Prestige session · in the studio
April 26, 1950
Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Battle Of The Saxes, Gene Ammons Favorites Volume One
In the room
Gene Ammons – tenor sax- Bill Massey – trumpet
- Bennie Green – trombone
- Sonny Stitt – baritone sax
- Duke Jordan – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Art Blakey – drums
The takes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Chabootie | PRLP 107, PR 7823 |
| 86 | Who Put The Sleeping Pills In Rip Van Winkle's Coffee | PR 7823 |
| 87 | Gravy (as Walkin') | PRLP 112, PR 7823 |
| 88 | Easy Glide | PRLP 112, PR 7823 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 107 · 1951Battle Of The SaxesGene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt
PRLP 112 · 1951Gene Ammons Favorites Volume OneGene Ammons vs. Sonny StittTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
6 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 126 | Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One | Sonny Stitt Quartet | 1952 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7050 | Gene Ammons All Star Sessions | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1956 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7133 | Stitt's Bits | Sonny Stitt | 1958 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PR 7585 | Stitt's Bits Vol. 1 | Sonny Stitt | 1968 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
5 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7823 | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt · not on the site yet | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1950 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter | |
 | PR 7306 | Biggest Soul Hits | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter |
4 of them 11 albums
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 111 | Mr. Saxophone | Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Sonny Stitt, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 123 | Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two | Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson | 1952 | Bennie Green, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 149 | Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites Volume Three | Gene Ammons Quartet | 1953 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt |
 | PRLP 7023 | Trombone By Three | J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green | 1956 | Bennie Green, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | LM-82017 | 3/27/65 - Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall | Various Artists | 1965 | Bennie Green, Sonny Stitt, Tommy Potter |
2 of them 25 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7298 | Prestige/Groovy Goodies | Various Artists | 1951 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
| PR 7744 | Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins · not on the site yet | Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1951 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | |
 | MG 9001 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2 | Charlie Parker | 1951 | Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter |
 | PRLP 124 | The New Sounds | Miles Davis | 1952 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 135 | Mambo Jazz | Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins | 1952 | Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG 9010 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3 | Charlie Parker | 1952 | Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter |
 | PRLP 140 | Blue Period | Miles Davis | 1953 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | BLP 5064 | Julius Watkins Sextet Vol. 2 | Julius Watkins Sextet | 1955 | Duke Jordan, Art Blakey |
 | MG 12000 | Charlie Parker Memorial | Charlie Parker All Stars | 1955 | Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter |
 | MG 12014 | The Genius Of Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys | 1955 | Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter |
 | PRLP 7012 | Dig | Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1956 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7013 | Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz | Stan Getz Bop Stars | 1956 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7030 | Kai And Jay, Bennie Green With Strings | Bennie Green Quartet With Strings | 1956 | Bennie Green, Tommy Potter |
 | PRLP 7039 | Hi Fidelity Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Gene Ammons, Duke Jordan |
 | BLP 1596 | Blue Lights Volume 1 | Kenny Burrell | 1958 | Duke Jordan, Art Blakey |
 | BLP 1599 | Soul Stirrin' | Bennie Green | 1958 | Gene Ammons, Bennie Green |
 | BLP 1597 | Blue Lights Volume 2 | Kenny Burrell | 1961 | Duke Jordan, Art Blakey |
 | LP-697 | Dig Him! | Gene Ammons-Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | PRLP 7234 | Soul Summit | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt With Jack McDuff | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
| PR 7774 | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | |
 | V-8426 | Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | V-8468 | Boss Tenors In Orbit! | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt + Organ | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | A-45 | A Jazz Message | Art Blakey Quartet | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey |
 | PR 7457 | Miles Davis Greatest Hits | Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1966 | Tommy Potter, Art Blakey |
 | PR 7459 | Pow! | Sonny Stitt | 1966 | Bennie Green, Sonny Stitt |