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Tony Scott Quartet
At Last, 32 Jazz 2-CD set. Bill Evans, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Pete La Roca, drums
Music After Midnight, Brunswick 10-inch LP. Dick Katz, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Tony Scott in Hi-Fi, 12-inch Brunswick LP. Dick Katz, piano; Earl May or Percy Heath, bass; Osie Johnson, drums (Music After Midnight quartet tracks also available on this release.)
Tony Scott Quartet-Tentet-Big Band: The Touch of Tony Scott, RCA LP. Bill Evans, piano; Les Grinage, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums (Tentet and big band tracks also include Bill Evans on piano.)
Tony Scott small groups
Day in New York, Fresh Sound 2-CD set. Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Sahib Shihab, bari sax; Bill Evans, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Paul Motian, drums
52nd Street Scene, Coral/MCA LP. 1. Joe Thomas, trumpet; Wilbur de Paris, J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Sonny White, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Denzil Best, drums. 2. Red Rodney, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; George Wallington, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Roy Haynes, drums. 3. Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Walter Bolden, drums
Milt Hinton Quartet: East Coast Jazz/5, Bethlehem CD. Dick Katz, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums
Superior
Tony Scott Quartet-Mat Mathews Quartet: Jazz for G.I.’s, 10-inch Brunswick LP. Dick Katz, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Sid Bulkin, drums (2 lengthy tracks feature Scott quartet; others by accordion virtuoso Mathews)
Tony Scott Big Band: The Complete Tony Scott, RCA. Basie band members with Bill Evans, piano
Mel Powell All-Stars: Jam Session at Carnegie Hall, Columbia LP. Buddy Tate, Eddie Shu, tenor saxes; Lem Davis, alto sax; Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff, trumpets; Urbie Green, Vernon Brown, trombones; Mel Powell, piano; Steve Jordan, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, drums
Various artists: Jazztime U.S.A., Vol. 2, Brunswick/MCA LP. Concert tracks, some of which are very hot and feature Scott with the Georgie Auld All Stars: Georgie Auld, tenor sax; Charlie Shavers, Don Elliott, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Lou Stein, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Specs Powell, drums
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Tony Scott Quartet
Both Sides of Tony Scott, RCA. 1. Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums. 2. Dick Garcia, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums
Gypsy, Signature LP. Mundell Lowe, guitar; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Pete La Roca, drums
Tony Scott Septet: Scott’s Fling, RCA LP. Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny Bank, bari sax; Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums