Atlantic session · in the studio

January 28, 1958

LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra

In the room

LaVern Baker – vocal
Buck Clayton – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Paul Quinichette – tenor sax
Sahib Shihab – baritone sax
Danny Barker – guitar
Phil Moore – arranger
Ernie Wilkins – arranger
Nat Pierce – piano, arranger
Wendell Marshall – bass
Joe Marshall – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

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

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
2939	Money Blues	LP 1281
2940	Empty Bedroom Blues	LP 1281
2941	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle	LP 1281
2942	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight	LP 1281

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

Where it ended up

LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra – LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith (Atlantic LP 1281)

LP 1281 · 1958LaVern Baker Sings Bessie SmithLaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce

3 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1083	Jazz Recital	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Ernie Wilkins
CL 998	Jazz Lab	Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
CL 1058	Modern Jazz Perspective	Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet With Jackie Paris	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Buck Clayton, Danny Barker, Nat Pierce
BCP-6027	Art Blakey Big Band	Art Blakey Big Band	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
PRLP 7147	Basie Reunion	Paul Quinichette/Buck Clayton/Shad Collins/Jack Washington/Freddie Greene/Eddie Jones/Jo Jones/Nat Pierce	1958	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette, Nat Pierce
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Ernie Wilkins
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall

2 of them 39 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette
MG 15059	The Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet Vol. 1	Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet	1955	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
MG 15060	The Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet Vol. 2	Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet	1955	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
MG-36007	Clark Terry	Clark Terry Septet	1955	Jimmy Cleveland, Wendell Marshall
MG-36011	For These In Love	Dinah Washington	1955	Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Quinichette
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Paul Quinichette, Ernie Wilkins
MG 12007	Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins	Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet	1956	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
MG 12044	Top Brass Featuring 5 Trumpets	Various Artists	1956	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Buck Clayton, Paul Quinichette
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Quinichette
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
CL 1020	Jazz Omnibus	Various Artists	1957	Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
BCP-6021	The Chase Is On	Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette	1957	Paul Quinichette, Wendell Marshall
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Nat Pierce
MG 12096	Trumpets All Out	Various Artists	1957	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36114	Boy With Lots Of Brass	Maynard Ferguson	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
C3552	Benny Golson's New York Scene	The Benny Golson Quintet And Band	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
PRLP 7127	For Basie	Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce	1958	Paul Quinichette, Nat Pierce
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Ernie Wilkins, Wendell Marshall
BCP-79	Jazz For Young Moderns (And Old Buzzards, Too)	Tony Ortega	1959	Jimmy Cleveland, Nat Pierce
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Jimmy Cleveland, Nat Pierce
LP 1303	Mainstream	Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas & Their All-Star Jazz Groups	1959	Buck Clayton, Danny Barker
MGV-8354	Drummer's Holiday	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1960	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 395	Rah	Mark Murphy	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Nat Pierce
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins