This is a discography page for the jazz drummer Jesse Price. I have tried to provide as much information as I can about each track. If you have any additional information about a track or any other questions or comments please feel free to email me.
Personnel from the liner notes of "The Singing Drummer Man; Jesse Price. The Complete Recordings 1946-1957" unless noted.
| Date |
Label |
Artist |
Song |
Writer(s) |
Credit |
Personnel |
Notes |
| c. July 1946 |
Capitol 295 |
Jesse Price With His Orchestra |
Kansas City Mama |
Jesse Price |
Vocal, Drums |
Clarence Thornton (trumpet), Theodore Smalls (alto sax), Seeward Evans (tenor sax), Ken Bryan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Billy Hadnott (bass) |
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| c. July 1946 |
Capitol 326 |
Jesse Price With His Orchestra |
Sleepy Baby Blues |
Jesse Price, Dan Baxter |
Vocal, Drums |
Clarence Thornton (trumpet), Theodore Smalls (alto sax), Seeward Evans (tenor sax), Ken Bryan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Billy Hadnott (bass) |
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| c. July 1946 |
Capitol 295 |
Jesse Price With His Orchestra |
You Satisfy |
Dan Baxter |
Vocal, Drums |
Clarence Thornton (trumpet), Theodore Smalls (alto sax), Seeward Evans (tenor sax), Ken Bryan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Billy Hadnott (bass) |
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| August 1946 |
Capitol 326 |
Jesse Price With His Orchestra |
Sweet Man Blues |
Jesse Price |
Vocal, Drums |
Vernon "Geechie" Smith (trumpet), Joe Lutcher (alto sax), Maxwell Davis (tenor sax), Arthur Dennis (baritone sax), Fletcher Smith (piano), Lucky Enois (guitar), Herman Washington (bass) |
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| October 1946 |
Capitol 348 |
Jesse Price With His Blues Band |
I'm the Drummer Man |
Jesse Price, Betty Hall Jones, Harper |
Vocal |
Snookie Young (trumpet), Buddy Tate & Gene Porter (tenor sax), Allan Beale (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Bill Davis (bass), Al Wichard (drums) |
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| October 1946 |
Capitol 40093 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Froggy Bottom |
John Williams |
Vocal |
Snookie Young (trumpet), Buddy Tate & Gene Porter (tenor sax), Allan Beale (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Bill Davis (bass), Al Wichard (drums) |
Partial personnel listing on label. |
| October 1946 |
Capitol 391 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Big Town Blues |
Jesse Price, W.T. Reid |
Vocal |
Snookie Young (trumpet), Buddy Tate & Gene Porter (tenor sax), Allan Beale (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Bill Davis (bass), Al Wichard (drums) |
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| October 1946 |
Capitol 15370 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Just Another Day Wasted Away |
Charles Tobias, Roy Turk |
Vocal |
Snookie Young (trumpet), Buddy Tate & Gene Porter (tenor sax), Allan Beale (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Bill Davis (bass), Al Wichard (drums) |
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| October 17, 1946 |
Capitol 348 |
Jesse Price With His Blues Band |
I Ain't Mad at You (And You Ain't Mad at Me) |
Bob Sparkler |
Vocal |
Red Nichols (cornet), Heinie Beau (clarinet/alto sax), Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Chuck Gentry (baritone), Tommy Linehan (piano), Dave Barbour (guitar), Bill Davis (bass), Nick Fatool (drums) |
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| October 17, 1946 |
Capitol 391 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
You Can't Take It With You |
Jesse Price, Betty Hall Jones |
Vocal |
Red Nichols (cornet), Heinie Beau (clarinet/alto sax), Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Chuck Gentry (baritone), Tommy Linehan (piano), Dave Barbour (guitar), Bill Davis (bass), Nick Fatool (drums) |
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| March 20, 1947 |
Capitol 40014 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
That's The Way She Feels |
Jesse Price, Bob Johnson |
Vocal |
Pete Daily (cornet), Clint Neagley (alto sax), Eddie Miller & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Bob Poland (baritone sax), Tommy Linehan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Harry Babasin (bass), Frank Carlson (drums) |
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| March 20, 1947 |
Capitol 40014 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Blue Book Boogie |
Vernon White |
Vocal |
Pete Daily (cornet), Clint Neagley (alto sax), Eddie Miller & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Bob Poland (baritone sax), Tommy Linehan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Harry Babasin (bass), Frank Carlson (drums) |
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| March 20, 1947 |
Capitol 15245 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
What's Happening |
Jesse Price, Allison, Gabriel |
Vocal |
Pete Daily (cornet), Clint Neagley (alto sax), Eddie Miller & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Bob Poland (baritone sax), Tommy Linehan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Harry Babasin (bass), Frank Carlson (drums) |
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| March 20, 1947 |
Capitol 40047 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Jump It With A Shuffle |
Daniel G. Bater |
Vocal |
Pete Daily (cornet), Clint Neagley (alto sax), Eddie Miller & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Bob Poland (baritone sax), Tommy Linehan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Harry Babasin (bass), Frank Carlson (drums) |
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| March 20, 1947 |
Capitol 40047 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Nagasaki |
Mort Dixon, Harry Warren |
Vocal |
Pete Daily (cornet), Clint Neagley (alto sax), Eddie Miller & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), Bob Poland (baritone sax), Tommy Linehan (piano), Nappy Lamare (guitar), Harry Babasin (bass), Frank Carlson (drums) |
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| October 1947 |
Capitol 15245 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Mistreated |
Ross, Williams, Leonard |
Vocal, Drums |
Gerald Wilson (trumpet), Paul Quinichette & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), unknown (alto sax, baritone, piano, guitar, bass) |
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| October 1947 |
Capitol 40093 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Frettin' For Some Pettin' |
Dave Cavanaugh |
Vocal, Drums |
Gerald Wilson (trumpet), Paul Quinichette & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), unknown (alto sax, baritone, piano, guitar, bass) |
Partial personnel listing on label. |
| October 1947 |
Capitol 15370 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
The Whirligig |
Joe Desmond or "The Gang" |
Drums |
Gerald Wilson (trumpet), Paul Quinichette & Dave Cavanaugh (tenor sax), unknown (alto sax, baritone, piano, guitar, bass) |
There are 2 different label variations for this record (blue and purple); one says this song was written by Joe Desmond (blue), the other says "The Gang." (purple) |
| November 28, 1947 |
Capitol 15138 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
Baby Let's Be Friends |
Jesse Price, Duke Brooks |
Vocal |
Ray Linn (trumpet), Jimmy Giuffre (alto sax), Dexter Gordon (tenor sax), Red Norvo (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Red Callender (bass), Jackie Mills (drums) |
Personnel is written on label. |
| November 28, 1947 |
Capitol 15138 |
Jesse Price And His Blues Band |
My Baby Done Left Me |
Jesse Price, Florence C. Cadrez |
Vocal |
Ray Linn (trumpet), Jimmy Giuffre (alto sax), Dexter Gordon (tenor sax), Red Norvo (piano), Red Callender (bass), Jackie Mills (drums) |
Personnel is written on label. |
| 1948 |
Miltone 5250 B or Gotham G-236-B |
Buddy Floyd, Maxwell Davis and the Miltone Orchestra (Miltone) or Buddy Floyd with Maxwell Davis Orchestra (Gotham) |
Just Before Sunrise |
Buddy Floyd, Maxwell Davis |
Drums |
Buddy Floyd & Maxwell Davis (tenor sax), unknown (trumpet, alto sax, piano, guitar, bass) |
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| 1948 |
Miltone 5250 A or Gotham G-236-A |
Jesse Price and His Jump Jivers |
Tippin' Out (Creepin & Peepin) |
Price |
Drums |
Buddy Floyd & Maxwell Davis (tenor sax), unknown (trumpet, alto sax, piano, guitar, bass) |
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| 1957 |
ebb 136 |
Little Jesse |
Geechi |
D. Hug, Jesse Price |
Drums |
unknown (2 tenor sax, piano, guitar, bass) |
45rpm |
| 1957 |
ebb 136x |
Little Jesse |
Huggin |
D. Hug, Jesse Price |
Drums |
unknown (2 tenor sax, piano, guitar, bass) |
45rpm |
| unknown |
Choctaw CH-100-A |
Jesse Price |
Pizza Beat |
B. Carter, A. McCoy |
Drums |
unknown |
45rpm |
| unknown |
Choctaw CH-100-B |
Jesse Price |
The Wright Way |
A. Wright, Jesse Price |
Drums |
unknown |
45rpm |
| Date |
Information |
Artist |
Song |
Credit |
Personnel |
Notes |
| June 1947 |
AFRS Jubilee Program #229 |
Jesse Price |
I Ain't Mad at You |
Vocal |
Herbie Steward (tenor sax), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Arnold Fishkin (bass), Jackie Mills (drums) |
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| June 1947 |
AFRS Jubilee Program #229 |
Jesse Price |
Kansas City Boogie |
Vocal |
Herbie Steward (tenor sax), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Arnold Fishkin (bass), Jackie Mills (drums) |
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| September 16, 1967 |
Monterey Jazz Festival 1967 |
T-Bone Walker |
Woman You Must Be Crazy |
Drums |
T-Bone Walker (guitar, vocals), Melvin Moore (trumpet), Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax), Lloyd Glenn (piano) |
Most of the T-Bone set (missing last song) was recorded on video. |
| September 16, 1967 |
Monterey Jazz Festival 1967 |
T-Bone Walker |
You Don't Love Me |
Drums |
T-Bone Walker (guitar, vocals), Melvin Moore (trumpet), Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax), Lloyd Glenn (piano) |
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| September 16, 1967 |
Monterey Jazz Festival 1967 |
T-Bone Walker |
Stormy Monday |
Drums |
T-Bone Walker (guitar, vocals), Melvin Moore (trumpet), Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax), Lloyd Glenn (piano) |
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| September 16, 1967 |
Monterey Jazz Festival 1967 |
T-Bone Walker |
You Left Me |
Drums |
T-Bone Walker (guitar, vocals), Melvin Moore (trumpet), Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax), Lloyd Glenn (piano) |
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| September 18, 1971 |
Monterey Jazz Festival 1971 |
The Jesse Price Blues Band |
Unknown |
Drums |
Big Joe Turner (vocals), Billy Hadnott (bass), Chester Lane (piano), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Jimmy Forrest (tenor sax), Preston Love (alto sax), Wallace Huff (trombone) |
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