Pacific Jazz session · in the studio

April 3, 1954

Bud Shank Quartet With Three Trombones

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 2 records: Bud Shank And Three Trombones, Strings And Trombones

In the room

Bud Shank – alto sax
Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
Maynard Ferguson – valve trombone
Stu Williamson – valve trombone
Bob Cooper – arranger
Claude Williamson – piano
Joe Mondragon – bass
Shelly Manne – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Baby's Birthday Party	PJLP-14
–	You Don't Know What Love Is	PJLP-14, PJ-1213
–	Sing Something Simple	PJLP-14, PJ-1213
–	Mobile	PJLP-14

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

Where it ended up

Bud Shank Quartet With Three Trombones – Bud Shank And Three Trombones (Pacific Jazz PJLP-14)

PJLP-14 · 1954Bud Shank And Three TrombonesBud Shank Quartet With Three Trombones

Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer – Strings And Trombones (Pacific Jazz PJ-1213)

PJ-1213 · 1956Strings And TrombonesBud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2503	Shelly Manne And His Men	Shelly Manne & His Men	1953	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
C2515	In The Solo Spotlight	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 5	1954	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3507	The West Coast Sound	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 1	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
C3517	In The Solo Spotlight!	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 5)	1957	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne

4 of them 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2506	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3)	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
MG-26017	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1954	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
C3504	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 6	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1955	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
MG-26024	Dimensions	Maynard Ferguson	1955	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
MG-36044	Dimensions Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1955	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
C3508	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
MG-36071	Volume VIII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Drum Role	Various Artists	1956	Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson, Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon

3 of them 38 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C3501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 1	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
CL 549	Chet Baker & Strings	Chet Baker Quintet With Strings	1954	Bud Shank, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
C2510	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1954	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
C2511	Shelly Manne Vol. 2	Shelly Manne & His Men	1954	Bob Enevoldsen, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
C2514	Barney Kessel Volume 2	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
C2517	The Octet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 2	1954	Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
PJLP-19	Clifford Brown Ensemble	Clifford Brown Ensemble	1955	Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJLP-20	Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer	Bud Shank - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet With String Quintet	1955	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Joe Mondragon
PJ-1206	The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker	Chet Baker Quartet	1955	Bud Shank, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
C3503	The Octet #2	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 3	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
MG-36009	Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1955	Maynard Ferguson, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
BCP-52	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich Dek-Tette	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper
MGN-1086	This One's For Basie	Buddy Rich And His Orchestra	1956	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon
PJ-1214	Arranged By Montrose	Jack Montrose	1956	Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJ-1219	Jazz At Cal-Tech	Bud Shank Quartet In Concert	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Shelly Manne
C3509	Barney Kessel - Hampton Hawes' Trio With Shelly Manne (Vol. 7) - Lighthouse At Laguna	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
C3511	Easy Like	Barney Kessel Volume 1	1956	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3512	Kessel Plays Standards	Barney Kessel Vol. 2	1956	Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3514	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns (Vol. 1)	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns	1956	Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3520	Oboe/Flute	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
MG-36082	Music For Hi-Fi Bugs	Pete Rugolo	1956	Maynard Ferguson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Maynard Ferguson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Shelly Manne
C3536	Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo	Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6)	1957	Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
PJ-1251	I'll Take Romance	Bud Shank, Len Mercer Strings	1958	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Joe Mondragon
C3540	Zounds!	The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2)	1958	Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Joe Mondragon
PJ-1277	Blowin' Country	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper	1959	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Claude Williamson
C3568	Art Pepper + Eleven	Art Pepper + Eleven	1959	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Joe Mondragon
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen, Joe Mondragon
PJ-3	Jazz Immortal	Clifford Brown	1960	Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJ-35	Barefoot Adventure (Soundtrack)	Bud Shank	1961	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
PJ-60	The Artistry Of Pepper	Art Pepper	1962	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
V-8593	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Mel Torme	1964	Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
V-8608	The Astrud Gilberto Album	Astrud Gilberto With Marty Paich Orchestra	1965	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
V-8712	Big Band Shout	Buddy Rich	1967	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon

2 of them 62 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
PJLP-8	Russ Freeman Trio	Russ Freeman Trio	1954	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJLP-9	Chet Baker Ensemble	Chet Baker Ensemble	1954	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJLP-11	Chet Baker Sings	Chet Baker Quartet	1954	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJLP-15	Chet Baker Sextet	Chet Baker Sextet	1954	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C2508	Barney Kessel	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
CL 639	Town Hall Jazz Concert	Charlie Barnet	1955	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson
BCP-1022	Charlie Mariano Sextet	Charlie Mariano Sextet	1955	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-1024	Sapphire	Stu Williamson	1955	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Joe Mondragon
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Joe Mondragon
MG-36021	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	1955	Maynard Ferguson, Shelly Manne
BCP-49	Charlie Mariano Plays	Charlie Mariano Sextet	1956	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-55	Stu Williamson	Stu Williamson Septet	1956	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
PJ-1212	Trio Russ Freeman/Richard Twardzik	Russ Freeman Trio	1956	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJ-1215	The Bud Shank Quartet	Bud Shank Quartet	1956	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson
PJ-1221	On Stage	The Bill Perkins Octet	1956	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson
PJ-1222	Chet Baker Sings	Chet Baker Quartet	1956	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3510	The Quintets & Strings	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 4	1956	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3516	Swinging Sounds	Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 4	1956	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3518	The Quintets	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1	1956	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3524	The Sextet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 5	1956	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
BCP-6010	The Voice Of Audrey Morris	Audrey Morris	1956	Stu Williamson, Joe Mondragon
BCP-6011	Something Else By Johnny Richards	Johnny Richards Big Band	1956	Maynard Ferguson, Stu Williamson
MG 12045	Jazz Composers Workshop	Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne
MG-36074	Patti Page In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Patti Page With Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1956	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Maynard Ferguson, Shelly Manne
BCP-31	Stu Williamson Plays	Stu Williamson Quintet	1957	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
PJ-1226	Flute 'N Oboe	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper	1957	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper
PJ-1230	Bud Shank Quartet	Bud Shank Quartet	1957	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson
C3519	More Swinging Sounds	Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 5	1957	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
C3521	Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By (Vol. 4)	Barney Kessel	1957	Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
C3557	The Gambit	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 7	1958	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
MGV-8283	Anita O'Day Sings The Winners	Anita O'Day With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra	1958	Bud Shank, Bob Enevoldsen
MG-36122	Percussion At Work	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1958	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-86	We Cut This Album For Bread	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
PJ-1249	Pretty/Groovy	Chet Baker	1959	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
PJ-1263	Swingin' Standards	Buddy Bregman And His Dance Band!	1959	Stu Williamson, Bob Cooper
C3563	Carmen	Barney Kessel	1959	Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne
MGV-8311	Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre	Herb Ellis - Jimmy Giuffre Nonet	1959	Bud Shank, Joe Mondragon
PJ-4	Bud Shank Plays Tenor	Bud Shank Quartet	1960	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Stu Williamson, Claude Williamson
PJ-1286	Flute N' Alto	Bud Shank	1960	Bud Shank, Claude Williamson
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Maynard Ferguson, Stu Williamson
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Bob Enevoldsen, Claude Williamson
C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
MGV-8390	Jazz Cello	Ray Brown	1961	Bob Cooper, Joe Mondragon
V-8434	Swinging All The Way With Frances Faye	Frances Faye	1962	Bud Shank, Stu Williamson
PJ-75	Timeless	Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker	1963	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne
V-8662	The Velvet Groove	Howard Roberts	1966	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper
PJ-10110	Bud Shank And The Sax Section	Bud Shank And The Sax Section	1966	Bud Shank, Bob Cooper