Savoy session · in the studio
April 17, 1944
Ben Webster Quartet
- This day's music is on 3 records: Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1, Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2, Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3
In the room
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Johnny Guarnieri – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass- David Booth – drums
The takes
4 of these 7 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
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| S5436-1 | Honeysuckle Rose | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2208 |
| S5436-2 | - | MG 9008 |
| S5437-1 | I Surrender, Dear | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 505 |
| S5437-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2208 |
| S5438-1 | Blue Skies | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2208 |
| S5438-2 | - | MG 9013 |
| S5439 | Kat's Fur | MG 9021 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 9008 · 1952Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1Various Artists
MG 9013 · 1952Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2Various Artists
MG 9021 · 1953Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3Various ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7584 | The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars | Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats | 1968 | Ben Webster, Oscar Pettiford |