SINGLES

APOLLO 389 (78rpm)	SAX KARI & HIS ORCHESTRA	Play It Cool Blues / Signifying Monkey	1949 US
APOLLO 397 (78rpm)	SAX KARI & HIS ORCHESTRA	I'll Never Leave You Baby / Thursday Blues	1949 US
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 US
STATES S-117 (78/45rpm)	SWINGING SAX KARI, VOCAL GLORIA IRVING	You Let My Love Run Cold / Henry	5/1953 US
GREAT LAKES 1204 (78rpm)	SAX KARI & HIS BALLIN' THE BLUES BAND	Geneva And Johnny / Hush Your Lyin' Mouth	1954 US
GREAT LAKES 1205 (78rpm)	SAX KARI AND HIS BALLIN' THE BLUES BAND	Train Ride / Red Hot Feeling	1954 US
AVENUE 100 (78rpm)	SAX KARI AND ORCH., BOB WHITE - VOCAL	Brand New Gal / One Room, The Blues And You	1954 US
CHECKER 803 (78rpm)	LENA GORDON, SAX KARI AND ORCH. (a) / SAX KARI AND ORCHESTRA (b)	Mama Took The Baby / Disc Jockey Jamboree	9/1954 US
JOSIE 45-779	SAX KARI AND THE QUAILTONES (feat. Freddie Gorman)	Tears Of Love / Roxanna	1955 US
JOB 1118	SAX KARI ORCH., COND. BY WARREN KNOBLE	Goldie The Green Eyed Octopus / Chocolate Fizz (Note: This release is also available as an identical US repro edition)	1959 US
CONTOUR 301	SAX KARI	Chicky Chop Chop / Hurry, Arthur Murray	1959 US
CONTOUR C-502	THE KNIGHT HAWKS (feat. Sax Kari)	Explain To Jane / You Did	19?? US
INSTANT 45-3270	SAX KARI	All These Things / Something You Got	1964 US
TUNE-KEL 600	SAX KARI & THE CODES	Spanish Drums / Siesta	196? US
TUNE-KEL 601	SAX KARI & THE CODES	Ludwig / Here And There	196? US
KARI 602	IRA GREEN (=Sax Kari)	The Twitch (Part 1) / The Twitch (Part 2)	196? US
LOCAL 806	IRA GREEN (=Sax Kari)	Shining Gold Ring / ?	196? US
MASTERCRAFT 100/101	THE MAGNOLIAS (feat. Sax Kari)	You Can't Be Still / April In Paris	196? US
DASH 5023	SAXTON KARI & T.K. ORCHESTRA	Besame Mucho / Raggedy Ann	1976 US
FLORIDA-ROCK, INC. 100	SAX KARI	Slow Down Baby / Two Lovers	1980 US
KING BEE 4003	SAX KARI & THE BLUESVILLE EXPRESS	I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas Baby / Things I Used To Do	1982 US
AISLE 45004	SAX KARI AND HIS JIVIN' JUKES	(Talkin' Bout') Big "Fat" Fanny / T.V. Mama	19?? US

In addition, Sax Kari (Isaac Saxton Kari Toombs) used the pseudonym "Dirty Red" Morgan. Texas Red may as well be one of his many stage names.



SESSION WORKS / SINGLES

GREAT LAKES 1201	THE IMPERIALS	Life Of Ease / It Won't Be Very Long	1/1954 US
GREAT LAKES 1202	DON SEBASTIAN	It Can't Be Wrong / I Want To Cry	1/1954 US
GREAT LAKES 1203	DELLA REESE	Blue And Orange Birds / Yes Indeed	1954 US
GREAT LAKES 1210 (poss. unissued)	THE IMPERIALS	Starlite / Do I Love Her	1954 US
GREAT LAKES 1212	THE IMPERIALS	You'll Never Walk Alone / Ain't Gonna Tell It Right	1954 US
CHESS 1583	RON RICO, SAX KARI ORCHESTRA	Land Of Dreams / Chano	12/1954 US
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 US
P-C 1091	LITTLE SAMMY WARD WITH ALLEY CATS AND KITY, SAX KARI ORCH.	Begging For Love / Count Me In	1957 US
APOLLO 520-45	LA FETS & KITTY WITH SAX KARI BAND	Christmas Letter / Can Can Rock & Roll	1957 US
BULLSEYE B-1009	TEXAS RED & THE CONTOURS (a) / TEXAS RED AND JIMMY (b), SAX KARI AND HIS ORCH.	Turn Around / Comin' Home	1957 US
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 US
ON STAGE 600/601	THE SAX KARI SHOW FEATURING TEXAS RED	You Still Need Me / Where Are You	19?? US
NEW SONG 131	BEVERLY BEA (possibly featuring Sax Kari)	Sugar Plum / ?  (a-side written by Sax Kari)	1961 US
LU PINE L-107	THE SAX KARI ORCH. FEATURING ELLA REED	Sweet Man / I'll Never Forsake You	1962 US
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 US
NOLA N-702	CHARLES "SOUL" BROWN (featuring Sax Kari)	Standing On The Outside / I'll Love You (If You Let Me)	1964 US
NOLA N-711	WARREN (LEE) TAYLOR (featuring Sax Kari)	Every Day Every Hour / Key To Your Door	1964 US
INSTANT 3286	CHRIS KENNER (featuring Sax Kari)	Fumigate Funky Broadway / Wind The Clock	1967 US
ATCO 6536	ROYAL CANAL STREET BAND (featuring Sax Kari)	Everybody Dance / Ludwig	1967 US
CHANNEL "1" RECORDS COR-703	FRANCINE KING (featuring Sax Kari)	The Grapevine Can't Tell You / Two Fools	196? US
WHITE CLIFFS 223	CHINA FAIR (featuring Sax Kari)	Baby I Love You / He's My Man	196? US
KARI 601	PRINCE ROYALS (featuring Sax Kari)	Farewell Annabell / Anna Mae	196? US
TUNE-KEL 605	BOBBY CAMEL (featuring Sax Kari)	Title Love Song / You Ask Me	196? US
TUNE-KEL 609	THE PRINCE ROYALS (featuring Sax Kari)	Circle Of Life / Like I Like It	196? US
MASQUE 2936	GEORGE PEPP (featuring Sax Kari)	He Created Woman / For You	196? US
LOCAL 808	RAY WILSON (featuring Sax Kari)	How Can I Reach You / How Come, How Come	196? US
EON 103	HARRIET REEVES (featuring Sax Kari)	Just Friends / Come To Me	196? US

In addition, Sax Kari appeared as a back-up musician on some Vee-Jay recordings. He also worked in New Orleans during 1963-1968, producing, engineering, arranging and accompaning several singles for his own labels MasterCraft, Kari, Channel "1", Local, and Masque.



ALBUMS

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
# (self prod.)	THE SAX KARI JAZZ TRIO: MADE FOR DANCING, PT.1  (CD-R)	200? US

COMPILATIONS

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 JPN
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 JPN
FLAME LP-003	V/A: DESPERATE ROCK'N'ROLL, VOL.3  (LP) Sax Kari Orchestra: Chocolate Fizz	1987 UK
AISLE EXP-1-005-A/B (7" promo EP, p/s)	V/A: SUN RIPE PROMOTIONS & AISLE RECORDS PRESENT... (45 RPM COLLECTOR SERIES/ROCKIN' RECORDS EXCLUSIVE)  (LP) Sax Kari & his Rockin' Jukes: Mean Man Blues / Big Fat Fanny	19?? US
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
PONTIAC CD 501	V/A: RARE R'N'B HONKERS 1948-1955  (CD) Train Ride	2009