Savoy session · in the studio
January 31, 1949
George Shearing Quintet
In the room
George Shearing – piano- Marjorie Hyams – vibes
Chuck Wayne – guitar- John Levy – bass
Denzil Best – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D148 | D226 | Cherokee | MG 12093 |
| D149 | D225 | Four Bars Short | MG 12093 |
| D150 | D222 | Be Bop's Fables | MG 12093 |
| D151 | D221 | Midnight On Cloud 69 | MG 12093 |
| D152 | D224 | Sorry Wrong Rhumba | MG 12093 |
| D153 | D223 | Cotton Top | MG 12093 |
| D154 | D220 | Moon Over Miami | MG 12093 |
| D155 | D219 | Life With Feather | MG 12093 |
8 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 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 15003 | George Shearing Trios | George Shearing Trio | 1950 | George Shearing, Denzil Best |
 | MG 9024 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 3 | Various Artists | 1953 | Chuck Wayne, Denzil Best |
 | MG 9025 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 4 | Various Artists | 1953 | Chuck Wayne, Denzil Best |
 | MG 12016 | Great Britain's Marian McPartland, George Shearing | George Shearing Trio | 1955 | George Shearing, Denzil Best |