Savoy session · in the studio

December 26, 1956

Joe Newman Sextet

This day's music is on 3 records: Jazz For Playboys, The Many Faces Of The Blues, The Jazz Hour

In the room

Joe Newman – trumpet
Frank Wess – flute, tenor sax
Kenny Burrell – solo guitar
Freddie Greene – rhythm guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Ed Thigpen – drums · as Eddie Thigpen

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
SJN6922	Playboy	MG 12095
SJN6923	Miss Blues	MG 12095, MG 12125
SJN6924	Low Life	MG 12095, MG 12126

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

Where it ended up

Various Artists – Jazz For Playboys (Savoy MG 12095)

MG 12095 · 1957Jazz For PlayboysVarious Artists

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

MG 12125 · 1958The Many Faces Of The BluesVarious Artists

Various Artists – The Jazz Hour (Savoy MG 12126)

MG 12126 · 1958The Jazz HourVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12085	Opus In Swing	Various Artists	1956	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Freddie Greene, Eddie Jones
MG 12102	Flute Suite By A.K. Salim	Frank Wess Quintet	1957	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Freddie Greene, Eddie Jones
MG 12123	Jazz Is Busting Out All Over	Various Artists	1958	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Freddie Greene, Eddie Jones

3 of them 24 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MG 12072	North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank Wess	Frank Foster Septet	1956	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
MG 12078	No 'Count	Frank Foster	1956	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
MG 12086	Trombones	Various Artists	1956	Frank Wess, Freddie Greene, Eddie Jones
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones

2 of them 40 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
MG 12006	Kenny Clarke	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MG 12022	Flutes & Reeds	Various Artists	1955	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MG 15053	The Kenny Clarke Sextet Vol. 2	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
LP 1234	The Boss Of The Blues	Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz	1956	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
MG 12036	Opus De Jazz For Flute, Vibes, Piano, Bass, Drums	Various Artists	1956	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MG 12061	Meet Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson Septet	1956	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
PRLP 7102	Earthy	Kenny Burrell, Al Cohn, Art Farmer, Hal McKusick, Mal Waldron, Teddy Kotick, Ed Thigpen	1957	Kenny Burrell, Ed Thigpen
PRLP 7118	After Hours With Thad Jones/Kenny Burrell/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Paul Chambers/Arthur Taylor	The Prestige All Stars	1957	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell
LP-633	This is Me	J. C. Heard Octet	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
BCP-6024	Winner's Circle	Various Artists	1958	Kenny Burrell, Ed Thigpen
PRLP 7147	Basie Reunion	Paul Quinichette/Buck Clayton/Shad Collins/Jack Washington/Freddie Greene/Eddie Jones/Jo Jones/Nat Pierce	1958	Freddie Greene, Eddie Jones
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
LP 1294	Bags & Flutes	Milt Jackson With Frank Wess & Bobby Jaspar	1959	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Eddie Jones
LP-653	The Last Of The Big Plungers	Al Grey And The Basie Wing	1960	Joe Newman, Eddie Jones
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
LP 1316	Bean Bags	Milt Jackson, Coleman Hawkins	1960	Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
NJLP 8244	Another Opus	Lem Winchester	1960	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Joe Newman, Eddie Jones
BCP-6052	The Soft Land Of Make Believe	Frank Minion	1961	Kenny Burrell, Ed Thigpen
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-8583	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	Jimmy Smith	1964	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-8604	Christmas '64	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-8663	Out Of The Storm	Ed Thigpen	1966	Kenny Burrell, Ed Thigpen
V-8667	Hoochie Cooche Man	Jimmy Smith	1966	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Joe Newman, Frank Wess
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell
LP 1496	I Believe To My Soul	Junior Mance	1968	Joe Newman, Frank Wess