EmArcy session · in the studio
June 6, 1952
James Moody And His Band
- This day's music is on 2 records: Moodsville, The Moody Story
In the room
James Moody – tenor, alto sax- Dave Burns – trumpet
Numa Moore – baritone sax
Sadik Hakim – piano- Teddy Stewart – drums
The takes
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4811 | The Bite | MG-26040, MG-36031 |
| 4812 | Poor Butterfly | MG-26040, MG-36031 |
| 4813-1 | My Ideal (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 195J-10104 |
| 4813-4 | My Ideal (take 4) | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 195J-10104 |
| 4814 | St. Louis Blues | MG-26040, MG-36031 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-26004 | The Moody Story | James Moody | 1954 | James Moody, Dave Burns, Numa Moore, Sadik Hakim, Teddy Stewart |
 | MG-36050 | Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I | Various Artists | 1956 | James Moody, Dave Burns, Numa Moore, Sadik Hakim, Teddy Stewart |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5006 | James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo | James Moody And His Bop Men | 1952 | James Moody, Dave Burns, Teddy Stewart |
 | PRLP 192 | James Moody's Moods | James Moody And His Band | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns, Sadik Hakim |
 | PRLP 7072 | Moody | James Moody And His Band | 1957 | James Moody, Dave Burns, Sadik Hakim |
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9012 | New Sounds In Modern Music | Various Artists | 1952 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
| PR 7663 | James Moody And His Band · not on the site yet | James Moody And His Band | 1954 | James Moody, Dave Burns | |
 | PRLP 198 | Moody | James Moody And His Band | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
 | PRLP 7011 | Hi Fi Party | James Moody | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
| PR 7740 | James Moody And His Band · not on the site yet | James Moody And His Band | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns | |
| PR 7853 | James Moody And His Band · not on the site yet | James Moody And His Band | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns | |
 | MG 12020 | Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
 | PRLP 7036 | Wail Moody Wail | James Moody And His Band | 1956 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
 | PRLP 7056 | James Moody's Moods | James Moody And His Band | 1956 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
 | MG 12110 | The Dizzy Gillespie Story | Ray Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys | 1957 | James Moody, Dave Burns |
 | RLP 429 | Big Bags | Milt Jackson Orchestra | 1962 | James Moody, Dave Burns |