Verve session · recorded live
September 18, 1949
Jazz At The Philharmonic
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Anatomy Of Improvisation, The Essential Lester Young
In the room
Roy Eldridge – trumpet- Tommy Turk – trombone
Charlie Parker – alto sax
Flip Phillips – tenor sax
Lester Young – tenor sax
Hank Jones – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Buddy Rich – drums
The takes
3 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
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 382 | The Opener Part 1 | MGV-8230 |
| 383 | The Opener Part 2 | MGV-8230 |
| 384 | The Opener Part 3 | MGV-8230 |
| 385 | 62VK228 | Lester Leaps In Part 1 | V-8398, V-8787 |
| 386 | 62VK229 | Lester Leaps In Part 2 | V-8398, V-8787 |
| 387 | Lester Leaps In Part 3 | V-8398, V-8787 |
| 388 | Embraceable You Part 1 | V-8787 |
| 389 | Embraceable You Part 2 | V-8787 |
| 390 | Embraceable You Part 3 | V-8787 |
| 391 | The Closer Part 1 | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury 11064 |
| 392 | The Closer Part 2 | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury 11063 |
| 393 | The Closer Part 3 | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury 11062 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious Artists
V-8398 · 1961The Essential Lester YoungThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich TrioTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
7 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Roy Eldridge, Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
6 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8194 | Compendium Of Jazz #1 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Roy Eldridge, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
5 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Tommy Turk, Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Tommy Turk, Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Tommy Turk, Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8308 | The Lester Young Story | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1959 | Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8368 | The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1960 | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8369 | The Drum Battle | Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP | 1960 | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
4 of them 17 albums
3 of them 15 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8787 | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra · not on the site yet | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1949 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
 | MGC-132 | Chico O'Farrill Jazz | Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra | 1953 | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown |
 | MGC-637 | The Flip Phillips Quintet | The Flip Phillips Quintet | 1954 | Flip Phillips, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGC-675 | Charlie Parker With Strings | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGC-683 | Little Jazz | Roy Eldridge Quintet | 1955 | Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGC-689 | Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill | Machito | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich |
 | MGN-1028 | Ralph Burns Among The JATPs | Ralph Burns Among The JATPs | 1955 | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Flip Phillips, Hank Jones, Buddy Rich |
 | MGN-1043 | Pres And Sweets | Lester Young - Harry Edison Sextet | 1955 | Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGC-699 | Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border | Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra | 1956 | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown |
 | MGV-8196 | Norman Granz' Jam Session #9 | Norman Granz' Jam Session | 1956+ | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown |
 | MGV-8212 | Tour De Force | The Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison | 1957 | Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8316 | Laughin' To Keep From Cryin' | Lester Young, Roy Eldridge And Harry Edison | 1959 | Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Hank Jones |
 | MGV-8320 | Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1 | Various Artists | 1959 | Roy Eldridge, Hank Jones, Ray Brown |
 | V-8505 | The Essential Jazz Vocals | Various Artists | 1963 | Roy Eldridge, Tommy Turk, Lester Young |
