Savoy session · in the studio
September 6, 1946
Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys
- This day's music is on 5 records: New Sounds In Modern Music, Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney, Fats Navarro, Sonny Stitt, New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1
In the room
Fats Navarro – trumpet · as Theodore Fats Navarro- McKinley Kinney Durham – trumpet
- Sonny Stitt – alto sax · as Edward Sonny Stitt
- Morris Lane – tenor sax
- Ed De Vertoil – baritone sax
- Gil Fuller – arranger
Bud Powell – piano · as Earl Bud Powell
Al Hall – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums · as Kenny Klook Clarke
The takes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| S3346 | Boppin' A Riff Part 1 | MG 9012, MG 12011 |
| S3347 | Boppin' A Riff Part 2 | MG 9012, MG 12011 |
| S3348 | Fat Boy Part 1 | MG 9005, MG 12011 |
| S3349 | Fat Boy Part 2 | MG 9005, MG 12011 |
| S3350 | Everything's Cool Part 1 | MG 9006, MG 12011 |
| S3351 | Everything's Cool Part 2 | MG 9006, MG 12011 |
| S3352 | Webb City Part 1 | MG 9014, MG 12011 |
| S3353 | Webb City Part 2 | MG 9014, MG 12011 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 9012 · 1952New Sounds In Modern MusicVarious Artists
MG 12011 · 1955Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-KinneySonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9005 · 1952Fats NavarroFats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9006 · 1952Sonny StittSonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9014 · 1952New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1Sonny StittTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG 9034 | Bird - Diz - Bud - Max | Various Artists | 1954 | Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Kenny Clarke |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4430 | Bud Powell's Modernists · not on the site yet | Bud Powell's Modernists | 1949 | Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke | |
| BLP 5004 | Fats Navarro Memorial Album | The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro | 1952 | Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke | |
| MG 12020 | Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet | 1955 | Sonny Stitt, Gil Fuller, Kenny Clarke | |
| BLP 1531 | The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1 | Fats Navarro | 1957 | Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke | |
| BLP 1532 | The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2 | Fats Navarro | 1957 | Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke | |
| MG 12114 | Opus De Bop | Various Artists | 1957 | Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall |