Savoy session · in the studio

June 23, 1953

Al Cohn Quintet

This day's music is on 2 records: The Al Cohn Quintet, Al Cohn's Tones

In the room

Al Cohn – tenor sax
Nick Travis – trumpet
Horace Silver – piano
Curley Russell – bass
Max Roach – drums

The takes

1 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
–	I'm Tellin' Ya	MG 15036, MG 12048
–	Jane Street	MG 15036, MG 12048
–	Ah-Moore	MG 15036, MG 12048
–	That's What You Think (master)	MG 15036, MG 12048
–	That's What You Think - 1	Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 1126

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

Where it ended up

Al Cohn Quintet – The Al Cohn Quintet (Savoy MG 15036)

MG 15036 · 1954The Al Cohn QuintetAl Cohn Quintet

Al Cohn Quartet – Al Cohn's Tones (Savoy MG 12048)

MG 12048 · 1956Al Cohn's TonesAl Cohn Quartet

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9004	Stan Getz Beboppers	Stan Getz Quartet / The Be Bop Boys	1951	Al Cohn, Curley Russell, Max Roach

2 of them 49 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7824	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra	1946	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9000	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Charlie Parker	1951	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9001	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2	Charlie Parker	1951	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 5003	The Amazing Bud Powell	Bud Powell's Modernists	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 5012	The McGhee-Navarro Sextet	Howard McGhee's All Stars	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9010	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3	Charlie Parker	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9011	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4	Charlie Parker	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9015	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2	Allen Eager	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9016	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 3	Dexter Gordon	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
PRLP 158	George Wallington Trio (Volume 2)	George Wallington Trio	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 5018	New Faces-New Sounds	Horace Silver	1953	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
PR 7587	George Wallington Trio · not on the site yet	George Wallington Trio	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	Al Cohn, Curley Russell
MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 5037	A Night At Birdland Vol. 1	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
BLP 5038	A Night At Birdland Vol. 2	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
BLP 5039	A Night At Birdland Vol. 3	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
PR 7813	Oscar Pettiford Sextet · not on the site yet	Oscar Pettiford Sextet	1954	Al Cohn, Max Roach
MG 9034	Bird - Diz - Bud - Max	Various Artists	1954	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 15044	Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager	Allen Eager Quartet	1954	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 1503	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1	Bud Powell	1955	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12000	Charlie Parker Memorial	Charlie Parker All Stars	1955	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12001	The Immortal Charlie Parker	Tiny Grimes Quintette	1955	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12009	Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12014	The Genius Of Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MGN-1063	Jazz Giant	Bud Powell	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 1504	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2	Bud Powell	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 1520	Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu	Horace Silver	1956	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
BLP 1521	A Night at Birdland Volume 1	Art Blakey	1956	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
BLP 1522	A Night at Birdland Volume 2	Art Blakey	1956	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
BLP 1533	Introducing Johnny Griffin	Johnny Griffin	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
LP 3-219	Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements	Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra	1956	Al Cohn, Nick Travis
PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12079	The Charlie Parker Story	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12081	The George Wallington Trio	The George Wallington Trio And Septet	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Al Cohn, Nick Travis
BLP 1549	Blowing in from Chicago	Cliff Jordan & John Gilmore	1957	Horace Silver, Curley Russell
MG 12105	Lestorian Mode	Various Artists	1957	Al Cohn, Curley Russell
MG 12114	Opus De Bop	Various Artists	1957	Curley Russell, Max Roach
LP 1276	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men Play The Music Man	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men	1958	Al Cohn, Nick Travis
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12130	Dexter Rides Again	Dexter Gordon	1958	Curley Russell, Max Roach
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Al Cohn, Nick Travis
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Al Cohn, Nick Travis
MG 12179	The 'Bird' Returns	Charlie Parker	1962	Curley Russell, Max Roach
RLP 441	That's How I Love The Blues!	Mark Murphy	1963	Al Cohn, Nick Travis