*SEAR-IOUSLY Big Al Sears
Late 1954- New York City Herald
H1166 Goin’ Uptown Herald 448
H1167 Tweedle Dee Herald 448
Big Al Sears-ten sax/leader; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Dave Bailey, Ernie Hayes-piano;
Haywood Henry-bar sax; Big Al Sears and his Rock’N’Rollers
January 1956 RCA-studio 3 New York City
G5JB0802-4/6 Love Call Groove4/G0151
G5JB0800-10 Right Now, Right Now Groove unissued
G5JB0801-2 Midnight Wail Groove-unissued
G5JB0803-3 Rock and Roll Ball Groove 4/G0151
Big Al Sears-ten sax/leader; Mickey Baker-guitar; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Panama Francis-drums;
Ernie Hayes-piano; Jesse Stone- accordian; Wilbert Kirk-harmonica; Milt Jackson-marimba;
Bob Rolontz-producer.
July 13, 1956 RCA- Studio 2 New York City
G5JB1625-3 Great Googa Mooga Groove4/G0166
G5JB6124-6 Here’s The Beat Groove 4/G0166
Big Al Sears-ten sax/leader; Sam Taylor, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry-sax; Taft Jordan, Richard T. Vance-trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Henderson Chambers-trombone; Mickey Baker-guitar; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Joe Marshall-drums; Ernie Hayes- piano; Bob Rolontz-producer
*THE BIG RAW TONE
1951 King
Berry Well King K8065-1
Marshall Plan King K8065-1
Baltimore Bounce King K8056-1
Now Ride The “D” Train (Trotman-Lovett) King K8061-2
Azores(Below The Azores) King K8062-1
Groove Station King K8063-1
Steady Eddie King K8066-1
Nell Don’t Wear No Button Down Shoes King K8067-1
Al Sears- ten sax; Charlie Holmes-alto sax, Emmett Berry- trumpet; Lawrence Brown-trombone;
Leroy Lovett-piano; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Joe Marshall-drums.
March 1951 Clef/Mercury
Castle Rock Clef/Mercury 515-3
Emmett Berry- trumpet; Lawrence Brown-trombone; Johnny Hodges alto sax; Al Sears ten sax; Leroy Lovett-piano; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Sonny Greer-drums.
Al Sears Below The Azores