Argo session · in the studio

January 8, 1950

Gene Ammons Septet

In the room

Gene Ammons – tenor sax
Jesse Miller – trumpet
Matthew Gee – trombone
Leo Blevins – guitar
Junior Mance – piano
Leroy Jackson – bass
Wesley Landers – drums

The takes

2 of these 5 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Chess numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
U-7231	Pennies From Heaven	Not issued at the time · later on Aristocrat 411
U-7232	The Last Chance (as The Last Mile)	LP-785
U-7233	Cha-Bootie	LP-785
U-7234	Full Moon	LP-785
U-7234-alt.	More Moon	Not issued at the time · later on Chess CHV 414

5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt – Jug & Sonny (Cadet LP-785)

LP-785 · 1967Jug & SonnyGene Ammons, Sonny Stitt

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36016	The Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Artists	1955	Gene Ammons, Jesse Miller, Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson, Wesley Landers
	MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	Gene Ammons, Jesse Miller, Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson, Wesley Landers

4 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 107	Battle Of The Saxes	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1951	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 112	Gene Ammons Favorites Volume One	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1951	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 126	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One	Sonny Stitt Quartet	1952	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 148	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two	Sonny Stitt Septet	1953	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 7133	Stitt's Bits	Sonny Stitt	1958	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PR 7585	Stitt's Bits Vol. 1	Sonny Stitt	1968	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 127	Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites (Volume Two)	Gene Ammons And His Band	1952	Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance
	PRLP 7050	Gene Ammons All Star Sessions	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1956	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers

2 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7823	Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quartet · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quartet	1950	Gene Ammons, Wesley Landers
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson
MG 9009	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Leo Parker	1952	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance
MG 9018	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5	Leo Parker	1952	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance
MG-26031	With Or Without	Gene Ammons	1954	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson