Jodimars

2nd version
By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
July 1955 [demo session] unknown – The Jodimars (Marshall Lyttle, Charlie Hess, Bob Simpson, Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
00001 FLIP FLOP AND FLY RSRCD-007
00002 ROCK-A-BEATIN' BOOGIE RSRCD-007
5 October 1955 [no.5296] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
001 20891 WELL NOW DIG THIS Capitol F3285/SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
002 20892 DANCE THE BOP F3360/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
003 20893 LET'S ALL ROCK TOGETHER F3285/SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
004 20894 NATURAL DITTY unissued/RSRCD-007
4 January 1956 [no.5324] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City - The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax]) 005 20968 (BOOM BOOM) MY BAYOU BABY F3360/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
006 20969 SO LONELY unissued/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031
17 April 1956 [no.5369] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
007 21088 EAT YOUR HEART OUT ANNIE F3512/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSCD-007
008 21089 LOTSA LOVE F3436/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSCD-007
009 21090 RATTLE MY BONES F3436/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSCD-007
010 21091 CRA-Z unissued/RSRCD-007
24 April 1956 [no.5373] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
011 21103 FORTY CUPS OF COFFEE unissued
012 21104 RATTLE SHAKIN' DADDY F3512/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSCD-007
013 20969 [remake] SO LONELY unissued
3 October 1956 [no.5436] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
014 21234 MIDNIGHT F3588/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
015 21235 CLARABELLA F3577/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
5 October 1956 [no.5438] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
016 21240 CLOUD 99 F3633/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
017 21241 LATER F3633/ SPE 6608 BDL-1031 RSRCD-007
018 21242 I CAN’T HOLD STILL unissued
ca. December 1956 [poss. demo session] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
01801 DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS (I WANT SOME ATMOSPHERE) unissued
22 January 1957 [no.5478] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – The Jodimars (Dick Richards [vcl], Charlie Hess [gt], Marshall Lyttle [vcl/bass], Jim Buffington [drums, Bob Simpson [piano], Joe D’ Ambrosio [tenor sax])
019 21347 GUESS WHAT unissued
020 21348 HURRY BACK TO ME unissued
021 21349 SANDY – instr.- unissued
1957 unknown – The Jodimars
022 P-137/ZTSP-27286 SHOO SUE (GET AWAY FROM ME) President 1017
023 P-138/ZTSP-27287 STORY TELLING BABY 1017
January 1958 poss. Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA – The Jodimars
024 IM 1453 BE MY LOVE TONIGHT unissued/RSRCD-007
025 IM 1454 BRING ALONG YOUR LOVE unissued/ RSRCD-007
026 IM 1455 HONEY BABY unissued/ RSRCD-007
027 IM 1456 HIP SHAKIN' BABY unissued/ RSRCD-007
1959 poss. Las Vegas, NV – The Jodimars
028 ONE GRAIN OF SAND Milestone 107
029 TIME (IS ENDLESS) 107

ALBUMS
Ember/Specialty [UK] SPE 6608 Well Now Dig This: Well Now Dig This; Dance The Bop; Let's All Rock Together; My Bayou Baby; Eat Your Heart Out Annie; Lotsa Love; Rattle My Bones; Rattle Shakin' Daddy; Clara-Bella; Midnight; Cloud 99; Later – 70 (reissued on Bulldog BDL-1031 in 1979)
Rockstar [UK] RSRCD-007 Let's All Rock Together: [Jodimars:] Flip Flop And Fly [Demo]; Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie [Demo]; Natural Ditty; So Lonely; Cra-Z; Well Now Dig This; Let's All Rock Together; Dance The Bop; Bayou Baby; Lotsa Love; Rattle My Bones; Eat Your Heart Out Annie; Midnight; Rattle Shakin' Daddy; Clara-Bella; Cloud 99; Later; Hip Shakin' Baby; Be My Love Tonight; Honey Baby; Brong Along Your Lovin'; [Bill Haley:] Interview [20/2/57]; That's How I Got To Memphis; Ain't Love Funny Ha Ha Ha [22/10/68]; Jingle Bell Rock; Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree; Flup Flop And Fly; Interview [3/5/68] - 94

SINGLES
Capitol (1955-56)
F3285 Well Now Dig This / Let's All Rock Together - 11-55
F3360 Dance The Bop / Boom Boom My Bayou Baby - 02-56
F3436 Rattle My Bones / Lotsa Love - 05-56
F3512 Rattle Shakin' Daddy / Eat Your Heart Out Annie - 08-56
F3588 Clarabella / Midnight - 11-56
F3633 Cloud 99 / Later -02-57
President (1957)
1017 Shoo-Sue / Story Telling Baby - 57
Milestone (1959)
107 One Grain Of Sand / Time (Is Endless) - 59