Riverside session · in the studio
spring 1962
The Metronomes
In the room
- Paul Benson – first tenor
- Julius Robinson – second tenor
- Conrad Moore – baritone
- Les Spann – guitar
Melba Liston – arranger, conductor
Junior Mance – piano- Charles Woody Woodford – bass
Henry Grimes – bass- Arthur Harper – bass
Grady Tate – drums- Roy McCurdy – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | On Green Dolphin Street | JLP 78 |
| – | Back Door Blues | JLP 78 |
| – | I Remember Clifford | JLP 78 |
| – | 'Til I Met You | JLP 78 |
| – | Monk's Mood | JLP 78 |
| – | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | JLP 78 |
| – | 'Round Midnight | JLP 78 |
| – | Love Is The Thing | JLP 78 |
| – | Night In Tunisia | JLP 78 |
| – | Blue | JLP 78 |
10 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.
2 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8313 | Have Trumpet, Will Excite! | Dizzy Gillespie | 1959 | Les Spann, Junior Mance |
 | MGV-8328 | The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet | 1959 | Les Spann, Junior Mance |
 | RLP 358 | The Chant | Sam Jones Plus 10 | 1961 | Les Spann, Melba Liston |
 | JLP 63 | The Soul Of Hollywood | The Piano And Orchestra Of Junior Mance | 1962 | Melba Liston, Junior Mance |
 | V-8667 | Hoochie Cooche Man | Jimmy Smith | 1966 | Melba Liston, Grady Tate |
 | V-8678 | Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Melba Liston, Grady Tate |
| V-8766 | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra | 1966 | Melba Liston, Grady Tate | |
| V-8804 | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra | 1966 | Melba Liston, Grady Tate | |
 | A-9119 | Roll 'Em | Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands | 1966 | Melba Liston, Grady Tate |
 | V-8721 | The Best Of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio | 1967 | Melba Liston, Grady Tate |