Revision note: Found out that the drums were overdubbed on Stepheny LP MF 4005. Added information about Salem SLP-2.
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Ronnell Bright (p); Charles Walton (d); unidentified band members (voc -1).
1955
| This Can't Be Love (Rodgers-Hart) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| Midnight Sun (Hampton-Burke) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| Montoona (Bright-Walton-Pate) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| Easy Livin' (Wright-Forrest) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| For The Love Of Mike (Pate) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| A Foggy Day (Gershwin) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| Oo You're a Livin' Doll -1 (Pate) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 | ||
| I Can't Go Through Life (Without You) (Pate) | Talisman TLP-1, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 738 |
Talisman TLP-1 is a 10 inch LP. Judging from the RCA matrix numbers, it was pressed in the first half of 1955. It was rereleased in Spain sometimes in the eighties as Fresh Sound FSR 738. Click here to see the back cover of Talisman TLP-1 which has been autographed for bassist Leroy Vinegar by all three members of the Pate Trio.
Gig 200 from the collection of Otto Flückiger
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Ronnell Bright (p); Charles Walton (d); Gwen Stevens (voc-1); unidentified band members (voc -2).January 28, 1956
| G7OW-1023 | Don't Worry About Me-1 (Ray Marcel-Floyd Williams) | Gig 225-A | |
| G7OW-1024 | In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (Elliot-James) | Gig 200-A | |
| G7OW-1025 | Stay In The Know (Pate) [Dedicated to "Daddy-O" Dailey NBC, Chicago] |
Gig 225-B | |
| G7OW-1026 | You're a Livin' Doll-2 (Pate) | Gig 200-B |
Date from a copy of Gig 200 from the collection of Otto Flückiger. This 45rpm record was released in 1956. "You're a Livin' Doll" is the same composition as "Oo You're a Livin' Doll" from the Talisman session. Information about Gig 225 from a copy in the collection of Armin Büttner.
Gig 225 from the collection of Armin Büttner
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Ronnell Bright (p); Charles Walton (d); unidentified band members (voc -1); Gwen Stevens (voc -2).
probably 1956
| Danny Boy (Weatherly) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Will You Still Be Mine (Adair-Dennis) | Gig GLP-100, Gig 300B, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Nancy -1 (Silvers-Van Heusen) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Jeff (Crawford) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar-Grey-Youmans) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Mood For Milt (Tjader) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| The Real McCoy (Pate) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| I've Got A Crush On You (Gershwin-Gershwin) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Ellington-Ellington-George) | Gig GLP-100, Gig 300A, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| The Continental (Magidson-Conrad) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| I Was A Fool -2 (Pate) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 | ||
| Thou Swell Hart-Rodgers) | Gig GLP-100, Fresh Sound (SP) FSR 744 |
The matrix numbers of Gig GLP-100 are G7OP-2791 and G7OP-2792. The LP was reviewed in Billboard on June 23 1956. This LP was rereleased in Spain sometimes in the eighties as Fresh Sound FSR 744.
From the Delta numbers in the wax of Dan Kochakian's copy of Gig 300 (17356 / 17357) we know that this 45 rpm was pressed by Monarch pressing plant in august or in september 1957. Its release was announced in Billboard on September 16 1957. Unfortunately it does not carry a recording date on the label as Gig 200 and Gig 225 do.
A DJ copy of Gig 300A from the collection of Dan Kochakian.
Corky Shayne (voc) accompanied by the Johnnie Pate Quartet: Johnnie Pate (b); Wilbur Wynne (g); Floyd Morris (p); Charles Walton (d).
probably 1956
| If I Only Had a Brain (Arlen-Harburg) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| He's Just My Bill (Hammerstein-Kern) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| My Love Is a Wonderer (Howard) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Back In Your Own Backyard (Jolson-Rose-Dreyer) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Now More Than Ever (Kallison-Bradley) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Everytime (Martin-Blane) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Autumn In New York (Duke) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Just Squeeze Me (Gains-Ellington) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| I'm Glad There Is You (Madeira-Dorsey) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Teardrops (Horstmann-Hillman) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| I Hear a Rhapsody (Fragos-Baker-Gasparre) | Salem SLP-1 | ||
| Two Sleepy People (Loesser-Carmichael) | Salem SLP-1 |
The matrix numbers of Salem SLP-1 are GO8P-0219 and GO8P-0220, it probably was released in late 1956. There was also possibly a rerelease on the Spanish Fresh Sound label.
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Wilbur Wynne (g); Floyd Morris (p); Johnny Whited (overdubbed dr on Stepheny and P&S issues).
Blue Note (?), Chicago, probably July 3-10,1956
| Dancing On the Ceiling (Rodgers-Hart) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| What a Difference a Day Made (Adams-Grever) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| It Might As Well Be Spring (Rodgers-Hammerstaein) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Falling in Love With Love (Rodgers-Hart) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| All the Time (Pate) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Old Devil Moon (Harburg-Lane) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| I Surrender Dear (Clifford-Barris) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Yvonne (Pate) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Tea For Two (Youmanns-Caesar) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Pennies From Heaven (Burke-Johnston) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Carmen's Chaser (Pate) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 | ||
| Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Rodgers) | Salem SLP-2, Stepheny MF4005, P&S 008 |
Salem SLP-2 was released 1957 and reissued on Stepheny MF4005 in 1958 with a different cover. Drums played by Johnny Whited were overdubbed for the issue on Stepheny – and the liner notes adapted accordingly, but without mentioning the overdubbing. We do not know if this was Pate's idea or if the Stepheny people decided that drums are needed. They do not add much, nor are they disturbing.
The matrix numbers of the Salem release are H8OP-0008/9, while the Stepheny issue carries J70P-5286/7. Regardless of the title the LP does not sound like a live recording. P&S 008 is a spanish CD issue reverting to the original Salem Cover, but keeping the overdubbed drums from the Stepheny issue. According to Tom Lord's Jazz discography, P&S 008 has January 1957 as the recording date, but according to the sleeve of Salem SLP-2, thats when Frank Holzfeind, owner of the Blue Note Club, wrote the liner notes.
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Lennie Druss (fl); Wilbur Wynne (g); Charles Stepney (vib); Floyd Morris (p); Vernal Fournier (d).
Chicago, October 16, 1957
| 579 | Currant Jelly (Pate) | King (Federal) LP 561, Parlophone (E) PMD 1057 | |
| 580 | Karen (Pate) | King (Federal) LP 561, Parlophone (E) PMD 1057 | |
| 581 | Soulful Delight (Pate) | King (Federal) LP 561, Parlophone (E) PMD 1057 |
Date and matrix numbers from Lord. Some issues of King LP 561 have Federal labels on one or both sides of the record. Are their copies with King labels on both sides? This LP was also issued in Britain with the same cover design but in 10 inch format as Parlophone PMD 1057, probably in the late fifties or early sixties.
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Lennie Druss (fl); Wilbur Wynne (g); Charles Stepney (vib); Floyd Morris (p); Vernal Fournier (d).
Chicago, October 22, 1957
| 582 | Nita (Pate) | King (Federal) LP 561, Parlophone (E) PMD 1057 | |
| 583 | Blues For The Ivy Leaguer (Pate) | King (Federal) LP 561, Parlophone (E) PMD 1057 | |
| 584 | Que Jay (Pate) | King (Federal) LP 561, Parlophone (E) PMD 1057 |
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Lennie Druss (fl); Wilbur Wynne (g); Floyd Morris (p-1); Vernal Fournier (d).
Nov 29, 1957
| F-595-1 | Swinging Shepherd Blues (Koffman) | Federal 45-12312, King LP 584, President [F] PRC 80, King LP 745, King KS-16005 | |
| F-596-1 | The Elder-1 (Pate) | Federal 45-12312, King LP 584 | |
| F-597 | Easy Does It-1 (Young-Oliver) | King LP 584 | |
| F-598 | 5 O'Clock Whistle-1 (Gannon-Irwin-Myrow) | Federal 45-12327, King LP 584 |
King LP 745, the rare King Records sampler "Solo Spotlights" was released 1961. The title of King KS-16005, a 33 rpm LP released in 1975, is "Old King Gold Volume 5".
Federal 12312 from the collection of Armin Büttner
Johnnie Pate (b, arr); Edwin Johnson (ts -1); Floyd Morris (p -2); Claude R. Jones (org -3); Wilbur Wynne (eg); Vernel Fournier (d).
Chicago, December 13, 1957
| F599 | Walkin' with Mr. Lee (L. Allen) -1, 3 | Federal 12314, King KS-16006, President [F] PRC 80 | |
| F600 | Pattin' with Pate (Pate) -1, 2, 3 | Federal 12314, President [F] PRC 80 |
President PRC 80 was a four-tune EP released in France, date uncertain. The title of King KS-16006, a 33 rpm LP released in 1975, is "Old King Gold Volume 6".
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Ronald Wilson (fl, probably also overdubbed ts on *); Williams Wallace (p); Wilbur Wynne (g); Donald Clark (d).
Chicago, March 20, 1958
| F1291 | Pretty One (Pate) | Federal 45-12325, King LP 584 | |
| F1292-1 | Muskeeta (Pate) (ts overdub*) | Federal 45-12325, King LP 584 , President [F] PRC 80 * |
The version of "Muskeeta" on the french EP President PRC 80 is exactly the same as the version on King LP 584, but for a tenor sax probably overdubbed by Ronald Wilson himself. It is not yet known, which version of "Muskeeta" is on Federal 45-12325.
same personel , Ronald Wilson plays ts.
same date
| F1293-1 | Cotton Picking (Pate) | Federal 45-12326 | |
| F1294-1 | Charleston Rock (Pate) | Federal 45-12326 |
Information about these titles being from the same session as above from Lord, writers credits and exact matrix numbers from a copy in the collection of Armin Büttner.
Johnnie Pate (b, ldr); Ronald Wilson (fl); Williams Wallace (p); Wilbur Wynne (g); Donald Clark (d).
Chicago April 1, 1958
| F-1295 | Satin Doll (Ellington) | King LP 584 | |
| F-1296 | Double Promotion Blues (Pate) | King LP 584, Federal 45-12367 | |
| F-1297 | Whistle Blues (Pate) | King LP 584, , Federal 45-12367 | |
| F-1298 | Deeno Dantay (Pate) | King LP 584 | |
| F-1299 | Little Pixie (Baionno) | Federal 45-12327, King LP 584 | |
| F-1300 | I Can't Go Through Life (Pate) | King LP 584 |
Johnnie Pate (b); Cliff Davis, Lee P. Knight (reeds, fl (see below)); Claude Jones (org); Johnny Gray (g); Frank Rullo (d).
Chicago, July 10, 1958
| F-609-2 | Cannon Ball Rock (Rudy Toombs) | Federal 45-12338 | |
| F-610-1 | Revival (Pate) | Federal 45-12332 | |
| F-611-1 | Skippy Doo (Pate) | Federal 45-12338 | |
| F-612-1 | Stroll Some More (Pate) | Federal 45-12332 |
Cannon Ball Rock: cl (solo); bars
Revival: fl (solo), ts (solo)
Skippy Doo: fl, ts (solo)
Stroll Some More: 2 ts, one plays solo
Johnnie Pate (b); Willie Huff (p), Walter Grant, Isaac Holt (d).
London House, Chicago, October 16, 17, 1958
| F-621 | They Can't Take That Away From Me (Gershwin) | King LP 611 | |
| F-622 | Why Don't You Try (Pate) | King LP 611 | |
| F-623 | Cheek To Cheek | unissued | |
| F-624 | Waiting For Walter | unissued | |
| F-625 | Take The "A" Train | unissued | |
| F-626 | Flamingo (Grouya-Anderson) | King LP 611 | |
| F-627 | Autumn Leaves (Mercer-Prevert-Cosma) | King LP 611 | |
| F-628 | Huff's Bluff (Pate-Huff) | King LP 611 | |
| F-629 | Broadway (Wood McRay-Bird) | King LP 611 | |
| F-630 | Have You Met Miss Jones (Rodgers-Hart) | King LP 611 | |
| F-631 | A Date With Pate (Pate) | Federal 12363, King LP 611 | |
| F-632 | Yvonne (Pate) | unissued | |
| F-633 | Sometimes I'm Happy | unissued | |
| F-634 | Ah-ha | unissued | |
| F-635 | Mean To Me (Turk-Ahlert) | King LP 611 | |
| F-636 | Blue Moon | unissued | |
| F-637 | Polly's Blues | unissued | |
| F-638 | There's A Small Hotel | unissued | |
| F-639 | Lonesome Road (Shilkret-Austin) | Federal 12363, King LP 611 |
Johnnie Pate (b); unidentified (fl); unidentified (org), rest unidentified.
probably Chicago, circa 1961
| ZTSC-68466 | Duck Pin (Pate) | Drake 731 | |
| ZTSC-68466 | Cha Cha Blues | Drake 731 |
Information about this record from a copy in the collection of Armin Büttner. The ZTSC numbers (from Columbia's Chicago pressing plant) point to a mastering date in 1961.