Verve session · in the studio
March, 1950
Lester Young Quartet
- This day's music is on 5 records: Pres, The Essential Lester Young, Our Best, Compendium Of Jazz #1, The Lester Young Story
In the room
Lester Young – tenor sax
Hank Jones – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Buddy Rich – drums
The takes
1 of these 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 366-2 | Too Marvelous For Words | MGN-1072 |
| 366-3 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury 8924 |
| 367-1 | 'Deed I Do | MGN-1072 |
| 368-4 | Encore | MGN-1072, V-8398 |
| 369-2 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | MGN-1072, V-8398 |
| 370-2 | 62VK227 | Up 'N' Adam | MGC-639, MGN-1072, MGV-8194, MGV-8308, V-8398 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-1072 · 1956PresLester Young And His Orchestra
V-8398 · 1961The Essential Lester YoungThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio
MGC-639 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists
MGV-8194 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #1Various Artists
MGV-8308 · 1959The Lester Young StoryThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich TrioTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8787 | Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1949 | Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1043 | Pres And Sweets | Lester Young - Harry Edison Sextet | 1955 | Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-634 | The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio | Flip Phillips Quartet | 1956 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-691 | Flip Wails | Flip Phillips And His Orchestra | 1956 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8368 | The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1960 | Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8369 | The Drum Battle | Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP | 1960 | Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |
2 of them 64 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MG 9012 | New Sounds In Modern Music | Various Artists | 1952 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGC-135 | Lester Young Trio No. 2 | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1953 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-141 | Cosmopolite | Benny Carter | 1953 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-142 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | 1953 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-5 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #1 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | 1954 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGN-6 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #2 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | 1954 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGN-21 | The Formidable Benny Carter | Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet | 1954 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-611 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | 1954 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-628 | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | 1954 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-637 | The Flip Phillips Quintet | The Flip Phillips Quintet | 1954 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1005 | The President, Lester Young | Lester Young Quartet | 1954 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGC-642 | The Lionel Hampton Quintet Album #2 | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-667 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-673 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-675 | Charlie Parker With Strings | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-677 | Norman Granz' Jam Session #7 | Norman Granz' Jam Session | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-683 | Little Jazz | Roy Eldridge Quintet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-684 | Krupa And Rich | Gene Krupa - Buddy Rich Nonet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-708 | Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie | Oscar Peterson Quartet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1015 | Benny Carter Plays Pretty | Benny Carter Quartet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1021 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1031 | Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Hank Jones, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1036 | Piano Interpretations By Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell | Bud Powell Trio | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1044 | New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris | Benny Carter Quartet | 1955 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MG 12026 | Howard McGhee And Milt Jackson | The Howard McGhee Sextet With Milt Jackson | 1955 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGC-692 | Swinging With Flip | Flip Phillips And His Orchestra | 1956 | Hank Jones, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-693 | Flip | Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green | 1956 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGC-701 | Port Of Rico | Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie | 1956 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGC-707 | Urbanity | Hank Jones Piano | 1956 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGC-711 | Norman Granz' Jam Session #8 | Norman Granz' Jam Session | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-727 | Air Mail Special | Lionel Hampton And His All-Stars | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-735 | Flying Home! | Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| CL 892 | Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet | J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding | 1956 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| CL 901 | Blues By Basie | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1956 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1054 | The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | 1956 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGN-1058 | Alone Together | Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1065 | An Evening Of Jazz | Tommy Turk And His Orchestra, Sonny Criss And His Orchestra, The Six | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1074 | The Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1956 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1078 | The Wailing Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich Ensemble | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-4003 | Ella And Louis | Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong | 1956 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8001 | The Charlie Parker Story #2 | Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra | 1956+ | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGV-8212 | Tour De Force | The Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison | 1957 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8223 | Lionel Hampton '58 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | 1957 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8226 | Hallelujah Hamp | Lionel Hampton | 1957 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8228 | The High And The Mighty | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | 1957 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8231 | Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl | Various Artists | 1956+ | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MG 12110 | The Dizzy Gillespie Story | Ray Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys | 1957 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGV-8264 | Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House | Ella Fitzgerald At JATP | 1958 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGV-8267 | The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1958 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGV-8298 | Going For Myself... | Harry Edison-Lester Young | 1959 | Lester Young, Ray Brown | |
| MGV-8316 | Laughin' To Keep From Cryin' | Lester Young, Roy Eldridge And Harry Edison | 1959 | Lester Young, Hank Jones | |
| MGV-8320 | Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1 | Various Artists | 1959 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| MGV-8354 | Drummer's Holiday | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1960 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| V-8444 | Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley | Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band | 1962 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| V-8569 | The Essential Louis Armstrong | Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong | 1963 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| V-8571 | The Essential Gene Krupa | Gene Krupa Trio At JATP | 1963 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| V-8580 | Much In Common | Ray Brown/Milt Jackson | 1964 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| V-8594 | Verve's Choice! | The Best Of Gene Krupa | 1964 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| V-8615 | Ray Brown/Milt Jackson | Ray Brown - Milt Jackson Orchestra | 1965 | Hank Jones, Ray Brown | |
| V-8740 | Night Train Vol. 2 | Oscar Peterson Trio | 1968 | Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| V-8748 | Ella Live | Ella Fitzgerald | 1968 | Lester Young, Ray Brown |