EmArcy session · in the studio

March 25, 1965

The Three Sounds

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 25, and

In the room

Milt Bernhart – trombone
Gil Falco – trombone
Lew McCreary – trombone
George Oliver – trombone
Tommy Shepherd – trombone
Kenny Shroyer – trombone
Gene Harris – piano
Andrew Simpkins – bass · as Andy Simpkins
Bill Dowdy – drums

The takes

1 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
31747	Hittin' The Jug	LM-82014
35801	Hittin' The Jug (45 rpm edit)	Not issued at the time · later on Limelight L-3059
31749	John Brown's Body	LM-82014
31750	What Now, My Love	LM-82014
31753	Justerini	LM-82014

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

Where it ended up

The Three Sounds – Three Moods (Limelight LM-82014)

LM-82014 · 1965Three MoodsThe Three Sounds

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
RLP 12-285	Branching Out	Nat Adderley	1958	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 1600	Introducing the 3 Sounds	The Three Sounds	1958	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
RLP 12-294	New Blue Horns	Various Artists	1959	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4012	LD + 3	Lou Donaldson With The 3 Sounds	1959	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4014	Bottoms Up!	The 3 Sounds	1959	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4020	Good Deal	The 3 Sounds	1960	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4044	Moods	The 3 Sounds	1960	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4057	Blue Hour	Stanley Turrentine With The 3 Sounds	1961	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4072	Feelin' Good	The 3 Sounds	1961	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4434	The Three Sounds · not on the site yet	The Three Sounds	1961	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4088	Here We Come	The 3 Sounds	1962	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4102	Hey There	The 3 Sounds	1962	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4120	It Just Got To Be	The Three Sounds	1963	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4155	Black Orchid	The 3 Sounds	1964	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
BLP 4197	Out Of This World	The 3 Sounds	1966+	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
V-8513	Blue Genes	The Three Sounds	1963	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
V-8514	Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds	Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds	1963	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy
LM-82026	Beautiful Friendship	The Three Sounds	1965	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy

2 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Milt Bernhart, Kenny Shroyer
JLP 16	Organ-izing	Mel Rhyne	1960	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
LM-82037	Today's Sounds	The Three Sounds	1966	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4248	Vibrations	The 3 Sounds	1967	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4265	Live At The Lighthouse	The 3 Sounds	1967	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins