EmArcy session · in the studio

July 19, 1944

Pete Brown's All Star Quintet Featuring Kenny Kersey

In the room

Pete Brown – alto sax
Joe Thomas – trumpet
Kenny Kersey – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
J.C. Heard – drums

The takes

3 of these 6 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

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

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
HL45-2	It All Depends On You	MG-36018
HL46-2	That's My Weakness Now	Not issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71
HL46-3	-	MG-36018
HL47-1	It's The Talk Of The Town	Not issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71
HL47-2	-	MG-36018
HL48-3	I May Be Wrong	Not issued at the time · later on Keynote K1312

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

Where it ended up

Various Artists – Alto Altitude (EmArcy MG-36018)

MG-36018 · 1955Alto AltitudeVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Joe Thomas, Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
	MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	Joe Thomas, Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard

2 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-26026	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	1946	Joe Thomas, J.C. Heard
BLP 5001	Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood	Various Artists	1952	Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
MG 9013	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2	Various Artists	1952	Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
MG 9021	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
BCP-21	Jazz At The Metropole Cafe	Al "Jazzbo" Collins	1955	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-1014	Jonah Jones Sextet	Jonah Jones Sextet	1955	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
MG-36049	Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano Players	Various Artists	1956	Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
BCP-4	Jazz Kaleidoscope	Pete Brown/Jonah Jones	1957	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-6042	Dixieland	Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton