Savoy session · in the studio

March, 1957

Andre Hodeir

This day's music is on 2 records: American Jazzmen Play Andre Hodeir, The Many Faces Of The Blues

In the room

Andre Hodeir – composer, arranger, conductor
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
Frank Rehak – trombone
Hal McKusick – alto sax, bass clarinet
Bobby Jaspar – tenor sax, flute
Jay Cameron – baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Eddie Costa – vibes
Billy Ver Planck – arranger
George Duvivier – bass
Bobby Donaldson – drums · as Bob Donaldson

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
SAH6983	Esquisse II	MG 12104
SAH6984	On A Riff	MG 12104, MG 12125
SAH6985	On A Standard	MG 12104

Then · Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Hal McKusick, Bobby Jaspar, Jay Cameron, Eddie Costa, Billy Ver Planck, George Duvivier, Bobby Donaldson

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
SAH6986	Oh Gee, Oh Me, Oh My	Not issued at the time

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

Where it ended up

Andre Hodeir – American Jazzmen Play Andre Hodeir (Savoy MG 12104)

MG 12104 · 1957American Jazzmen Play Andre HodeirAndre Hodeir

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.

The whole band 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 12101	Dancing Jazz	Billy Ver Planck And His Orchestra	1957	Andre Hodeir, Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Hal McKusick, Bobby Jaspar, Jay Cameron, Eddie Costa, Billy Ver Planck, George Duvivier, Bobby Donaldson
	MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Andre Hodeir, Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Hal McKusick, Bobby Jaspar, Jay Cameron, Eddie Costa, Billy Ver Planck, George Duvivier, Bobby Donaldson

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 1388	Something New, Something Blue	Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero	1959	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Hal McKusick, Eddie Costa, George Duvivier

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 12121	Jazz For Playgirls	Billy Ver Planck's Orchestra	1958	Eddie Costa, Billy Ver Planck, George Duvivier, Bobby Donaldson
	BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa

3 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-6024	Winner's Circle	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
BCP-6027	Art Blakey Big Band	Art Blakey Big Band	1958	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak
PRLP 7124	Flute Flight	Herbie Mann\|Bobby Jaspar	1958	Bobby Jaspar, Eddie Costa, Bobby Donaldson
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Bobby Jaspar
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak

2 of them 30 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12044	Top Brass Featuring 5 Trumpets	Various Artists	1956	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman
RLP 12-240	Bobby Jaspar With George Wallington, Idrees Sulieman	Bobby Jaspar Quintet/Quartet	1957	Idrees Sulieman, Bobby Jaspar
RLP 12-243	Blues For Tomorrow	Various Artists	1957	Idrees Sulieman, Bobby Jaspar
PRLP 7092	Three Trumpets	Farmer/Byrd/Sulieman	1957	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman
PRLP 7101	Flute Souffle	Herbie Mann/Bobby Jaspar	1957	Bobby Jaspar, Bobby Donaldson
PRLP 7112	Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors	Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor	1957	Idrees Sulieman, Bobby Jaspar
MG 12102	Flute Suite By A.K. Salim	Frank Wess Quintet	1957	Frank Rehak, Bobby Donaldson
MG 12108	Yardbird Suite	Herbie Mann	1957	Eddie Costa, Bobby Donaldson
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Idrees Sulieman, Bobby Jaspar
PRLP 7135	Triple Exposure	Hal McKusick	1958	Hal McKusick, Eddie Costa
MG 12123	Jazz Is Busting Out All Over	Various Artists	1958	Eddie Costa, Billy Ver Planck
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak
MG 12132	Blues Suite By A.K. Salim	A.K. Salim	1959	Eddie Costa, George Duvivier
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Frank Rehak, George Duvivier
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Frank Rehak, George Duvivier
LP 1365	Jazz Abstractions	John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music	1961	Eddie Costa, George Duvivier
CL 1589	Bird Watching	The Nutty Squirrels (Sascha Burland And Don Elliott)	1961	Hal McKusick, Bobby Jaspar
CL 1618	Like Tweet - Jazz Versions Of Authentic Bird Calls	Joe Puma	1961	Bobby Jaspar, George Duvivier
CL 1703	Weaver Of Dreams	Kenny Burrell	1961	Bobby Jaspar, Bobby Donaldson
A-17	The Song Is Paris	Jackie Paris	1962	Hal McKusick, George Duvivier
A-20	2-3-4	Shelly Manne	1962	Eddie Costa, George Duvivier
CL 1765	Who's Who In The Swinging Sixties	Various Artists	1962	Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Eddie Costa, George Duvivier
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Eddie Costa, George Duvivier
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Frank Rehak, George Duvivier
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1965	Donald Byrd, George Duvivier
PR 7432	The Best Of Herbie Mann	Herbie Mann - Bobby Jaspar Sextet	1966	Bobby Jaspar, Bobby Donaldson
V-8642	Goin' Out Of My Head	Wes Montgomery	1966	Donald Byrd, George Duvivier
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Donald Byrd, George Duvivier
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Donald Byrd, George Duvivier