Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys – Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney (Savoy MG 12011)

Savoy MG 12011 · 12-inch LP · 1955

MG 12011

Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney

Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys

Released: 1955
Tracks: 16

5 more tracks from these dates went to Sonny Stitt
2 more tracks from these dates went to Bird - Diz - Bud - Max
2 more tracks from these dates went to New Sounds In Modern Music
2 more tracks from these dates went to Fats Navarro
2 more tracks from these dates went to New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1
2 more tracks from these dates went to New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6
1 more track from these dates went to The Birth Of Bop Volume 2
1 more track from these dates went to The Birth Of Bop Volume 3

Who's on it

Sonny Stitt – alto sax
Kinny Durham – trumpet
Bud Powell – piano
Al Hall – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Fats Navarro – trumpet
McKinley Kinney Durham – trumpet
Morris Lane – tenor sax
Ed De Vertoil – baritone sax
Gil Fuller – arranger
Tadd Dameron – piano
Ernest Henry – alto sax
Kay Penton – vocal
Curley Russell – bass

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 3 sessions.

1Serenade To A SquareAugust 23, 1946 · S3342
2Good KickAugust 23, 1946 · S3343A
3Seven UpAugust 23, 1946 · S3344
4Blues In Be BopAugust 23, 1946 · S3345
5Boppin' A Riff Part 1September 6, 1946 · S3346
6Boppin' A Riff Part 2September 6, 1946 · S3347
7Fat Boy Part 1September 6, 1946 · S3348
8Fat Boy Part 2September 6, 1946 · S3349
9Everything's Cool Part 1September 6, 1946 · S3350
10Everything's Cool Part 2September 6, 1946 · S3351
11Webb City Part 1September 6, 1946 · S3352
12Webb City Part 2September 6, 1946 · S3353
13A Be Bop Carol (as Be Bop Carroll)October 28, 1947 · S3465-6
14The Tadd WalkOctober 28, 1947 · S3466-1
15Gone With The WindOctober 28, 1947 · S3467-3
16That Someone Must Be YouOctober 28, 1947 · S3468-3

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The 3 sessions

August 23, 1946NYCSonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys
- Sonny Stitt – alto sax
- Kinny Durham – trumpet
- Bud Powell – piano
- Al Hall – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
4 tracks on this record · 7 takes that dayOpen the session →
September 6, 1946NYCFats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys
- Fats Navarro – trumpet
- McKinley Kinney Durham – trumpet
- Sonny Stitt – alto sax
- Morris Lane – tenor sax
- Ed De Vertoil – baritone sax
- Gil Fuller – arranger
- Bud Powell – piano
- Al Hall – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
8 tracks on this record · 8 takes that dayOpen the session →
October 28, 1947NYCTadd Dameron Quintet
- Tadd Dameron – piano
- Fats Navarro – trumpet
- Ernest Henry – alto sax
- Kay Penton – vocal
- Curley Russell – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
4 tracks on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

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

10 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9005	Fats Navarro	Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys	1952	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, McKinley Kinney Durham, Morris Lane, Ed De Vertoil, Gil Fuller, Tadd Dameron
	MG 9006	Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys	1952	Sonny Stitt, Kinny Durham, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, McKinley Kinney Durham, Morris Lane, Ed De Vertoil, Gil Fuller

9 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9012	New Sounds In Modern Music	Various Artists	1952	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, McKinley Kinney Durham, Morris Lane, Ed De Vertoil, Gil Fuller
	MG 9014	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1	Sonny Stitt	1952	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, McKinley Kinney Durham, Morris Lane, Ed De Vertoil, Gil Fuller

7 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Ernest Henry, Kay Penton, Curley Russell

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9019	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6	Fats Navarro	1952	Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Ernest Henry, Kay Penton, Curley Russell
	MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Ernest Henry, Kay Penton, Curley Russell

5 of them 5 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 5004	Fats Navarro Memorial Album	The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro	1952	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	MG 9034	Bird - Diz - Bud - Max	Various Artists	1954	Sonny Stitt, Kinny Durham, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Kenny Clarke
	BLP 1531	The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1	Fats Navarro	1957	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	BLP 1532	The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2	Fats Navarro	1957	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	MG 12114	Opus De Bop	Various Artists	1957	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron

4 of them 3 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9016	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 3	Dexter Gordon	1952	Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	JLP 50	Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet	The Tadd Dameron Band	1961	Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	JLP 68	The Tadd Dameron Band	The Tadd Dameron Band	1962	Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell

3 of them 9 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 4430	Bud Powell's Modernists · not on the site yet	Bud Powell's Modernists	1949	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro
	MG 9003	New Sounds In Modern Music	Dexter Gordon	1951	Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	BLP 5003	The Amazing Bud Powell	Bud Powell's Modernists	1952	Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
	BLP 5012	The McGhee-Navarro Sextet	Howard McGhee's All Stars	1952	Kenny Clarke, Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
	BLP 1503	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1	Bud Powell	1955	Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
	MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Sonny Stitt, Kenny Clarke, Gil Fuller
	BLP 1504	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2	Bud Powell	1956	Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
	PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1956	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Curley Russell
	MG 12130	Dexter Rides Again	Dexter Gordon	1958	Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell

2 of them 15 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PR 7824	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra	1946	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
	MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	Bud Powell, Curley Russell
	MG-26025	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1954	Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro
	MG-26027	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1954	Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro
	MG-36016	The Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Artists	1955	Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro
	MG-36029	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1955	Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro
	MG-36030	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1955	Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro
	MGN-1063	Jazz Giant	Bud Powell	1956	Bud Powell, Curley Russell
	MG 12042	Roll Em Bags	Kenny Clarke's Sextet With Milt Jackson	1956	Kenny Clarke, Curley Russell
	MGV-8301	The Lonely One...	Bud Powell	1959	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke
	MG 12133	Nostalgia	Fats Navarro	1959	Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron
	LP 1395	Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass	Sonny Stitt Tentet	1962	Sonny Stitt, Tadd Dameron
	MG 12179	The 'Bird' Returns	Charlie Parker	1962	Tadd Dameron, Curley Russell
	BLP 4146	Our Man In Paris	Dexter Gordon	1963	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke
	CL 2292	A Portrait Of Thelonious	Bud Powell	1965	Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke

Also from these sessions

Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys – Sonny Stitt (Savoy MG 9006)

MG 9006 · 1952Sonny StittSonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys

Various Artists – Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy MG 9034)

MG 9034 · 1954Bird - Diz - Bud - MaxVarious Artists

Various Artists – New Sounds In Modern Music (Savoy MG 9012)

MG 9012 · 1952New Sounds In Modern MusicVarious Artists

Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys – Fats Navarro (Savoy MG 9005)

MG 9005 · 1952Fats NavarroFats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys

Sonny Stitt – New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1 (Savoy MG 9014)

MG 9014 · 1952New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1Sonny Stitt

Fats Navarro – New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6 (Savoy MG 9019)

MG 9019 · 1952New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6Fats Navarro

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel)

In the 12000 series

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