Riverside session · in the studio

1956

Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All-Star Seven

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 29, and November 23, 30

This day's music is on 3 records: Trigger Happy!, 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter, Riverside Drive

In the room

Trigger Alpert – bass
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Urbie Green – trombone
Zoot Sims – alto, tenor sax
Al Cohn – tenor, baritone sax
Tony Scott – clarinet, tenor sax, arranger
Dick Hyman – arranger
Marty Paich – arranger
Ed Shaughnessy – drums

The takes

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
–	Treat Me Rough	RLP 12-225
–	Looking At You	RLP 12-225, RLP 12-272
–	Love Me Tomorrow	RLP 12-225
–	Trigger Happy	RLP 12-225, RLP 12-267
–	Tranquilizer	RLP 12-225
–	I Like The Likes Of You	RLP 12-225
–	I Wish I Were In Love Again	RLP 12-225
–	I Don't Want To Be Alone Again	RLP 12-225
–	Trigger Fantasy	RLP 12-225
–	Where's That Rainbow?	RLP 12-225

10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All-Star Seven – Trigger Happy! (Riverside RLP 12-225)

RLP 12-225 · 1957Trigger Happy!Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All-Star Seven

Various Artists – 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter (Riverside RLP 12-272)

RLP 12-272 · 19588 Ways To Jazz: Cole PorterVarious Artists

Various Artists – Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)

RLP 12-267 · 1958Riverside DriveVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Ed Shaughnessy

3 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7817	Zoot Sims And His Five/Three Brothers · not on the site yet	Zoot Sims And His Five/Three Brothers	1950	Zoot Sims, Dick Hyman, Ed Shaughnessy
RLP 12-204	The Mundell Lowe Quartet	The Mundell Lowe Quartet	1956	Trigger Alpert, Dick Hyman, Ed Shaughnessy
RLP 12-219	New Music Of Alec Wilder	Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra	1956	Trigger Alpert, Joe Wilder, Ed Shaughnessy
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Tony Scott
LP 3-219	Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements	Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra	1956	Urbie Green, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
LP 1276	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men Play The Music Man	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men	1958	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn, Ed Shaughnessy
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Al Cohn, Dick Hyman, Ed Shaughnessy
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8474	Bashin'	The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith	1962	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Urbie Green, Al Cohn, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Urbie Green, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Joe Wilder, Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green, Ed Shaughnessy

2 of them 50 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9004	Stan Getz Beboppers	Stan Getz Quartet / The Be Bop Boys	1951	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
PRLP 138	Contemporary Music	Zoot Sims All Stars	1953	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
PRLP 154	Miles Davis Play The Compositions Of Al Cohn	Miles Davis Septet	1953	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
RLP 12-208	Guitar Moods By Mundell Lowe	Mundell Lowe Quartet	1956	Trigger Alpert, Ed Shaughnessy
CL 592	The 3 Herds	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1956	Urbie Green, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7022	The Brothers	Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore	1956	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
PRLP 7025	Miles Davis And Horns	Miles Davis Sextet	1956	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
BCP-73	Moody	Marilyn Moore	1957	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Trigger Alpert, Ed Shaughnessy
CL 941	Music For Brass	The Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society	1957	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
PRLP 7074	Tenor Conclave	Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims	1957	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
MG 12077	The Jazz Guitarist	Chuck Wayne	1957	Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
MG 12105	Lestorian Mode	Various Artists	1957	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
PJ-1237	The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Vol. 1	Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section	1958	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
LP 1286	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1958	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
CL 1388	Something New, Something Blue	Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero	1959	Al Cohn, Ed Shaughnessy
LP 1328	Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival	Woody Herman's Big New Herd	1960	Urbie Green, Zoot Sims
CL 1426	Swinging Guys And Dolls	The Manhattan Jazz All-Stars	1960	Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Urbie Green, Al Cohn
BCP-6044	On Campus: Ivy League Jazz Concert	The Teddy Charles Group	1960	Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
BCP-6058	Betty Blake Sings In A Tender Mood	Betty Blake	1961	Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
V-8410	Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live	The Essential Billie Holiday	1961	Al Cohn, Tony Scott
V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
CL 1765	Who's Who In The Swinging Sixties	Various Artists	1962	Al Cohn, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8471	Burnin' Beat	Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa	1962	Trigger Alpert, Joe Wilder
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
V-8507	Several Shades Of Jade	Cal Tjader	1963	Urbie Green, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Trigger Alpert, Joe Wilder
A-67	Great Scott!!	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green
CL 2472	The Movie Song Album	Tony Bennett	1966	Zoot Sims, Al Cohn
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Joe Wilder, Zoot Sims
V-8725	The Best Of Cal Tjader	Cal Tjader And His Sextet	1967	Urbie Green, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Joe Wilder, Zoot Sims
A-9147	The Spirit Of '67 · not on the site yet	Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1972	Joe Wilder, Urbie Green