Prestige session · in the studio
January 16, 1951
Gene Ammons And His Band
In the room
Gene Ammons – tenor sax- Bill Massey – trumpet · as Billy Massey
- Matthew Gee – trombone
- Sonny Stitt – tenor, baritone sax
Junior Mance – piano- Gene Wright – bass
- Teddy Stewart – drums
The takes
1 of these 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 124A | Around About One A.M. | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige 735 |
| 125 | Jug | PRLP 127 |
| 126B | Wow! | PRLP 127 |
| 127B | Blue And Sentimental | PRLP 127 |
4 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.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 148 | Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two | Sonny Stitt Septet | 1953 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Teddy Stewart |
6 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 107 | Battle Of The Saxes | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | PRLP 112 | Gene Ammons Favorites Volume One | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | PRLP 126 | Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One | Sonny Stitt Quartet | 1952 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | PRLP 7050 | Gene Ammons All Star Sessions | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1956 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Teddy Stewart |
 | PRLP 7133 | Stitt's Bits | Sonny Stitt | 1958 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | PR 7585 | Stitt's Bits Vol. 1 | Sonny Stitt | 1968 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | PR 7612 | Stitt's Bits Vol. 2 | Sonny Stitt | 1968 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Teddy Stewart |
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7077 | Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt | 1957 | Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Teddy Stewart |
4 of them 3 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, Gene Wright | |
 | PRLP 111 | Mr. Saxophone | Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Teddy Stewart |
 | PRLP 149 | Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites Volume Three | Gene Ammons Quartet | 1953 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Teddy Stewart |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9009 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 | Leo Parker | 1952 | Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | MG 9018 | New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5 | Leo Parker | 1952 | Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | MG-26031 | With Or Without | Gene Ammons | 1954 | Gene Ammons, Junior Mance, Gene Wright |
 | MG-36016 | The Advance Guard Of The '40s | Various Artists | 1955 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance |
 | PR 7306 | Biggest Soul Hits | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt |
 | LP-785 | Jug & Sonny | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | 1967 | Gene Ammons, Matthew Gee, Junior Mance |
2 of them 14 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 135 | Mambo Jazz | Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins | 1952 | Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG-26025 | Blues For Sale | Billy Eckstine | 1954 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG-26027 | The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" | Billy Eckstine | 1954 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG-36010 | I Surrender, Dear | Billy Eckstine | 1955 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG-36023 | Battle Of The Saxes | Various Artists | 1955 | Gene Ammons, Junior Mance |
 | MG-36029 | Blues For Sale | Billy Eckstine | 1955 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG-36030 | The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" | Billy Eckstine | 1955 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | MG-36038 | Boning Up The 'Bones | Various Artists | 1955 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | LP-697 | Dig Him! | Gene Ammons-Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt |
 | LP 1395 | Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass | Sonny Stitt Tentet | 1962 | Matthew Gee, 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 |