Atlantic session · in the studio
August 31, 1958
The Modern Jazz Quartet With Sonny Rollins
In the room
Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
Milt Jackson – vibes
John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – bass- Connie Kay – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Atlantic numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
2 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 25 albums
3 of them 27 albums
2 of them 76 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 | |
 | PRLP 109 | Modern Jazz Trombones | Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars | 1951 | Sonny Rollins, John Lewis |
 | PRLP 135 | Mambo Jazz | Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins | 1952 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 137 | Sonny Rollins Quartet | Sonny Rollins Quartet | 1952 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | ALR 142 | Dizzy Volume 2 | Dizzy Gillespie | 1953 | Milt Jackson, 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 7751 | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins · not on the site yet | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1953 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath | |
 | PRLP 161 | Miles Davis Quartet | Miles Davis Quartet | 1954 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 166 | Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1954 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 177 | Art Farmer | Art Farmer Quintet | 1954 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 183 | Milt Jackson Quintet | The Milt Jackson Quintet | 1954 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 186 | Sonny Rollins Quintet | Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham | 1954 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 187 | Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins | Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants | 1954 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
| PR 7650 | Miles Davis All Stars · not on the site yet | Miles Davis All Stars | 1954 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath | |
| PR 7847 | Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants · not on the site yet | Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants | 1954 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath | |
 | PRLP 196 | Miles Davis All Stars Vol. 1 | Miles Davis All Stars | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 200 | Miles Davis All Stars Vol. 2 | Miles Davis All Stars | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 208 | King Pleasure Sings | Charlie Ferguson Quintet With King Pleasure | 1955 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | MG 12006 | Kenny Clarke | Kenny Clarke Sextet | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | MG 12020 | Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet | 1955 | Milt Jackson, John Lewis |
 | MG 12026 | Howard McGhee And Milt Jackson | The Howard McGhee Sextet With Milt Jackson | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
| MG 15049 | Kai Winding Sextet | J.J. Johnson | 1955 | Sonny Rollins, John Lewis | |
 | MG 15051 | The Kenny Clarke Sextet | Kenny Clarke Sextet | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | MGN-1076 | The Modern Jazz Sextet | The Modern Jazz Sextet | 1956 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | 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 1228 | Chris Connor | Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra | 1956 | John Lewis, Connie Kay |
 | 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 1526 | Memorial Album | Clifford Brown | 1956 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7023 | Trombone By Three | J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green | 1956 | Sonny Rollins, John Lewis |
 | PRLP 7034 | Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet | Miles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7044 | Collectors' Items | Miles Davis | 1956 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7053 | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1956 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7054 | Blue Haze | Miles Davis | 1956 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7058 | Moving Out | Sonny Rollins | 1956 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | MG 12047 | The Champ | Dizzy Gillespie | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | MG 12061 | Meet Milt Jackson | Milt Jackson Septet | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | RLP 12-241 | The Sound Of Sonny | Sonny Rollins | 1957 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | LP 1257 | Dizzy At Home And Abroad | Dizzy Gillespie | 1957 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | LP 1279 | Soul Brothers | Milt Jackson & Ray Charles | 1957 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | PRLP 7075 | Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1957 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | MG 12106 | J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets | J.J. Johnson's Beboppers | 1957 | Sonny Rollins, John Lewis |
 | RLP 12-272 | 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter | Various Artists | 1958 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | RLP 12-284 | Saxophone Revolt | Various Artists | 1958 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7128 | King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings | Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band | 1958 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | MGV-8267 | The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1958 | Percy Heath, Connie Kay |
 | MG 12126 | The Jazz Hour | Various Artists | 1958 | Milt Jackson, John Lewis |
 | RLP 12-286 | Things Are Getting Better | Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson | 1959 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | LP 1294 | Bags & Flutes | Milt Jackson With Frank Wess & Bobby Jaspar | 1959 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | LP 1298 | Historic Jazz Concert At Music Inn | Various Artists | 1959 | Percy Heath, Connie Kay |
 | PRLP 7150 | Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants | Miles Davis All Stars | 1959 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | LP 1316 | Bean Bags | Milt Jackson, Coleman Hawkins | 1960 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1334 | The Golden Striker | John Lewis | 1960 | John Lewis, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1342 | The Ballad Artistry Of Milt Jackson | Milt Jackson With Quincy Jones' Orchestra | 1960 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1368 | Bags & Trane | Milt Jackson & John Coltrane | 1961 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1369 | The Genius After Hours | Ray Charles | 1961 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1375 | The Wonderful World Of Jazz | John Lewis | 1961 | John Lewis, Connie Kay |
 | A-14 | Statements | Milt Jackson Quartet | 1962 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | JLP 72 | Sonny's Time | Sonny Rollins | 1962 | Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath |
 | RLP 416 | Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits | Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson | 1962 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | RLP 429 | Big Bags | Milt Jackson Orchestra | 1962 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | RLP 433 | Know What I Mean? | Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans | 1962 | Percy Heath, Connie Kay |
 | PJ-100 | 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! | Various Artists | 1963 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | RLP 446 | Invitation | Milt Jackson Sextet | 1963 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | RLP 465 | Swamp Seed | Jimmy Heath And Brass | 1963 | Percy Heath, Connie Kay |
 | PRLP 7253 | Looking Back | J.J. Johnson | 1963 | Sonny Rollins, John Lewis |
 | A-70 | Jazz 'N' Samba | Milt Jackson | 1964 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1417 | Vibrations | Milt Jackson | 1964 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1418 | Stitt Plays Bird | Sonny Stitt | 1964 | John Lewis, Connie Kay |
 | LP 1425 | Essence | John Lewis Plays The Compositions & Arrangements Of Gary McFarland | 1964 | John Lewis, Connie Kay |
 | PR 7352 | Miles Davis Plays For Lovers | Miles Davis Quartet | 1965 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |
 | LM-82002 | I/We Had A Ball | Various Artists | 1965 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | LM-82006 | In A New Setting | Milt Jackson | 1965 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | RLP 478 | For Someone I Love | Milt Jackson And Big Brass | 1966 | Milt Jackson, Connie Kay |
 | PR 7586 | Original Moody's Mood | King Pleasure | 1968 | John Lewis, Percy Heath |