The Modern Jazz Sextet

Released: 1956
Tracks: 5

Who's on it

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Sonny Stitt – alto sax
Skeeter Best – guitar
John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Charlie Persip – drums

Credits

Producer: Norman Granz

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded.

1Tour De ForceJanuary 12, 1956 · 2652-6
2Dizzy Meets SonnyJanuary 12, 1956 · 2653-1
3Ballad Medley: Old Folks / What's New / How Deep Is The OceanJanuary 12, 1956 · 2654-1
4Blues For The BirdJanuary 12, 1956 · 2655-1
5Mean To MeJanuary 12, 1956 · 2656-1

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Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 113	Modern Jazz Trumpets	Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham	1951	Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath, Charlie Persip
MGV-8198	For Musicians Only	Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny Stitt	1956+	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
MGV-8260	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip
MGV-8262	Sonny Side Up	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip
V-8477	Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt	1962	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip

2 of them 87 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7605	Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys · not on the site yet	Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys	1948	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7839	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers · not on the site yet	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1949	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
PR 7674	Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet	1951	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 123	Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two	Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson	1952	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
BLP 5011	Wizard Of The Vibes	Milt Jackson	1952	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7749	The Modern Jazz Quartet · not on the site yet	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1952	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MG 9011	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4	Charlie Parker	1952	Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
PRLP 140	Blue Period	Miles Davis	1953	John Lewis, Percy Heath
ALR 142	Dizzy Volume 2	Dizzy Gillespie	1953	Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath
PRLP 160	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1953	John Lewis, Percy Heath
BLP 5028	Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown	Jay Jay Johnson Sextet	1953	John Lewis, Percy Heath
BLP 5032	New Star On The Horizon	Clifford Brown	1953	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7822	Miles Davis Quartet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Quartet	1953	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGN-18	More Of The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet Album #2	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
PRLP 161	Miles Davis Quartet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
PRLP 170	The Modern Jazz Quartet (Volume 2)	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1955	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 208	King Pleasure Sings	Charlie Ferguson Quintet With King Pleasure	1955	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGN-1050	Diz And Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
PRLP 7005	Concorde	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1955	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGN-1040	The Modern Jazz Society Presents A Concert Of Contemporary Music	The Modern Jazz Society	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGN-1083	Jazz Recital	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGN-1084	World Statesman	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
PJ-1217	Grand Encounter - 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West	John Lewis, Percy Heath, Bill Perkins, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1231	Fontessa	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1242	Ballads & Blues	Milt Jackson	1956	Skeeter Best, John Lewis
LP 1247	Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre	The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
BLP 1505	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1	J.J. Johnson	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
BLP 1509	Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet	Milt Jackson	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
BLP 1526	Memorial Album	Clifford Brown	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1956	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
PRLP 7025	Miles Davis And Horns	Miles Davis Sextet	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7029	Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7054	Blue Haze	Miles Davis	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7057	Django	MJQ	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7059	MJQ	Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quintet	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MG 12046	The Quartet	Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke	1956	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MG 12047	The Champ	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath
LP 1257	Dizzy At Home And Abroad	Dizzy Gillespie	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath
LP 1265	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1957	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1267	Afternoon In Paris	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1272	The John Lewis Piano	John Lewis Duo	1957	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1287	Jazz Piano International	Derek Smith, Dick Katz, Rene Urtreger, John Lewis	1957	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGV-8017	Dizzy In Greece	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8222	Birks' Works	Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8242	Dizzy Gillespie At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
LP 1284	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows: Original Film Score For No Sun In Venice By John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1958	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1299	Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins	The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 2	1958	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7128	King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings	Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band	1958	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGV-8266	Coleman Hawkins And Roy Eldridge At The Opera House (mono)	Coleman Hawkins - Roy Eldridge Quintet At JATP	1958	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGV-8269	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio At The Opera House	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1313	Improvised Meditations & Excursions	John Lewis	1959	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
LP 1325	Pyramid	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1960	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1345	Third Stream Music	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Guests	1960	John Lewis, Percy Heath
MGV-8352	The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All	The Dizzy Gillespie Octet	1960	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8386	A Portrait Of Duke Ellington	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1960	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
LP 1337	The Blues In Modern Jazz	Various Artists	1961	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1359	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra	The Modern Jazz Quartet With Orchestra	1961	John Lewis, Percy Heath
V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
LP 1381	Lonely Woman	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1385	European Concert Volume One	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1386	European Concert Volume Two	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1390	The Comedy	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PRLP 7234	Soul Summit	Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt With Jack McDuff	1962	Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip
PR 7774	Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff	1962	Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	John Lewis, Percy Heath
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1414	The Sheriff	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1964	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1418	Stitt Plays Bird	Sonny Stitt	1964	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
LP 1420	A Quartet Is A Quartet Is A Quartet	The Modern Jazz Quartet, Quartetto Di Milano, The Hungarian Gypsy Quartet	1964	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1429	Collaboration	The Modern Jazz Quartet With Laurindo Almeida	1964	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1440	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7352	Miles Davis Plays For Lovers	Miles Davis Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7421	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays For Lovers	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7425	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays Jazz Classics	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1449	Jazz Dialogue	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	1966	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1468	Blues At Carnegie Hall	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1966	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7457	Miles Davis Greatest Hits	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1966	John Lewis, Percy Heath
LP 1486	Live At The Lighthouse	MJQ	1967	John Lewis, Percy Heath
PR 7586	Original Moody's Mood	King Pleasure	1968	John Lewis, Percy Heath