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RICHARD OTTO
SARAH McLAWLER–RICHARD OTTO
DRAFT DISCOGRAPHY
Established by AB with the assistance of Sarah McLawler and with thanks to Pete Fallico
Earlier McLawler recordings do not include Otto
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og, vc), Lefty Bates (gt), [no (sb)], ?–Willie Jones (dm)
New York, 18 August 1953
85052A4 You’re Gone (vc) – Brunswick 84026 / 984026 [78 / 45] – (gt) featured obbligato – Otto brief obbligato only
85053 ?? Yesterdays (no vc) – Brunswick 84024 / 984024 – Otto featured solo
85054 ?? Body and Soul (no vc) – Brunswick 84024 / 984024 – Otto featured solo
85055A4 Somehow (vc) – Brunswick 84026 / 984026 – Otto featured obbligato
All four Brunswicks on CD Classics [FR] 5111 Sarah McLawler, 1950–1953
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og, vc), Lefty Bates (gt), Quinn Wilson (sb), John Cooper (dm)
Chicago, 26 May 1956
56-473 Molly and Me unissued
56-474 Relax Miss Frisky (S. Otto [?–McLawler], R. Otto) – Vee Jay 239 [45 / 78]
56-475-A Babe in the Woods (vc) – Vee Jay 199 [45 / 78] *
[A designation, which may not be a take designation, appears on 45 / 78 for 475 only]
56-476 Hot Toddy unissued
56-477 Flamingo – Vee Jay 199 [45 / 78]; Vee Jay Special DJ Release [45 coupled 58-1020]; Vee Jay LP1003 [this master mono release only] – see 57-648 **
56-478 Lonely Darling unissued
Chicago, 21 November 1956
56-579 Sorghum Switch unissued
56-580 Talk of the Town unissued
56-581 I Only Have Eyes for You unissued
56-582 I Can’t get Started unissued
56-583 Tenderly unissued
56-584A Snowfall – Vee Jay 239 [78 / 45]
[A designation, which may not be a take designation, appears on 45 / 78 for 584 only]
56-585 What’s New? unissued – see 60-1615
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og), Lefty Bates (gt), Quinn Wilson (sb), Tommy Hunter (dm)
Chicago, 14 March 1957
57-641 Alone – Vee Jay SR1003 [stereo only – not on mono release]
57-642-? Sophisticated Lady – Vee Jay SR1003 [stereo only – not on mono release]
[discographies show 57-642 as September Song unissued but this would appear to be in errror]
57-643 Over the Rainbow – Vee Jay LP1003 / SR1003
57-644 Stella by Starlight – Vee Jay LP1003 / SR1003
Chicago, 15 March 1957
57-645 Babe in the Woods (no vc) – Vee Jay LP1003 [mono only – not on stereo release] *
57-646 Laura – Vee Jay LP1003 / SR1003
57-647 My Funny Valentine – Vee Jay LP1003 / SR1003
57-648 Flamingo – Vee Jay SR1003 [this master stereo release only] – new master **
57-649 Love for Sale – Vee Jay LP1003 / SR1003
57-650 Temptation – Vee Jay LP1003 / SR1003
* 56-475 Babe in the Woods on 45 is McLawler vocal but 57-645 on LP mono-only is instrumental only
** 56-477 Flamingo on 45 is definitely used on LP mono but longer 57-648 is used on LP stereo
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og), Lefty Bates (gt), El Dee Young (sb), Isaac Red Holt (dm)
Chicago, 24 October 1958
58-1010 ?–Tippy Tippy Tin [?–Tippin’ In or Ti-pi-tin] unissued
58-1011 Robbin’s Nest – Vee Jay LP1006 / SR1006
58-1012 Lullaby of Birdland – Vee Jay same
58-1013 Paris in Spring unissued
58-1014 When the Lilacs Bloom Again – Vee Jay same
58-1015 Midnight Sun – Vee Jay same
Chicago, 26 October 1958
58-1016 Love Walked In– Vee Jay LP1006 / SR1006
58-1017 Slow Boat to China – Vee Jay same
58-1018 A Foggy Day – Vee Jay same
58-1019 My Reverie – Vee Jay same
58-1020 The High and the Mighty – Vee Jay same; Vee Jay 313 [45]; Vee Jay Special DJ Release [45 coupled 56-477]
58-1021 Body and Soul unissued
58-1022 Canadian Sunset – Vee Jay LP1006 / SR1006; Vee Jay 313 [45]
58-1023 Rainbow Over the River – Vee Jay LP / SR same
58-1024 Caravan – Vee Jay same
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og), ?–Dino Walton (?gt), [no (sb)], Robert Brooks [aka Akbar DePriest] (dm)
Chicago, 12 September 1960
60-1594 Señor Dino – [?Walton] unissued
60-1595 Nat’s Awake [long version] – [?Walton] unissued
60-1596 Nat’s Awake [short version] – [?Walton] unissued
60-1597 Drum Boogie – [Walton out] – Vee Jay LP1030 / SR1030
60-1598 Git It (McLawler) – [Walton out] Vee Jay same
60-1599 My Heart’s in a Noose – [Walton out] unissued
60–1600 Johnny on the Spot – [Walton out] unissued
60–1601 Loch Lomond – [Walton out] unissued
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og), [no (gt), no (sb)], Robert Brooks [aka Akbar DePriest] (dm)
Chicago, 13 September 1960
60-1602 The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Vee Jay LP1030 / SR1030
60-1603 My Whole Life Through unissued
60-1604 Love Is Here to Stay – Vee Jay same
60-1605 The Twelfth of Never, Part 1 unissued
60-1606 The Twelfth of Never, Part 2 unissued
60-1607 The Twelfth of Never, Part 3 unissued
60-1608 September Song – Vee Jay same
60-1609 Swingin’ the Bow (McLawler) – Vee Jay same
60-1610 Man with the Horn – Vee Jay same
60-1611 I Could Write a Book – Vee Jay same
60-1612 Porgy unissued
60-1613 At the Break of Day (McLawler) – [Otto out] – Vee Jay same
60-1614 Take the ‘A’ Train – Vee Jay same
60-1615 What’s New? –Vee Jay same – new master – see 56-585
Vee Jay LP1003 [57-668/669] / Vee Jay SR1003 [57-668S/669S]
mono/stereo content different as shown; programming different
Sarah McLawler and Richard Otto, We Bring You Love
nine titles only also released on Panoramic Pentape stereo tapes:
Pentape AUS901 We Bring You Love, Vol. 1:
Stella by Starlight; Laura; Alone; Over the Rainbow; Sophisticated Lady
Pentape AUS902 We Bring You Love, Vol. 2:
Flamingo; My Funny Valentine; Love for Sale; Temptation
Vee Jay LP1006 [58-1142/1143] / Vee Jay SR1006 [59-1142/1143]
mono/stereo content identical
Sarah McLawler and Richard Otto, We Bring You Swing
no tape release currently known
Vee Jay LP1030 [60-1695/1696] / Vee Jay SR1030 [SR release not auditioned]
mono/stereo content assumed identical [dangerous assumption]
Richard Otto and Sarah McLawler, At the Break of Day
also released on auditioned 8-track stereo tape cartridge 8 Track 8T0017
omitting 60-1598 and with 60-1602 and 60-1604 track “side” split as
Richard Otto and Sarah McLawler, Man with the Horn
PRIVATE RECORDING
Made by Tommy Bugs Hunter (dm), 1950s; 1960s probably incl. Tip Top Club, Brooklyn, 1963 (Hunter recorded Sun Ra there); Europe (Sweden), 1964, 1970s
TV VIDEO
Ralph Cooper Apollo show, unknown date.
NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL 1975
Richard Otto and Sarah McLawler Trio
Richard Otto (vn), Sarah McLawler (og, vc), Tommy Bugs Hunter (dm)
Voice of America stereo tape deposited at Library of Congress
Carnegie Hall concert, 23:30, 4 July 1975
a Shaft
b Misty
c Ellington Medley: mainly I Got It Bad and that Ain't Good with a fragment of Mood Indigo (McLawler vc)
d Red Light (McLawler vc incl. McLawler spoken intro)
NOTE
Microphone problem means that McLawler's vocal sounds very distant on the first part of (c)