Savoy session · in the studio
January 30, 1955
Wally Cirillo Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Bobby Scott, Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2)
In the room
- Wally Cirillo – piano
Teo Macero – tenor sax
Charles Mingus – bass · as Charlie Mingus
Kenny Clarke – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SWC4654 | Transeason | MG 15055, MG 12059 |
| SWC4655 | Rose Geranium | MG 15055, MG 12059 |
| SWC4656 | Level Seven | MG 15055, MG 12059 |
| SWC4657 | Smog L.A. | MG 15055, MG 12059 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 15055 · 1955Bobby ScottWally Cirillo
MG 12059 · 1956Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2)Charlie Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John La PortaTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 15038 | Jay & Kai | Jay & Kai | 1954 | Wally Cirillo, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke |
 | MG 12010 | Jay & Kai | J. J. Johnson's Bop Quintet | 1955 | Wally Cirillo, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke |
 | DEB-198 | Autobiography In Jazz | Jazz Workshop | 1956 | Teo Macero, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke |
