Original Compositions

  • Co-op Blues
  • Diminishing
  • Evening Lights
  • Heleen
  • Mariana
  • Non-Viennese Waltz Blues
  • A Song For Richard
  • Terra Firma Irma
  • Xochimilco
  • You're The Only Girl In The Next World For Me

Discography

All You Need Is A Quarter February 1961
(Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)

Aluminum Baby June 3, 1957
(Jaki Byard)

Anitra's Dance June 6, 1956
(Edvard Grieg)

Anticipation September 13, 1961
(Jimmy Woods)

Asking For You February 1961
(Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home July 27-29, 1961
(Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams)

Bags' Groove March 12, 1960
(Milt Jackson)

Big Man June 4, 1957
(Boots Mussulli)

Black Hawk Blues September 22, 1959
(Joe Gordon)

Blue Daniel September 24, 1959
(Frank Rosolino)

Blue Grass June 4, 1957
(Danny Kent)

Blue Steel May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Blue Stutter December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Blues For Mother's May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Blues Theme From 'The Proper Time' December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Body And Soul September 3, 1954
(Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)

Boston Uncommon December 1951
(Charlie Mariano)

Bous Bier September 3, 1954
(Quincy Jones)

By The Beautiful Sea March 30 & 31, 1959
(Harold Atteridge, Harry Carroll)

Cabu September 24, 1959
(Roland Alexander)

The Champ June 6, 1956
(Dizzy Gillespie)

Cheryl December 14, 1952
(Charlie Parker)

Co-op Blues July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Compulsion May 17, 1960
(Harold Land)

Cool Blues December 14, 1952
(Charlie Parker)

Cool Breeze June 6, 1956
(Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine)

Crazy Rhythm December 2, 1955
(Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Irving Caesar)

Cry Like The Wind February 1961
(Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)

Diminishing July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Dizzy's Blues June 6, 1956
(A. K. Salim)

Dizzy's Business May 18 & 19, 1956
(Dizzy Gillespie)

Don't Blame Me December 14, 1952
(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)

Don't Explain May 18, 1960
(Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday)

Doodlin' May 18 & 19, 1956
(Horace Silver)

Doreen's Blues December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Doug's Blues December 2, 1955
(Traditional)

Down Among The Sheltering Palms March 30 & 31, 1959
(James Brockman, Abe Olman)

Eclipse Of Spain September 23, 1959
(Victor Feldman)

El Sino December 2, 1955
(Charles Greenlee)

Eleanor May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

Epistrophy April 29, 1960
(Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke)

Evening Lights September 8, 1954
(Joe Gordon)

Evidence April 29, 1960
(Thelonious Monk)

Exotic Moods December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Fast Blues December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Feather Merchant June 4, 1957
(Jimmy Mundy, Count Basie)

Four In One April 29, 1960
(Thelonious Monk)

Fraternizing December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Futurity May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

A Gem From Tiffany September 24, 1959
(Bill Holman)

Goofin' At The Coffee House May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Grasshopper September 8, 1954
(Quincy Jones)

Groovin' For Nat June 6, 1956
(Ernie Wilkins)

Groovin' High December 14, 1952
(Dizzy Gillespie)

Hank's Tune December 2, 1955
(Hank Mobley)

Happy Pool December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Heleen July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Hello May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

Hey Pete! Let's Eat More Meat May 18 & 19, 1956
(Buster Harding, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Peterson)

Home (When Shadows Fall) July 27-29, 1961
(Harry Clarkson, Jeff Clarkson, Peter Van Steeden)

How Deep Are The Roots September 23, 1959
(Horace Silver)

How Long Has This Been Going On July 2, 1956
(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)

I Can't Get Started May 18 & 19, 1956
(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)

I Know About Love February 1961
(Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne)

I Surrender Dear July 27-29, 1961
(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)

I Wanna Be Loved By You March 30 & 31, 1959
(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Herbert Stothart)

I'll Remember April December 8-14, 1952
(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)

I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) July 27-29, 1961
(Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg)

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You April 29, 1960
(George Bassman, Ned Washington)

I'm In Love September 24, 1959
(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)

It's Sand, Man June 4, 1957
(Ed Lewis, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert)

I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face March 12, 1960
(Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner)

Jack Spratt June 4, 1957
(Boots Mussulli)

Jessica's Day May 18 & 19, 1956
(Quincy Jones)

Joanna May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid December 14, 1952
(Lester Young)

June Is Bustin' Out All Over Late summer 1958
(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Just Squeeze Me September 24, 1959
(Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines)

Just You, Just Me April 28, 1960
(Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)

Klact-oveeseds-tene May 18, 1960
(Charlie Parker)

Lady Bob September 3, 1954
(Quincy Jones)

Less Talk June 3, 1957
(Ray Santisi)

Let's Call This April 29, 1960
(Thelonious Monk)

Lightly May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Love For Sale September 13, 1961
(Cole Porter)

Make Someone Happy February 1961
(Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)

March Wind Late summer 1958
(Benny Carter)

Mariana July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Mariners December 1951
(Charlie Mariano)

Mayreh May 20, 1954
(Horace Silver)

Minority May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

My Blue Heaven July 27-29, 1961
(Walter Donaldson, George Whiting)

My Manne Shelly May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

My Reverie June 6, 1956
(Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton)

A Night In Tunisia May 18 & 19, 1956
(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli, Jon Hendricks)

Nightingale September 24, 1959; March 12, 1960
(George Rosner, Xavier Cugat, Fred Wise)

No One Will Room With Me June 3, 1957
(Herb Pomeroy)

Non-Viennese Waltz Blues July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Odd Ball May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Ornithology December 14, 1952
(Charlie Parker, Bennie Harris)

Our Delight June 3, 1957
(Tadd Dameron)

Panic December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Pennies From Heaven July 27-29, 1961
(Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke)

Piano Jazz December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

Poinciana September 22, 1959
(Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon)

The Proper Time December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne, Dory Langdon Previn)

Pullin' Strings September 24, 1959
(Victor Feldman)

A Quiet Gass May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Rhythm-a-ning April 29, 1960
(Thelonious Monk)

Rifftide [aka Hackensack] September 3, 1954
(Coleman Hawkins)

Roses In December Late summer 1958
(Herb Magidson, Ben Oakland, George Jessel)

'Round Midnight April 29, 1960
(Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen)

Running Wild March 30 & 31, 1959
(Joe Grey, A. Harrington Gibbs, Leo Wood)

Salute To Birdland [aka Salute To The Bandbox; aka Reunion] May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

San Francisco Holiday [aka Worry Later] April 28, 1960
(Thelonious Monk)

School Days June 6, 1956
(Gus Edwards, Will D. Cobb)

Scrapple From The Apple December 14, 1952
(Charlie Parker)

Shoutin' Out July 2, 1956
(Horace Silver)

Simplicity May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

Sleigh Ride In July Late summer 1958
(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Solitude July 27-29, 1961
(Duke Ellington, Edgar DeLange, Irving Mills)

Some Like It Hot March 30 & 31, 1959
(Matt Malneck, Isidore Diamond)

Someday My Prince Will Come July 27-29, 1961
(Frank E. Churchill, Larry Morey)

Something For October Late summer 1958
(Benny Carter)

A Song For Richard July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Spook May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

S'posin' July 27-29, 1961
(Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker)

Stella By Starlight May 18 & 19, 1956
(Ned Washington, Victor Young)

Step Lightly [aka Junior's Arrival] September 24, 1959
(Benny Golson)

Straight No Chaser March 1960
(Thelonious Monk)

Strictly Romantic May 20, 1954
(Gigi Gryce)

Sugar Blues March 30 & 31, 1959
(Lucy Fletcher, Clarence Williams)

Summertime September 22, 1959
(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)

Sweet Georgia Brown March 30 & 31, 1959
(Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie)

Sweet Sue, Just You March 30 & 31, 1959
(Will J. Harris, Victor Young)

Swingin' In November Late summer 1958
(Benny Carter)

Terra Firma Irma July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

Terrain May 17, 1960
(Harold Land)

The Theme September 8, 1954
(Traditional, Kenny Dorham)

Theme For Terry June 3, 1957
(Bob Friedman)

There'll Be Some Changes Made July 27-29, 1961
(Benton Overstreet, William Blackstone, Bill Higgins)

This Is Always September 23, 1959
(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)

Tin Tin Deo June 6, 1956
(Chano Pozo, Walter 'Gil' Fuller)

To Beat Or Not To Beat July 2, 1956
(Horace Silver)

Tour de Force May 18 & 19, 1956
(Dizzy Gillespie)

Tzoris December 1951
(Composer Unknown)

Ursula May 18, 1960
(Harold Land)

Vamp's Blues September 24, 1959
(Charlie Mariano)

The Very Thought Of You July 27-29, 1961
(Ray Noble)

Walkin' Bass May 21-26, 1959
(Henry Mancini)

Warm Water December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

West Coast Blues May 18, 1960
(Wes Montgomery)

What's New September 24, 1959
(Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)

Wheels December 7 & 14, 1959 and January 28, 1960
(Shelly Manne)

When Day Is Done July 27-29, 1961
(Robert Katscher, Buddy DeSylva)

Whisper Not September 23, 1959
(Benny Golson)

The Wizard December 1951
(Sonny Truitt)

Wolafunt's Lament June 4, 1957
(Bill Graham)

Xochimilco September 8, 1954
(Joe Gordon)

Yesterdays June 6, 1956
(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)

You're The Only Girl In The Next World For Me July 11, 12 & 18, 1961
(Joe Gordon)

[Unknown titles] May 18, 1956
(Composer Unknown)