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Red Prysock Discography on Mercury

Red Prysock, who took part in such famous bands as Cootie Williams, Tiny Grimes and Tiny Bradshaw, made his own solo debut in the 1950s. His honking and growling tenor sax is super-bad and awesome - as we could hear on his play in above bands. Mercury recordings of Red Prysock also holds most of his cream of his super-bad honking sax.

The greatest sessions would be: MG-20088 “Rock 'N Roll”, a compilation LP (also his first LP) from his 1954-1955 singles. Also, MG-20434 / SR-60106 “Battle Royal!“, tenor sax battle LP with Sil Austin is inevitable. On both LPs we can enjoy surging and rushing tenor sax by Red Prysock.

Interestingly, there are a kind of moody tunes with strings in his later years - which reminds us of Sil Austin's moody music. Except such a few recordings, most of Red Prysock's Mercury era is full of powerful R&B instrumental tunes which we must get excited.

The period Red Prysock recorded on Mercury: 1954 - 1961.

The Red Prysock Release Listing on Mercury

No. (78rpm)	No. (45rpm)	Title	Artist(s)	(Note)
EmArcy 16004	EmArcy 16004x45	Jump, Red, Jump c/w Body and Soul	Red Prysock	-
Mercury 70367	Mercury 70367x45	Jump, Red, Jump c/w Body and Soul	Red Prysock	-
Mercury 70419	Mercury 70419x45	Happy Feet c/w Blow Your Horn	Red Prysock	pink label
Mercury 70460	Mercury 70460x45	Fat's Place c/w Hey There	Red Prysock	pink label
Mercury 70540	Mercury 70540x45	Little Jamie c/w Rock 'N Roll	Red Prysock	-
Mercury 70602	Mercury 70602x45	Zonked c/w The Horn Blows	Red Prysock	-
Mercury 70674	Mercury 70674x45	That's The Groovy Thing c/w Hand Clappin'	Red Prysock	-
Mercury 70698	Mercury 70698x45	Jumbo c/w Hand Clappin'	Red Prysock	black label red vinyl 2nd issue?
Mercury 70733	Mercury 70733x45	Short Circuit c/w Finger Tips	Red Prysock	black label
Mercury 70787	Mercury 70787x45	Red Speaks c/w Zip	Red Prysock	black label
Mercury 70918	Mercury 70918x45	Rock And Roll Party Rock And Roll Mambo	Red Prysock	-
Mercury 70985	Mercury 70985x45	Teen Age Rock c/w Paquino Walk	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71054x45	Pog Wog c/w Head Snappin'	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71175x45	Rooster Walk Two Point Eight	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71214x45	Satellite c/w What's The Word? Thunderbird!	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71358x45	Willow Weep For Me c/w Billie's Blues	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71411x45	Margie c/w Chop Suey	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71476x45	And The Angels Sing c/w Riffin' With Red	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71573x45	Off Shore c/w Deep Purple	Red Prysock	white label promo copy
-	Mercury 71683x45	Kenny's Blues, Pt.1 c/w Kenny's Blues, Pt.2	Sil Austin & Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury 71735	Twistin' And Bendin' c/w More Handclappin'	Red Prysock	white label promo copy
-	Mercury 71786x45	Charleston Twist c/w Boney Moronie	Red Prysock	-
-	Mercury C-30117x45	Jumbo c/w Hand Clappin'	Red Prysock	reissue of 70698x45
Wing 90070 ?	Wing 90070x45	Fruit Boots c/w Plaid Laces	Red Prysock	-

No. (Mono)	No. (Stereo)	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
Mercury MG-20088	-	Rock 'N Roll	Red Prysock		black Mercury MF2/MF5
Mercury MG-20089D	-	Hit Parade, Vol.7	Various Artists	-	promo issue?
Mercury MG-20167	-	The Best In Bands - Sweet & Solid	Various Artists	-	-
Mercury MG-20211	-	Fruit Boots	Red Prysock	-	reissue of MGW-12007
Mercury MG-20307	-	The Beat	Red Prysock		black Mercury
Mercury MG-20434	Mercury SR-60106	Battle Royal!!	Sil Austin and Red Prysock		white Mercury promo copy
Mercury MG-20512	Mercury SR-60188	Swing Softly Red	Red Prysock		black Mercury
Mercury PPMD-1-12	Mercury PPSD-1-12	Mercury Perfect Presence	Various Artists	-	-
-	SRM-2-600	Original Gold Soul: 21 All Time Soul Greats	Various Artists	-	-
Wing MGW-12007	-	Fruit Boots	Red Prysock		blue Wing MS1/MS1

The Red Prysock Discography on Mercury

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Red Prysock Octet
Ludwig “Joe” Jordan (tp), Donald Cole (tb), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Ronald Johnson (vib), Jimmy Neeley (p), Herbert Gordy (b), Cornelius Thomas (ds).
Recorded at Fine Recording Studios, New York City on March 26, 1954.
(master no.)	(track title)	(78rpm release no.)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW10409	Jump, Red, Jump	EmArcy 16004 Mercury 70367	EmArcy 16004x45 Mercury 70367x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW10410	Body And Soul	EmArcy 16004 Mercury 70367	EmArcy 16004x45 Mercury 70367x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502
YW10411	Happy Feet	Mercury 70419	Mercury 70419x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW10412	Blow Your Horn	Mercury 70419	Mercury 70419x45	Mercury MG-20088

Red Prysock Octet
Frank Galbraith (tp), Julius Sparrow (tb), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Ronald Johnson (vib), Jimmy Neeley (p), Herbert Gordy (b), Cornelius Thomas (ds).
Recorded in New York City on September 13, 1954.
(master no.)	(track title)	(78rpm release no.)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW10936	Fat's Place	Mercury 70460	Mercury 70460x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW10937	Shake A Hand	unissued
YW10938	Red Speaks		Mercury 70787x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502
YW10939	Hey There	Mercury 70460	Mercury 70460x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502

Red Prysock Septet
Harold “Money” Johnson (tp), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Roland Johnson (vib), Joe Oliver Blair (p), Herbert Gordy (b), Purnell Rice (ds).
Recorded at Fine Recording Studios, New York City on January 12, 1955.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW11111	Little Jamie	Mercury 70540x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW11112	Zonked	Mercury 70602x45 Mercury EP-1-3334	Mercury MG-20088
YW11113	Zip	Mercury 70787x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW11114	Rock 'N Roll	Mercury 70540x45 Mercury EP-1-3334	Mercury MG-20088
YW11115	The Horn Blows	Mercury 70602x45

Red Prysock Septet
Blue Mitchell (tp), (credited as “Dick Mitchell” on the liner-notes of MG-20088) Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Joe Oliver Blair (p), Raymond Kitz (g), Herbert Gordy (b), Purnell Rice (ds).
Recorded in New York City on July 08, 1955.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW11910	That's The Groovy Thing	Mercury 70674x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW11911	Alright, Okay, You Win	Mercury EP-1-3334	Mercury MG-20088
YW11912	Jumbo	Mercury 70698x45 Mercury C-30117x45	Mercury MG-20088
YW11915	Hand Clappin'	Mercury 70674x45 Mercury 70698x45 Mercury C-30117x45 Mercury EP-1-3334 Mercury EP-1-4020	Mercury MG-20088 Mercury MG-20089 Mercury MG-20167 Mercury SRM-2-600

Red Prysock Octet
Blue Mitchell (tp), unknown (tb), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Oliver Blair (p), Raymond Kitz (g), Herb Gordy (b), Purnell Rice (ds). (*1): Prysock, Blair, Gordy and Rice only.
Recorded in New York City on October 14, 1955.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW12244	Short Circuit	Mercury 70733x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502
YW12245	Finger Tips (*1)	Mercury 70733x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502

Red Prysock Nonet
Frank Galbreath (tp), Dickie Wells (tb), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Roland Johnson (vib), Oliver Blair (p), Herbert Gordy (b), Jerome Potter (ds). (1): add Joe Livramento (fl). (2): add vocal comments by Galbreath, Wright & Prysock.
Recorded in New York City on February 23, 1956.
(master no.)	(track title)	(78rpm release no.)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
WWW486 \| YW12561	The Shakers			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW487 \| YW12562	The Fox			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW488 \| YW12563	Lulu			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW489 \| YW12564	Rock And Roll Party (*2)		Mercury 70918x45	Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW490 \| YW12565	Rock And Roll Mambo (*1)		Mercury 70918x45	Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW491 \| YW12566	Rolling and Rocking			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
Same personnel as above.
Recorded in New York City on February 28, 1956.
WWW492 \| YW12567	Let's Get It			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW493 \| YW12568	Red Rock			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW494 \| YW12569	What's Next			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW495 \| YW12570	Red's Blues			Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW496 \| YW12571	Fruit Boots	Wing 90070 ?	Wing 90070x45	Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211
WWW497 \| YW12572	Plaid Laces	Wing 90070 ?	Wing 90070x45	Wing MGW-12007 Mercury MG-20211

Red Prysock Octet with Harold Mills
Rufus Gore (ts), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Lucius Weathers (vib), Oliver Blair (p), Leo Blevins (g), Herbert Gordy (b), Jerome Potter (ds). (*1): add Harold Mills (vo).
Recorded in New York City on October 14, 1956.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW14313	Earth Rock		Mercury MG-20307
YW14314	Teen Age Rock (*1)	Mercury 70985x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502
YW14315	Paquino Walk	Mercury 70985x45	Saxophonograph [Sw] BP-502
YW14316	Lion's Den		Mercury MG-20307

Red Prysock Octet
Rufus Gore (ts), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Lucius Weathers (vib), Oliver Blair (p), Leo Blevins (g), Herbert Gordy (b), Jerome Potter (ds).
Recorded in New York City on January 23, 1957
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW14622	Lawdy Miss Clawdy		Mercury MG-20307
YW14623	Foot Stompin'		Mercury MG-20307
YW14624	Mashin' Potatoes		Mercury MG-20307
Same personnel as above.
Recorded in New York City on January 24, 1956.
YW14625	Rooster Walk	Mercury 71175x45	Mercury MG-20307
YW14626	Pog Wog	Mercury 71054x45	Mercury MG-20307
YW14627	Two Point Eight	Mercury 71175x45	Mercury MG-20307
YW14628	Head Snappin'	Mercury 71054x45
Same personnel as above.
Recorded in New York City on January 31, 1956.
YW14633	Tea Bird		Mercury MG-20307
YW14634	Purple Wall		Mercury MG-20307
YW14635	He's A Real Gone Guy		Mercury MG-20307
YW14636	Moonday		Mercury MG-20307

Red Prysock and his Orchestra
Red Prysock (ts), others personnel unknown.
Recorded in New York City on August 26, 1957
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW15666	Danger	unissued
YW15667	Happy Walk	unissued
YW15668	Satellite	Mercury 71214x45
YW15669	Sun Spot	unissued
YW15670	What's The Word? Thunderbird!	Mercury 71214x45

Red Prysock and his Orchestra
Red Prysock (ts), others personnel unknown.
Recorded in New York City on October 1957?
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW15991	The Conclusion	unissued

Red Prysock and his Orchestra
Red Prysock (ts), others personnel unknown.
Recorded in New York City on November 25, 1957.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW16282	Short Stop	unissued
YW16283	Little Bitty Pretty One	unissued

Red Prysock and his Orchestra
Red Prysock (ts), others personnel unknown.
Recorded in New York City on December 04, 1957.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW16456	Stop And Stroll	unissued
YW16457	Stop Dancin'	unissued
YW16458	Vibes Lives	unissued
Similar personnel as above?
Recorded in New York City on December 05, 1957.
YW16482	Red Riding Horn	unissued
Similar personnel as above?
Recorded in New York City on December 10, 1957.
YW16493	Margie	Mercury 71411x45
YW16494	Number 5	unissued
YW16495	Red Blows Sax	unissued
YW16496	Scraunchy	unissued
YW16497	Hand Clap	unissued
Similar personnel as above?
Recorded in New York City on December 12, 1957.
YW16487	Honk Horn Honk	unissued
YW16488	Blow Over Blues	unissued

Red Prysock and his Orchestra
Red Prysock (ts), others personnel unknown.
Recorded in New York City on July 29, 1958.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW17479	Chop Suey	Mercury 71411x45
YW17480A	Ting Tang, Part 1	unissued
YW17480B	Ting Tang, Part 2	unissued
YW17481	Willow Weep For Me	Mercury 71358x45
YW17482	Billie's Blues	Mercury 71358x45

Red Prysock and his Orchestra
Taft Jordan (tp), Emmet Perry (tp), Don Cole (tb), Dickie Wells (tb), James Powell (as), Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Wright (bs), Howard Whaley (p, org), Eddie McFadden (g), Milt Hinton (b), David Francis (ds), George Laguna (conga), Bill Rodriguez (bongo). The Ruppli book only mentions “Red Prysock (ts) + ?”, but the liner-notes on the back cover tells us the actual members at the session as shown above. Furthermore, the liner note also has mistakes - James Powell is credited as trombone player, while he is alto sax player; Willam Wells as saxophonist, but maybe is a trombone player better known as Dickie Wells. Many thanks to Masayuki Hatta-san for helping me identify the members!
Recorded in New York City, 1958.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW17483 \| PB1467	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17484 \| PB1468	Moonlight In Vermont		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17485 \| PB1469	Flamingo		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17486 \| PB1470	Stardust		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17487 \| PB1470	Spring Is Here		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17488 \| PB1471	My Funny Valentine		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17489 \| PB1472	Shootin' High		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17490 \| PB1474	On The Sunny Side Of The Street		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17491 \| PB1475	Mr. Wonderful		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17492 \| PB1476?	And The Angels Sing	Mercury 71476x45
YW17493 \| PB1477	Teach Me Tonight		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17494 \| PB1478?	Riffin' With Red	Mercury 71476x45
YW17495 \| PB1479	Stella By Starlight		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188
YW17496 \| PB1480	Without A Song		Mercury MG-20512 Mercury SR-60188

Sil Austin and Red Prysock
Sil Austin (ts), Red Prysock (ts), Dave Martin (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Kenny Burrell (g), Milt Hinton (b), Dave “Panama” Francis (ds).
Recorded at Fine Recording Studios, New York City in 1959.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW18466 \| PB1888	No.1 Sil		Mercury MG-20434 Mercury SR-60106
YW18467 \| PB1889	Take The “A” Train		Mercury MG-20434 Mercury SR-60106 Mercury PPMD-1-12 Mercury PPSD-1-12
YW18468 \| PB1890	Kenny's Blues		Mercury MG-20434 Mercury SR-60106
YW18469 \| PB1891 (edited from YW18468)	Kenny's Blues, Pt.1	Mercury 71683x45
YW18470 \| PB1892 (edited from YW18468)	Kenny's Blues, Pt.2	Mercury 71683x45

Red Prysock with Fred Norman Orchestra
Red Prysock (ts), unknown (g), unknown (b), unknown (ds), strings (section), Fred Norman (arr, cond). The Ruppli book mentions this session as: Red Prysock (ts), Clarence Eugene “Zack” Wright (bs), Howard Whaley (org), Eddie McFadden (g), Phillip Paul (ds). However, it is obvious that such instrument as organ cannot be heard on this disc! I don't understand why Mr. Ruppli made such a mistake - are there any other Red Prysock sessions with Howard Whaley on organ?
Recorded in New York City on January 20, 1959
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW19209 \| PB2575	Off Shore	Mercury 71573x45
YW19210 \| PB2576	Deep Purple	Mercury 71573x45

Red Prysock
Red Prysock (ts), others unknown.
Recorded in 1960.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW20552 \| PB3731	Twistin' And Bendin'	Mercury 71735
YW20553 \| PB3732	More Handclappin'	Mercury 71735

Red Prysock
Red Prysock (ts), others unknown.
Recorded in New York City, January 1961.
(master no.)	(track title)	(45rpm release no.)	(LP release no.)
YW20802 \| PB3965	Charleston Twist	Mercury 71786x45
YW20803 \| PB3966	Whispering Grass	unissued
YW20804 \| PB3967	Boney Moronie	Mercury 71786x45
YW20805 \| PB3968	No Man's Land	unissued

MATSUBAYASHI 'Shaolin' Kohji <shaolin@rhythmaning.org>

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