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Eddie Costa Discography 1959

Dave Appell Quintet - Cameo 1004 "Alone together"

Buddy Savitt, ts; Freddie Nuzzolillo, bs; Eddie Costa, vb; Dave Appell, g, arr; Wendell Marshall or Milt Hinton, b; Bobby Donaldson or Osie Johnson, dm.

a. Alone together 3:19
b. You're my girl 2:21
c. For all we know 2:47
d. Easy to remember 2:40
e. Little girl blue 3:35
f. These foolish things 3:31
g. Street of dreams 2:41
h. Hush a bye 3:45
i. I got it bad, (and that ain't good) 2:23
j. Two dreamers 3:00
k. The very thought of you 2:54
l. Darn that dream 2:47

Recorded 1959, N.Y.C.

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Morgana King - Camden CAS 543 "The greatest songs ever swung"

Morgana King, vo; Willie Dennis, Tom Mitchell, Jimmy Cleveland, Billy Byers, tb; Eddie Costa, vb; unknown rhythm; Ernie Wilkins, arr.

a. Just you, just me
b. Lullaby of Birdland
c. A foggy day
d. How high the moon
e. Perdido

Add Ernie Royal, Reunald Jones, Harry Edison, tp; Phil Woods, Sam Most, as; Seldon Powell, ts; Danny Bank, bs.

f. And the angels sing
g. Take the 'A' train
h. I can't get started
i. Lonesome road
j. At sundown

Recorded 1959, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Camden CAL 543


Aaron Bell - Lion SL 70112 "Music from Peter Gunn"

Seldon Powell, fl,ts; [Eddie Costa, vb;] Ray Bryant, p; Kenny Burrell, g; Aaron Bell, b; Osie Johnson or Elvin Jones, d.

a. Peter Gunn
b. The floater
c. Brief and breezy
d. The brothers go to mothers
e. Fallout
f. Sorta blue
g. Dreamsville
h. A profund gass
i. Soft sounds
j. Session at Pete's pad

Recorded 1959, N.Y.C.

Note: With no personnel given on the sleeve, this album has been lumped with the other two Lions by Aaron Bell; Jepsen, Bruyninckx, Raben and Rüppli's MGM labels discography give the details above, but careful listening reveals that no vibraphone is present, and the pianist is clearly Bryant on all tracks.

Equivalent issues:

Lion L 70112


Aaron Bell Orchestra - Lion SL 70116 "Music from 77 Sunset Strip"

Seldon Powell, fl,ts; Eddie Costa, vb; Ray Bryant, p; Kenny Burrell, g; Aaron Bell, b; Oliver Jackson, d. unidentified choir.

a. 59XY 518 77 Sunset Strip (vocal) 2:45

Choir out.

b. 59XY 519 77 Sunset Strip jazz 3:17
c. 59XY 520 77 Sunset Strip blues 3:53

April 1st 1959, N.Y.C.

Same personnel.

d. 59XY 521 Caper at the coffee house 4:19
e. 59XY 522 Stu Bailey's blues 2:26
f. 59XY 523 Kookie's kaper 2:51
g. 59XY 524 Swingin' on the Strip 2:49

Recorded March 31st 1959, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Lion L 70116


Aaron Bell Orchestra - Lion SL 70113 "Victory at Sea in jazz"

Seldon Powell, fl,ts; Eddie Costa, vb; Ray Bryant, p; Kenny Burrell, g; Aaron Bell, b; Oliver Jackson or Charlie Persip, d.

a. 59XY 525 Beneath the Southern Cross 2:43 [Unissued]

Recorded April 8th 1959, N.Y.C.

Seldon Powell, fl,ts; Eddie Costa, vb; Ray Bryant, p; Kenny Burrell, g; Aaron Bell, b; Oliver Jackson or Charlie Persip, d.

a. 59XY 525 Beneath the Southern Cross 2:43
b. 59XY 526 Guadalcanal march 5:01
c. 59XY 527 The Pacific boils over 2:34
d. 59XY 528 D-Day 1:42
e. 59XY 529 Victory at Sea 1:40
f. 59XY 530 Song of the high seas 3:04
g. 59XY 531 Hard work and horseplay 1:04
h. 59XY 532 Mare Nostrum 1:06
i. 59XY 522 Simply the blues[ Unissued]

Recorded April 15th 1959, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Lion L 70113


Woody Herman Sextet - Roulette SR 25067 - "At the Round Table"

Nat Adderley, c; Woody Herman, cl, as; Eddie Costa, p, vb; Charlie Byrd, g; Bill Betts, b; Jimmy Campbell, dr.

a. The deacon and the elder 3:60 p,vb
b. Miss M 3:27 p
c. Moten swing 3:16 vb
d. Early Autumn 3:09 vb
e. Late, late show 3:36 vb
f. Swinging shepherd blues 3:21 p

Recorded February 1st, 1959, N.Y.C.

Note: Title of b. is "Princess M" on World Record Club

Equivalent issues:

Roulette R 25067
Forum FS 9016
Forum F 9016
World Record Club(E) T 323 "Woody Herman Sextet"


Eddie Costa Trio - Dot DLP 3206 "House of blue lights"

Eddie Costa, p; Wendell Marshall, b; Paul Motian, dm

a. The house of blue lights 10:01
b. My funny Valentine 6:58
c. Diane 4:28
d. Annabelle 4:07
e. When I fall in love 4:07
f. What's to ya 9:26

Recorded January 29th, 1959, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Dot DLP 25206 "House of blue lights"
Dot(J)5055"House of blue lights"
Dot(J)SMJ 6092"House of blue lights"
Dot(J)YW 8551 "House of blue lights"
MCA(J) VIM 4657 "House of blue lights"
MCA(J) MVCR 20043 "House of blue lights"
Dot(J) UCCU-5109 "House of blue lights"
Dot (J) MVCZ-50 "House of blue lights"
Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10201 "Eddie Costa Trio - complete recordings" [CD]

Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10201 also includes "Eddie Costa - Vinnie Burke Trio" session.

Mundell Lowe - Fresh Sounds(Sp) NL 46026 "TV Action Jazz"

Donald Byrd, tp; Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Herbie Mann, fl,ts; Tony Scott, cl, b-cl, bs; Eddie Costa, p, marimba, vb; Mundell Lowe, g; Don Payne, b; Ed Shaughnessy dm.

a. M Squad 4:17 p
b. Peter Gunn 2:20 p
c. The thin man 2:33 p
d. 77 Sunset Strip 4:44
e. Riff blues 3:12 vb
f. Perry Mason theme 1:50 mar
g. This is Naked City 4:24 p
h. Fallout 3:47 vb

Recorded February 3rd - 5th, 1959, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Camden CAL 522
Camden CAS 522


Mary Ann McCall with Johnny Richards ∧ his Orchestra - Coral CRL 57276 "Melancholy baby"

Mary Ann McCall, vo, acc. by Burt Collins, tp; Frank socolow, ts; Eddie Costa, vb; John Knapp, p; Chet Amsterdam, b; Charlie Persip, d; Johnny Richards, arr.

a. A lover is blue
b. Blue
c. Am I blue
d. Sentimental and melancholy

Recorded March 2nd 1959, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Coral(J)MVJJ-30045
MCA (J)MCA-3054
Coral(E) FEP 2042 has a
Coral(E) FEP 2041 has b-c
Coral(E) FEP 2040 has d


Manny Albam/Teo Macero - Columbia CS 8183 "Something new, something blue"

Art Farmer, tp; Frank Rehak, tb; Phil Woods, as; Al Cohn, ts, bs; Eddie Costa, vb; Bill Evans, p; Addison Farmer, b; Ed Shaughnessy, dr; Manny Albam, arr.

a. CO63343 Night crawlers 4:06
b. CO63344 Tin roof blues 6:37

Teo Macero, arr. replaces Albam.

c. CO63345 Blues for Amy 4:40
d. CO63346 St. Louis blues 4:31

Recorded May 15th, 1959 N.Y.C.

Note: Other tracks on this compilation are by groups, without Costa, led by Bill Russo and Teddy Charles.

Equivalent issues:

Columbia CL 1388
Fresh Sounds(Sp) LSP 15623
CBS BPG / SBPG 62034 "Who's who in the swinging '60s" has c.
Stash STCD 527 "The best of Teo Macero" has c.


Woody Herman Octet & Orchestra - Jazzland JLP 917 - "The Fourth Herd"

[Octet]
Nat Adderley, c; Woody Herman, cl, as, vo; Zoot Sims, ts; Eddie Costa, vb; Nat Pierce, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Milt Hinton, b; Don Lamond, dr.

[Orchestra]
Marky Markowitz, Reunald Jones, Bernie Glow, Red Rodney, Ernie Royal, tps; Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Cleveland, Jim Dahl, Frank Rehak, tb; Sam Marowitz, as; Al Cohn ts, Dick Hafer, Don Lanphere, ts; Gene Allen, bs; Billy Bauer, g;

a. Blues for Indian Jim 2:38
b. The swing machine 2:34
c. Johnny on the spot 3:08

Recorded July 31st 1959, N.Y.C.

Burt Collins replaces Glow

d. Panatela 2:58
e. In a misty mood 3:23
f. Catty corner 2:37

Recorded August 1st 1959, N.Y.C.

Note: These sessions were originally recorded for SESAC as radio transcriptions.

Equivalent issues:

Jazzland JLP 17
Surrey S 1032
Jazz Legacy(F) JL 68


Coleman Hawkins - Fresh Sounds(Sp) FSCD 1013 - "Bean and the boys" [CD]

Coleman Hawkins, ts; Eddie Costa, p; George Tucker, b; Eddie Campbell, d.

a. Stoned 6:55
b. Vignette 6:08
c. Centerpiece 8:01

Add Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Benny Golson, ts.

d. Perdido 8:46

Hawkins out

e. Blues 13.01 [As by the Eddie Costa All Stars]

Recorded September, 1959, Westerley, RI.

Equivalent issues:

Phoenix LP 13 "Centerpiece" has b-d.
Musidisc(F) 30JA5231 has b-d.
Phoenix LP16 "Phoenix Jazz 5th Anniversary Album" has a & e.


Ernie Wilkins - Everest SDBR 1077 - "Here comes the swingin' Mr. Wilkins"

Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, tp; Paul Faulise, Al Grey, Mickey Graumme, Jack Rains, tb; Marshal Royal, cl,as; Frank Wess, fl,as,ts; Benny Golson, Zoot Sims, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Jimmy Jones, p; Eddie Costa, vb; Freddie Greene, g; Eddie Jones, b; Charlie Persip, d.

a. Somebody loves me 2:29
b. Baubles, bangles and beads 2:12
c. Gone with the wind 2:33
d. It don't mean a thing 1:50

Recorded December 9th 1959, N.Y.C.

Richard Williams, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, tp; Paul Faulise, Al Grey, Mickey Graumme, Jack Rains, tb; Marshal Royal, cl,as; Frank Wess, fl,as,ts; Paul Gonsalves, Zoot Sims, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Jimmy Jones, p; Eddie Costa, vb; Freddie Greene, g; Eddie Jones, b; Charlie Persip, d.

e. Broadway 2:27
f. The surrey with the fringe on top 2:42
g. Falling in love with love 3:08
h. The continental 2:17
i. Makin' whoopee 2:29
j. Stompin' at the Savoy 3:04
k. You're driving me crazy 3:09
l. All of you 2:19

Recorded January 11th, 1960, N.Y.C.

Equivalent issues:

Everest LPBR 5077
Fresh Sounds(Sp) FSR 511


Hal Mooney - Bainbridge BT1008 - "Big band and voices"

Melvin Davis, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Irving Markowitz, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham, Doc Severinsen tp; Chauncey Welsh, Mervin Gold, Charles Small, Richard Hixson, tb; Stan Webb, Walt Levinski, Romeo Penque, Abraham Richman, Phil Bodner, rds; Eddie Costa, vb, perc; Barry Galbraith, g; Milt Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, Bob Rosengarden, d, perc; George Devens, perc; Gene Lowell, Peggy Powers, Miriam Workman, Gretchen Rhoads, Marilyn Bretton, Elise Bretton, Lillian Clark, Jerry Duane, Steve Steck, Gene Steck, Alan Sokoloff, Dick Williams, Ed Lindstrom, David Vogel, vcl; Hal Mooney, arr.

a. Perdido Sing, sing, sing
b. Softly as in a morning sunrise
c. Chinatown, my Chinatown
d. For you
e. Shuffle off to Buffalo
f. Lullaby of Birdland
g. Donkey serenade
h. Sometimes I'm happy i. Caravan
j. Blue heaven
k. Love for sale

Recorded c. late 1950's

Equivalent issues:


Roger King Mozian - MGM E3845 "Spectacular percussion"

Big band incl. Phil Sunkel, tp; Dick Meldonian, as,fl; Eddie Costa, vib; Willie Rodriguez, perc; Roger King Mozian, arr,cond.

a. South of the border
b. Crazy rhythm
c. Carioca
d. I got rhythm
e. How high the moon
f. Asia Minor
g. Repercussion
h. Tabu
i. Lullaby in rhythm
j. Ecstacy
k. Bewitched
l. Percussive blues

Recorded late 1950's/early 1960's

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