Savoy session · in the studio
January 19, 1949
Roy Porter's Seventeen Beboppers
In the room
- Roy Porter – drums
Art Farmer – trumpet- James Metlock – trumpet
- Eddie Preston – trumpet
- Bob Ross – trumpet
- Danny Horton – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone- William Willington – trombone
Eric Dolphy – alto sax- Leroy Robinson – alto sax
- Joe Howard – tenor sax
- Clifford Solomon – tenor sax
- Clyde Dunn – baritone sax
- Ben White – guitar
- Paul Sparks – vocal
- Joe Harrison – piano
- Roger Alderson – bass
- Alvy Kidd – conga
The takes
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SLA1100 | Pete's Beat | MG 9026 |
| SLA1101 | Sippin' With Cisco Part 1 | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2215 |
| SLA1102 | Sippin' With Cisco Part 2 | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2215 |
| SLA1103 | This Is You | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2215 |
| SLA1104 | Gassin' The Wig | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 944 |
5 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.
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 162 | Work Of Art | Art Farmer | 1953 | Art Farmer, Clifford Solomon |
| PR 7840 | Gigi Gryce Et Son Orchestre · not on the site yet | Gigi Gryce Et Son Orchestre | 1953 | Art Farmer, Clifford Solomon | |
 | PRLP 7031 | The Art Farmer Septet | The Art Farmer Septet | 1956 | Art Farmer, Clifford Solomon |
 | CJM 8019 | The Jazz Life! | Various Artists | 1961 | Jimmy Knepper, Eric Dolphy |
 | CJM 8021 | Mingus | Charles Mingus Quartet | 1961 | Jimmy Knepper, Eric Dolphy |
 | CJM 8022 | Newport Rebels | Jazz Artists Guild | 1961 | Jimmy Knepper, Eric Dolphy |
 | A-54 | Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus | Charlie Mingus Orchestra | 1964 | Eddie Preston, Eric Dolphy |
 | A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Eddie Preston, Eric Dolphy |