Savoy session · in the studio
January 30, 1945
Slam Stewart Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Bowin' Singin' Slam Featuring Slam Stewart, Erroll Garner At The Piano Vol. 5
In the room
Slam Stewart – bass- Mike Bryan – guitar
Erroll Garner – piano- Hal West – drums
The takes
3 of these 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S5780B | Play, Fiddle Play | MG 12067 |
| S5781A | Dark Eyes (as Dark Eyesky) | MG 15026, MG 12067 |
| S5781B | Dark Eyesky | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 537 |
| S5782A | Laff, Slam, Laff | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 538 |
| S5783A | Jumpin' At The Deuces | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 538 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 12067 · 1956Bowin' Singin' Slam Featuring Slam StewartJohnny Guarnieri Trio
MG 15026 · 1953Erroll Garner At The Piano Vol. 5Slam Stewart QuartetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 6052 | Benny Goodman Sextet Session | Benny Goodman Sextet | 1949 | Slam Stewart, Mike Bryan |
 | CL 500 | Benny Goodman Combos (Quintet, Sextet, Septet) | Benny Goodman | 1951 | Slam Stewart, Mike Bryan |
 | CL 524 | Fletcher Henderson Arrangements | Benny Goodman | 1953 | Slam Stewart, Mike Bryan |
 | CL 2564 | The B.G. Six | The Benny Goodman Sextet | 1956 | Slam Stewart, Mike Bryan |