1955-1958 Carmen McRae Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster

(01-04) Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Ralph Burns (con, a), Ralph Burns' Orchestra (acc), Al Klink (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Dan Perri (g), Andy Ackers (p). New York City, December 29, 1955

(05-10) Carmen McRae (v), Ralph Burns (dir, a), Ben Webster (ts), Irving "Marky" Markowitz (t), Dick Berg, Donald Carrado, Fred Kelin, Anthony Miranda (frh), Mundell Lowe (g), Aaron Bell (b), Don Abney (p), Teddy Sommer (d). New York City, August 4, 1958

(11-13) Carmen McRae (v), Ralph Burns (dir, a), Al Cohn, Ben Webster (ts), Irving "Marky" Markowitz (t), Mundell Lowe (g), Aaron Bell (b), Don Abney (p), Nick Stabulas (d), Ray Charles, The Ray Charles Singers (bkv). New York City, August 6, 1958

(14-16) Carmen McRae (v), Ralph Burns (dir, a), Al Cohn, Ben Webster (ts), Irving "Marky" Markowitz (t), Barry Galbraith (g), Aaron Bell (b), Don Abney (p), Don Lamond (d). New York City, August 8, 1958

(17-20) Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc), Al Klink (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Dan Perri (g), Andy Ackers (p). New York City, December 16, 1955

(21-24) Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc), Al Klink (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Dan Perri (g), Andy Ackers (p). New York City, December 30, 1955

01 Last Night When We Were Young (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg)
02 Midnight Sun (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer)
03 Yesterdays (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
04 Good Morning Heartache (Erwin M. Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham)
05 Mr. Meadowlark (Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson)
06 Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
07 Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon)
08 Flamingo (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya)
09 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz)
10 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano (Leon René)
11 His Eye Is On The Sparrow (Milt Gabler)
12 The Eagle And Me (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg)
13 When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (Harry Woods)
14 Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)(Bernie Hanighen, Johnny Mercer)
15 Baltimore Oriole (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster)
16 Chicken Today and Feathers Tomorrow (Johnny Marks)
17 Speak Low (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
18 But Beautiful (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
19 If You'd Stay The Way I Dream About You (Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Kitchings)
20 My Future Just Passed (George Marion, Jr., Richard A. Whiting)
21 We'll Be Together Again (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine)
22 I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva)
23 Star Eyes (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye)  
24 I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby)

1962 Ralph Burns and his Orchestra No Strings (With Strings)

Ralph Burns (arranger, conductor).

Recorded in New York, New York on February 21 & 28, 1962

01 No Strings, musical: The Sweetest Sounds (Richard Rodgers)
02 No Strings, musical: Look No Further (Richard Rodgers)
03 No Strings, musical: Love Makes The World Go (Richard Rodgers)
04 No Strings, musical: Nobody Told Me (Richard Rodgers)
05 No Strings, musical: Loads Of Love (Richard Rodgers)
06 No Strings, musical: Be My Host (Richard Rodgers)
07 No Strings, musical: No Strings (Richard Rodgers)
08 No Strings, musical: You Don't Tell Me (Richard Rodgers)
09 No Strings, musical: La-La-La (Richard Rodgers)
10 No Strings, musical: The Man Who Has Everything (Richard Rodgers)
11 No Strings, musical: Maine (Richard Rodgers)
12 No Strings, musical: An Orthodox Fool (Richard Rodgers)

1956 Ralph Burns Spring Sequence

01 Spring Is Here (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
02 Sprang (Ralph Burns)
03 Echo of Spring (Willie Smith, Clarence Williams, Tausha Hammed)
04 Spring Sequence (Ralph Burns)
05 It Might As Well Be Spring (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

1955 Ralph Burns Bijou

Ralph Burns (piano); Tal Farlow (guitar); Clyde Lombardi (bass); Osie Johnson (drums).

Recorded in New York, New York in 1955

01 Spring Sequence (Ralph Burns)
02 It Might As Well Be Spring (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)
03 Spring Is Here (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
04 Sprang (Ralph Burns)
05 Echo of Spring (Willie Smith, Clarence Williams, Tausha Hammed)
06 Spring In Naples (Ralph Burns)
07 Gina (Ralph Burns)
08 Autobahn Blues (Ralph Burns, Woody Herman)
09 Lover Come Back To Me (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
10 Perpetual Motion (Ralph Burns)
11 Bijou (Ralph Burns)

1955 Ralph Burns and his Orchestra Perpetual Motion

(01-08) Roy Eldridge, Al Porcino, Bernie Glow, Al DeRisi (tp); Bill Harris, Lou Oles (tb); Hal McKusick, Sam Marowitz (as); Flip Phillips, Al Cohn (ts); Danny Bank (bs); Oscar Peterson (p); Ray Brown (b), Louis Bellson (d). New York City, February 4, 1955.

(09-11) Joe Newman (tp); Billy Byers, Jimmy Buffington (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Dave Schildkraut (as); Herbie Mann (fl,piccolo,ts); Danny Bank (bcl,bs), Ralph Burns (p); Milt Hinton (b); Osie Johnson (d). New York City, September 29, 1955.

(12-15) Same. New York City, October 6, 1955.

01 Perpetual Motion (Ralph Burns)
02 Spring In Naples (Ralph Burns)
03 Sprang (Ralph Burns)
04 Chuck-A-Luck (Ralph Burns)
05 Early Awedom (Ralph Burns)
06 Music For A Strip Teaser (Ralph Burns)
07 Pimlico (Ralph Burns)
08 Taxco (Ralph Burns)
09 Cool Cat On The Hot Tin Roof (Ralph Burns)
10 What Am I Here For? (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine)
11 Jazz Club U.S.A. (Leonard Feather)
12 I'll Be Around (Alec Wilder)
13 Royal Garden Blues (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams)
14 Nocturne (Ralph Burns)
15 South Gonzales Street Parade (Ralph Burns)

1946-1951 1954 Ralph Burns and his Orchestra Free Forms and Winter Sequence

(01) Sonny Berman, Conrad Gozzo, (tp); Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson, (tb); Vince DeRosa (frh); Harry Klee (fl,cl); Hal McKusick (as); Herbie Steward, Lucky Thompson (ts); Chuck Gentry (bs); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Red Callender (b); Don Lamond (d). Los Angeles, October 1946.

(02-09) Ralph Burns And His Orchestra Play Free Forms A Suite Of Modern Sounds: A 15-piece orchestra conducted by Ralph Burns including: string quartet, woodwind quintet, and French horn, with Ralph Burns (p); Ray Brown (b); Joe Jones (d); and featuring Lee Konitz (as)(#2, 5, 7, 9). New York, August 7, 1951.

(10-17) Ralph Burns And His Orchestra Play Winter Sequence: Joe Wilder (tp); Kai Winding (tb); Jimmy Buffington (frh); Bill Barber, (tuba); Herbie Mann (fl,ts); Vinnie Dean (piccolo,as); Danny Bank (fl,bs); Ralph Burns (p); Billy Bauer (g); Oscar Pettiford (b,cello); Osie Johnson (d). New York, September 1954.

01 Introspection (Ralph Burns)

FREE FORMS
02 Places Please (Ralph Burns)
03 Cameo (Ralph Burns)
04 Lileth (Ralph Burns)
05 Terrisita (Ralph Burns)
06 Tantallon (Ralph Burns)
07 Someday, Somewhere (Ralph Burns)
08 Spring Is (Ralph Burns)
09 Vignette At Verney’s (Ralph Burns)

WINTER SEQUENCE
10 Dasher (Leonard Feather)
11 Dancer (Leonard Feather)
12 Prancer (Leonard Feather)
13 Vixen (Leonard Feather)
14 Comet (Leonard Feather)
15 Cupid (Leonard Feather)
16 Donner (Leonard Feather)
17 Blitzen (Leonard Feather)