Prestige session · in the studio
March 5, 1950
Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt
In the room
- Gene Ammons – tenor sax
- Bill Massey – trumpet
- Eph Greenlea – trombone
- Sonny Stitt – tenor, baritone sax
- Duke Jordan – piano
- Tommy Potter – bass
- Jo Jones – drums
The takes
4 of these 9 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
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| BL1218 | Soft Winds | Not issued at the time |
| BL1219 | Keep Your Head From Ammons | Not issued at the time |
| BL1220 | Bye Bye | Not issued at the time · later on Birdland 6006 |
| BL1221 | Let It Be | Not issued at the time · later on Birdland 6006 |
| BL1222-1 | Blues Up And Down (take 1) | PRLP 7050 |
| BL1222-2 | Blues Up And Down (take 2) | PRLP 7050 |
| BL1222-3 | Blues Up And Down (take 3) | PRLP 7050 |
| BL1223-1 | You Can Depend On Me (take 1) | PRLP 7050 |
| BL1223-2 | You Can Depend On Me (take 2) | PRLP 7050 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRLP 7133 | Stitt's Bits | Sonny Stitt | 1958 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter |
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7039 | Hi Fidelity Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Gene Ammons, Duke Jordan |
 | PRLP 7077 | Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt | 1957 | Sonny Stitt, Tommy Potter |