p,vb; Joe Puma, g; Wilbur Ware, b; Jerry Segal, d.

a. Green stamp monsta 7:57 p,vb
b. World wide boots 8:18 p

Recorded May 2nd, 1957, Hackensack, NJ

Note: the rest of this album is by the Sahib Shihab Sextet, without Costa

Equivalent issues:

Savoy MG 12112
Arista(J) WAJ 70124


Herbie Mann - Denon Savoy(J) SV 0193 "Yardbird suite"

Herbie Mann, fl,ts; Phil Woods, as; Eddie Costa, p,vb; Joe Puma, g; Wendell Marshall, b; Bobby Donaldson, d.

a. SHM 70041 Yardbird suite 5:52 p,vb
b. SHM 70042 Here's that Mann 4:22 vb
c. SHM 70043 Squire's parlor 4:48 vb
d. SHM 70044 Opicana 5:24 vb
e. SHM 70045 One for Tubby 6:04 vb
f. SHM 70046 Who knew 7:09 vb

Recorded May 14th 1957, Hackensack NJ

Equivalent issues:

Savoy MG 12108 "Yardbird suite"
Savoy SJL 1102 "The bebop synthesis"
Savoy SJL 1171 "Flutin' the Bird" has a.


Sal Salvador Quartet - Bethlehem BCP 74 "A Tribute to the Greats"

Sal Salvador, g; Eddie Costa, p,vb; Sonny Dallas, b; Ronnie Free, d.

a. Artistry in rhythm 3:06 p
b. Cool eyes 2:52 p
c. Four brothers 3:20 p
d. In your own sweet way 2:56 p
e. Manteca 2:51 p
f. Prelude to a kiss 3:54 vb
g. Ruby, my dear 3:25 p
h. Solo for guitar 2:43 p
i. Taps Miller 4:05 p
j. Walkin' shoes 3:56 p
k. Yardbird suite 3:54 p,vb

Recorded July 3rd-5th 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Fresh Sounds(Sp) FSR 2019
Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10171 "Eddie Costa & Sal Salvador Quartet - complete studio recordings" [2 CD set] has

Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10171 also includes the complete "Boo boo be doop" and "Frivolous Sal" sessions, the 4 quartet tracks from the "Shades of Salvador" session, and as bonus tracks the complete "Sounds of Socolow" session.

Eddie Costa - Verve MGV 8237 "Eddie Costa Trio, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport"

Eddie Costa, p; Ernie Furtado, b; Al Berdini, d.

a. Taking a chance on love 4:54

Add Rolf Kuhn, cl; Dick Johnson, as;

b. There will never be another you 6:26
c. I'll remember April 5:46

Recorded July 6th, 1957, Newport, RI.

Equivalent issues:

Verve V 8237
Columbia(E) 33CX 10108
Verve(J) MV 2539 "George Wallington Trio & Eddie Costa Trio"


Eddie Costa - Mode LP 118 - "Eddie Costa Quintet"

Art Farmer, tp; Phil Woods, as; Eddie Costa, p; Teddy Kotick, b; Paul Motian d.

a. Get out of the road 4:47
b. Big Ben 7:56
c. Nature boy 4:02
d. Blues plus eight 4:04
e. Stretch in "F" 3:18

Costa switches to vb; Woods to p.

f. In your own sweet way 4:27
g. I didn't know what time it was 4:31

Recorded July, 1957, N.Y.C

Equivalent issues:

Interlude MO 508, ST 1008
Premier PM 2002, PMS 2002 "In their own sweet way"(Farmer/Costa)
Baronet B 2001
Top Rank(E) 25/017
Jazz Anthology(F)30JA 5239 "Nature Boy" (Farmer)
Overseas (J) ULS 1862-V
Jazz International JIS 1102 "Gettin' it on" (Farmer/Woods)
VSOP 7 "Eddie Costa Quintet" [CD]


Chuck Wayne - Euphoria 180 - "String Fever"

Don Joseph, tp; Caesar de Mauro, ts; Eddie Costa, p,vb; Chuck Wayne, arr, g; Clyde Lombardi, b; Jimmy Campbell, d.

a. H4JB5362 How about you ? 3:39 vb
b. H4JB5362 How about you ? (alt tk)
c. H4JB5363 What a difference a day made 3:23 p
d. H4JB5364 Embraceable you 3:34 p
e. H4JB5366 Along with me 3:24 p

Note: Costa does not play on "H4JB5365 Body and soul" from this session.

Recorded July 24th, 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Vik LX 1098 "String fever" has a,c-e
RCA 74321 61119 2 "String fever" has a,c-e
Fresh Sounds [RCA] (Sp) NL 46047 "String fever" has a,c-e


The trombone album - Savoy SJL 2253

Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, tp; Bill Harris, tb; Phil Woods, cl,as; Seldon Powell, fl,ts; Sol Schlinger, bs; Eddie Costa p,vb; Wendell Marshall, b; Gus Johnson, d; Billy Ver Planck, arr, cond.

a. 70100 Stone face Unissued
b. 70101 Walkin' 7:37 p
c. 70102 Jan-Cee Brown 4:41 p
d. Playgirl stroll 3:27 p
e. Playgirl stroll- alternate take 4:06 p

Recorded July 30th 1957, Hackensack, NJ

Equivalent issues:

Savoy WL 70523
Denon Savoy(J) SV 0276 [CD]

Savoy MG 12123 "Jazz is busting out all over" has b-c
London(E) LTZ-C 15143 "Jazz is busting out all over" has b-c
Savoy SJC 408 "Jazz is busting out all over" has b-c
Denon Savoy(J) SV 0178"Jazz is busting out all over" has b-c [CD]

Savoy MG 12121 "Jazz for playgirls" has d.
King (J) MGJ 12121 "Jazz for playgirls" has d.
Denon Savoy(J) SV 0209 "Jazz for playgirls" has d.[CD]

Note: The trombone album and Busting are compilation albums. For the remainder of Playgirl see the separate entry.

Winner's Circle - Bethlehem BCP 6024

Art Farmer, tp; Rolf Kuhn, cl; Eddie Costa, p,vb; Kenny Burrell, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Ed Thigpen, d.

a. She didn't say yes 3:01 vb
b. Lazy afternoon 7:46 vb
c. Sea breeze 4:49 vb
d At home with the blues 5:00 p

Recorded September, 1957

Donald Byrd, tp; Frank Rehak, tb; Gene Quill, as; John Coltrane, ts; Al Cohn, bs; Eddie Costa, p; Freddie Green, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Philly Joe Jones, d.

e. Not so sleepy 6:47

Ed Thigpen, dr; replaces Jones. Green out.

f. Turtle walk 5:26

Quill out.

g. Love and the weather 4:05
h. If I'm lucky 6:47

Recorded October, 1957

Equivalent issues:

Parlophone(E) PMC 1095
Bethlehem(J) LP 23009
Bethlehem(J) LP 3071
Bethlehem(G) BET 6027 [CD] has b, c, e-g
Bethlehem BCP 6066 "Turning point" (John Coltrane)has e-h
Bethlehem (New Series) BCP 6024 "Turning point" (John Coltrane) has e-h
CSB-Sony(J) SOPL-280 BH has e-h
Charly(G) CDGR 223 "John Coltrane - the Bethlehem years" has e-h
Bethlehem R2 75987 "John Coltrane - the Bethlehem years" has e-h

Note 1: On the copy of BET 6027 seen, the music does not match the insert, which mentions all eight titles.

Note 2: Costa does not appear on Strictly instrumental, from the October session, on Jazztone(CAN) & (F)1245 "Modern jazz festival".

Oscar Pettiford - Savoy SJL 1172 "Discoveries"

Eddie Costa, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Ed Thigpen, d.

a. Taking a chance on love 5:00

Recorded October, 1957

Equivalent issues:

Savoy(G) WL 70836


Manny Albam - Coral CRL 59101 "The blues is everybody's business"

Nick Travis, Art Farmer, tp; Don Butterfield, tu; Phil Woods, as; Ed Wassermann, ts; Sol Schlinger, bs; Doug Allen, vb; Eddie Costa, p; Milt Hinton, Vinnie Burke, b; Don Lamond, d; Janet Putnam, harp; strings; Manny Albam, arr, cond.

a. 103198 The blues is everybody's business, pt.2 9:06

Recorded September 16th, 1957 N.Y.C.

Nick Travis, Art Farmer, tp; Bob Brookmeyer, tb; Don Butterfield, tu; Phil Woods, as; Sol Schlinger, bs; Phil Kraus, vb; Eddie Costa, p; Milt Hinton, Vinnie Burke, b; Don Lamond, d; Janet Putnam, harp; strings; Manny Albam, arr, cond.

b. 103281 Blues bridge Unissued
c. 103282 The blues is everybody's business, pt.3 7:56

Recorded September 23rd, 1957 N.Y.C.

Ernie Royal, Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Al DeRisi, tp; Urbie Green, Jim Dahl, Tom Mitchell, Bob Brookmeyer, tb; Don Butterfield, tu; Phil Woods, Gene Quill, as; Al Cohn, Ed Wassermann, Al Epstein, ts; Sol Schlinger, bs; Eddie Costa, p; Milt Hinton, Vinnie Burke, b; Don Lamond, d; Manny Albam, arr, cond.

d. 103333 Blues tag Unissued
e. 103334 The blues is everybody's business, pt.4 8:33

Recorded October 1st, 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Coral(E) LVA 9104
Coral(J) LPCM 1053


Don Bagley - Blue Moon BMCD 1602 "Jazz on the rocks"

Eddie Costa, p,vb; Don Bagley, b; Charlie Persip, d.

a. 70152 Odd man out 4:40 p

Add Phil Woods, as; Sal Salvador, g;

b. 70153 Come out swingin' 4:58 p
c. 70154 Batter up 5:28 p
d. 70155 Hold in there 8:50 p,vb
e. 70156 Miss De Minor 4:47 p
f. 70157 Bull pen 4:18 vb

Recorded September 19th, 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Regent MG 6061 "Jazz on the rocks"
Savoy MG 12210 "Jazz on the rocks"
Pye(E) NPL 28008 "Jazz on the rocks"


Manny Albam and his Jazz Greats - Coral CRL 57207 "West Side Story"

Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, tp; Jim Dahl, Tom Mitchell, Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Gene Quill, as; Frank Socolow, Ed Wassermann, ts; Sol Schlinger, bs; Eddie Costa, p, vb; Milt Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, d; Manny Albam, arr, cond.

a. 103488 I feel pretty 3:21 p
b. 103489 Cool 4:36 vb
c. 103490 Maria 3:17 p,vb

Recorded October 10th, 1957, N.Y.C.

Note: the rest of this album was recorded at sessions without Costa.

Equivalent issues:

Decca DL(7)4517
Vocalion (US) VL 3678
Coral(E) LVA 9097
Jasmine(E) JASM 1003


Tony Bennett - Columbia 488280 "The beat of my heart" [CD]

Tony Bennett, vo; Kai Winding, Jim Dahl, Bob Alexander, Ziskind Lieb, tb; Ralph Sharon, p, arr, cond; Eddie Costa, vb; Ed Safranski, b; Jo Jones, d.

a. CO59993 Lullaby of Broadway 2:15
b. CO59994 Begin the beguine 4:22
c. CO59995 Army Air Corps song 2:40 not on CD
d. CO59996 Blues in the night 2:49

Recorded October 21st 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Columbia CL 1079 has a,c-d
Philips BBL 7219
Harmony HL 7340 / HS 11340 a,c-d
Hallmark(E) PDA014/1 has a,c-d
Hallmark(E) SHM 646 "Just one of those things" has a, d


Billy Ver Planck - Denon Savoy(J) 0209 "Jazz for playgirls"

Clyde Reasinger, Joe Wilder, tp; Bill Harris tb; Phil Woods, cl,as; Seldon Powell, fl,ts; Gene Allen bs; Eddie Costa p,vb; George Duvivier, b; Bobby Donaldson, d; Billy Ver Planck, arr, cond.

a. Señor blues 6:30 p
b. Whoo-ee 3:15 p
c. Aw c'mon, Sugah ! 7:20 vb
d. Miss Spring blues 5:55 p
e. Winds 4:45 vb

Add Billy Ver Planck, tb.

f. Du-udah-udah (Ver Planck) 6:00 p

Recorded November 17th, 1957, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Savoy MG 12121 "Jazz for playgirls"
King(J) MGJ 12121 "Jazz for playgirls"
Savoy MG 12125 "The many faces of the blues" has a.


Michel Legrand - Columbia CL 1139 "Legrand in Rio"

Large orchestra, with strings, choir and Latin American percussion, and possibly including Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, tp; Phil Woods, as; Eddie Costa, vb.

a. Caravan 3:22
b. El humahuaqueno 2:20
c. Maria my own 2:37

Choir out.

d. Besame mucho 2:30
e. Brazil 3:36
f. Bahia 3:17
g. Adios 2:37
h. Perfidia 2:03
i. Vaya con Dios 3:27
j. Frenesi 2:47

Strings out.

k. Siboney 4:02
l. Maria Dolores 2:50
m. La ultima noche 2:50

Recorded Late 1957, or early 1958

Equivalent issues:

Philips (E) BBL 7262


Hal McKusick Quintet - OJC CD 1811 "Triple exposure" [CD]

Billy Byers, tb; Hal McKusick, cl, as, ts; Eddie Costa, p; Paul Chambers, b; Charlie Persip, d.

a. 1417 Interim 5:48
b. 1418 Saturday night 7:09
c. 1419 Don't worry 'bout me 7:58
d. 1420 Con alma 7:39
e. 1421 Something new 5:05
f. 1422 Blues half-smiling 5:28
g. 1423 A touch of Spring 5:54
h. 1424 The settlers and the Indians 9:03
i. 1425 I'm glad there's you 3:46

Recorded December 27th, 1957, Hackensack, NJ.

Equivalent issues:

Prestige LP 7135 has b, e-i
Esquire(E) 32-073 has b, e-i
New Jazz LP 8204 "Bird feathers" has a, c-d
New Jazz OJCCD 1735 "Bird feathers" [CD] has a, c-d


Members of the Woody Herman Orchestra Crown CST 133 "Tribute to Woody Herman"

Danny Stiles, Bernie Glow, Hal Posey, Al Forte, Willie Thomas, tp; Frank Rehak, Billy Byers, Wayne André, Charlie Henry, tb; John La Porta,cl; Al Cohn, Joe Romano, Don Lanphere, ts; Marty Flax, bs; Eddie Costa, vb; Bill Potts, p; Jack Six, b; Jimmy Campbell, d; Maxwell Davis, cond.

a. Woodchopper's ball
b. Northwest passage
c. Apple honey
d. Goosey gander
e. Four brothers
f. Blue flame
g. Wild root
h. Bijou
i. Blowin' up a storm

Recorded 1957 or 1958


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