| APOLLO 389 (78rpm) | SAX KARI & HIS ORCHESTRA | Play It Cool Blues / Signifying Monkey | 1949
| APOLLO 397 (78rpm) |
SAX KARI & HIS ORCHESTRA |
I'll Never Leave You Baby / Thursday Blues | 1949
| STATES S-115 (78/45rpm) |
SWINGING SAX KARI AND ORCHESTRA, VOCAL BY GLORIA IRVING (a) / SWINGING SAX KARI AND ORCHESTRA (b) |
Daughter (That's Your Red Wagon) / Down For Debbie (instr.) | 3/1953
| STATES S-117 (78/45rpm) |
SWINGING SAX KARI, VOCAL GLORIA IRVING |
You Let My Love Run Cold / Henry | 5/1953
| GREAT LAKES 1204 (78rpm) |
SAX KARI & HIS BALLIN' THE BLUES BAND |
Geneva And Johnny / Hush Your Lyin' Mouth | 1954
| GREAT LAKES 1205 (78rpm) |
SAX KARI AND HIS BALLIN' THE BLUES BAND |
Train Ride / Red Hot Feeling | 1954
| AVENUE 100 (78rpm) |
SAX KARI AND ORCH., BOB WHITE - VOCAL |
Brand New Gal / One Room, The Blues And You | 1954
| CHECKER 803 (78rpm) |
LENA GORDON, SAX KARI AND ORCH. (a) / SAX KARI AND ORCHESTRA (b) |
Mama Took The Baby / Disc Jockey Jamboree | 9/1954
| JOSIE 45-779 |
SAX KARI AND THE QUAILTONES (feat. Freddie Gorman) |
Tears Of Love / Roxanna | 1955
| JOB 1118 |
SAX KARI ORCH., COND. BY WARREN KNOBLE |
Goldie The Green Eyed Octopus / Chocolate Fizz | 1959
| CONTOUR 301 |
SAX KARI |
Chicky Chop Chop / Hurry, Arthur Murray | 1959
| CONTOUR C-502 |
THE KNIGHT HAWKS (feat. Sax Kari) |
Explain To Jane / You Did | 19??
| INSTANT 45-3270 |
SAX KARI |
All These Things / Something You Got | 1964
| TUNE-KEL 600 |
SAX KARI & THE CODES |
Spanish Drums / Siesta | 196?
| TUNE-KEL 601 |
SAX KARI & THE CODES |
Ludwig / Here And There | 196?
| KARI 602 |
IRA GREEN (=Sax Kari) |
The Twitch (Part 1) / The Twitch (Part 2) | 196?
| LOCAL 806 |
IRA GREEN (=Sax Kari) |
Shining Gold Ring / ? | 196?
| MASTERCRAFT 100/101 |
THE MAGNOLIAS (feat. Sax Kari) |
You Can't Be Still / April In Paris | 196?
| DASH 5023 |
SAXTON KARI & T.K. ORCHESTRA |
Besame Mucho / Raggedy Ann | 1976
| FLORIDA-ROCK INC 100 |
SAX KARI |
Slow Down Baby / Two Lovers | 1980
| KING BEE 4003 |
SAX KARI & THE BLUESVILLE EXPRESS |
I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas Baby / Things I Used To Do | 1982
| AISLE 45004 |
SAX KARI AND HIS JIVIN' JUKES |
(Talkin' Bout') Big "Fat" Fanny / T.V. Mama | 19??
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| GREAT LAKES 1201 | THE IMPERIALS | Life Of Ease / It Won't Be Very Long | 1/1954
| GREAT LAKES 1202 |
DON SEBASTIAN |
It Can't Be Wrong / I Want To Cry | 1/1954
| GREAT LAKES 1203 |
DELLA REESE |
Blue And Orange Birds / Yes Indeed | 1954
| GREAT LAKES 1210 (poss. unissued) |
THE IMPERIALS |
Starlite / Do I Love Her | 1954
| GREAT LAKES 1212 |
THE IMPERIALS |
You'll Never Walk Alone / Ain't Gonna Tell It Right | 1954
| CHESS 1583 |
RON RICO, SAX KARI ORCHESTRA |
Land Of Dreams / Chano | 12/1954
| P-C 1089 |
THE ALLEY CATS (a) / THE ALLEY CATS AND KITTY WITH SAX KARI & ORCHESTRA (b) (feat. Sax Kari on piano) |
Rocking Chair / Alley Cats | 1957
| P-C 1091 |
LITTLE SAMMY WARD WITH ALLEY CATS AND KITY, SAX KARI ORCH. |
Begging For Love / Count Me In | 1957
| APOLLO 520-45 |
LA FETS & KITTY WITH SAX KARI BAND |
Christmas Letter / Can Can Rock & Roll | 1957
| BULLSEYE B-1009 |
TEXAS RED & THE CONTOURS (a) / TEXAS RED AND JIMMY (b), SAX KARI AND HIS ORCH. |
Turn Around / Comin' Home | 1957
| VICEROY 3333/CHECKER 879 |
KATIE WATKINS, SAX KARI ORCH. (a) / TEXAS RED & JIMMY (b) (feat. Sax Kari Orch.) |
Trying To Get You Off My Mind / Black Snake Blues | 1957
| ON STAGE 600/601 |
THE SAX KARI SHOW FEATURING TEXAS RED |
You Still Need Me / Where Are You | 19??
| NEW SONG 131 |
BEVERLY BEA (possibly featuring Sax Kari) |
Sugar Plum / ? (a-side written by Sax Kari) | 1961
| LU PINE L-107 |
THE SAX KARI ORCH. FEATURING ELLA REED |
Sweet Man / I'll Never Forsake You | 1962
| INSTANT 45-3269 |
POLKA DOT SLIM (featuring Sax Kari on gtr + overdubbed bs & dms) |
A Thing You Gotta Face / Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry | 1964
| NOLA N-702 |
CHARLES "SOUL" BROWN (featuring Sax Kari) |
Standing On The Outside / I'll Love You (If You Let Me) | 1964
| NOLA N-711 |
WARREN (LEE) TAYLOR (featuring Sax Kari) |
Every Day Every Hour / Key To Your Door | 1964
| INSTANT 3286 |
CHRIS KENNER (featuring Sax Kari) |
Fumigate Funky Broadway / Wind The Clock | 1967
| ATCO 6536 |
ROYAL CANAL STREET BAND (featuring Sax Kari) |
Everybody Dance / Ludwig | 1967
| CHANNEL "1" RECORDS COR-703 |
FRANCINE KING (featuring Sax Kari) |
The Grapevine Can't Tell You / Two Fools | 196?
| WHITE CLIFFS 223 |
CHINA FAIR (featuring Sax Kari) |
Baby I Love You / He's My Man | 196?
| KARI 601 |
PRINCE ROYALS (featuring Sax Kari) |
Farewell Annabell / Anna Mae | 196?
| TUNE-KEL 605 |
BOBBY CAMEL (featuring Sax Kari) |
Title Love Song / You Ask Me | 196?
| TUNE-KEL 609 |
THE PRINCE ROYALS (featuring Sax Kari) |
Circle Of Life / Like I Like It | 196?
| MASQUE 2936 |
GEORGE PEPP (featuring Sax Kari) |
He Created Woman / For You | 196?
| LOCAL 808 |
RAY WILSON (featuring Sax Kari) |
How Can I Reach You / How Come, How Come | 196?
| EON 103 |
HARRIET REEVES (featuring Sax Kari) |
Just Friends / Come To Me | 196?
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| HOT BLUES HTCD 33207-2 |
CANDY YAMS & THE BLUESVILLE EXPRESS: LOVE JUICE (CD) Stormy Monday (You Heard About) Pt.1 / Stormy Monday (You Heard About) Pt.2 / Loose Goose / Sugar Hill Blues / New York Blues Pt.1 / New York Blues Pt.2 / I Can't Breakaway / Don't Tell Me Your Troubles / In The Pocket / T.V. Psychic / Me Walking Out On You / Love Juice (LP version) / Love Juice (radio edit) / Stones / Turn My Life Around / Ding-A-Ling Blues / Charley's Got A Harley | 1997 US
| NIGHT TRAIN INTERNATIONAL NTI LP 7131 |
SAX KARI: FUMIGATE FUNKY BROADWAY - THE NEW ORLEANS SESSIONS (LP) | Chris Kenner: Fumigate Funky Broadway / Sax Kari & the Codes: Everybody Dance / He Makes Me So Mad / Prince Royal: Farewell Annabell / Sax Kari: Spanish Drums / Bobby Camel: Title Love Song / Royal Canal Street Band: Ludwig / Francine King: The Grapevine Can't Tell You / Francine King: Two Fools / The Magnolias: You Can't Be Still / Sax Kari: Siesta / Sax Kari: A Good Thing Baby / Prince Royal: Anna Mae / Polka Dot Slim: A Thing You Gotta Face / Ray Wilson: How Come, How Come / Sax Kari & the Codes: Here and There* (Sax Kari productions 1963-1968) 2002 US
| NIGHT TRAIN INTERNATIONAL NTI CD 7131 |
SAX KARI: FUMIGATE FUNKY BROADWAY - THE NEW ORLEANS SESSIONS (CD) | Warren (Lee) Taylor: Key To Your Door / Chris Kenner: Fumigate Funky Broadway / Chris Kenner: Wind The Clock / Sax Kari: The Twitch (Parts 1 & 2) / Francine King: The Grapevine Can't Tell You / Francine King: Two Fools / Royal Canal Street Band: Everybody Dance / Royal Canal Street Band: Ludwig / China Flair: Baby I Love You* / China Flair: He's My Man / Prince Royal: Farewell Annabell / Prince Royal: Anna Mae / Charles "Soul" Brown: I'll Love You (If You Let Me) / George Pepp: He Created Woman / George Pepp: For You / Polka Dot Slim: A Thing You Gotta Face / Polka Dot Slim: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry / Ray Wilson: How Can I Reach You / Ray Wilson: How Come, How Come / Sax Kari: Spanish Drums / Sax Kari: Siesta / Harriet Reeves: Just Friends / Harriet Reeves: Come To Me / Bobby Camel: Title Love Song / Bobby Camel: You Ask Me* / The Magnolias: You Can't Be Still / The Magnolias: April In Paris / Sax Kari & the Codes: Here And There / Sax Kari & the Codes: Everybody Dance (Sax Kari productions 1963-1968) 2002 US
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THE SAX KARI JAZZ TRIO: MADE FOR DANCING, PT.1 (CD-R) | 200? US
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| BANDY 70009 |
V/A: REAL BLUES FROM NEW ORLEANS (LP) Polka Dot Slim: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry / A Thing You Gotta Face | 19?? US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P-VINE PLP-9042 |
V/A: TOUGH JAZZ FROM DETROIT - BLACK MUSIC IN THE 50'S, VOL.10 (LP) Sax Kari Orchestra: Down For Debbie | 1982 JAP
| CHARLY CRB 1170 |
V/A: LOADED DOWN WITH THE BLUES (LP) | Polka Dot Slim: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry / It's A Thing You Gotta Face 1987 UK | P-VINE PLP-346 |
V/A: LOADED DOWN WITH THE BLUES (LP) | Polka Dot Slim: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry / It's A Thing You Gotta Face 1987 JAP | FLAME LP-003 |
V/A: DESPERATE ROCK'N'ROLL, VOL.3 (LP) | Sax Kari Orchestra: Chocolate Fizz 1987 UK
| STOMPIN' ST 103 |
V/A: STOMPIN', VOL.3 (LP) | Polka Dot Slim: It's A Thing You Gotta Face 19?? UK | STOMPIN' LP 117 |
V/A: STOMPIN', VOL.17 (LP) | Sax Kari & his Ballin' the Blues Band: Hush Your Lyin' Mouth 19?? UK
| STILL SL 1152 |
V/A: AT THE PARTY (LP) | The Alley Cats & Kitty with Sax Kari & Orchestra: Alley Cats / The Alley Cats: Rocking Chair 19?? NL
| FLAME CD-002 |
V/A: DESPERATE ROCK'N'ROLL, VOL.2 (CD) | Sax Kari Orchestra: Chocolate Fizz 1992 UK
| CHARLY CD 3 |
V/A: MODERN BLUES ANTHOLOGY : AIN'T TIMES HARD (4-CD) | Polka Dot Slim: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry 1995 UK | CHARLY CD 220 |
V/A: BLUES HARP BOSSES (CD) | Polka Dot Slim: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry 1998 UK | COLLECTOR CLCD 4450 |
V/A: SAVAGE ROCKIN' GIRLS (CD) | Beverly Bea: Sugar Plum (possibly featuring Sax Kari) 1999 NL
| L.P. 006 |
V/A: LOVER'S PLEA, VOL.6 - "FOR ROCKERS ONLY" (CD) | Sax Kari Orchestra: Chocolate Fizz 19??
| BULLSEYE CD-1001 |
V/A: THE BEST OF BULLSEYE RECORDS (CD) | Texas Red & the Contours: Turn Around / Comin' Home 19??
| STOMPIN' ST 303 |
V/A: STOMPIN' 3 (CD) | Polka Dot Slim: It's A Thing You Gotta Face 2001 UK | STOMPIN' CD 307 |
V/A: STOMPIN' 7 (CD) | Sax Kari Orchestra: Chocolate Fizz 2001 UK
| STOMPIN' CD 313 |
V/A: STOMPIN' 13 (CD) | Sax Kari & his Ballin' the Blues Band: Hush Your Lyin' Mouth 2002 UK
| PAST PERFECT 220240-325 |
V/A: RHYTHM & BLUES GOES ROCK & ROLL, VOL.1 (15-CD) | Polka Dot Slim: It's A Thing You Gotta Face 2002 GER | PAST PERFECT 220256-325 |
V/A: RHYTHM & BLUES GOES ROCK & ROLL, VOL.2 (15-CD) | Sax Kari & his Ballin' the Blues Band: Hush Your Lyin' Mouth 2002 GER
| DELMARK CD 542 |
V/A: HONKERS AND BAR WALKERS, VOL.3 (CD) | Swinging Sax Kari: Down For Debbie 2002 US
| P-VINE PCD 5271/4 |
V/A: VEE JAY, CHICAGO'S BLUES MUSIC (4-CD) | You Don't Love Me/You're So Hard To Please/Lonely Boy (I Need A Woman) 2002 JAP | FLAT-TOP FTB-069 |
V/A: SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN, VOL.2 (CD) | Polka Dot Slim: A Thing You Gotta Face 2003 UK | NIGHT TRAIN INTERNATIONAL 2008 |
V/A: AN INTRO TO NIGHT TRAIN NEW ORLEANS (2-CD, sampler) | Sax Kari & The Codes: Here And There 2004 US | CHARLY/SNAPPER SNAJ 731 CD |
V/A: THE INSTANT & MINIT STORY (3-CD) | Dream Girl (prev. unissued) 2005 UK
| NIGHT TRAIN INTERNATIONAL NTI CD 7152 |
V/A: NEW ORLEANS WILL RISE AGAIN (CD) | Searching For The High Road 2006 US
| STILL SLCD 1169 |
V/A: BLACK HUCHIA CUTHIA (CD) | Texas Red & Jimmy with Sax Kari Orch.: Comin' Home 2006 HOL
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© Compiled by Pete Hoppula Acknowledgments: Brian Kirchner | Barry Margolis | Neil Pellegrin | Scott Koskinen Published sources: Blues Records 1943 To 1970 Volume One (Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven, 1987) | The Blues Discography 1943-1970 (Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath, 2006) | Blues & Rhythm #244 (11/2009) (obituary by Dan Kochakian) Online sources: www.allmusic.com | www.recordmaster.com | www.bsnpubs.com | www.ebay.com | www.gemm.com | www.musicstack.com | hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/rsrf.html (Red Saunders Research Foundation) | www.saxkari.com | blog.justmovingon.info/2007/10/02/sax-kari-on-the-gospel-highway.aspx Note: The contents of www.wangdangdula.com website are informative only! All the corrections/additions are welcome. E-mail: petehoppula @ hotmail.com Revised on November 6, 2009 |