Savoy session · in the studio
May 21, 1959
Curtis Fuller's Quintet
In the room
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Benny Golson – tenor sax
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Jimmy Garrison – bass- Al Harewood – drums
The takes
6 of these 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Five Spot After Dark | MG 12141 |
| – | Undecided | MG 12141 |
| – | Blues-ette | MG 12141 |
| – | Minor Vamp | MG 12141 |
| – | Love Your Spell Is Everywhere | MG 12141 |
| – | Twelve-Inch | MG 12141 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Five Spot After Dark (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy (J) COJY-9017 |
| – | Undecided (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy (J) COJY-9017 |
| – | Blues-ette (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy (J) COJY-9017 |
| – | Minor Vamp (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy (J) COJY-9017 |
| – | Love Your Spell Is Everywhere (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy (J) COJY-9017 |
| – | Twelve-Inch (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy (J) COJY-9017 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 302 | Drums Around The World | Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds | 1959 | Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Jimmy Garrison |
 | NJLP 8235 | Gone With Golson | Benny Golson | 1960 | Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Al Harewood |
 | NJLP 8248 | Gettin' With It | Benny Golson | 1960 | Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Tommy Flanagan |
 | MG 12144 | Imagination | The Curtis Fuller Sextette | 1960 | Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Jimmy Garrison |
