Blue Note BLP 5027 · 10-inch LP · 1953

BLP 5027

Swing Hi-Swing Lo

Various Artists

Released: 1953
Tracks: 7

2 more tracks from these dates went to Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood

Who's on it

Benny Morton – trombone
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Barney Bigard – clarinet
Sammy Benskin – piano
Israel Crosby – bass
Eddie Dougherty – drums
Ike Quebec – tenor sax
Buck Clayton – trumpet
Keg Johnson – trombone
Tiny Grimes – guitar
Roger Ramirez – piano
Grachan Moncur – bass
J.C. Heard – drums
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet
Ray Nance – trumpet
Henderson Chambers – trombone
Otto Hardwick – alto sax, clarinet
Harry Carney – baritone sax, clarinet
Jimmy Jones – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Sid Catlett – drums
Shad Collins – trumpet
John Collins – guitar
Milt Hinton – bass

The tracks

Side one

1I've Found A New BabyJuly 17, 1945 · BN246-1
2Limehouse BluesJanuary 31, 1945 · BN222-0
3SlapstickNovember 21, 1945 · BN270-0

Side two

1Conversing In BlueJanuary 31, 1945 · BN220-0
2Blues For ClarinetsNovember 21, 1945 · BN269-4
3Basically BlueSeptember 23, 1946 · BN293-2
4Blues In My Music RoomNovember 21, 1945 · BN271-1

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The 4 sessions

January 31, 1945WOR Studios, NYCBenny Morton's All Stars Featuring Webster & Bigard
- Benny Morton – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Barney Bigard – clarinet
- Sammy Benskin – piano
- Israel Crosby – bass
- Eddie Dougherty – drums
2 tracks on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →
July 17, 1945WOR Studios, NYCIke Quebec's Swing Seven
- Ike Quebec – tenor sax
- Buck Clayton – trumpet
- Keg Johnson – trombone
- Tiny Grimes – guitar
- Roger Ramirez – piano
- Grachan Moncur – bass
- J.C. Heard – drums
1 track on this record · 6 takes that dayOpen the session →
November 21, 1945WOR Studios, NYCJimmy Hamilton And The Duke's Men
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet
- Ray Nance – trumpet
- Henderson Chambers – trombone
- Otto Hardwick – alto sax, clarinet
- Harry Carney – baritone sax, clarinet
- Jimmy Jones – piano
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Sid Catlett – drums
3 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
September 23, 1946WOR Studios, NYCIke Quebec's Swing Seven
- Ike Quebec – tenor sax
- Shad Collins – trumpet
- Keg Johnson – trombone
- John Collins – guitar
- Roger Ramirez – piano
- Milt Hinton – bass
- J.C. Heard – drums
1 track on this record · 8 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

16 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 5001	Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood	Various Artists	1952	Benny Morton, Ben Webster, Barney Bigard, Sammy Benskin, Israel Crosby, Eddie Dougherty, Ike Quebec, Buck Clayton, Keg Johnson, Tiny Grimes, Roger Ramirez, Grachan Moncur, J.C. Heard, Oscar Pettiford, Sid Catlett, Milt Hinton

5 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7604	Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies · not on the site yet	Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies	1946	Ben Webster, Ike Quebec, Buck Clayton, Sid Catlett, Milt Hinton
MG 9013	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2	Various Artists	1952	Ben Webster, Ike Quebec, J.C. Heard, Oscar Pettiford, Milt Hinton
MG 9021	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Ben Webster, Ike Quebec, J.C. Heard, Oscar Pettiford, Milt Hinton
MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard, Harry Carney, Sid Catlett, Milt Hinton
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Benny Morton, Ben Webster, J.C. Heard, Sid Catlett, Milt Hinton
MG-36049	Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano Players	Various Artists	1956	Buck Clayton, J.C. Heard, Oscar Pettiford, John Collins, Milt Hinton
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Jones

4 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Oscar Pettiford
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Oscar Pettiford
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Sid Catlett, Milt Hinton
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Jones
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Benny Morton, Ben Webster, Buck Clayton, Harry Carney
A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Jones
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Ben Webster, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Milt Hinton

3 of them 40 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7643	Benny Carter And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Benny Carter And His Orchestra	1933	Keg Johnson, Sid Catlett, Shad Collins
PR 7645	Duke Ellington's Orchestra · not on the site yet	Duke Ellington's Orchestra	1933	Barney Bigard, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Buck Clayton, Henderson Chambers, Milt Hinton
MGC-640	Harry Carney With Strings	Harry Carney And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Barney Bigard, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Buck Clayton, Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
MG-36006	Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Jones, Oscar Pettiford, Milt Hinton
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard, Milt Hinton
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard, Milt Hinton
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Buck Clayton, Henderson Chambers, Milt Hinton
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Benny Morton, Buck Clayton, Shad Collins
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-8359	The Soul Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Septet	1960	Ben Webster, Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Jimmy Jones
V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Jimmy Jones
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton

2 of them 58 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1009	More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Ray Nance, Harry Carney
PRLP 7147	Basie Reunion	Paul Quinichette/Buck Clayton/Shad Collins/Jack Washington/Freddie Greene/Eddie Jones/Jo Jones/Nat Pierce	1958	Buck Clayton, Shad Collins
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard
MG-26019	Holiday In Trombone	Various Artists	1944	Benny Morton, Sid Catlett
MG-26026	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	1944	Harry Carney, Sid Catlett
CL 6133	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell And His All Stars	1950	J.C. Heard, Jimmy Jones
BLP 7007	Jamming In Jazz · not on the site yet	Hall-DeParis Blue Note Jazz Men	1952	Israel Crosby, Sid Catlett
MG 9008	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1	Various Artists	1952	Ben Webster, Oscar Pettiford
ALR 116	Sarah Vaughan Sings	Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orchestra	1953	Ben Webster, Jimmy Jones
BLP 7012	Jazz Band Ball · not on the site yet	James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazz Men	1953	Ben Webster, Sid Catlett
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Buck Clayton, Henderson Chambers
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Buck Clayton, Jimmy Jones
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard
MG-26006	The Big Tenor	Ben Webster	1954	Ben Webster, Milt Hinton
MG-26007	A Girl Met A Piano	Beryl Booker	1954	Oscar Pettiford, John Collins
CL 745	Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi	Sarah Vaughan	1955	J.C. Heard, Jimmy Jones
MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Buck Clayton, Harry Carney
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance
MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
MGV-8293	Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (And Vice Versa)	Harry Edison - Buck Clayton Octet	1959	Buck Clayton, Jimmy Jones
MGV-8318	Ben Webster And Associates	Ben Webster And Associates	1959	Ben Webster, Jimmy Jones
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Henderson Chambers, Jimmy Jones
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Pettiford
RLP 328	Love Locked Out	Bev Kelly	1960	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
RLP 343	Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants	Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants	1960	Ray Nance, Jimmy Jones
LP 1342	The Ballad Artistry Of Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson With Quincy Jones' Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
CJM 8008	Wild Women Don't Have The Blues	Nancy Harrow	1961	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Ben Webster, J.C. Heard
BLP 4093	Heavy Soul	Ike Quebec	1962	Ike Quebec, Milt Hinton
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Ray Nance, Harry Carney
RLP 472	Fusion!	Wes Montgomery With Strings	1963	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
A-64	The Happy Horns Of Clark Terry	Clark Terry Sextet	1964	Ben Webster, Milt Hinton
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Ben Webster, Milt Hinton
BLP 4105	It Might As Well Be Spring	Ike Quebec	1964	Ike Quebec, Milt Hinton
A-78	You Better Know It!!!	Lionel Hampton	1965	Ben Webster, Milt Hinton
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Ray Nance, Jimmy Jones
V-8619	When My Dreamboat Comes Home	Bill Henderson	1965	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Jimmy Hamilton, Ray Nance
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Ben Webster, Oscar Pettiford