Columbia session · in the studio

1954

Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman

In the room

Woody Herman – clarinet
Buck Clayton – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Joe Thomas – trumpet
Benny Powell – trombone
Trummy Young – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Lem Davis – alto sax
Al Cohn – tenor sax
Julian Dash – tenor sax
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Steve Jordan – guitar
Jimmy Jones – piano
Sir Charles Thompson – piano
Walter Page – bass
Jo Jones – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Columbia numbered its masters by the tune, in series by the city: CO 55473 is a New York master.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	How Hi The Fi	CL 567
–	Blue Moon	CL 567
–	Sentimental Journey	CL 567
–	Moten Swing	CL 567

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

Where it ended up

Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman – How Hi The Fi (Columbia CL 567)

CL 567 · 1954How Hi The FiBuck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman

Together elsewhere

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

13 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Woody Herman, Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Trummy Young, Urbie Green, Lem Davis, Al Cohn, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Steve Jordan, Jimmy Jones, Walter Page, Jo Jones

11 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Lem Davis, Julian Dash, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sir Charles Thompson, Walter Page, Jo Jones
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Trummy Young, Urbie Green, Lem Davis, Julian Dash, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sir Charles Thompson, Walter Page, Jo Jones
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Lem Davis, Julian Dash, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Steve Jordan, Sir Charles Thompson, Walter Page, Jo Jones

10 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Lem Davis, Julian Dash, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sir Charles Thompson, Walter Page, Jo Jones

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones
	MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Woody Herman, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

5 of them 20 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Walter Page
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Thomas, Trummy Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Walter Page
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Walter Page
V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Buck Clayton, Urbie Green, Steve Jordan, Walter Page, Jo Jones
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, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, 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, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Buck Clayton, Steve Jordan, Sir Charles Thompson, Jo Jones
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Buck Clayton, Urbie Green, Sir Charles Thompson, Jo Jones
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Urbie Green, Al Cohn, Walter Page, Jo Jones
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, 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, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

3 of them 19 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Joe Newman, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Walter Page
LP 1234	The Boss Of The Blues	Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green, Walter Page
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Walter Page
LP-633	This is Me	J. C. Heard Octet	1958	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Buck Clayton, Urbie Green, Jo Jones
PRLP 7127	For Basie	Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce	1958	Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8293	Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (And Vice Versa)	Harry Edison - Buck Clayton Octet	1959	Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Jimmy Jones
LP-653	The Last Of The Big Plungers	Al Grey And The Basie Wing	1960	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Al Cohn
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Al Cohn
V-8605	Our Shining Hour	Sammy Davis, Count Basie	1965	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Al Cohn

2 of them 65 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6133	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell And His All Stars	1950	Freddie Green, Jimmy Jones
CL 6201	After Hours With Joe Bushkin	Joe Bushkin	1952	Buck Clayton, Jo Jones
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 9009	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Leo Parker	1952	Joe Newman, Sir Charles Thompson
MG 9018	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5	Leo Parker	1952	Joe Newman, Sir Charles Thompson
ALR 116	Sarah Vaughan Sings	Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orchestra	1953	Trummy Young, Jimmy Jones
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	Joe Newman, Sir Charles Thompson
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Al Cohn, Jo Jones
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 745	Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi	Sarah Vaughan	1955	Freddie Green, Jimmy Jones
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
BCP-32	Jazz Great	Jack Teagarden	1956	Walter Page, Jo Jones
CL 592	The 3 Herds	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1956	Woody Herman, Urbie Green
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGN-1056	The Jazz Giants '56	Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey	1956	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 3-219	Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements	Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra	1956	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
MG 12040	Boyd Meets Stravinski (Volume 2)	Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra	1956	Trummy Young, Al Cohn
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
RLP 12-225	Trigger Happy!	Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All-Star Seven	1957	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
MGV-8216	Men From Mars	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1957	Woody Herman, Urbie Green
MGV-8219	New York Jazz	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1957	Jimmy Jones, Jo Jones
MGV-8241	Ruby Braff Octet With Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson At Newport	Bobby Henderson Solo At Newport	1957	Steve Jordan, Walter Page
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
PJ-1237	The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Vol. 1	Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section	1958	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
BCP-6024	Winner's Circle	Various Artists	1958	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
PRLP 7147	Basie Reunion	Paul Quinichette/Buck Clayton/Shad Collins/Jack Washington/Freddie Greene/Eddie Jones/Jo Jones/Nat Pierce	1958	Buck Clayton, Jo Jones
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
MGV-8295	The Swinger	Harry Edison	1959	Freddie Green, Jimmy Jones
MGV-8308	The Lester Young Story	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1959	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGV-8318	Ben Webster And Associates	Ben Webster And Associates	1959	Jimmy Jones, Jo Jones
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 1328	Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival	Woody Herman's Big New Herd	1960	Woody Herman, Urbie Green
CL 1401	Rushing Lullabies	Jimmy Rushing	1960	Sir Charles Thompson, Jo Jones
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
BCP-6042	Dixieland	Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden	1960	Walter Page, Jo Jones
MGV-8353	Mr. Swing	Harry Edison	1960	Freddie Green, Jimmy Jones
MGV-8370	The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow	1960	Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
MGV-8371	Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen	Tal Farlow	1960	Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
V-8410	Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live	The Essential Billie Holiday	1961	Buck Clayton, Al Cohn
CL 1754	Love Is A Necessary Evil	Don Elliott And His Orchestra With Irma Curry	1962	Al Cohn, Jo Jones
CL 1805	Fast Livin' Blues	Jon Hendricks	1962	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 1819	Play The Thing	Marlowe Morris Quintet	1962	Buck Clayton, Jo Jones
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Joe Newman, Urbie Green
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Joe Newman, Al Cohn
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Joe Newman, Al Cohn
V-8474	Bashin'	The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith	1962	Joe Newman, Urbie Green
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
V-8616	Basie Picks The Winners	Count Basie	1965	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Joe Newman, Urbie Green
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8659	Basie's Beatle Bag	Count Basie & His Orchestra	1966	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
A-9135	Nine Flags	Chico O'Farrill	1966	Benny Powell, Urbie Green
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8687	Basie's Beat	Count Basie	1967	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Joe Newman, Benny Powell