Comet Records was an American jazz and R&B record label, founded in 1944 by Les Schriber, Sr. and Harry Alderton. The label is most known for having recorded and produced T-Bone Walker and Red Norvo. The label was acquired by Black & White Records and operated as a subsidiary. Comet recorded – but never released – a session with Charlie Parker on June 6, 1945. That master was sold to Dial Records in 1949, when Black & White Records went out of business.
Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet recorded June 6, 1945, at WOR Recording Studios, 1440 Broadway, New York. The master was originally owned by Comet, but sold to Dial Records who first released some of the cuts. The musicians were Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Red Norvo, Teddy Wilson, Slam Stewart, Specs Powell, and J.C. Heard. Heard alternated with Powell.
Various reissues (compilations)OCLC 16669751, 761013263; OCLC 57497670, 493441849, 881638634.Various takes––––––––––––––––––––
Comet T6 (1945); OCLC 62466441Comet T7 (1945); OCLC 297498973Dial 1045 (1949); OCLC 297498973Dial LP903; OCLC 6690888Cow Cow DavenportC-1 "Gotta Girl For Every Day In The Week" / "Jump, Little Jitterbug" (1944)C-2 "Jeep Boogie" / "Chimin' Away" (1944)C-3 "Hobson City Stomp" / "Run Into Me" (1944)C-4 "Cow Cow's Stomp" / "Gin Mill Stomp" (1944)Art Tatum Trio (featuring
Tiny Grimes and
Slam Stewart)
T-1 "The Man I Love" / "Dark Eyes" (1944); OCLC 62466439T-2 "Body and Soul" / "I Know That You Know" (1944); OCLC 62466436T-3 "On The Sunny Side of the Street" / "Flying Home" (1944); OCLC 62466425Cyril Haynes (de) Sextet (featuring
Don Byas) (Cyril Nathaniel Haynes; 1915–1996)
T-4 "Morning Madness" / "One Sad Thursday" (1945); OCLC 867307733T-5 "Across The Road" / "Cedar Manor" (1945)Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet (featuring Charlie Parker)
T-6 "Halleluliah" [sic] / "Slam Slam Blues" (1945); OCLC 62466441Reissued by Dial (1949); OCLC 29747056
T-7 "Get Happy" / "Congo Blues" (1945); OCLC 297498973Reissued by Dial (1949); OCLC 29747029Four Kings & A Queen / Orval "Baggie" Hardiman (1913–1999)
1301 "All I Need Is A Lucky Break" / "Shoo Shoo Baby" (1944)1302 "King's Boogie" / "Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" (1944)1304 "One Of Those Dreams That Fell Thru" / "Ration Blues" (1945)T-Bone Walker & His Guitar (unissued Black & White masters except the previously issued "T-Bone Shuffle")
T-50 "West Side Baby" / "Lonesome Woman Blues" (issued 1948); OCLC 42466068T-51 "I'm Still In Love With You" / "Inspiration Blues" (issued 1948); OCLC 732376024T-52 "That Old Feelin' Is Gone" / "Description Blues" (issued 1948); OCLC 732376031T-53 "First Love Blues" / "T-Bone Shuffle" (issued 1949); OCLC 42386027Jack McVea & His All Stars
T-100 "B.B. Boogie" / "H.P. Boogie" (1948)Previously issued by Black & White as "Bartender Boogie" (1945); OCLC 732367252Previously issued by Black & White as "House Party Boogie" (1946); OCLC 732367263
