Riverside session · in the studio
August 16, 1947
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
WOR radio broadcast, This Is Jazz, San Francisco, CA
- This day's music is on 2 records: Lu Watters: 1947, San Francisco Style
In the room
- Lu Watters – trumpet
- Bob Scobey – trumpet
- Turk Murphy – trombone, vocal
- Dick Lammi – tuba
- Bob Helm – clarinet
- Harry Mordecai – banjo
- Wally Rose – piano
- Bill Dart – drums
The takes
3 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
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (theme) | Not issued at the time |
| SF8 | Cake Walking Babies From Home | RLP 2513, RLP 12-213 |
| SF9 | Antigua Blues | RLP 2513, RLP 12-213 |
| SF10 | Beale Street Blues | RLP 2513, RLP 12-213 |
| SF11 | Chattanooga Stomp | RLP 2513, RLP 12-213 |
| SF12 | Jazzin' Babies Blues | RLP 2513, RLP 12-213 |
| SF13 | Snake Rag | RLP 2513, RLP 12-213 |
| SF14 | Pineapple Rag | Not issued at the time · later on Fairmont F-108 |
| – | 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (theme) | Not issued at the time |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
RLP 2513 · 1955Lu Watters: 1947The Yerba Buena Jazz Band
RLP 12-213 · 1956San Francisco StyleLu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band, Bob Helm's Riverside RoustaboutsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 6257 | Barrelhouse Jazz | Turk Murphy And His Jazz Band | 1953 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi, Bob Helm, Wally Rose |
 | CL 559 | The Music Of Jelly Roll Morton | Turk Murphy And Wally Rose | 1954 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi, Bob Helm, Wally Rose |
 | CL 6323 | The Music Of Jelly Roll Morton Vol 1 | Turk Murphy And Wally Rose | 1954 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi, Bob Helm, Wally Rose |
 | CL 6324 | The Music Of Jelly Roll Morton Vol. II. | Turk Murphy And Wally Rose | 1954 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi, Bob Helm, Wally Rose |
 | CL 546 | When The Saints Go Marching In | Turk Murphy And His Jazz Band | 1955 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi, Bob Helm, Wally Rose |
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 793 | New Orleans Jazz Festival | Turk Murphy | 1956 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi |
 | MGV-8232 | George Lewis & Turk Murphy At Newport | George Lewis Band At Newport | 1957 | Turk Murphy, Dick Lammi |