Contemporary session · in the studio

February 15, 1955

Lennie Niehaus Octet

In the room

Lennie Niehaus – alto sax
Stu Williamson – trumpet
Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
Bill Holman – tenor sax
Jimmy Giuffre – baritone sax
Pete Jolly – piano
Monty Budwig – bass
Shelly Manne – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

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

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Blue Room	C3503
–	You And The Night And The Music	C3503
–	Bunko	C3503
–	Love Is Here To Stay	C3503
–	They Say It's Wonderful	C3503
–	Rick's Tricks	C3503
–	Rose Room	C3503
–	Cooling It	C3503
–	Yes, Yes, Honey	C3503
–	Debbie	C3503
–	Nice Work If You Can Get It	C3503
–	Circling The Blues	C3503

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

Where it ended up

Lennie Niehaus Vol. 3 – The Octet #2 (Contemporary C3503)

C3503 · 1955The Octet #2Lennie Niehaus Vol. 3

Together elsewhere

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

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	C3514	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns (Vol. 1)	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns	1956	Lennie Niehaus, Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2517	The Octet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 2	1954	Lennie Niehaus, Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3536	Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo	Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6)	1957	Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3540	Zounds!	The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2)	1958	Lennie Niehaus, Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne

4 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne
C3507	The West Coast Sound	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 1	1956	Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3510	The Quintets & Strings	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 4	1956	Lennie Niehaus, Stu Williamson, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3518	The Quintets	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1	1956	Lennie Niehaus, Stu Williamson, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3524	The Sextet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 5	1956	Lennie Niehaus, Stu Williamson, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne

3 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2503	Shelly Manne And His Men	Shelly Manne & His Men	1953	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
PJLP-14	Bud Shank And Three Trombones	Bud Shank Quartet With Three Trombones	1954	Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen, Shelly Manne
C2513	The Quintet	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1	1954	Lennie Niehaus, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
LP 1212	The Swinging Mr. Rogers	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Monty Budwig
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Monty Budwig
BCP-53	Peggy Connelly	Peggy Connelly With Russ Garcia & The "Wigville" Band	1956	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
BCP-55	Stu Williamson	Stu Williamson Septet	1956	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
PJ-1213	Strings And Trombones	Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen, Shelly Manne
C3557	The Gambit	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 7	1958	Stu Williamson, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Shelly Manne
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
PJ-60	The Artistry Of Pepper	Art Pepper	1962	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Shelly Manne

2 of them 60 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C2506	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3)	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 1	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
PRLP 169	New Directions 4	Teddy Charles Quintet	1954	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C2511	Shelly Manne Vol. 2	Shelly Manne & His Men	1954	Bob Enevoldsen, Shelly Manne
C2514	Barney Kessel Volume 2	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C2515	In The Solo Spotlight	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 5	1954	Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen
PJLP-19	Clifford Brown Ensemble	Clifford Brown Ensemble	1955	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
BCP-1029	The Composition Of Bobby Scott Vol. 2	Bobby Scott Octet	1955	Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
MGN-1030	A Recital By Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow Sextet	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Monty Budwig
BCP-1040	Wigville	Russ Garcia	1955	Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C2516	"The Three"	Shelly Manne Vol. 3	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
MG-36021	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	1955	Bill Holman, Shelly Manne
PJ-1214	Arranged By Montrose	Jack Montrose	1956	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3508	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3512	Kessel Plays Standards	Barney Kessel Vol. 2	1956	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3516	Swinging Sounds	Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 4	1956	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
BCP-6011	Something Else By Johnny Richards	Johnny Richards Big Band	1956	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman
PRLP 7028	Collaboration: West	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Bill Holman, Shelly Manne
BCP-8	The Compositions Of Bobby Scott	Bobby Scott Septet	1957	Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
C3517	In The Solo Spotlight!	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 5)	1957	Stu Williamson, Bob Enevoldsen
C3519	More Swinging Sounds	Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 5	1957	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
PRLP 7078	Evolution	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne	1957	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
MGV-8283	Anita O'Day Sings The Winners	Anita O'Day With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra	1958	Lennie Niehaus, Bob Enevoldsen
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman
PJ-1263	Swingin' Standards	Buddy Bregman And His Dance Band!	1959	Stu Williamson, Bill Holman
C3560	Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn	Shelly Manne & His Men	1959	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3565	Some Like It Hot	Barney Kessel	1959	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3566	Son Of Gunn!!	Shelly Manne & His Men Play More Music From Peter Gunn	1959	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman
MGV-8305	Good Pickin's	Howard Roberts	1959	Bill Holman, Pete Jolly
MG-36148	More Vibes On Velvet	Terry Gibbs	1959	Bill Holman, Pete Jolly
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
PJ-3	Jazz Immortal	Clifford Brown	1960	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3577	Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 1	Shelly Manne & His Men	1960	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3578	Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 2	Shelly Manne & His Men	1960	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3579	Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 3	Shelly Manne & His Men	1960	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3580	Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 4	Shelly Manne & His Men	1960	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3584	Shelly Manne's "The Three" & "The Two"	Shelly Manne's "The Three"	1960	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
BCP-6039	Jazz Music For The Birds And The Hep Cats	Russ Garcia And Marty Paich	1960	Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman
C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3587	The Proper Time!	Shelly Manne & His Men	1961	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
C3591	Folk Jazz	Bill Smith With Shelly Manne, Jim Hall & Monty Budwig	1961	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
V-8497	Empathy	Shelly Manne/Bill Evans With Monty Budwig	1962	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3609	My Son The Jazz Drummer!	Shelly Manne	1963	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
V-8593	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Mel Torme	1964	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
LP 1469	Boss Sounds!	Shelly Manne & His Men At Shelly Manne-Hole	1966	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
V-8662	The Velvet Groove	Howard Roberts	1966	Bill Holman, Pete Jolly
V-8747	The Best Of Bill Evans	Shelly Manne - Bill Evans With Monty Budwig	1968	Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne