EmArcy session · in the studio

circa August, 1945

Jonah Jones And His Orchestra

This day's music is on 2 records: Trumpet Interlude, Battle Of The Saxes

In the room

Jonah Jones – trumpet
Hilton Jefferson – alto sax
Joe Thomas – tenor sax
Buster Harding – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
J.C. Heard – drums

The takes

2 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
HL109-2	Poor John	Not issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71
HL110-1	Trumpet Interlude	MG-36017
HL111	Little Sir Echo	Not issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71
HL112-1	Exactly Like You	MG-36023

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

Where it ended up

Various Artists – Trumpet Interlude (EmArcy MG-36017)

MG-36017 · 1955Trumpet InterludeVarious Artists

Various Artists – Battle Of The Saxes (EmArcy MG-36023)

MG-36023 · 1955Battle Of The SaxesVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Hilton Jefferson, Joe Thomas, Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5001	Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood	Various Artists	1952	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Jonah Jones, Hilton Jefferson, Milt Hinton

2 of them 17 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7604	Jonah Jones And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jonah Jones And His Orchestra	1946	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
MG-26026	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	1946	Joe Thomas, 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-1014	Jonah Jones Sextet	Jonah Jones Sextet	1955	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	Hilton Jefferson, Buster Harding
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Hilton Jefferson, 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	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Hilton Jefferson, Milt Hinton
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-6042	Dixieland	Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden	1960	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton