Mambo Jazz

Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins

Released: 1952
Tracks: 8

7 more tracks from these dates went to Sonny Rollins Quartet
8 more tracks from these dates went to Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew
4 more tracks from these dates went to Kaleidoscope
4 more tracks from these dates went to Stitt's Bits Vol. 2
2 more tracks from these dates went to Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two

Who's on it

Kenny Graham – tenor sax
Joe Hunter – trumpet
Roy Plummer – guitar
Jack Honeyborne – piano
Cliff Ball – bass
Dickie Devere – drums
Bob Caxton – conga
Ginger Johnson – bongo
Leonardo – maracas
Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
Kenny Drew – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Sonny Stitt – tenor sax
John Hunt – trumpet
Bill Massey – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
John Houston – piano
Ernie Sheppard – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums
Humberto Morales – timbales
Joe Holiday – tenor sax
Jordin Fordin – organ
Clarence Johnson – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Ulysses Hampton – bongo, conga

The tracks

Side one

1DondeJuly 31, 1952 · 347
2Joe Black MamboJuly 31, 1952 · 348
3SerenataJuly 31, 1952 · 349
4Cuban NightingaleJuly 31, 1952 · 350

Side two

1Cool MamboMarch 25, 1952 · 335
2Blue MamboMarch 25, 1952 · 337
3Pina ColadaFebruary 10, 1951 · M-7-131
4Mambo BounceDecember 17, 1951 · 268

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The 4 sessions

February 10, 1951London, EnglandKenny Graham's Afro-Cubists
- Kenny Graham – tenor sax
- Joe Hunter – trumpet
- Roy Plummer – guitar
- Jack Honeyborne – piano
- Cliff Ball – bass
- Dickie Devere – drums
- Bob Caxton – conga
- Ginger Johnson – bongo
- Leonardo – maracas
1 track on this record · 2 takes that dayOpen the session →
December 17, 1951Apex Studios, NYCSonny Rollins Quartet
- Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
1 track on this record · 8 takes that dayOpen the session →
March 25, 1952NYCSonny Stitt Band
- Sonny Stitt – tenor sax
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Bill Massey – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- John Houston – piano
- Ernie Sheppard – bass
- Shadow Wilson – drums
- Humberto Morales – timbales
2 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
July 31, 1952NYCJoe Holiday Quintet
- Joe Holiday – tenor sax
- Jordin Fordin – organ
- Clarence Johnson – bass
- Sam Woodyard – drums
- Ulysses Hampton – bongo, conga
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

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

10 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7077	Kaleidoscope	Sonny Stitt	1957	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, John Hunt, Bill Massey, Joe Newman, John Houston, Ernie Sheppard, Shadow Wilson, Humberto Morales

9 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 148	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two	Sonny Stitt Septet	1953	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, John Hunt, Bill Massey, Joe Newman, John Houston, Ernie Sheppard, Shadow Wilson, Humberto Morales
	PR 7612	Stitt's Bits Vol. 2	Sonny Stitt	1968	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, John Hunt, Bill Massey, Joe Newman, John Houston, Ernie Sheppard, Shadow Wilson, Humberto Morales

4 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 126	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One	Sonny Stitt Quartet	1952	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PRLP 137	Sonny Rollins Quartet	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1952	Sonny Rollins, Kenny Drew, Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 7029	Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1956	Sonny Rollins, Kenny Drew, Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 7133	Stitt's Bits	Sonny Stitt	1958	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PR 7585	Stitt's Bits Vol. 1	Sonny Stitt	1968	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey

3 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7823	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1950	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PRLP 107	Battle Of The Saxes	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1951	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PRLP 111	Mr. Saxophone	Sonny Stitt	1951	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
PRLP 112	Gene Ammons Favorites Volume One	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1951	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PRLP 127	Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites (Volume Two)	Gene Ammons And His Band	1952	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PRLP 131	The New Sounds From Newark Featuring Joe Holiday And His Group	Joe Holiday Quintet	1952	Joe Holiday, Jordin Fordin, Clarence Johnson
PRLP 140	Blue Period	Miles Davis	1953	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PR 7822	Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet	1953	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 186	Sonny Rollins Quintet	Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham	1954	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 7050	Gene Ammons All Star Sessions	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1956	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
PRLP 7058	Moving Out	Sonny Rollins	1956	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Art Blakey
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Joe Newman
PRLP 7075	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1957	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Art Blakey

2 of them 84 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 113	Modern Jazz Trumpets	Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham	1951	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PR 7298	Prestige/Groovy Goodies	Various Artists	1951	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
PR 7674	Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet	1951	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PR 7744	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1951	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
PRLP 124	The New Sounds	Miles Davis	1952	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
PR 7828	Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band · not on the site yet	Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band	1952	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
MG 9009	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Leo Parker	1952	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 138	Contemporary Music	Zoot Sims All Stars	1953	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 149	Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites Volume Three	Gene Ammons Quartet	1953	Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
BLP 5021	New Faces-New Sounds	Lou Donaldson	1953	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 5022	Miles Davis Vol. 2	The Miles Davis Sextet	1953	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 5023	New Faces-New Sounds	Kenny Drew	1953	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
BLP 5032	New Star On The Horizon	Clifford Brown	1953	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PR 7751	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins · not on the site yet	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1953	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
MG 9026	The Birth Of Bop Volume 5	Various Artists	1953	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 161	Miles Davis Quartet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 166	Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk Quintet	1954	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 177	Art Farmer	Art Farmer Quintet	1954	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 187	Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins	Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants	1954	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 189	Thelonious Monk Plays	Thelonious Monk Trio	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
BLP 5034	Spotlight On Drums	Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2/Art Blakey-Sabu	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 5040	Miles Davis Vol. 3	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 5044	New Faces-New Sounds	Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 5055	Lou Donaldson Sextet Vol. 2	Lou Donaldson Sextet	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PR 7847	Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants · not on the site yet	Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants	1954	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PR 7848	Thelonious Monk Trio · not on the site yet	Thelonious Monk Trio	1954	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
MG-26025	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1954	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MG-26027	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1954	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MGN-1026	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	1955	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
BLP 1501	Miles Davis Volume 1	Miles Davis	1955	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
MG 15049	Kai Winding Sextet	J.J. Johnson	1955	Sonny Rollins, Shadow Wilson
MG-36010	I Surrender, Dear	Billy Eckstine	1955	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MG-36016	The Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Artists	1955	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MG-36029	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1955	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MG-36030	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1955	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
CL 903	The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys	Rita Reys	1956	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
MGN-1068	Jazz Tones	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	1956	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
MGN-1069	Mr. Clarinet	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	1956	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
MGN-1076	The Modern Jazz Sextet	The Modern Jazz Sextet	1956	Percy Heath, Sonny Stitt
BLP 1502	Miles Davis Volume 2	Miles Davis	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 1520	Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu	Horace Silver	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 1526	Memorial Album	Clifford Brown	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 7012	Dig	Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins	1956	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
PRLP 7022	The Brothers	Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 7025	Miles Davis And Horns	Miles Davis Sextet	1956	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 7027	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Trio	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
PRLP 7044	Collectors' Items	Miles Davis	1956	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 7053	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1956	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 7054	Blue Haze	Miles Davis	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
MG 12047	The Champ	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
RLP 12-241	The Sound Of Sonny	Sonny Rollins	1957	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
BLP 1535	Afro-Cuban	Kenny Dorham	1957	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 1537	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet	Lou Donaldson	1957	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
BLP 1558	Sonny Rollins Volume 2	Sonny Rollins	1957	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
PRLP 7109	Bags Groove	Miles Davis	1957	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	Sonny Rollins, Shadow Wilson
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
LP 1299	Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins	The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 2	1958	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
PRLP 7126	Tour De Force	Sonny Rollins	1958	Sonny Rollins, Kenny Drew
PRLP 7128	King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings	Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band	1958	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
MGV-8260	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	1958	Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt
MGV-8262	Sonny Side Up	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins	1958	Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt
RLP 12-286	Things Are Getting Better	Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson	1959	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	John Hunt, Joe Newman
PRLP 7207	Sonny Boy	Sonny Rollins	1961	Sonny Rollins, Kenny Drew
JLP 72	Sonny's Time	Sonny Rollins	1962	Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
LP-697	Dig Him!	Gene Ammons-Sonny Stitt	1962	Sonny Stitt, John Houston
V-8426	Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961	Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt	1962	Sonny Stitt, John Houston
V-8477	Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt	1962	Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt
A-45	A Jazz Message	Art Blakey Quartet	1964	Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
PR 7306	Biggest Soul Hits	Gene Ammons	1964	Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PR 7352	Miles Davis Plays For Lovers	Miles Davis Quartet	1965	Percy Heath, Art Blakey
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	Art Blakey, Joe Newman
PR 7457	Miles Davis Greatest Hits	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1966	Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey