EmArcy session · in the studio
April 14, 1945
Albinia Jones With Don Byas' Swing Seven
In the room
Don Byas – tenor sax
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet- Sammy Price – alto sax
- Gene Sedric – clarinet
- Leonard Ware – guitar
Albinia Jones – vocal- Oscar Smith – bass
- Doc West – drums
The takes
3 of these 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NSC49 | Evil Gal Blues | MG-36017 |
| NSC50 | Salty Papa Blues | Not issued at the time · later on National 9013 |
| NSC51 | Albinia's Blues | Not issued at the time · later on National 9013 |
| NSC52 | Don't You Wear No Black | Not issued at the time · later on National 9012 |
4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-36014 | Joe Turner And Pete Johnson | Joe Turner With Pete Johnson's All Stars | 1955 | Don Byas, Leonard Ware, Doc West |
2 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ALR 138 | Dizzy Volume 1 | Dizzy Gillespie | 1953 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | ALR 142 | Dizzy Volume 2 | Dizzy Gillespie | 1953 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | CL 1036 | The Jazz Makers | Various Artists | 1957 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | LP 1257 | Dizzy At Home And Abroad | Dizzy Gillespie | 1957 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | LP 1337 | The Blues In Modern Jazz | Various Artists | 1961 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | V-8539 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | V-8540 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | V-8541 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |
 | V-8542 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie |