Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
August 13, 1954
Clifford Brown Ensemble
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA
- This day's music is on 4 records: Clifford Brown Ensemble, Arranged By Montrose, Jazz Immortal, 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!
In the room
Clifford Brown – trumpet- Stu Williamson – valve trombone
Zoot Sims – tenor sax- Bob Gordon – baritone sax
- Jack Montrose – arranger
- Russ Freeman – piano
Carson Smith – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
The takes
2 of these 6 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
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| PJ-1648 | Tiny Capers | PJLP-19, PJ-1214, PJ-3, PJ-100 |
| PJ-1650 | Gone With The Wind | PJLP-19, PJ-1214, PJ-3 |
| – | Blueberry Hill | PJLP-19, PJ-1214, PJ-3 |
| – | Bones For Jones | PJLP-19, PJ-3 |
| – | Tiny Capers (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz JWC-500 |
| – | Gone With The Wind (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz 7243 5 32142 2 7 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PJLP-19 · 1955Clifford Brown EnsembleClifford Brown Ensemble
PJ-1214 · 1956Arranged By MontroseJack Montrose
PJ-3 · 1960Jazz ImmortalClifford Brown
PJ-100 · 196324 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!Various ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1206 | The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker | Chet Baker Quartet | 1955 | Bob Gordon, Jack Montrose, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith, Shelly Manne |
4 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJLP-9 | Chet Baker Ensemble | Chet Baker Ensemble | 1954 | Bob Gordon, Jack Montrose, Russ Freeman, Shelly Manne |
 | C2517 | The Octet | Lennie Niehaus Volume 2 | 1954 | Stu Williamson, Bob Gordon, Jack Montrose, Shelly Manne |
 | C3518 | The Quintets | Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1 | 1956 | Stu Williamson, Bob Gordon, Jack Montrose, Shelly Manne |
 | C3536 | Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo | Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6) | 1957 | Stu Williamson, Jack Montrose, Russ Freeman, Shelly Manne |
 | C3540 | Zounds! | The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2) | 1958 | Stu Williamson, Bob Gordon, Jack Montrose, Shelly Manne |
