Mercury Jazz 89000 Series (10-inch 78rpm / 7-inch 45rpm)
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Among all 78rpm/45rpm single release on the Mercury label, 8900 / 11000 / 89000 series were entitled “Mercury Jazz Series” (or “Be Bop Series”). The main contents are from the materials produced by Norman Granz. Most materials listed here later reissued on Mercury LP (MGC Series) or Clef / Verve LPs, but there are a few materials which can be heard only on this 8900 series (recent CD reissues may contain them as bonus tracks).
It is remarkable that released order seems to be so complicated - most titles were issued firstly on 78rpm, then 45rpm edition followed. Some titles might be made available both on 78rpm and 45rpm at the same time. The most complicated matter is, since these 7800 series were released just around Norman Granz left Mercury and started his own Clef label, identifying which titles were released on Mercury (and which titles were relased only on Clef) will be one of our future questions.
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The List (Mercury Jazz 89000 Series)
Titles with bold numbers (NON-grayed lines) indicates that I own the copy. If you happen to know the titles/artists of the albums unlisted here, or if you found any incorrect information, please let me know. Thank you.
| No. (78rpm) |
No. (45rpm) |
Title | Artist(s) | (Note) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89000 | 89000x45 | Tenderly c/w What's I'm Gotchere | Johnny Hodges | C 760-4 C 799-1 |
| 89001 | 89001x45 | One-Nighter Boogie c/w Port Of Rico | Illinois Jacquet | C 547-4 C 821-3 |
| 89002 | 89002x45 | These Foolish Things c/w I Only Have Eyes For You | Billie Holiday | - |
| 89003 | 89003x45 | You Turned The Tables On Me c/w Easy To Love | Billie Holiday | - |
| 89004 | 89004x45 | Blue Moon c/w You Go To My Head | Billie Holiday | - |
| 89005 | 89005x45 | East Of The Sun c/w Solitude | Billie Holiday | - |
| 89006 | 89006x45 | You Go to My Head c/w You Turned the Tables on Me | Oscar Peterson | (part of C-119) |
| 89007 | 89007x45 | There's A Small Hotel c/w I Can't Get Started With You | Oscar Peterson | (part of C-119) |
| 89008 | 89008x45 | These Foolish Things c/w East Of The Sun | Oscar Peterson | (part of C-119) |
| 89009 | 89009x45 | They Can't Take That Away From Me c/w Blue Moon | Oscar Peterson | (part of C-119) |
| 89010 | 89010x45 | Empty Ballroom Blues c/w Love Is Just Around The Corner | Nick Esposito | - |
| 89011 | 89011x45 | Please c/w Believe It Beloved | Al Hibbler | - |
| 89012 | 89012x45 | No Soap, No Hope Blues c/w The Lady Is A Tramp | Al Hibbler | - |
| 89013 | 89013x45 | Oh, Lady Be Good c/w For You | Slim Gaillard | C 552-1 C 583-2 |
| 89014 | 89014x45 | Hob Nail Boogie c/w Paradise Squat | Count Basie | C 825-2 C 827-3 |
| 89015 | 89015x45 | Durango c/w Let's Blow The Blues | Charlie Barnet | - |
| 89016 | 89016x45 | Fur Trapper's Boogie c/w Wosey Posey | Charlie Barnet | - |
| 89017 | 89017x45 | Jeepers, Creepers c/w Little Pee Blues | Lester Young | - |
| 89018 | 89018x45 | Duke's Blues Pt.1 c/w Pt.2 | Johnny Hodges | - |
| 89019 | 89019x45 | Peanut Vendor c/w Malaguena | Chico O'Farrill | - |
| 89020 | 89020x45 | (NOT USED) | ||
| 89021 | 89021x45 | Lean Baby c/w The Cool Rage | Illinois Jacquet | C 818-3 C 826-2 |
| 89022 | 89022x45 | Cottontail c/w Blues For The Midgets | Stan Getz | C 777-13 C 778-2 |
| 89023 | 89023x45 | D'Anjou c/w Gloomy Sunday | Bill Harris | - |
| 89024 | 89024x45 | You Never Had It So Good c/w When Day Is Done | Reta Moss | - |
| 89025 | 89025x45 | The Way You Look Tonight c/w Stars Fell On Alabama | Stan Getz | C 959-1 C 962-2 w/ sleeve |
| 89026 | 89026x45 | Isn't It Romantic? c/w Key Largo | Benny Carter | - |
| 89027 | 89027x45 | Almost Like Being In Love c/w There'll Never Be Another You | Lester Young | - |
| 89028 | 89028x45 | Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today c/w Goin' To Chicago | Al Hibbler with Count Basie | C 965-4 C 966-1 |
| 89029 | 89029x45 | Darn That Dream c/w Lady Be Good | Teddy Wilson | - |
| 89030 | 89030x45 | Carioca c/w Three Little Words | Flip Phillips | C 970-13 C 971-1 |
| 89031 | 89031x45 | Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me) c/w Potato Chips | Slim Gaillard | C 1126-13 C 1127-3 |
| 89032 | 89032x45 | Pagan Love Song c/w Somebody's Cryin' | Anita O'Day | - |
| 89033 | 89033x45 | I Want A Little Girl c/w Oh, Lady Be Good | Count Basie | - |
| 89034 | 89034x45 | Miami Drag c/w Easy Walking | Paul Williams | - |
| 89035 | 89035x45 | Through for the Night c/w Latino | Johnny Hodges | - |
| 89036 | 89036x45 | Blues In The Night c/w What's The Riff? | Illinois Jacquet | - |
| 89037 | 89037x45 | Lover Come Back To Me c/w Yesterdays | Billie Holiday | promo label C 840-4 C 842-2 |
| 89038 | 89038x45 | The Man I Love c/w It Ain't Necessarily So | Oscar Peterson | - |
| 89039 | 89039x45 | Isn't This A Lovely Day? c/w Blue Skies | Oscar Peterson | - |
| 89040 | 89040x45 | What Is This Thing Called Love? c/w In The Still Of The Night | Oscar Peterson | - |
| 89041 | 89041x45 | Prelude To A Kiss c/w John Hardy's Wife | Oscar Peterson | - |
| 89042 | 89042x45 | Tis Autumn c/w Lover Come Back to Me | Stan Getz | promo label C 958-9 C 960-3 |
| 89043 | 89043x45 | The One I Love c/w Tea For Two | Teddy Wilson | - |
| 89044 | 89044x45 | Street Scene c/w Pick Yourself Up | Benny Carter | - |
| 89045 | 89045x45 | I Can't Get Started c/w On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Lester Young | C 888-2 C 891-1 |
| 89046 | 89046x45 | There Is No Greater Love c/w It Must Be True | Al Hibbler | - |
| 89047 | 89047x45 | Ain't This A Wonderful Day c/w Vaya Con Dios | Anita O'Day | promo label C 1097-6 C 1099-1 |
| 89058 | Wham! c/w Come Sunday | Johnny Hodges | C 658-3 C 953-3 |
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| 89058x45 | C 658-3 C 953-3 |
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| 89059 | 89059x45 | Have You Met Miss Jones? c/w Erudition | Stan Getz | - |
| 89060 | 89060x45 | Fat Man Boogie c/w Who Are You? | Illinois Jacquet | - |
| 89061 | 89061x45 | Song of the Islands c/w Royal Garden Blues | Count Basie | C 969-4 C 984-4 |
| 89063 | 89063x45 | Cottontail c/w Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) | Ben Webster | C 1227-9 C 1228-4 |