Savoy session · in the studio
October 31, 1950
Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards' Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Dizzy Gillespie Story, The Jazz Hour
In the room
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocal- Henry Coker – trombone
- Dick Kenny – trombone
- Harold Smith – trombone
- John Graas – French horn
- Philip Shuken – alto flute
- Askell Issenbuth – flute
- Harry Steinfeld – oboe
- Victor Arno – violin
- Walt Edelstein – violin
- Jack Shulman – violin
- Felix Slatkin – violin
- Cy Bernhard – cello
- Eleanor Slatkin – cello
- Barbara Whitney – harp
- Johnny Richards – arranger, conductor
- Paul Smith – piano
- Shirley Thompson – bassoon
- Jack Cascales – bass
- Charles Specs Wright – drums · as Specs Wright
- Carlos Vidal Bolado – conga
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 |
|---|---|---|
| D385-5 | D393 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | MG 12110, MG 12126 |
| D386-4 | D394 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | MG 12110 |
| D387-3 | D395 | Million Dollar Baby | MG 12110 |
| D388-5 | D396 | What Is There To Say | MG 12110 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 12110 · 1957The Dizzy Gillespie StoryRay Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys
MG 12126 · 1958The Jazz HourVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-10 | The Urbane Mr. Carter | Benny Carter Quintet With Joe Glover And His Orchestra | 1954 | John Graas, Jack Shulman |
 | MGN-1023 | Dizzy And Strings | Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards |
 | MGN-1070 | Cosmopolite | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 1956 | John Graas, Jack Shulman |
 | MGV-8352 | The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All | The Dizzy Gillespie Octet | 1960 | Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Coker |