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EmArcy session · in the studio

April 20, 1955

Herb Geller Quartet

Los Angeles, CA

In the room

The takes

3 of these 8 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 · takeTitleFirst out on
11501If I Were A BellMG-36024
11502BewitchedMG-36024
11503The Answer ManMG-36024
11504-11CherokeeNot issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61
11516Come Rain Or Come ShineNot issued at the time
11517The Heather On The HillMG-36024
11518Blues In The NightNot issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61
11519SuppertimeMG-36024
8 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.

3 of them 1 album

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
MG-36040The Herb Geller SextetteHerb Geller Sextet1955Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller, Red Mitchell

2 of them 15 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
PJ-1205Bud Shank/Shorty RogersBud Shank - Shorty Rogers Quintet1955Red Mitchell, Mel Lewis
BLP 5059Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1Leonard Feather1955Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller
BLP 5060Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2Leonard Feather1955Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller
MG-26045Herb Geller PlaysHerb Geller Quartet1955Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller
MG-36044Dimensions Featuring Maynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson And His Orchestra1955Herb Geller, Red Mitchell
MG-36045Herb Geller PlaysHerb Geller Quartet1955Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller
BCP-52Mel Torme With The Marty Paich Dek-TetteMel Torme With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette1956Red Mitchell, Mel Lewis
PJ-1221On StageThe Bill Perkins Octet1956Red Mitchell, Mel Lewis
BCP-69'Round MidnightClaude Williamson1957Red Mitchell, Mel Lewis
BCP-80Jazz City Presents Entertainment Bethlehem Jazz SessionVarious Artists1957Herb Geller, Mel Lewis
C3538Presenting Red MitchellRed Mitchell Quartet1957Lorraine Geller, Red Mitchell
C3540Zounds!The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2)1958Red Mitchell, Mel Lewis
PJ-1257The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!Various Artists1959Red Mitchell, Mel Lewis
PJ-1276GypsyAnnie Ross1959Herb Geller, Mel Lewis
C3568Art Pepper + ElevenArt Pepper + Eleven1959Herb Geller, Mel Lewis