Big Band Library: Collector's Checklists: Ray McKinley 78s

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RAY McKINLEY 78s

by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

Esquire discs labeled as “Glenn Miller’s Uptown Hall Gang”; Jazz Club of France issues as “Jazz Club Mystery Band”; and Trio titles as “Ray McKinley Trio.”

10” singles

Bruns (E) 02374, Love in the First Degree / New Orleans Parade

Bruns (E) 02403, Fingerwave / Smack [ sic ] in the Back

Cap 117, Without a Song / Manhattan Serenade, Sep 1942

Cap 128, That Russian Winter / Rock-A-Bye Bay, Feb 1943

Cap 131, Hard Hearted Hannah / Big Boy, Mar 1943

Cap (E) CL13202, Hard Hearted Hannah / Without a Song

Col 35963 – see under “Will Bradley”

Col 36101 – see under “Will Bradley”

Col 39742, Bunk House Boogie / Cuban Nightingale, May 1952 with Mitch Miller

Col (Arg) 291655 - see under "Will Bradley"

Cupol (Sweden) 4063, After You’ve Gone / China Boy

Dec 1019, Love in the First Degree / New Orleans Parade, 1936

Dec 1020, Fingerwave / Shack in the Back, 1936

Dec 27072 – see album A-773

Dec 27073 – see album A-773

Dec 27074 – see album A-773 [ Joe Marsala, not McKinley ]

Dec 27075 – see album A-773 [ Joe Marsala, not McKinley ]

Dec 28788, Rhythm-a-Tic / Ol’ Shank’s Mare, Aug 1953

Dec 28928, Long Gone / Memphis Blues, Dec 1953

Dec 29274, Airizay / The Natives Are Restless Tonight, Oct 1954

Dec 29770, You C a L Way From St. L / Flaggin’ the T to Tuscaloosa, Jan 1956

Dec (Aus) Y5894, Fingerwave [ alt take ] / Shack in the Back

Dec (Aus) Y5959, Love in the First Degree / New Orleans Parade

Dot 15350, Down the Road a-Piece / Hoodle Addle, Apr 1955

Dot 15413, Crazy Boogie / Wanderlust Blues, 1955

Dot 15431, Celery Stalks At Midnight / You Remind Me of Someone, Dec 1955

Esquire 10-043, How High the Moon / Stompin’ At the Savoy

Esquire 10-053, Please Don’t Talk About Me . . . / Someday Sweetheart

Esquire 10-070, Sugar / After You’ve Gone

Esquire 10-087, If Dreams Come True / Blue Skies

Esquire 10-097, I Must Have That Man / ‘S Wonderful

Esquire 10-149, Pennies From Heaven / At Sundown

Esquire 10-150, Shoemaker’s Apron / China Boy

Esquire 10-209, You’re Driving Me Crazy! / On the Sunny Side of the Street

Esquire 10-240, One, Two, Button Your Shoe / Stealin’ Smack’s Apples

Esquire 10-243, Beatin’ the Hallelujah D / Red Light [ aka I’ve F a New Baby ]

Hit 7005, I’ll Keep the Lovelight Burning / Who Wouldn’t Love You?, Jun 1942

Hit 7006, Got the Moon in My Pocket / This Is Worth Fighting For, Jun 1942

HMV (E) G.V.161, Similau (See-Me-Lo) / The Missouri Walking Preacher

Jazz Club of France JC-120, Please Don’t Talk About . . . / Someday Sweetheart

Jazz Club of France JC-121, If Dreams Come True / Blue Skies, 1945

Jazz Club of France JC-122, Beatin’ the Hallelujah D / I Must H T Man, 1945

Jazz Club of France JC-123, Stompin’ At the Savoy / ‘S Wonderful, 1945

Jazz Club of France JC-130, Sugar / After You’ve Gone

Jazz Club of France JC-131, Shoemaker’s Apron / China Boy

Jazz Club of France JC-132, Red Light [ aka I’ve F a N B ] / You’re D Me Crazy!

Jazz Club of France JC-133, Y D Me C [ as “Indiana” ] / On the S S of the Street

Jazz Club of France JC-134, Pennies From H / At Sundown

Jazz Club of France JC-135, One, Two, Button Your Shoe / S Smack’s Apples

Jazz Club of France ST-1227/1232, How High the Moon / Please Don’t Talk . . .

Jazz Club of France ST-1228/1235, If Dreams Come True / Blue Skues

Jazz Club of France ST-1229/1231, Hallelujah! / I Must Have That Man

Jazz Club of France ST-1230/1233, Stompin’ At the Savoy / ‘S Wonderful

Majestic 1018, B Freeman: I Got R / Where Have Y Been? sd1:Feat T/Sgt McK

Majestic 1031, The Atomic Era / I’m Just Wild About Harry with Bud Freeman

Majestic 1185, You D Have to K the Language / Over the Rainbow, Dec 1947

Majestic 1187, Lazy Bones/ Mint Julep, 1947

Majestic 7169, Patience and Fortitude / You've Got Me Crying Again, Mar 1946

Majestic 7178, We’ll Gather Lilacs / Have Ya' Got Any Gum, Chum?, May 1946

Majestic 7184, In the Land of the Buffalo Nickel / Sand Storm, May 1946

Majestic 7189, (That Place) Down the Road a Piece / One Love, Jun 1946

Majestic 7190, I’m a Big Girl Now, Part 1 / Part 2, Jun 1946

Majestic 7201, That Little Dream Got Nowhere / Hangover Square, Aug 1946

Majestic 7206, Borderline / Tumblebug, Dec 1946

Majestic 7207, Passe / Hoodle Addle, Dec 1946

Majestic 7211, That’s Where I Came In / Howdy Friends (E.T.O. Curtain Call)

Majestic 7216, Red S Stockings and G Perfume / J Crickets red wax promo

Majestic 7216, Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume / Jiminy Crickets, 1947

Majestic 7223, Meet Me At No Special Place / Ivy, Apr 1947

Majestic 7249, The Turntable Song / Pancho Maximillian Hernandeez, 1947

Majestic 7274, Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) / Those T Money Can’t Buy

Majestic 7275, A Man’s Best Friend Is a Bed / Your Red Wagon, Dec 1947

Parlophone (E) R.2849 – see under “Will Bradley”

RCA Vic 20-2736, Arizay / Cincinnati, Mar 1948

RCA Vic 20-2768, Tambourine / A Man Could Be a Wonderful Thing, Apr 1948

RCA Vic 20-2873, Put 'Em in a Box, Tie . . . / You Can't Run Away From Love

RCA Vic 20-2913, You Came a Long Way (From St. Louis) / For Heaven's Sake

RCA Vic 20-2993, Bahama Mama / All the Way From San Jose, 1948

RCA Vic 20-3049, The Morning Glory Road / My Kind of Love

RCA Vic 20-3086, Idiot’s Delight

RCA Vic 20-3097, All the Way From San Jose

RCA Vic 20-3124, What Did I Do / The Morning Glory Road, Oct 1948

RCA Vic 20-3124/29, What Did I Do / Ernie Benedict's Polkateers: Tickle Polka

RCA Vic 20-3334, Sunflower / Little Jack Frost, Get Lost, Feb 1949

RCA Vic 20-3377, The Missouri Walking Preacher / Similau, Mar 1949

RCA Vic 20-3436, I’m Not Too Sure of My L’Amour / I Wanna Be Loved, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3507, Only for Americans! / Every Night Is Saturday Night , 1949

RCA Vic 20-3546, Sarong / Where Did the Wild West Go?, Sep 1949

RCA Vic 20-3678, I Gotta Have My Baby Back / For You My Love, Feb 1950

RCA Vic 20-3709, I Don’t Wanna be Kissed / Third Man Theme, 1950

RCA Vic 20-3769, Cane Bottom Chair / The Lonesomest Whistle, May 1950

RCA Vic 20-3849, Rock-a-Bye the Boogie / Boogie Woogie Washerwoman

RCA Vic 20-3973, Sam, Don't Slam the Door! / Mama's Gone, Good Bye

RCA Vic 20-7096 – see under “The New Glenn Miller Orchestra”

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-428 (20-2873), Put 'em in a Box / You Can't R A Fr Love

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-547, All the Way . . . / Monroe: Sam, You . . .

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-634, Sunflower / Little Jack Frost Get Lost

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-664, The M Walking Preacher / Similau

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-738, Only for Americans! / Every Night Is . . .

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-841, I Gotta Have My Baby Back / For You My L

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-863, My Heart Stood Still / Blue Moon

RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-875, Blue Room / Thou Swell

Victory (Belg) 9032, Beatin’ The Hallelujah Drums / Please Don’t T About Me . . .

Victory (Belg) 9044, I Must Have That Man / Blue Skies

Victory (Belg) 9045, Red Light [ aka I’ve Found a New Baby ] / Indiana

Victory (Belg) 9057, Sugar / After You’ve Gone

Victory (Belg) 9058, Shoemaker’s Apron / China Boy

Victory (Belg) 9059, At Sundown / You're Driving Me Crazy!, May 1945

10” albums

Decca A-773, “Dixieland Jazz Battle Vol 2: Ray McKinley’s Jazz Band vs Joe

Marsala and His Chosen Seven,” Sep 1950 (McKinley: 27072, Love in the

First Degree / New Orleans Parade; 27073, Fingerwave / Shack in the Back;

Marsala: 27074, Chimes Blues / Sweet Mama, Papa’s Getting Mad; 27075,

Lazy Daddy / Walkin’ the Dog)

RCA Vic P-271, “Ray McKinley Plays Rodgers and Hart,” Feb 1950 (20-3660,

My Heart Stood Still / Blue Moon; 20-3661, You Took Advantage of Me / It's

Easy to Remember; 20-3662, Blue Room / Thou Swell)

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