Savoy session · in the studio
1948
Billy Mitchell Quintet
In the room
- Billy Mitchell – tenor sax
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Terry Pollard – piano, vibes
- Alvin Jackson – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Compulsary | MG 12062 |
| – | Blue Room | MG 12062 |
| – | The Zec | MG 12062 |
| – | Alone Together | MG 12062 |
4 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.
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1546 | The Magnificent Thad Jones Volume 3 | Thad Jones | 1957 | Billy Mitchell, Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |
2 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1513 | Detroit-New York Junction | Thad Jones | 1956 | Billy Mitchell, Thad Jones |
 | BLP 1527 | The Magnificent Thad Jones | Thad Jones | 1956 | Billy Mitchell, Thad Jones |
 | PRLP 7084 | Olio | Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones | 1957 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |
 | A-2 | Genius + Soul = Jazz | Ray Charles | 1961 | Billy Mitchell, Thad Jones |
 | RLP 409 | ELVIN! | Elvin Jones & Company | 1962 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |
| V-8838 | Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1963 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones | |
 | A-63 | Today And Tomorrow | McCoy Tyner | 1964 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |
 | V-8555 | The Individualism Of Gil Evans | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1964 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |
 | LP 1443 | And Then Again | Elvin Jones | 1965 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |
 | LP 1485 | Midnight Walk | Elvin Jones | 1967 | Thad Jones, Elvin Jones |