Savoy session · in the studio

April 18, 1944

Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men

This day's music is on 4 records: Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young, The "Pres" And The "Bean", The Master's Touch, Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1

In the room

Johnny Guarnieri – piano
Billy Butterfield – trumpet
Lester Young – tenor sax
Hank D'Amico – clarinet
Dexter Hall – guitar
Billy Taylor – bass
Cozy Cole – drums

The takes

3 of these 12 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
S5446-1	These Foolish Things	MG 12068
S5447-1	Exercise In Swing	MG 9029, MG 12068
S5447-2	-	Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2202
S5447-3	-	MG 12071
S5447-4	-	MG 12071
S5448-1	Salute To Fats	MG 12071
S5448-2	-	MG 12071
S5448-3	-	Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2202
S5448-4	-	Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2202
S5448-5	-	MG 9008, MG 12068
S5449-1	Basie English	MG 12071
S5449-2	-	MG 9008, MG 12068

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

Where it ended up

Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men – Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young (Savoy MG 12068)

MG 12068 · 1956Blue Lester Featuring Lester YoungJohnny Guarnieri Swing Men

Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young – The "Pres" And The "Bean" (Savoy MG 9029)

MG 9029 · 1953The "Pres" And The "Bean"Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young

Lester Young – The Master's Touch (Savoy MG 12071)

MG 12071 · 1956The Master's TouchLester Young

Various Artists – Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1 (Savoy MG 9008)

MG 9008 · 1952Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1Various Artists

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Johnny Guarnieri, Lester Young, Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Guarnieri, Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole
	MG-36049	Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano Players	Various Artists	1956	Johnny Guarnieri, Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole

2 of them 15 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-26019	Holiday In Trombone	Various Artists	1944	Hank D'Amico, Billy Taylor
MG-26026	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	1945	Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole
CL 524	Fletcher Henderson Arrangements	Benny Goodman	1953	Johnny Guarnieri, Billy Butterfield
MG 9030	Jam Session At Savoy	Various Artists	1954	Johnny Guarnieri, Cozy Cole
MG 15039	The Hawk Talks	Coleman Hawkins	1954	Johnny Guarnieri, Cozy Cole
MG-26013	Bean	Coleman Hawkins	1954	Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole
MG-26021	Pres Meets Vice-Pres	Lester Young, Paul Quinichette	1954	Johnny Guarnieri, Lester Young
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Hank D'Amico, Cozy Cole
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Hank D'Amico, Billy Taylor
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Johnny Guarnieri, Lester Young
MG-36053	Volume V-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Brass	Various Artists	1956	Hank D'Amico, Billy Taylor
MGV-8302	Stay With Me	Billie Holiday	1959	Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Lester Young, Cozy Cole
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Billy Taylor, Cozy Cole