Savoy session · in the studio

March 4, 1952

Art Pepper Quartet

This day's music is on 2 records: Surf Ride Featuring Art Pepper, The Many Faces Of The Blues

In the room

Art Pepper – alto sax
Hampton Hawes – piano
Joe Mondragon – bass
Larry Bunker – drums

The takes

1 of these 4 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
D6001-7 \| D6035	Brown Gold	MG 12089
D6002-4 \| D6036	These Foolish Things	Not issued at the time · later on Discovery 157
D6003-5 \| D6037	Surf Ride	MG 12089, MG 12125
D6004-4 \| D6038	Holiday Flight	MG 12089

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Art Pepper Quartet – Surf Ride Featuring Art Pepper (Savoy MG 12089)

MG 12089 · 1957Surf Ride Featuring Art PepperArt Pepper Quartet

Various Artists – The Many Faces Of The Blues (Savoy MG 12125)

MG 12125 · 1958The Many Faces Of The BluesVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

2 of them 27 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJLP-2	Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet/Gerry Mulligan Quartet	Lee Konitz With Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1953	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
PJLP-20	Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer	Bud Shank - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet With String Quintet	1955	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
PRLP 212	Hamp Hawes Quartet	Hamp Hawes Quartet	1955	Hampton Hawes, Larry Bunker
BCP-1026	Lou's Blue	Bob Hardaway	1955	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
PJ-1213	Strings And Trombones	Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
PRLP 7067	Piano: East/West	Freddie Redd, Hamp Hawes	1956	Hampton Hawes, Larry Bunker
MG-36082	Music For Hi-Fi Bugs	Pete Rugolo	1956	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
BCP-3	Jazz Practitioners	Eddie Shu/Bob Hardaway	1957	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
PJ-1223	Hoagy Sings Carmichael	Hoagy Carmichael	1957	Art Pepper, Joe Mondragon
MG 12100	I Just Love Jazz Piano!	Various Artists	1957	Hampton Hawes, Joe Mondragon
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
MG-36117	Coup De Graas	John Graas	1957	Art Pepper, Larry Bunker
PJ-1251	I'll Take Romance	Bud Shank, Len Mercer Strings	1958	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
MGV-8257	Songs For Distingue Lovers	Billie Holiday	1958	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Art Pepper, Larry Bunker
MG-36122	Percussion At Work	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1958	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
C3568	Art Pepper + Eleven	Art Pepper + Eleven	1959	Art Pepper, Joe Mondragon
MGV-8311	Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre	Herb Ellis - Jimmy Giuffre Nonet	1959	Art Pepper, Joe Mondragon
MGV-8329	All Or Nothing At All	Billie Holiday	1959	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
PJ-8	The Genius Of Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan Trio	1960	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Joe Mondragon, Larry Bunker
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Art Pepper, Joe Mondragon
V-8593	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Mel Torme	1964	Art Pepper, Joe Mondragon