Born in Memphis RED SAUNDERS moved to Chicago at an early age, learning to play drums well enough to join some of the early jump bands. In 1937 he was in the house band at the legendary Club DeLisa where he eventually became bandleader and made his recording debut in 1945.  These initial recordings make up the  27 titles recorded under his own name from 1945 to 1951 be it sextette, band or orchestra......

RED SAUNDERS' SEXTETTE
1. HALLELUJAH
2. RED'S BOOGIE WOOGIE
3. SWEET LORRAINE
4. MEMORIES OF YOU
'RED' SAUNDERS & HIS BAND
5. RED, THE BE BOP GUY
6. VI, TELL ME WHY
EDDIE 'BUNKY' REDDING with RED SAUNDERS & HIS ALL STARS
7. FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES
8. CARD PLAYING BLUES
RED SAUNDERS' ALL STARS featuring MAC EASTON
BUNKY REDDING with RED SAUNDERS' ALL STARS
9. TAKE IT UPSTAIRS
10. 4 A.M.
RED SAUNDERS & ORCHESTRA
11. TRUST IN ME
12. SYNTHESIS
13. JITTERBUGGIN'
14. LEGS GETTIN' BIGGER AND BIGGER
DOROTHY DONEGAN accompanied by RED SAUNDERS & HIS ORCHESTRA
15. D.D.D. (Dorothy Donegan's Doghouse)
16. RIDIN' BOOGIE
RED SAUNDERS & HIS ORCHESTRA
17. BLOW, 'MR. LOW-BLOW'
18. CHI (Chicago)
19. LYIN' GIRL BLUES
RED SAUNDERS & HIS ORCHESTRA
20. STOP, PRETTY BABY, STOP
21. MISTREATIN' WOMAN BLUES
22. WEEK DAY BLUES
23. 4 A.M.
24. LAST NIGHT'S PARTY
25. HEY BARTENDER
26. BOOT 'EM UP
27. SUGAR BOUNCE