Contemporary session · in the studio
November 24, 1959
The Bill Smith Quartet
In the room
- Bill Smith – clarinet
Jim Hall – guitar- Monty Budwig – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
The takes
2 of these 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | A-Roving | C3591 |
| – | Greensleeves | C3591 |
| – | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | C3591 |
| – | John Henry | C3591 |
| – | Wayfaring Stranger | C3591 |
| – | Three Blind Mice | C3591 |
| – | Go Down, Moses | C3591 |
| – | Blow The Man Down | C3591 |
| – | Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair | C3591 |
| – | Reuben, Reuben | C3591 |
| – | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (alternate take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1956-2 |
| – | Reuben, Reuben (alternate take 14) | Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1956-2 |
12 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.
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3536 | Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo | Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6) | 1957 | Bill Smith, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne |
