Argo session · in the studio

March 15, 16 & 17, 1960

Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio

In the room

Ramsey Lewis – piano
Joe Newman – trumpet
Al Grey – trombone
Frank Foster – tenor sax
Frank Wess – tenor sax, flute
John Gray – guitar
Freddie Green – guitar
Lorez Alexandria – vocal
Eldee Young – bass
Red Holt – drums

The takes

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
–	Early In The Morning	LP-663
–	Don't Explain	LP-663
–	So Long	LP-663
–	Good Morning, Heartache	LP-663
–	Trouble Is A Man	LP-663
–	I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues	LP-663
–	Baby Don't You Cry	LP-663
–	Rocks In My Bed	LP-663
–	I'm Just A Lucky So & So	LP-663
–	I Almost Lost My Mind	LP-663

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

Where it ended up

Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Early In The Morning (Argo LP-663)

LP-663 · 1960Early In The MorningLorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Al Grey, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
	A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Newman, Al Grey, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green

4 of them 23 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Al Grey, Frank Foster, Freddie Green
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Al Grey, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green

3 of them 35 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP 1234	The Boss Of The Blues	Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP-611	Ramsey Lewis And His Gentle-Men Of Swing	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1958	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-627	Ramsey Lewis And His Gentlemen Of Jazz - Volume 2	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1958	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP-645	An Hour With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1959	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-671	In Chicago	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Joe Newman, Al Grey, Freddie Green
LP-680	More Music From The Soil	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1961	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-686	Never On Sunday	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1961	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP-701	Country Meets The Blues	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1962	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
CL 1805	Fast Livin' Blues	Jon Hendricks	1962	Joe Newman, Al Grey, Freddie Green
LP-715	Pot Luck	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1963	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-723	Barefoot Sunday Blues	Ramsey Lewis Trio	1963	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP-732	Bach To The Blues	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1964	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-741	At The Bohemian Caverns	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1964	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-745	More Sounds Of Christmas	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1964	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green
LP-687	Sound Of Christmas	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1965	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-750	You Better Believe Me	The Ramsey Lewis Trio + Jean DuShon	1965	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-757	The In Crowd	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1965	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-755	Choices! The Best Of The Ramsey Lewis Trio	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1966	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-761	Hang On Ramsey!	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1966	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
LP-771	Swingin'	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1966	Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young, Red Holt
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Al Grey, Frank Foster, Freddie Green
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Al Grey, Frank Foster, Freddie Green
V-8687	Basie's Beat	Count Basie	1967	Al Grey, Frank Foster, Freddie Green

2 of them 42 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 12072	North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank Wess	Frank Foster Septet	1956	Frank Foster, Frank Wess
MG 12078	No 'Count	Frank Foster	1956	Frank Foster, Frank Wess
MG 12086	Trombones	Various Artists	1956	Frank Foster, Frank Wess
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Foster
MG 12095	Jazz For Playboys	Various Artists	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
LP-633	This is Me	J. C. Heard Octet	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG-36150	Down To Earth	Ramsey Lewis	1959	Ramsey Lewis, Red Holt
LP-653	The Last Of The Big Plungers	Al Grey And The Basie Wing	1960	Joe Newman, Al Grey
LP-666	Hey! It's James Moody	James Moody	1960	John Gray, Eldee Young
RLP 409	ELVIN!	Elvin Jones & Company	1962	Frank Foster, Frank Wess
LP-699	Eldee Young And Company	Eldee Young Quintet	1962	Eldee Young, Red Holt
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Frank Wess, Freddie Green
V-8605	Our Shining Hour	Sammy Davis, Count Basie	1965	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8616	Basie Picks The Winners	Count Basie	1965	Al Grey, Freddie Green
V-8659	Basie's Beatle Bag	Count Basie & His Orchestra	1966	Al Grey, Freddie Green
LP 1496	I Believe To My Soul	Junior Mance	1968	Joe Newman, Frank Wess