Columbia session · in the studio

January 17, 1956; August 16, 1955; February 16, 1956; May 3, 1956; June 25, 1956

Rita Reys

Holland with The Wes Ilcken Combo, side B recorded in the United States with The Jazz Messengers

In the room

Rita Reys – vocal
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Herman Schoonderwalt – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Ira Sullivan – tenor sax
Toon van Vliet – tenor sax
Horace Silver – piano
Jerry Van Rooyen – piano, tenor sax, trumpet
Kenny Drew – piano
Rob Madna – piano
Chris Bender – bass
Dick Bezemer – bass
Doug Watkins – bass
Wilbur Ware – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Wessel Ilcken – 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
–	It's All Right With Me	CL 903
–	Gone With The Wind	CL 903
–	My Funny Valentine	CL 903
–	But Not For Me	CL 903
–	I Should Care	CL 903
–	There'll Never Be Another You	CL 903
–	I Cried For You	CL 903
–	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	CL 903
–	My One And Only Love	CL 903
–	That Old Black Magic	CL 903
–	Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year	CL 903
–	Taking A Chance On Love	CL 903

All 12 takes found on Spotify

Where it ended up

Rita Reys – The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys (Columbia CL 903)

CL 903 · 1956The Cool Voice Of Rita ReysRita Reys

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 4325	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers · not on the site yet	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers	1954	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
	CL 897	The Jazz Messengers	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey

4 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5058	Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 3)	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers	1955	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 5062	Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 4)	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers	1955	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 5066	Hank Mobley Quartet	Hank Mobley Quartet	1955	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 1507	At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 1	The Jazz Messengers	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 1508	At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 2	The Jazz Messengers	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 1518	Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers	Horace Silver	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 1539	6 Pieces of Silver	Horace Silver	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins
MG 12064	The Jazz Message Of	Kenny Clarke Quintet	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins
RLP 12-236	This Is New	Kenny Drew Quintet/Quartet	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
BLP 1544	Hank Mobley and His All Stars	Hank Mobley	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
BLP 1550	Hank Mobley Quintet	Hank Mobley	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware

3 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5065	Afro-Cuban	Kenny Dorham	1955	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1536	J.R. Monterose	J.R. Monterose	1956	Ira Sullivan, Horace Silver, Wilbur Ware
PRLP 7048	4, 5 And 6	Jackie McLean	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7061	Mobleys Message	Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
BLP 1535	Afro-Cuban	Kenny Dorham	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1540	Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan	Hank Mobley	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
BLP 1547	A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1	Jimmy Smith	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 1548	A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2	Jimmy Smith	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 1560	Hank	Hank Mobley	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Wilbur Ware
PRLP 7073	All Night Long	Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
MG 12092	Jazz Message #2	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
RLP 12-264	Johnny Griffin Sextet	Johnny Griffin Sextet	1958	Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
BLP 1556	The Sounds of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith	1959	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 4048	Byrd In Flight	Donald Byrd	1961	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
PR 7448	The Best Of Kenny Burrell	The Prestige All Stars	1966	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins

2 of them 90 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 111	Mr. Saxophone	Sonny Stitt	1951	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PRLP 126	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One	Sonny Stitt Quartet	1952	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PRLP 135	Mambo Jazz	Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins	1952	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PRLP 137	Sonny Rollins Quartet	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1952	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
BLP 5018	New Faces-New Sounds	Horace Silver	1953	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5021	New Faces-New Sounds	Lou Donaldson	1953	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5023	New Faces-New Sounds	Kenny Drew	1953	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PRLP 161	Miles Davis Quartet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5034	Spotlight On Drums	Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2/Art Blakey-Sabu	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5037	A Night At Birdland Vol. 1	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5038	A Night At Birdland Vol. 2	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5039	A Night At Birdland Vol. 3	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5040	Miles Davis Vol. 3	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
PR 7822	Miles Davis Quartet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
MGN-1026	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	1955	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
BLP 5064	Julius Watkins Sextet Vol. 2	Julius Watkins Sextet	1955	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 5070	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 3	Jay Jay Johnson Quintet	1955	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
MG 12017	The Jazz Corner Of The Village Cafe Bohemia Featuring Kenny Clarke, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, Nat Adderley, Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley, Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson	Kenny Clarke Septet	1955	Donald Byrd, Horace Silver
MG-36007	Clark Terry	Clark Terry Septet	1955	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
RLP 12-222	Presenting Ernie Henry	Ernie Henry Quintet	1956	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
MGN-1068	Jazz Tones	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	1956	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
MGN-1069	Mr. Clarinet	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	1956	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
BLP 1502	Miles Davis Volume 2	Miles Davis	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
BLP 1520	Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu	Horace Silver	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1521	A Night at Birdland Volume 1	Art Blakey	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1522	A Night at Birdland Volume 2	Art Blakey	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1534	Whims of Chambers	Paul Chambers	1956	Donald Byrd, Horace Silver
BLP 1538	Lee Morgan Indeed!	Lee Morgan	1956	Horace Silver, Wilbur Ware
PRLP 7029	Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1956	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PRLP 7035	Lights Out!	The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope	1956	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7043	Informal Jazz	Elmo Hope Sextet	1956	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PRLP 7046	Pairing Off	Phil Woods Septet	1956	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7054	Blue Haze	Miles Davis	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
PRLP 7060	Hi Fi Jam Session	Gene Ammons All Stars	1956	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7062	2 Trumpets	Farmer/Byrd	1956	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
RLP 12-242	Monk's Music	Thelonious Monk Septet	1957	Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey
RLP 12-243	Blues For Tomorrow	Various Artists	1957	Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1537	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet	Lou Donaldson	1957	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1541	Lee Morgan Sextet (Vol. 2)	Lee Morgan	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
BLP 1549	Blowing in from Chicago	Cliff Jordan & John Gilmore	1957	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1558	Sonny Rollins Volume 2	Sonny Rollins	1957	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1559	A Blowing Session	Johnny Griffin	1957	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 1562	The Stylings of Silver	Horace Silver	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
BLP 1570	Dial "S" for Sonny	Sonny Clark	1957	Hank Mobley, Wilbur Ware
PRLP 7077	Kaleidoscope	Sonny Stitt	1957	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
PRLP 7081	All Day Long	Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor	1957	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7082	Mobley's 2nd Message	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7119	2 Guitars	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor	1957	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
PR 7298	Prestige/Groovy Goodies	Various Artists	1957	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
MG 12091	Introducing Lee Morgan	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins
RLP 12-249	Pal Joey By The Kenny Drew Trio	The Kenny Drew Trio	1958	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
RLP 12-257	Man Bites Harmonica!	Jean Thielemans	1958	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
RLP 12-265	10 To 4 At The 5 Spot	Pepper Adams Quintet	1958	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
RLP 12-266	Last Chorus	Ernie Henry	1958	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
RLP 12-274	Way Out	Johnny Griffin Quartet	1958	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
BCP-6027	Art Blakey Big Band	Art Blakey Big Band	1958	Donald Byrd, Art Blakey
PRLP 7133	Stitt's Bits	Sonny Stitt	1958	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Horace Silver
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Horace Silver
BLP 4004	Holiday For Skins Volume 1	Art Blakey	1959	Donald Byrd, Art Blakey
BLP 4005	Holiday For Skins Volume 2	Art Blakey	1959	Donald Byrd, Art Blakey
BLP 4015	At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 1	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	1959	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
JLP 3	The Swingers	Kenny Dorham	1960	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
JLP 14	Kenny Dorham & Friends	Ernie Henry Quintet	1960	Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware
BLP 4016	At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 2	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	1960	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 4026	Fuego	Donald Byrd	1960	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
BLP 4031	Soul Station	Hank Mobley	1960	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Donald Byrd, Art Blakey
JLP 46	Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane	Thelonious Monk Solo	1961	Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey
BLP 4058	Roll Call	Hank Mobley	1961	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 4059	Undercurrent	Kenny Drew	1961	Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew
BLP 4063	Whistle Stop	Kenny Dorham	1961	Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew
RLP 421	Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits	Thelonious Monk Quintet	1962	Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey
BLP 4067	Bluesnik	Jackie McLean	1962	Kenny Drew, Doug Watkins
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Donald Byrd, Art Blakey
BLP 4126	My Point Of View	Herbie Hancock	1963	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4435	Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yet	Hank Mobley Quintet	1963	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4124	A New Perspective	Donald Byrd	1964	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4149	No Room For Squares	Hank Mobley	1964	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PR 7306	Biggest Soul Hits	Gene Ammons	1964	Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey
BLP 4176	One Flight Up	Dexter Gordon	1965	Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew
BLP 4186	The Turnaround!	Hank Mobley	1965	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PR 7352	Miles Davis Plays For Lovers	Miles Davis Quartet	1965	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 4238	Mustang!	Donald Byrd	1967	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4259	Blackjack	Donald Byrd	1967	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4425	Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yet	Hank Mobley Quintet	1967	Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PR 7585	Stitt's Bits Vol. 1	Sonny Stitt	1968	Kenny Drew, Art Blakey