Jazz For Commuters & Salute To The Saxes
Swingsation
November 1954 Capitol Studios, New York City
54-S-603 High Winds
54-S-605 Cloudburst MGM E281/MGM55003
Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps
Unknown trumpet; Haywood Henry-baritone sax; Freddie Washington-piano; Sam Taylor-tenor sax;
Leroy Kirkland-guitar; Lloyd Trotman-bass; “Claude Cloud”- drums
March 1955 Coastal Studios New York
55 S-417 Sam’s Blues
55 S-345 Ride, Sammy, Ride
55 S-342 Look Out MGM#12186 LP-E293
55 S-343 The Big Beat MGM LP- E 293
55 S-418 Let’s Ball MGM LP E 293
55 S-344 Oo Wee MGM#12186 LP-E293
55 S-419 Fish Roll LP-E293
55 S-420 The Boss Is Home LP-E293
Probably personnel: Elmer Crumbley-trombone; Sam “The Man” Taylor-tenor sax;
Haywood Henry-baritone sax; Freddie Washington-piano; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Panama Francis-drums.
Fish Roll
November -1955 Coastal Studios New York
55 S- 857 Taylor Made MGM E 3473 MGM 12131
Hit The Road MGM12131
The Beat(?)
Probably personnel: Sam “the Man” Taylor-tenor sax; Haywood Henry-baritone sax;
Elmer Crumbley-trombone; Freddie Washington-piano; unknown-guitar; unknown trumpet;
Lloyd Trotman-bass; Panama Francis-drums.
Taylor Made
June 4, 1956 Coastal Studios New York
56 S- 411-4 Du-A-Lu
56 S- 413 Road Runner
56 S -412-7 Real Gone MGM E 3473 MGM 12278
Probably personnel: Elmer Crumbley- trombone; Haywood Henry- baritone sax;
Freddie Washington-piano; Lloyd Trotman-bass; Panama Francis-drums;
Sam” the man” Taylor- tenor sax
*MGM –Music With “The Big Beat” 1956
** Verve Swingsation 1999 linernotes
***www.allmusic/com/artist/samtaylor…/biography
****en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam Taylor(saxophonist)
*****Lloyd Trotman discography
******http://home.earthlink/-v1tiger/samtheman.html
CLAUDE CLOUD
Late 1954 New York
Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps
Cloudburst MGM 55002 LP E281
One Bone MGM55002
Flip and Skip MGM#12386
Close Out MGM#12386
The Big Horn
Bang-Up
High Winds
Close Out
The Double Whammy
Around The Horn
The Beat
Should I
Claude Cloud-drums; Sam Taylor-ten sax; Haywood Henry-baritone sax;
Freddie Washington-piano; Leroy Kirkland- guitar; Lloyd Trotman-bass
*Lloyd Trotman discography
