EmArcy session · in the studio
May 2, 1945
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 5 records: Blues For Sale, Blues For Sale, The Love Songs Of Mr. "B", The Love Songs Of Mr. "B", The Advance Guard Of The '40s
In the room
Billy Eckstine – vocal, valve trombone, conductor- Gail Brockman – trumpet
- Boonie Hazel – trumpet
- Shorty McConnell – trumpet
Fats Navarro – trumpet- Joe Taswell Baird – trombone
- Chippy Outcalt – trombone
- Howard Scott – trombone
- Gerald Valentine – trombone, arranger · as Gerald Gerry Valentine
- Budd Johnson – alto sax
- Sonny Stitt – alto sax
Gene Ammons – tenor sax
Dexter Gordon – tenor sax
Leo Parker – baritone sax- Connie Wainwright – guitar
John Malachi – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Art Blakey – drums
The takes
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues | MG-26025, MG-36029 |
| NSC54-3 | A Cottage For Sale | MG-26027, MG-36030 |
| NSC55-2 | I Love The Rhythm In A Riff | MG-36016 |
| NSC56 | Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) | Not issued at the time · later on National 9015 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG-26025 · 1954Blues For SaleBilly Eckstine
MG-36029 · 1955Blues For SaleBilly Eckstine
MG-26027 · 1954The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"Billy Eckstine
MG-36030 · 1955The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"Billy Eckstine
MG-36016 · 1955The Advance Guard Of The '40sVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
12 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-36010 | I Surrender, Dear | Billy Eckstine | 1955 | Billy Eckstine, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Leo Parker, Connie Wainwright, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | MG-36038 | Boning Up The 'Bones | Various Artists | 1955 | Billy Eckstine, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Leo Parker, Connie Wainwright, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
4 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7823 | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt · not on the site yet | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1950 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | |
 | PRLP 107 | Battle Of The Saxes | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 112 | Gene Ammons Favorites Volume One | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | MG 9003 | New Sounds In Modern Music | Dexter Gordon | 1951 | Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 126 | Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One | Sonny Stitt Quartet | 1952 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | MG 9016 | New Trends Of Jazz Volume 3 | Dexter Gordon | 1952 | Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7050 | Gene Ammons All Star Sessions | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1956 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7133 | Stitt's Bits | Sonny Stitt | 1958 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PR 7585 | Stitt's Bits Vol. 1 | Sonny Stitt | 1968 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
3 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 111 | Mr. Saxophone | Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Sonny Stitt, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 127 | Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites (Volume Two) | Gene Ammons And His Band | 1952 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Art Blakey |
 | MG 9005 | Fats Navarro | Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys | 1952 | Fats Navarro, Sonny Stitt, Leo Parker |
 | MG 9009 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 | Leo Parker | 1952 | Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker |
 | PRLP 148 | Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two | Sonny Stitt Septet | 1953 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7077 | Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt | 1957 | Sonny Stitt, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | MG 12130 | Dexter Rides Again | Dexter Gordon | 1958 | Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, Art Blakey |
 | MG 12133 | Nostalgia | Fats Navarro | 1959 | Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey |
 | PR 7306 | Biggest Soul Hits | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Tommy Potter |
 | PR 7612 | Stitt's Bits Vol. 2 | Sonny Stitt | 1968 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Art Blakey |
