Jesse Price Discography

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.

As Bandleader

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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

As Sideman (Work in Progress)

Year Label Artist Song Credit Notes
Mid to Late 1920s? Columbia Unknown W.C. Handy Loveless Love, Hooking Cow Blues, and 2 others Drums Apparently 4 sides including Loveless Love and Hooking Cow Blues were recorded with portable equipment in Memphis. Any information is appreciated...
1940 Bluebird B-10586-A Harlan Leonard and his Rockets Rockin' With The Rockets Drums
1940 Bluebird B-10586-B Harlan Leonard and his Rockets Contact Drums
1940 Bluebird B-10625-A Harlan Leonard and his Rockets Hairy Joe Jump Drums
1940 Bluebird B-10625-B Harlan Leonard and his Rockets My Gal Sal Drums
1957 B.B. King Singin' The Blues Drums Two drummers played on the album, Jesse Price and Jesse Sailes; which songs they played on I do not know.

Live

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)