The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography Compiled by Scott Mortensen • The discography is album-based, rather than session-based. • Entries are listed chronologically, by recording date. (Hutcherson’s compilation albums appear at the end of the list.) • Entries with Hutcherson as a sideman are shaded gray. Hutcherson leader and co-leader entries are unshaded. • LP label and catalog information are for the original release. CD label and catalog information are for the most recent release. • If you notice any errors or omissions please contact me at [email protected]. I. Recordings as a Leader, Co-Leader, and Sideman Leader / Personnel / Label & Cat Nos. Tracks (Composers) Album Name Recording Date & Location Various Artists / LP: 1 Oatmeal - Les McCann Tracks 1 & 4: This Is The Blues, Vol.1 Pacific Jazz PJ 13 (McCann, Hutcherson) Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Curtis 2 Tellin' Em About It - Les McCann Amy (ts); Les McCann (p); Herbie CD: (McCann) Lewis (b); Ron Jefferson (d) Les McCann Ltd. In 3 This Is The Blues - Curtis Amy & New York (Pacific Jazz Paul Bryant (Amy) Late 1960 CDP-7-92929-2) [This 4 One More Hamhock Please - Los Angeles, CA CD includes the two Les McCann (Amy) cuts from This Is the 5 Red Shirt - Teddy Edwards Blues, Vol. 1 with BH] Septet (Edwards, Witherspoon) 6 Blowin' The Blues - Harold Land BH on tracks 1 & 4 & Jackie Davis (Davis, Wilson) Curtis Amy & Frank Butler LP: 1 Gone Into It (Amy) Curtis Amy (ts); Carmell Jones (tp); / Groovin’ Blue Pacific Jazz ST 19 2 Annsome (Amy) Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Frank 3 Bobbin’ (Amy) Strazzeri (p); Jimmy Bond (b); CD: 4 Groovin’ Blue (Amy) Frank Butler (d) Toshiba-EMI PJ0019 5 Beautiful You (Amy) (Japan) 6 Very Frank (Amy) Recording date (?); and included on released 1961 Mosaic Select: Curtis Hollywood, CA Amy (MS-007) Ron Jefferson / LP: 1 Love Lifted Me (Traditional) Ron Jefferson (d); "Tricky" Lofton Love Lifted Me Pacific Jazz ST 36 2 For Carl Perkins (Vinnegar) (tb); Wilbur Brown (ts); Bobby 3 Little One (Jefferson) Hutcherson (vib); Frank Strazzeri CD: 4 Ivy League Blues (Newborn) (p); Leroy Vinnegar (b) Toshiba-EMI PJ0036 5 Flamingo (Japan) (Anderson, Grouya) Recording date (?); 6 George's Dilemma released 1962 (R. Powell) Hollywood, CA The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography - Last Updated 5/6/2007 1 Leader / Personnel / Label & Cat Nos. Tracks (Composers) Album Name Recording Date & Location Al Grey / LP: LP Tracks: Tracks 1-5: Snap Your Fingers Argo LP 700 1 Nothing But the Truth Dave Burns (tp); Al Grey (tb); Billy (Bowen) Mitchell (ts); Bobby Hutcherson CD: 2 Three-Fourth Blues (Kee) (vib); Floyd Morris (p); Herman Verve 000060302 3 Just Waiting (Liston) Wright (b); Eddie Williams (d) and 4 R.B.Q. (Kee) Lonehill Jazz 5 Green Dolphin Street 19 Feb 62 LHJ10137 (Spain) (Kaper, Washington) Chicago, IL [released in BH’s name as The Al Grey Bonus Tracks (Verve CD only): & Dave Burns 6 Minor on Top (Jones) Tracks 6-8 (Verve CD): Sessions] 7 African Lady (Liston) Donald Byrd (tp); Al Grey (tb); Billy 8 Hi Fly (Weston) Mitchell (ts); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Herbie Hancock (p); Herman Wright (b); Eddie Williams (d) The Lonehill CD includes three complete original Al Grey albums: 31 Jan 62 Snap Your Fingers, Night Song, New York, NY and Having a Ball (less two songs without BH). Billy Mitchell / LP: 1 J and B (Mitchell) Billy Mitchell (ts); Bobby This Is Billy Mitchell Smash SRS-67027 2 Sophisticated Lady Hutcherson (vib); Dave Burns (tp); (Ellington, Mills, Parish) Billy Wallace (p); Herman Wright CD: 3 You Turned the Tables on Me (b); Otis “Candy” Finch (d); Verve 065507 (Alter, Mitchell) “Sleepy” Anderson (org) 4 Passionova (Hines) 5 Tamra (Wallace) 29-30 Oct 62 6 Automation (Burns) Chicago, IL 7 Just Waiting (Liston) 8 Siam (Kee) Al Grey / LP: LP Tracks: Al Grey (tb); Billy Mitchell (ts); Night Song Argo PS-711 1 Blues in the Night Dave Burns (tp); Bobby (Arlen, Mercer) Hutcherson (vib); Earl Washington CD: 2 Stella by Starlight (p); Herman Wright (b); Otis Lonehill Jazz (Washington, Young) “Candy” Finch (d); Phil Thomas LHJ10137 (Spain) 3 The Way You Look Tonight (per) [released in BH’s (Fields, Kern) name as The Al Grey 4 Through for the Night 2 & 5 Nov 62 & Dave Burns (Young) Chicago, IL Sessions] 5 Stardust (Carmichael, Parish) 6 Night and Day (Cole Porter) 7 Laughing Tonight (Frisch, Alfred) The Lonehill CD includes three complete original Al Grey albums: Snap Your Fingers, Night Song, and Having a Ball (less two songs without BH). The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography - Last Updated 5/6/2007 2 Leader / Personnel / Label & Cat Nos. Tracks (Composers) Album Name Recording Date & Location Dave Burns / LP: 1 Day by Day (Cahn, Stordahl) Dave Burns (tp); Billy Mitchell (ts); Warming Up Vanguard VRS-9143 2 Now Ain't It (Liston) Al Grey (tb); Harold Mabern (p); 3 I Can't Give You Anything Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Herman But Love (Fields, McHugh) Wright (b); Otis "Candy" Finch (d); This recording was 4 Richie's Dilemma (Mabern) Willie Corea (tymboli) recently re-issued by 5 Slippers (Burns) Vanguard (LP format 6 Warm Up (Farrell) Recording date (?); only; no CD). 7 My Romance released 1962 (Hart, Rodgers) Location (?) 8 Rigor Mortez (Burns) Al Grey / LP: LP Tracks: Dave Burns (tp); Al Grey (tb); Having a Ball Argo 718 1 Deep Fried (Grey) Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Hugh 2 One Day I’ll Show You Lawson (p); Calvin Newborn (g); CD: (McAlister) Herman Wright (b); Otis "Candy" Lonehill Jazz 3 Something's Got A Hold On Finch (d) LHJ10137 (Spain) Me [released in BH’s (Woods, Kirkland, James) 29 Jan 63 name as The Al Grey 4 I Don't Want To Cry New York, NY & Dave Burns (Jackson, Dixon) Sessions] 5 Stand By Me (King, Glick) 6 Boss Tina (Grey) 7 Rinky Dink (Clowney) BH on all tracks except 8 Stone Crazy (Grey) 2 and 7 The Lonehill CD includes three complete original Al Grey albums: Snap Your Fingers, Night Song, and Having a Ball (less two songs without BH—“One Day I’ll Show You” and “Rinky Dink”). Jackie McLean / LP: 1 Saturday and Sunday Grachan Moncur III (tb); Jackie One Step Beyond Blue Note BST 84137 (McLean) McLean (as); Bobby Hutcherson 2 Saturday and Sunday (McLean) (vib); Eddie Khan (b); Tony CD: [alternate] [CD bonus track] Williams (d) Blue Note CDP 7 3 Frankenstein (Moncur) 46821 2 4 Blue Rondo (McLean) 30 Apr 63 and included on 5 Ghost Town (Moncur) Englewood Cliffs, NJ Mosaic Select: Grachan Moncur III (MS-001) The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography - Last Updated 5/6/2007 3 Leader / Personnel / Label & Cat Nos. Tracks (Composers) Album Name Recording Date & Location Eric Dolphy / LP: 1 Iron Man (Dolphy) Eric Dolphy (as, fl, b-cl); Prince Iron Man Douglas SD 785 2 Mandrake (Dolphy) Lasha (fl); Clifford Jordan (ss); 3 Come Sunday (Ellington) Sonny Simmons (as); Woody CD: 4 Burning Spear (Dolphy) Shaw (tp); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Fuel 2000 Records 5 Ode to Charlie Parker Richard Davis, Eddie Khan (b); 3020612422 (Byard) J.C. Moses (d) 1, 4 July 63 BH on tracks 1, 2 & 4 New York, NY Eric Dolphy / LP: 1 Jitterbug Waltz Eric Dolphy (as, fl, b-cl); Prince Conversations FM 308 (Maltby, Waller) Lasha (fl); Clifford Jordan (ss); 2 Music Matador Sonny Simmons (as); Woody CD: (Lasha, Simmons) Shaw (tp); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Fuel 2000 Records 3 Love Me Richard Davis, Eddie Khan (b); 3020611342 (Washington, Young) J.C. Moses (d) 4 Alone Together (Dietz, Schwartz) 1, 4 July 63 BH on track 1 only New York, NY Jackie McLean / LP: 1 Love and Hate (Moncur) Grachan Moncur III (tb); Jackie Destination… Out! Blue Note BST 84165 2 Esoteric (Moncur) McLean (as); Bobby Hutcherson 3 Kahlil the Prophet (McLean) (vib); Larry Ridley (b); Roy Haynes CD: 4 Riff Raff (Moncur) (d) Blue Note CD 92424 (RVG Edition) 20 Sept 63 and included on Englewood Cliffs, NJ Mosaic Select: Grachan Moncur III (MS-001) Grant Green / LP: 1 Idle Moments (Pearson) Joe Henderson (ts); Bobby Idle Moments Blue Note BLP 4154 2 Jean de Fleur (Green) Hutcherson (vib); Duke Pearson 3 Django (Lewis) (p); Grant Green (g); Bob CD: 4 Nomad (Pearson) Cranshaw (b); Al Harewood (d) Blue Note 7243 4 99003 2 5 (RVG CD Bonus Tracks: 4, 15 Nov 63 Edition) 5 Jean de Fleur [alternate] (Green) Englewood Cliffs, NJ 6 Django [alternate] (Lewis) The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography - Last Updated 5/6/2007 4 Leader / Personnel / Label & Cat Nos. Tracks (Composers) Album Name Recording Date & Location Grachan Moncur III / LP: 1 Air Raid (Moncur) Lee Morgan (tp); Grachan Moncur Evolution Blue Note BST 84153 2 Evolution (Moncur) III (tb); Jackie McLean (as); Bobby 3 The Coaster (Moncur) Hutcherson (vib); Bob Cranshaw CD: 4 Monk in Wonderland (b); Tony Williams (d) Blue Note CDP 7 (Moncur) 84153 2 21 Nov 63 and included on Englewood Cliffs, NJ Mosaic Select: Grachan Moncur III (MS-001) Bobby Hutcherson / CD: 1 If Ever I Would Leave You Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Joe The Kicker Blue Note 7243 5 (Lerner, Loewe) Henderson (ts); Duke Pearson (p); 21437 2 6 2 Mirrors (Chambers) Grant Green (g); Bob Cranshaw 3 For Duke P. (Hutcherson) (b); Al Harewood (d) 4 The Kicker (Henderson) BH’s first session as a 5 Step Lightly (Henderson) 29 Dec 63 leader was not 6 Bedouin (Pearson) Englewood Cliffs, NJ released until 1999. Andrew Hill / LP: 1 Siete Ocho (Hill) Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Andrew Judgment! Blue Note BLP 4159 2 Flea Flop (Hill) Hill (p); Richard Davis (b); Elvin 3 Yokada, Yokada (Hill) Jones (d) CD: 4 Alfred (Hill) Blue Note 7243 5 5 Judgment (Hill) 8 Jan 64 63841 2 5 (RVG 6 Reconciliation (Hill) Englewood Cliffs, NJ Edition) 7 Yokada, Yokada [alternate] (Hill) [CD bonus track] Eric Dolphy / LP: 1 Hat and Beard (Dolphy) Freddie Hubbard (tp); Eric Dolphy Out to Lunch! Blue Note BLP 4163 2 Something Sweet, Something (as, bcl, fl); Bobby Hutcherson Tender (vib); Richard Davis (b); Tony CD: (Dolphy) Williams (d) Blue Note 98793 (RVG 3 Gazzelloni (Dolphy) Edition) 4 Out to Lunch (Dolphy) 25 Feb 64 5 Straight Up and Down Englewood Cliffs, NJ (Dolphy) The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography - Last Updated 5/6/2007 5 Leader / Personnel / Label & Cat Nos.