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
Fresh Sounds(Sp) FSR 671
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.
Columbia(E) 33SX 1090 "Around the world in jazz"
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.
Atlantic LP2-601 "Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song" [2LP set]
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.
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.
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
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
Recorded April 1957, Hackensack, NJ
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
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.
Prestige PRLP 7124 "Flute flight"
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
Savoy MG 12101
Savoy MG 12126 "The jazz hour" has b
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.
a. Green stamp monsta 7:57 p,vb
b. World wide boots 8:18 p
Recorded May 2nd, 1957, Hackensack, NJ
Savoy MG 12112
Arista(J) WAJ 70124
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
Savoy MG 12108 "Yardbird suite"
Savoy SJL 1102 "The bebop synthesis"
Savoy SJL 1171 "Flutin' the Bird" has a.
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.
Fresh Sounds(Sp) FSR 2019
Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10171 "Eddie Costa & Sal Salvador Quartet - complete studio recordings" [2 CD set] has
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.
Verve V 8237
Columbia(E) 33CX 10108
Verve(J) MV 2539 "George Wallington Trio & Eddie Costa Trio"
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
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]
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
Recorded July 24th, 1957, N.Y.C.
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
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
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]
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
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
Eddie Costa, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Ed Thigpen, d.
a. Taking a chance on love 5:00
Recorded October, 1957
Savoy(G) WL 70836
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.
Coral(E) LVA 9104
Coral(J) LPCM 1053
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.
Regent MG 6061 "Jazz on the rocks"
Savoy MG 12210 "Jazz on the rocks"
Pye(E) NPL 28008 "Jazz on the rocks"
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.
Decca DL(7)4517
Vocalion (US) VL 3678
Coral(E) LVA 9097
Jasmine(E) JASM 1003
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.
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
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.
Savoy MG 12121 "Jazz for playgirls"
King(J) MGJ 12121 "Jazz for playgirls"
Savoy MG 12125 "The many faces of the blues" has a.
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
Philips (E) BBL 7262
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.
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
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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