The Charlie Ventura Quartet – The Charlie Ventura Quartet (Norgran MGN-8)

Norgran MGN-8 · 10-inch LP · 1954

MGN-8

The Charlie Ventura Quartet

The Charlie Ventura Quartet

Released: 1954
Tracks: 8

2 more tracks from these dates went to Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall
8 more tracks from these dates went to Blue Saxophones
2 more tracks from these dates went to In A Jazz Mood

Who's on it

Charlie Ventura – tenor, baritone, bass, soprano sax
Gene Kutch – piano
Ace Tesone – bass
Chick Kenny – drums
Hank Jones – piano
Bob Carter – bass
Jo Jones – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 2 sessions.

1Ain't Misbehavin'December 22, 1952 · 1106-4
2Blue PreludeDecember 22, 1952 · 1107-2
3Girl Of My DreamsDecember 22, 1952 · 1108-3
4Limehouse BluesDecember 22, 1952 · 1109-1
5Blues For TwoJanuary 5, 1953 · 1114-6
6Somebody Loves MeJanuary 5, 1953 · 1115-3
7Crazy RhythmJanuary 5, 1953 · 1116-10
8All The Things You AreJanuary 5, 1953 · 1117-1

Find it on Spotify

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1075	Blue Saxophones	Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra	1956	Charlie Ventura, Gene Kutch, Ace Tesone, Chick Kenny, Hank Jones, Bob Carter, Jo Jones

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1013	Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	Charlie Ventura Quartet	1954	Charlie Ventura, Gene Kutch, Ace Tesone, Chick Kenny, Bob Carter

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1073	In A Jazz Mood	Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra	1956	Charlie Ventura, Gene Kutch, Ace Tesone, Chick Kenny

2 of them 10 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-20	An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	Charlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCall	1954	Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter
	MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Hank Jones, Jo Jones
	MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Charlie Ventura, Chick Kenny
	MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter
	MGN-1053	An Evening With Mary Ann McCall And Charlie Ventura	Charlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCall	1956	Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter
	RLP 12-233	The Hawk Flies High	Coleman Hawkins Septet	1957	Hank Jones, Jo Jones
	RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Hank Jones, Jo Jones
	CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Hank Jones, Jo Jones
	RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Hank Jones, Jo Jones
	MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Charlie Ventura, Chick Kenny

Also from these sessions

Charlie Ventura Quartet – Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall (Norgran MGN-1013)

MGN-1013 · 1954Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCallCharlie Ventura Quartet

Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra – Blue Saxophones (Norgran MGN-1075)

MGN-1075 · 1956Blue SaxophonesCharlie Ventura And His Orchestra

Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra – In A Jazz Mood (Norgran MGN-1073)

MGN-1073 · 1956In A Jazz MoodCharlie Ventura And His Orchestra

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel)

In the Norgran ten-inch LPs

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