EmArcy session · in the studio

August 17, 1945

J.C. Heard Quintet

In the room

J.C. Heard – drums
Buck Clayton – trumpet
Flip Phillips – tenor sax
Johnny Guarnieri – piano
Milt Hinton – bass

The takes

3 of these 5 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
HL105-3	Why Do I Love You	Not issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71
HL105-4	-	MG-36049
HL106-4	All My Life	MG-36049
HL107-1	Groovin' With J.C.	Not issued at the time · later on Keynote K623
HL108	What's The Use	Not issued at the time · later on Keynote K623

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

Where it ended up

Various Artists – Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano Players (EmArcy MG-36049)

MG-36049 · 1956Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano PlayersVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5001	Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood	Various Artists	1952	J.C. Heard, Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
MG 9013	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2	Various Artists	1952	J.C. Heard, Johnny Guarnieri, Milt Hinton
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	J.C. Heard, Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
MG 9021	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	J.C. Heard, Johnny Guarnieri, Milt Hinton

2 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	J.C. Heard, Milt Hinton
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	J.C. Heard, Milt Hinton
MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	J.C. Heard, Milt Hinton
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	J.C. Heard, Milt Hinton
MGC-693	Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green	1956	J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips
MGN-1059	In A Tender Mood	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
CJM 8008	Wild Women Don't Have The Blues	Nancy Harrow	1961	Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips