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The Jive Five

The Top Notes (Members Eugene Pitt,.................................) No Recordings.
The Zip-Tones (Members Eugene Pitt,................................) No Recordings.
The Akrons (Members Eugene Pitt, ? Murphy, ? Murphy (The Father And Uncle Of Eddie Murphy) .....................................) No Recordings.
The Genies (Members (Eugene Pitt ?) Estelle Williams, Fred Jones, Claude Johnson And Haskell Cleveland)

Shad 5002 - Who's That Knockin' / The First Time - 1958
Hollywood 69 - No More Knockin' / On The Edge Of Town - 1959
Warwick 573 - Crazy Love / There Goes That Rain - 1960
Warwick 607 - Just Like The Bluebird / Twistin' Pneumonia - 1960
Warwick 643 - Little Young Girl / Crazy Feeling - 1961

The Jive Five (Members Eugene Pitt, Jerome Hanna, Thurmon "Billy" Prophet, Richard Harris And Norman Johnson)

Beltone 1006 - My True Story / When I Was Single - 1961
Beltone 1014 - Never, Never / People From Another World - 1961
Beltone 2019 - Hully Gully Callin' Time / No Not Again - 1962

The Jive Five With Eugene Pitt (Members Eugene Pitt, Andre Coles, Casey Spencer, Beatrice Best And Norman Johnson)

Beltone 2024 - What Time Is It / Beggin' You Please –
Beltone 2029 - Do You Hear Wedding Bells / These Golden Rings - 1962
Beltone 2030 - Johnny Never Knew / Lily Marlene - 1963
Beltone 2034 - Rain / She's My Girl - 1963
Sketch 219 - United / Prove Every Word You Say - 1964
Sketch ? - Hey Baby You Think You're So Smart / Prove Every Word You Say - 1964
Lana 105 - My True Story / When I Was Single - 196? (Early Reissue)
United Artists 807 - United / Prove Every Word You Say - 1964
United Artists 853 - I'm A Happy Man / Kiss, Kiss, Kiss - 1965
United Artists 936 - A Bench In The Park / Please, Baby, Please - 1965
United Artists 50004 - Goin' Wild / Main Street -1966
United Artists 50033 - In My Neighbourhood / Then Came Heartbreak - 1966
United Artists 50069 - You're A Puzzle / Ha Ha - 1966
United Artists 50107 - You / You Promised Me Great Things - 1966
Musicor 1250 - Crying Like A Baby / You'll Fall In Love - 1967
Musicor 1270 - No More Tears / You'll Fall In Love - 1967
Musicor 1305 - Sugar (Don't Take Away My Candy) / Blues In The Ghetto - 1968

The Jyve Fyve (Members In The Early 1970's Eugene Pitt, Casey Spencer, Richard Fisher And Webster Harris (Former Member Of The Persians And Richard's Brother)

Decca 32671 - You Showed Me The Light Of Love / (If You Let Me Make Love To You) Why Can't I Touch You - 1970
Decca 32736 - I Want You To Be My Baby / Give Me Just A Chance - 1970
Avco 4568 - Come Down In Time / Love Is Pain - 1971
Avco 4589 - Follow The Lamb / Let The Feeling Belong - 1972
Avco 4589 - Follow The Lamb / Lay, Lady, Lay - 1972

The Jyve Five

Brut 814 - All I Ever Do / Super Woman (Part 2)- 1974

Shadow

Chess 2162 - Sad Faces / People Don't Know What Love Is - 1974

Ebony, Ivory & Jade

Columbia 10196 - Samson / Sad Faces- 1975

The Jive Five (Members In The 1979 Lineup Was Eugene Pitt, Casey Spencer, Richard Harris And Beatrice Best)

Relic 1028 - Beggin' You Please / What Time Is It? - 1975 ~ 1978
Relic 1029 - These Golden Rings / Do You Hear Wedding Bells - 1975 ~ 1978
Relic 1030 - People From Another World / Never, Never - 1975 ~ 1978

The Jive Five (Members In The 1982 Lineup Was Eugene Pitt And His Brothers Herbert And Frank Pitt, Charles Mitchell And Beatrice Best)

Ambient Sound 2742 - Magic Maker, Music Maker / Oh Baby - 1982
Ambient Sound 3053 - Don't Believe Him Donna / Hey Sam - 1982
Beltone 3001 - Hurry Back / You Know What I Would Do - 1990
Sir Render 007 - Falling Tears / ? - ?
Stoop Sounds 101 - Where Do We Go From Here / ? - 1996 (Limited Edition. Estimates Range From Less Than Ten, To A Few Dozen Made)

Trivia

Eugene Pitt And Casey Spencer Sang Backing Vocals On Gloria Gaynor's 1974 Hit On Mgm 14748 "Never Can Say Goodbye" And On Her 1975 Lp. Of The Same Name On Mgm M3g-4982.

Discography by Bosko Asanovic with additions by Dave Rimmer