Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
March 25, 1959
Mel Lewis Quintet
Sound Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA
- This day's music is on 2 records: More Drums On Fire!, Choice
In the room
Mel Lewis – drums
Zoot Sims – tenor sax
Jim Hall – guitar- Russ Freeman – piano
- Monte Budwig – bass
The takes
What the numbers mean
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
1 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PJ-1261 · 1959More Drums On Fire!Sonny Payne, Mel Lewis, Benny Barth, Armando Peraza, Ray Mosca
PJ-20 · 1961ChoiceZoot SimsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1285 | A Gasser! | Annie Ross | 1959 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
 | PJ-3 | Jazz Immortal | Clifford Brown | 1960 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
 | PJ-1289 | Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers | Various Artists | 1960 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1263 | Swingin' Standards | Buddy Bregman And His Dance Band! | 1959 | Mel Lewis, Jim Hall, Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
 | PJ-1276 | Gypsy | Annie Ross | 1959 | Mel Lewis, Jim Hall, Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1257 | The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! | Various Artists | 1959 | Mel Lewis, Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
 | PJ-1264 | The Swingers! | Lambert, Hendricks And Ross | 1959 | Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Russ Freeman |
 | LP 1328 | Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival | Woody Herman's Big New Herd | 1960 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims, Monte Budwig |
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJLP-19 | Clifford Brown Ensemble | Clifford Brown Ensemble | 1955 | Zoot Sims, Russ Freeman |
 | PJ-1214 | Arranged By Montrose | Jack Montrose | 1956 | Zoot Sims, Russ Freeman |
 | PJ-1221 | On Stage | The Bill Perkins Octet | 1956 | Mel Lewis, Russ Freeman |
 | C3568 | Art Pepper + Eleven | Art Pepper + Eleven | 1959 | Mel Lewis, Russ Freeman |
 | MGV-8388 | The Concert Jazz Band | Gerry Mulligan | 1960 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims |
 | V-8413 | 7 x Wilder | The Bob Brookmeyer 4 | 1961 | Mel Lewis, Jim Hall |
 | PJ-60 | The Artistry Of Pepper | Art Pepper | 1962 | Russ Freeman, Monte Budwig |
 | V-8438 | Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band On Tour/Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims | Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band | 1962 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims |
 | V-8443 | The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" | The Gary McFarland Orchestra | 1962 | Mel Lewis, Jim Hall |
 | PJ-100 | 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! | Various Artists | 1963 | Zoot Sims, Russ Freeman |
 | V-8567 | The Essential Gerry Mulligan | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport | 1963 | Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims |