Contemporary session · in the studio
1958
Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 and 22
In the room
Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
Barney Kessel – guitar
Victor Feldman – vibraharp- Hampton Hawes – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
The takes
3 of these 11 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | C3564 |
| – | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | C3564 |
| – | How High The Moon | C3564 |
| – | You | C3564 |
| – | I've Found A New Baby | C3564 |
| – | Alone Together | C3564 |
| – | In The Chapel In The Moonlight | C3564 |
| – | The Song Is You | C3564 |
| – | The Song Is You (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Contemporary C-7651 |
| – | You (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Contemporary C-7651 |
| – | I've Found A New Baby (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Contemporary C-7651 |
11 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.
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3603 | Let's Cook! | Barney Kessel | 1962 | Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Hampton Hawes, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne |
3 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 1232 | Martians Come Back! | Shorty Rogers And His Giants | 1956 | Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne |
 | C3512 | Kessel Plays Standards | Barney Kessel Vol. 2 | 1956 | Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Shelly Manne |
 | LP 1270 | Way Up There | Shorty Rogers And His Giants | 1957 | Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne |
 | C3553 | Four! | Hampton Hawes!!!! | 1958 | Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Shelly Manne |
 | C3555 | Jazz Giant | Benny Carter | 1958 | Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne |
 | C3563 | Carmen | Barney Kessel | 1959 | Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Shelly Manne |
 | MGV-8375 | Wholly Cats | Buddy DeFranco And The All-Stars | 1960 | Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Leroy Vinnegar |
 | MGV-8382 | Closed Session | Buddy DeFranco And His Orchestra | 1960 | Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Leroy Vinnegar |
 | C3582 | Songs I Like To Sing! | Helen Humes | 1961 | Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne |
