BOBBY SHORT
(September 15, 1924 - March 21, 2005)



Major Engagements:

Frolics nightclub, Winter Garden Theatre, N.Y.C. (1937)
Capitol Lounge, Chicago, IL (1942)
Zodiac Room, Chase Hotel, St. Louis, MO (1944)
The Blue Angel, N.Y.C. (1945)
Haig, Los Angeles, CA (c. late 1940s)
Café Gala, Los Angeles, CA (c. 1948-1951)
Mars Club, Paris (1952)
Embassy Club, London (c. early 1950s)
Spivy's, Paris (c. early 1950s)
Black Orchid, Chicago, IL (1954)
Keyboard, Beverly Hills, CA (c. mid-1950s)
Beverly Club, N.Y.C. (1955)
Wevlin Hotel, N.Y.C. (1959)
The Blue Angel, N.Y.C. (c. 1962-1963)
Café Ambassador, Sheraton East Hotel, N.Y.C. (1963)
Le Caprice, N.Y.C. (1964)
Town Hall, N.Y.C. (1968, 1969)
Café Carlyle, Carlyle Hotel, N.Y.C. (1968-2004)


c. Late 1940s

78/Modern Hollywood 10000 (Bobby Short, piano and voice) ("What Is There To Say?"; "Just One Of Those Things")

1955

Songs By Bobby Short, Atlantic (M) 1214 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Rollie Bundock, bass, and Larry Bunker, drums) [reissued as CD/Collectables COL-CD-6520]

Tracks: I Like The Likes Of You; Now; Island In The West Indies; Suddenly; You Are Not My First Love; Sweet Bye And Bye; From This Moment On; Dinah; You Make Me Feel So Young, Manhattan; I Can't Get Started; Autumn In New York; Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)

Note: Recorded on March 7, 1955, N.Y.C.

1956

Bobby Short, Atlantic (M) 1230 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Pete Candoli, trumpet, Buddy Woodson, bass, and Maurice Russell, drums) [reissued as CD/Collectors' Choice Music CCM-237-2]

Tracks: At The Moving Picture Ball; The Most Beautiful Girl In The World; Bye Bye Blackbird; I've Got Five Dollars; I've Got The World On A String; Is It Always Like This, Sand In My Shoes; The Carioca; Down With Love; Hottentot Potentate; Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home; Bedelia; Fun To Be Fooled

Note: Recorded November 15-16, 1955, Los Angeles, CA. Unissued takes of "She Was Too Good To Me" and "Where Have You Been?" exist.

1957

45/Atlantic 1134 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Ramon "Sonny" Rivera, drums) (contains "Delia" and "Last Train To San Francisco")

Note: This same recording session also produced unissued takes of "Oh So Sweet" and "The Happenings."

1958

Speaking Of Love, Atlantic (S) SD-1262 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Ramon "Sonny" Rivera, drums and musical direction by Phil Moore) [reissued on Speaking Of Love/Sing Me A Swing Song, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6843]

Tracks: Hooray For Love; Speaking Of Love; I've Got Beginner's Luck; I Love You Samantha; I Fall In Love With You Every Day; This Is What I Call Love; Do I Hear You Saying I Love You; Let's Fall In Love; Down In Mexico; Easy Come, Easy Go; I Wanna Be Loved; At Long Last Love; So Near And Yet So Far; Year After Year

Note: Recorded on November 29, 1956 and January 10, 1957, N.Y.C. The mono version was released in 1957.

Sing Me A Swing Song, Atlantic (S) SD-1285 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra conducted by Phil Moore) [reissued on Speaking Of Love/Sing Me A Swing Song, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6843]

Tracks: It's Bad For Me; How Can You Forget?; From Now On; Some Fine Day; I'm Checkin' Out, Go'ombye; I Got What It Takes; For No Rhyme Or Reason; Ebony Rhapsody; Ace In The Hole; Lydia; Don't Let It Get You Down; Montevideo; Rocks In My Bed; Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up

Note: "How Can You Forget" and "Montevideo" were recorded on July 12, 1957 in N.Y.C. with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Ramon "Sonny" Rivera, drums. "It's Bad For Me," "Some Fine Day," "For No Rhyme And Reason," and "Don't Let It Get You Down" were recorded on July 22, 1957 in N.Y.C.with Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, and Nick Travis, trumpets; Warren Covington and Urbie Green, trombones; Romeo Penque, flute, alto sax, and clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass, and Jimmy Crawford, drums. "I'm Checkin' Out," "Go'ombye," "I Got What It Takes," "Lydia," and "Rocks In My Bed" were recorded on December 10, 1957 in N.Y.C. with Don Elliott, trumpet, mellophone, trombone, and vibes; Barry Galbraith, guitar, Pat Merola, bass, and Ted Sommer, drums. The remaining titles were recorded on December 18, 1957 in N.Y.C. with Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, and Joe Wilder, trumpets; Phil Giacobbe and Jack Satterfield, trombones; Sol Schlinger, bartitone sax, bass clarinet; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; and Ted Sommer, drums.

1959

The Mad Twenties, Atlantic (S) SD-1302 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra conducted by Phil Moore) [reissued on The Mad Twenties/My Personal Property, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6845]

Tracks: Nagasaki; That's My Weakness Now; That Society Bear; Don't Bring Lulu; Changes; Tiger Rag; Sweet So And So; Heebie Jeebies; At The Animal's Ball; I'm Bringing A Red, Red Rose; Laugh, Clown, Laugh; I'm Cert'ny Gonna See 'Bout That

Note: "That Society Bear," "Changes," and "That Society Bear" were recorded on November 24, 1958 in N.Y.C. with Yank Lawson, trumpet, Lou McGarity, trombone, Eddie Barefield, clarinet and alto sax, Al Caiola, guitar, Milt Hinton, bass, and Terry Snyder, drums. "Nagasaki," "Don't Bring Lulu," "At The Animal's Ball," and "I'm Bringing A Red, Red Rose" were recorded on January 8, 1959 in N.Y.C. with Chris Griffin, trumpet, Lou McGarity, trombone and violin, Eddie Barefield, clarinet and alto sax, Al Caiola, guitar, George Duvivier, bass, and Terry Snyder, drums. The remaining titles were recorded on January 14, 1959 in New York with Joe Wilder, trumpet, Lou McGarity, trombone and violin, Eddie Barefield, clarinet and alto sax, Al Caiola, guitar and banjo, Milt Hinton, bass, and Terry Snyder, drums.

On The East Side, Atlantic (S) SD-1321 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Johnny Cresci, drums, except at noted below) [reissued on On The East Side/Moments Like This, CD/Collectables COL-CD-7655]

Tracks: Slumming On Park Avenue; Looking At You; You Fascinate Me So; Flying Down To Rio; Moanin' In The Mornin'; I Left My Hat In Haiti; I Like The Likes Of You; Let There Be Love; It Never Entered My Mind; Truckin'; Pretty Girl; I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter; Delia's Gone; I Like The Likes Of You

Note: All but "You Fascinate Me So," "Truckin'," and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" were recorded on March 6, 1959 at the Wevlin Restaurant, N.Y.C. The other three tracks were recorded on December 17, 1959 in N.Y.C. with Aaron Bell, bass, and Kenny Beldind, drums. The March 6, 1959 session also produced unissued takes of "Lost In The Stars," "Summer Is A-Comin' In," "Beautiful Girl," "Face The Music," "You Do Something To Me," and "She's The End." The December 17, 1959 session also produced unissued takes of "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Four Or Five Times," "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now," "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me," "Let There Be Love," and "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World."

1962

Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version, Atlantic SD-1383 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra conducted by Al Cohn) [reissued as CD/Collectables COL-CD- 6714]

Tracks: Be My Host; The Man Who Has Everything; An Orthodox Fool; Love Makes The World Go Round

Note: Recorded on March 29, 1962 in N.Y.C. with Marky Markowitz, Jimmy Maxwell, and Doc Severinsen, trumpets, Wayne Andre, trombone, Herbie Mann, flute, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax, Sol Schlinger, bartitone sax, Dick Hyman, piano, George Duvivier, bass, Ed Shaughnessy, drums, and Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas.

1963

My Personal Property, Atlantic (S) SD-1689 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, Richard Sheridan, drums, and Valdo Ramirez and Willie Rodriguez, percussion) [reissued on The Mad Twenties/My Personal Property, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6845]

Tracks: The Best Is Yet To Come; Witchcraft; I've Got Your Number; It Amazes Me; It's (Too Good To Talk About It Now); On The Other Side Of The Tracks; My Personal Property; Hey Look Me Over; I Walk A Little Faster; Here's Hoping; You Fascinate Me So; The Rules Of The Road

Note: Recorded in June 1963, in N.Y.C. For "My Personal Property," Gene Gammage plays the drums. This same recording session also produced unissued takes of "Real Live Girl," "It Amazes Me" (alternate take), "It's (Too Good To Talk About It Now)" (alternate take), and "I've Got Your Number" (alternate take).

1964

Cole Porter Revisited, Recording Industries Corp. (S) ST 3002 (Bobby Short with musical direction by Norman Paris) [also Crewe CR 1340; Painted Smiles PS-1340; reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-121]

Track: I'm Throwing A Ball Tonight

1965

Jerome Kern Revisited, Columbia OS 2840 (Bobby Short with musical direction by Norman Paris) [also CBS 62807; Painted Smiles PS-1363; reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-113]

Tracks: Blue Danube Blues (with Barbara Cook); Bojangles Of Harlem; Put Me To The Test; Never Gonna Dance; Make Way For Tomorrow (with Barbara Cook and Cy Young)

1966

Pins And Needles, Box Office JJA (M) 19783 (Bobby Short with musical direction by Milton Schaefer)

Tracks: Sitting On Your Status Quo (with Elaine Stritch, Josephine Premice, Phil Leeds, and Bob Dishy); Doing The Reactionary (with Josephine Premice, Elaine Stritch, Phil Leeds, and Bob Dishy); Cream of Mush Sketch (with Elaine Stritch, Josephine Premice, Phil Leeds, and Bob Dishy)

George Gershwin Revisited, MGM E-4375 OC (Bobby Short with musical direction by Norman Paris) [also Painted Smiles PS-1357; reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-101]

Tracks: There's More To The Kiss Than The XXX (with Barbara Cook, Anthony Perkins, and Elaine Stritch); Tra-La-La (with Barbara Cook and Anthony Perkins); Nashville Nightingale; Virginia Don't Go Too Far (with Anthony Perkins and Elaine Stritch); Back Bay Polka (with Anthony Perkins, Barbara Cook, and Elaine Stritch); Rose Of Madrid (with Elaine Stritch); Oh, Gee! Oh Joy!; Scandal Walk (with Anthony Perkins; Barbara Cook, and Elaine Stritch)

1967

Irving Berlin Revisited, MGM SE-4435 OC (Bobby Short with musical direction by Norman Paris) [also Painted Smiles PS-1356; reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-118]

Tracks: Beautiful Faces/Sadie Salome Go Home (with William H. Elliot, Miles Kreuger, and Dorothy Loudon); It'll Come To You (with Blossom Dearie); Dance And Grow Thin/Back To Back/The Yam (with Blossom Dearie and Dorothy Loudon); Louisiana Purchase (with William H. Elliot and Dorothy Loudon); Harlem On My Mind; Waiting At The End Of The Road (with Blossom Dearie); I'd Rather Lead A Band (with Blossom Dearie and Dorothy Loudon)

Note: The MGM lp does not contain "Sadie Salome Go Home" and the MGM and Painted Smiles lps do not contain "Dance And Grow Thin."

1968

Mabel Mercer And Bobby Short At Town Hall, Atlantic SD 2-604 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on At Town Hall/Second Town Hall Concert, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6839]

Tracks: I'm Throwing A Ball Tonight; That Black And White Baby Of Mine; Looking At You; I Love You, Samantha; When In Rome; I've Got Your Number; Bojangles Of Harlem; Something To Live For; Sand In My Shoes; And Her Mother Came Too; Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer); On The Amazon; (Feelin' Groovy) (also with Mabel Mercer and Jimmy Lyon, piano); Here's To Us (also with Mabel Mercer and Jimmy Lyon, piano)

Note: Recorded on May 19, 1968, Town Hall, N.Y.C.

1969

Mabel Mercer And Bobby Short - Second Town Hall Concert, Atlantic SD 2-605 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on At Town Hall/Second Town Hall Concert, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6839]

Tracks: My Personal Property; Isn't It A Pity?; I've A Shooting Box In Scotland; Chicago, Illinois; Before I Kiss The World Goodbye; Summer Is A-Comin' In; Round About; Sweet Bye And Bye; Medley: Where Is There To Say?/This Is Romance/Now; Not A Care In The World; In My Old Virginia Home On The River Nile; I Can't Get Started; I Like The Likes Of You; Good Night (also with Mabel Mercer and Buddy Barnes, piano)

Note: Recorded on May 18, 1969, Town Hall, N.Y.C.

1970

Jump For Joy, Atlantic (S) SD 2-606 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on CD/Koch Jazz KOC CD-8595]

Tracks: Jump For Joy; Romance In The Dark; Whoever You Are I Love You; I'm Confessin' That I Love You; If You're A Viper; I Cannot Make Her Jealous; I'm Glad To See You've Got What You Want; Medley: I've Been In Love Before/Falling In Love Again, Can't Help It; Just For Today; Simon Smith & The Amazing Dancing Bear; The Gypsies, The Jugglers & The Clowns

Note: Recorded on August 12, 1968, May 26, 1969, and June 29, 1969, N.Y.C. The August 12, 1968 session also produced unissued takes of "Her First Roman," "Let Me Lead The Way," "Rome," and "In Vino Veritas." The July 29, 1969 session also produced unissued tracks of "Where Do I Go?," "I'll Never Fall In Love Again," and "Baby You're Here."

Nobody Else But Me, Atlantic (S) SD-1574 (Bobby Short, piano and voice) [reissued on CD/Koch Jazz KOC CD-8596]

Tracks: Over And Over Again; Don't Mention Love To Me; World Weary; Where's That Rainbow; Dream Dancing; It Never Was You; Wind In The Willows; I Love To Rhyme; Nobody Else But Me; I'm One Of Your Admirers; Love Is Love Anywhere; Love Is A Dancing Thing; Here's A Kiss For Cinderella

Note: "Dream Dancing" and "Love Is Love Anywhere" were recorded on July 12, 1957 in N.Y.C. with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Ramon "Sonny" Rivera, drums. "Over And Over Again," "World Weary," "Wind In The Willows," "I Love To Rhyme," "I'm One Of Your Admirers," "Love Is A Dancing Thing," and "Here's A Kiss For Cinderella" were recorded on July 17, 1957 in N.Y.C. with unidentified personnel. The remaining titles were recorded on July 24, 1957 in N.Y.C. with an unidentified orchestra conducted by Phil Moore.

1971

Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, Atlantic (S) SD 2-606 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter/Guess Who's In Town: The Songs Of Andy Razaf, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6844; also Bobby, Noel & Cole, CD/Atlantic 7 82062-2]

Tracks: Rap Tap On Wood; You've Got That Thing; You Don't Know Paree; Pilot Me; Katie Went To Haiti; How's Your Romance; At Long Last Love; By Candlelight; So Near And Yet So Far; How Could We Be Wrong; Hot-House Rose; Let's Fly Away; Why Shouldn't I; Once Upon A Time; Weren't We Fools; Do I Love You; I've Got You On My Mind; Where Have You Been; I Hate You, Darling; I'm In Love Again; Just One Of Those Things; Why Don't We Try Staying Home

Note: Recorded on July 19, July 21-23, and August 30, 1971 in N.Y.C. The July 19, 1971 session also produced an unissued track of "Love Of My Life." The July 22, 1971 session also produced an unissued track of "Let's Be Buddies." The July 23, 1971 session also produced an unissued track of "Everything I Love." The August 30, 1971 session also produced unissued tracks of "When The Hen Stops Laying" and "Swingin' The Sink Away."

1972

Bobby Short Is Mad About Noel Coward, Atlantic (S) SD 2-607 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums, except as noted below) [reissued as CD/Collectables COL-CD-6769; also found on Bobby, Noel & Cole, CD/Atlantic 7 82062-2]

Tracks: The Younger Generation; Medley: You Were There/Then; Matelot; A Room With A View; Nina; Any Little Fish; World Weary; We Were Dancing; Never Again; Josephine; If Love Were All; Let's Fly Away; Something To Do With Spring; Someday I'll Find You; Imagine The Duchess's Feelings; Poor Little Rich Girl; Medley: Where Are The Songs We Sung?/Dear Little Café/Hearts And Flowers; Wait A Bit, Joe; I Travel Alone; I'll See You Again

Note: Recorded on October 17-20, 1972 in N.Y.C. Mr. Sheridan does not appear on the October 18, 1972 recording of "Someday I'll Find You" or the October 20, 1972 recordings of "Where Are The Songs We Sung?," "Dear Little Café," and "Hearts And Flowers." On the October 19, 1972 recordings of "Matelot," "Nina," "Any Little Fish," "If Love Were All," and "I'll See You Again," Mr. Short does not play the piano and is accompanied solely by William Roy on the piano.

Rodgers And Hart Revisited, Vol. II, Crewe CR 1343 (Bobby Short with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as Painted Smiles PS-1343; reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-139]

Tracks: Any Old Place With You (with Blossom Dearie, Charles Rydell, Bibi Osterwald, and Chorus); From Another World; Blue Moon (with Blossom Dearie); You're The Cats (with Blossom Dearie); Disgustingly Rich (with Blossom Dearie, Gloria DeHaven, Dorothy Loudon, Bibi Osterwald, and Charles Rydell); A Ship Without A Sail (with Gloria DeHaven); I Like To Recognize The Tune (with Blossom Dearie, Gloria DeHaven, Dorothy Loudon, Bibi Osterwald, and Charles Rydell)

1973

Bobby Short Is K-RA-ZY For Gershwin, Atlantic (S) SD 2-608 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums, except as indicated below) [reissued as CD/Atlantic 608-2]

Tracks: 'S Wonderful; Love Is Here To Stay; I Must Be Home By Twelve O'Clock; Love Walked In; They Can't Take That Away From Me; Embraceable You; (I've Got) Beginner's Luck; Kickin' The Clouds Away; I've Got A Crush On You; I Was So You (You Were So Beautiful); Hi-Ho; Innocent Ingenue Baby; Do What You Do; Delishious; High Hat; I've Got To Be There; Comes The Revolution; The Lorelei; Feeling I'm Falling; That Certain Feeling; Drifting Along The Tide; Porgy And Bess Medley (Instrumental): Clara; Oh De Lawd Shake De Heavens; They Pass By Singin'; Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess; I Loves You Porgy; There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York; A Foggy Day; Mine; But Not For Me; Let's Kiss And Make Up; Feeling Sentimental; Shall We Dance; Maybe; K-ra-zy For You

Note: Recorded on June 11-12, 18, and 20, 1973 in N.Y.C. Mr. Sheridan does not appear on the June 11, 1973 recording of "Maybe" or the June 20, 1973 recording of "Comes The Revolution." The June 18, 1973 session also produced an unissued track of "Hi-Ho." Kay Swift plays a second piano on the June 20, 1973 issued recording of "Hi-Ho." The CD reissue includes a bonus track of "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" found on the album Speaking For Love and "Here's A Kiss For Cinderella," and "I Love To Rhyme" found on the album Nobody Else But Me.

December 7, 1973 Unissued tracks recorded at the Café Carlyle, N.Y.C., by Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, Bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums: All Of You; Let's Misbehave; Medley: Honeysuckle Rose/When My Sugar Walks Down The Street/Satchel Mouth Baby; When A Woman Loves A Man; I Get A Kick Out Of You; New Orleans Hop Scop Blues; Sorry-Grateful; The Best Is Yet To Come; Miss Otis Regrets; Pilot-Moi; Mister And Missus Fitch; One Life To Live; Should I?, Ill Wind; Real Live Girl; I'm Satisfied; Miss Brown To You; I Know Your Heart By Heart; Something To Live For; When In Rome; Medley: Four Walls/Roller Coaster Blues; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Just One Of Those Things; All Of You; Should I?; Bedelia; Madame Lazonga; Let's Misbehave; I Think About You; Medley: There's A Lull In My Life/Swell Of You; As Time Goes By; Black And White Baby; One For My Baby; I Like The Likes Of You

1974

Live At The Café Carlyle, Atlantic (S) SD 2-609 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued as CD/Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 589]

Tracks: Real Live Girl; Miss Brown To You; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Mister And Missus Fitch; Losing My Mind; Losing My Mind (reprise); All Of You; Let's Misbehave; Sorry-Grateful; I Get A Kick Out Of You; New Orleans Hop Scop Blues; Medley: Four Walls/Roller Coaster Blues; Send In The Clowns; When A Woman Loves A Man; Ill Wind; Miss Otis Regrets; It's Not You; I Happen To Like New York; One For My Baby (And One More For The Road); As Time Goes By; I've Got The World On A String; Medley: If I Had A Talking Picture Of You/I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All/Turn On The Heat; For All We Know; I Like The Likes Of You

Note: Recorded at the Café Carlyle, Carlyle Hotel, N.Y.C. on December 8 and 10, 1973 and January 17, 1974. The December 8, 1973 session also produced unissued tracks of Real Live Girl; I'm Satisfied; Exactly Like You; Hooray For Love; Send In The Clowns, Let's Misbehave; Just One Of Those Things; Ill Wind; A Room With A View; I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All?; Get Hot For Papa; Send In The Clowns. The December 8 and 10, 1973 sessions also produced unissued tracks of All In Fun; Isn't It A Pity; I Get A Kick Out Of You; You've Got That Thing; When A Woman Loves A Man; Medley; Honeysuckle Rose/When My Sugar Walks Down The Street; and Should I? The January 17, 1974 session produced unissued tracks of Should I?; I'm Satisfied; When In Rome; Miss Otis Regrets; Mister And Missus Fitch; Something To Live For; Medley: If I Had A Talking Picture Of You/I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All?/Turn On The Heat; I've Got The World On A String; Hop Scotch Blues; Medley: Honeysuckle Rose/When My Sugar Walks Down The Street/Satchel Mouth Baby; and Medley: Four Walls/Roller Coaster Blues.

1975

Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart, Atlantic (S) SD 2-610 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued as CD/Atlantic 81320-2]

Tracks: On Your Toes; Medley: Hollywood Party No. 1/Hollywood Party No. 2; You Musn't Kick It Around; Where Or When; Have You Met Miss Jones?; Johnny One Note; With A Song In My Heart; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; My Romance; Wait Till You See Her; There's A Small Hotel; Soon; Spring Is Here; Every Sunday Afternoon; Glad To Be Unhappy; I Still Believe In You; Nobody's Heart; You're What I Need; No Place But Home; You Took Advantage Of Me; It's Got To Be Love; Isn't It Romantic; Everything I've Got; Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered; I Wish I Were In Love Again

Note: Recorded circa October 1975 in N.Y.C.

1977

c. November 1, 1977 Unissued tracks recorded by Bobby Short, piano and voice, with unidentified personnel: Easy To Remember; A Lady Must Live; We'll Be The Same; All; It Never Entered My Mind; Hollywood Party; It Never Entered My Mind; Sing For Your Supper; Too Good For The Average Man; I've Got Five Dollars; That's Love; Do I Hear You Saying I Love You?

c. 1977 Unissued track recorded by Bobby Short, piano and voice, with unidentified personnel: Maureen.

1982

Moments Like This, Elektra (S) 60002 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra conducted by Dick Hazard) [reissued on On The East Side/Moments Like This, CD/Collectables COL-CD-7655]

Tracks: Someone To Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce); Medley; Georgia Blues/Georgia On My Mind; Sigh No More; I'm Satisfied; Evergreen; Memphis In June; Moments Like This; I Am In Love; Say It Isn't So; Body And Soul; Sometime When You're Lonely

Note: Personnel include Lou Levy, Fender Rhodes, Beverly Peer, string bass, Robert Scott, drums, Gary Coleman, vibraphone, Dorothy Remsen, harp, Gene Cipriano, oboe, Harry Bluestone (concertmaster), Israel Baker, Joseph Stepansky, Sheldon Sanov, Robert Sushel, William Hybel, John Wittenberg, Ronald Folosm, Marie Botnick, Ken Yerke, Arnold Belnick, Nathan Ross, Stanley Plummer, Erno Neufeld, Assa Drori, William Henderson, and Endre Granat, violins, David Schwart, Janet Lakatos, Rollice Dale, Jerry Epstein, Dan Neufeld, Carole Mukogawa, violas, Douglas Davis, Ann Goodman Karam, Paula Hochhalter, and David Speltz, violas.

1987

Hannah And Her Sisters, CD/ MCA MCAD-6190 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Rob Scott, drums)

Track: I'm In Love Again

Note: Recorded c. 1986.

Guess Who's In Town: The Songs Of Andy Razaf, CD/Atlantic 81778 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra conducted by Phil Moore)

Tracks: Guess Who's In Town; Honeysuckle Rose; How Can You Face Me?; A Porter's Love Song (To A Chambermaid); Sposin'; Ain't Misbehavin'; Tan Manhattan; Black And Blue; Make Believe Ballroom; I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town; Lonesome Swallow

Note: Recorded on September 23-24, 1986 in N.Y.C.

1992

Late Night At The Café Carlyle, CD/Telarc CD-83311 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Robert Scott, drums)

Tracks: Do I Hear You Saying I Love You?; Tea For Two; Night And Day; Too Marvelous For Words; Love Is Here To Stay; Drop Me Off In Harlem; Body And Soul; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; I Can Dream, Can't I?; I Get A Kick Out Of You; Satin Doll; Street Of Dreams; The Nearness Of You; Paradise; Easy To Love; After You, Who?; Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Note: Recorded live at the Café Carlyle, Carlyle Hotel, N.Y.C. on June 20-22, 1991.

1993

Swing That Music, CD/Telarc CD-83317 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with the Howard Alden-Dan Barrett Quintet)

Tracks: Take Love Easy; They Say It's Spring; Gone With The Wind; If Dreams Come True; Can This Be Love?; Chez Moi; Killin' Myself; Sleep, Baby, Don't Cry; Restless; Tenderly; Drop Me Off In Harlem; Ghost Of Yesterday; Swing That Music

1994

Santa's Bag: An All-Star Jazz Christmas, CD/Telarc CD- 83352 (Bobby Short, piano and voice)

Track: White Christmas

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Bobby Short, CD/Jazz Alliance 12010 (Bobby Short, piano, except as noted)

Tracks: Mood Indigo; Experiment (piano and voice, with Marian McPartland, piano); Round Midnight (with Marian McPartland, piano); I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans; Just One Of Those Things (with Marian McPartland, piano); My Shining Hour (piano and voice); It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (with Marian McPartland, piano)

Note: Recorded on November 10, 1986 in N.Y.C.

1995

Puttin' On The Ritz, CD/Telarc CD-80366 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel)

Track: They Can't Take That Away From Me

Note: Recorded c. December 10-11, 1994.

Songs Of New York, CD/Telarc CD-83346 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar, Jackie Williams, drums, Frank Tate, bass, Warren Vache, cornet, and Chuck Wilson, reeds)

Tracks: New York, New York (It's A Helluva Town); Penthouse Serenade; She's A Latin From Manhattan; Autumn In New York; Manhattan; The East Side Of Heaven; When Love Beckoned (In Fifty-Second Street); Way Out West On West End Avenue; Medley: Black Butterfly/Harlem Butterfly; My Personal Property; Broadway; The Sidewalks Of New York; Take Me Back To Manhattan; Upper Madison Avenue Blues

Note: Recorded live at the Café Carlyle, Carlyle Hotel, N.Y.C.

The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The Eyes Of Cole Porter, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124 (Bobby Short with music conducted by Skip Redwine)

Tracks: It Ain't Etiquette (with Danny Meehan); Experiment

Note: Recorded live c. 1965 at the Square East Theatre. These tracks do not appear on the earlier vinyl releases.

1996

The Life, CD/RCA Victor 68001 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra)

Track: Hookers' Ball

Note: Recorded c. March-October 1995, N.Y.C.

1998

Celebrating 30 Years At The Café Carlyle, CD/Telarc CD-83428 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, and His Orchestra)

Tracks: Medley: I Like The Likes Of You/I've Got My Eyes On You/From This Moment On; You've Got That Thing; The Carioca; Guess Who's In Town; Medley: Moten Swing/You're Driving Me Crazy; How's Your Romance; At Long Last Love; I Can't Get Started; Hooray For Love; Body And Soul; Just One Of Those Things; Romance In The Dark; On The Street Of Dreams; Picture Me Without You

Note: Recorded August 18-20, 1997 in N.Y.C. Personnel includes with Brandford, alto saxophone and clarinet, Loren Schoenberg, tenor saxophone and clarinet, Scott Robinson, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, John Eckert, Virgil Jones, and Daryl Shaw, trumpets, Eddie Bert and Bobby Pring, trombones, Frank Tate, bass, and Klaus Suonsaari, drums.

1999

You're The Top: Love Songs Of Cole Porter, CD/Telarc CD-83463 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with orchestra conducted by Loren Schoenberg)

Tracks: C'est Magnifique; I Love You, Samantha; You Do Something To Me; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; Only Another Boy And Girl; I Concentrate On You; So Near And Yet So Far; Can-Can; I've Got You Under My Skin; You're Sensational; What Is This Thing Called Love?; In The Still Of The Night; You're The Top; We Shall Never Be Younger; Love Of My Life

Note: Recorded on October 13-16, 1998, November 9, 1998, November 29, 1998, January 22, 1999, and January 25, 1999. Personnel include Loren Schoenberg, tenor saxophone, Tony Kadieck, John Eckert, and Virgil Jones, trumpets, Bobby Pring and Eddie Bert, trombone, Jack Stuckey and Jay Brandford, alto saxophone, clarinet, and flute, Doug Lawrence, tenor saxophone and clarinet, Danny Bank, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute, Howard Alden and Jay Berliner, guitar, Frank Tate, bass, and Klaus Suonsaari, drums.

2001

Piano, CD/Surrounded By SBE 1003-2 (Bobby Short, piano, with Howard Alden, guitar, Frank Tate, bass, Klaus Suonsaari, drums, and John Eckert, trumpet)

Tracks: Back Home Again In Indiana; Tea For Two; Maybe (with vocal); Memories Of You; As Long As I Live; Mood Indigo; When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Lonely Co-ed; Dream Dancing; 'Round Midnight; If I Were A Bell; Isfahan; Smiles (with vocal); I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good; Remember; After All; Medley: Lotus Blossom/Warm Valley; St. Louis Blues

Note: Recorded on June 18-19, 2000 in N.Y.C.

2002

Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2002 Collection, CD/Cuyahoga Community 9902 (Bobby Short, piano and voice)

Track: Smiles

2004

Easy To Remember, CD/Nagel Heyer Records 2043 (Bobby Smith, piano and voice, with Ken Peplowski, clarinet, Joe Cohn, guitar, Ted Rosenthal, piano, Joe Fitzgerald, bass, and Jeff Brillinger, drums)

Track: It's Easy To Remember

Note: Recorded October 27, 2003.

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Compilations Of Previously-Issued Material:

The Very Best Of Bobby Short, Atlantic SD-1620 (1972)

50 By Bobby Short, CD/Atlantic CD-81715-2 (1986)

Bobby, Noel & Cole, CD/Atlantic CD-82062-2 (1989)

How's Your Romance, CD/Telarc CD-83464 (1999)