Columbia session · in the studio

April 2 & 3, 1958

Duke Ellington's Spacemen

Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York on April 2 (tracks A1, A2 & B3 to B5) and April 3 (tracks A3 to B2 & B6), 1958

In the room

Duke Ellington – piano
Clark Terry – trumpet
Britt Woodman – trombone
John Sanders – trombone
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – 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
–	Avalon	CL 1198
–	Body And Soul	CL 1198
–	Bass-ment	CL 1198
–	Early Autumn	CL 1198
–	Jones	CL 1198
–	Perdido	CL 1198
–	St. Louis Blues	CL 1198
–	Spacemen	CL 1198
–	Midnight Sun	CL 1198
–	Take The "A" Train	CL 1198

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

Where it ended up

Duke Ellington's Spacemen – The Cosmic Scene (Columbia CL 1198)

CL 1198 · 1958The Cosmic SceneDuke Ellington's Spacemen

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

8 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

7 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 872	Blue Rose	Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

6 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

5 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Britt Woodman, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Britt Woodman, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

4 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
LP-626	Cookin'	Paul Gonsalves	1958	Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

3 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode
LP-620	Out On A Limb	Clark Terry	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Paul Gonsalves
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Britt Woodman, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson

2 of them 38 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
MG-36130	Dinah Sings Bessie Smith	Dinah Washington	1958	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8358	Blues-A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
RLP 352	Devil May Care	Teri Thornton	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8423	Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live	The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 419	The Magic Touch	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
A-30	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
CL 2029	Piano In The Foreground	Duke Ellington	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1964	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8610	Movin' Wes	Wes Montgomery	1965	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8652	Peter & The Wolf	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1966	Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson
V-8667	Hoochie Cooche Man	Jimmy Smith	1966	Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-9119	Roll 'Em	Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8732	Hodges & Hines: Swing's Our Thing	Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines	1968	Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard