Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
December 29, 1959
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
- This day's music is on 2 records: Blues Is A Story, Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 2: Around The World
In the room
- Sonny Terry – harmonica, vocal
- Brownie McGhee – guitar, vocal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Key To The Highway | PJ-1294 |
| – | Lose Your Money | PJ-1294 |
| – | Louise | PJ-1294 |
| – | Sportin' Life | PJ-1294 |
| – | New Harmonica Breakdown | PJ-1294 |
| – | Prison Bound | PJ-1294 |
| – | Livin' With The Blues | PJ-1294, PJ-1290, PJ-10150 |
| – | Blowing The Blues | PJ-1294 |
| – | Baby, Please Don't Go | PJ-1294, PJ-10150 |
| – | Twelve Gates To The City | PJ-1294 |
| – | Pawnshop Blues | PJ-1294 |
| – | Brownie's Guitar Blues | PJ-1294 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PJ-1294 · 1960Blues Is A StorySonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
PJ-1290 · 1960Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 2: Around The WorldVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP 3254 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 1958 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
| PJ-1296 | Down South Summit Meetin' | Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
| LP 3296 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | Sonny, Brownie | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
| PR 7715 | Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry · not on the site yet | Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
| PJ-10150 | Lightnin' Hopkins With Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry And Big Joe Williams · not on the site yet | Lightnin' Hopkins With Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry And Big Joe Williams | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
| LP 3317 | Shouts & Blues | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 1962 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
| LP 3340 | Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 1962 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |