EmArcy session · in the studio

February 5, 1949

Gene Ammons And His Orchestra

This day's music is on 2 records: The Advance Guard Of The '40s, Battle Of The Saxes

In the room

Gene Ammons – tenor sax
Jesse Miller – trumpet
Ernest McDonald – alto sax
Leo Blevens – guitar
Marcel Daniels – vocal
Junior Mance – piano
Leroy Jackson – bass
Wesley Landers – 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
2501-1	Daddy Sauce's Airlines	MG-36016
2502-1	Little Irv	MG-36016
2503-1	Abdullah's Fiesta	Not issued at the time · later on Mercury 8125
2504-1	Brother Jug's Sermon	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 – The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG-36016)

MG-36016 · 1955The Advance Guard Of The '40sVarious 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.

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP-785	Jug & Sonny	Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt	1967	Gene Ammons, Jesse Miller, Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson, Wesley Landers

3 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 107	Battle Of The Saxes	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1951	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 112	Gene Ammons Favorites Volume One	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1951	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 126	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One	Sonny Stitt Quartet	1952	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 148	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two	Sonny Stitt Septet	1953	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
MG-26031	With Or Without	Gene Ammons	1954	Gene Ammons, Ernest McDonald, Junior Mance
PRLP 7050	Gene Ammons All Star Sessions	Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt	1956	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PRLP 7133	Stitt's Bits	Sonny Stitt	1958	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers
PR 7585	Stitt's Bits Vol. 1	Sonny Stitt	1968	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Wesley Landers

2 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7823	Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quartet · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quartet	1950	Gene Ammons, Wesley Landers
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson
PRLP 127	Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites (Volume Two)	Gene Ammons And His Band	1952	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance
MG 9009	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Leo Parker	1952	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance
MG 9018	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5	Leo Parker	1952	Gene Ammons, Junior Mance
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson