EmArcy session · in the studio
December 27, 1951
Ben Webster Sextet
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Big Tenor, Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I
In the room
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
Benny Carter – alto sax- Gerald Wiggins – piano
- John Kirby – bass
- George Jenkins – drums
The takes
6 of these 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4720-1 | Randle's Island (aka Randall's Island) | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 175J-3/4 |
| 4720-2 | - | MG-26006, MG-36050 |
| 4720-3 | - | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 175J-3/4 |
| 4721-1 | Old Folks | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 175J-3/4 |
| 4721-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 175J-3/4 |
| 4721-3 | - | MG-26006 |
| 4722-1 | King's Riff | MG-26006, MG-36050 |
| 4723-1 | You're My Thrill (false start) | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 175J-3/4 |
| - | You're My Thrill | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 175J-3/4 |
| 4723-2 | - | MG-26006 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG-26006 · 1954The Big TenorBen Webster
MG-36050 · 1956Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part IVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 15 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7604 | Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies · not on the site yet | Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies | 1946 | Ben Webster, Benny Carter | |
 | MGN-10 | The Urbane Mr. Carter | Benny Carter Quintet With Joe Glover And His Orchestra | 1954 | Benny Carter, Gerald Wiggins |
 | MGN-14 | The Exciting Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson And His Big Band | 1954 | Maynard Ferguson, Benny Carter |
 | MGN-1001 | The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster | Ben Webster Quintet | 1954 | Ben Webster, Benny Carter |
 | BCP-23 | I'm Wild Again | Frances Faye | 1955 | Maynard Ferguson, Gerald Wiggins |
 | MGN-1021 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Ben Webster, Benny Carter |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Ben Webster, Benny Carter |
 | MGN-1046 | Skin Deep | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1955 | Maynard Ferguson, Benny Carter |
 | MGN-1070 | Cosmopolite | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 1956 | Benny Carter, Gerald Wiggins |
 | BCP-82 | Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One | Various Artists | 1958 | Maynard Ferguson, Gerald Wiggins |
 | C3555 | Jazz Giant | Benny Carter | 1958 | Ben Webster, Benny Carter |
 | CL 637 | Lady Day | Billie Holiday | 1961 | Ben Webster, John Kirby |
 | MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Ben Webster, Benny Carter |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Ben Webster, Benny Carter |
 | BCP-6068 | Award Album - Jazz Vocals | Various Artists | 1962 | Maynard Ferguson, Gerald Wiggins |