Verve session · in the studio

August 7, 1951

Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra

NYC

This day's music is on 2 records: Chico O'Farrill Jazz, Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border

In the room

Chico O'Farrill – arranger, conductor
Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Al Porcino – trumpet
Eddie Bert – trombone
Bill Harris – trombone
Ollie Wilson – trombone
Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
Lenny Hambro – alto sax
Charlie Kennedy – alto sax
Flip Phillips – tenor sax
Pete Mondello – baritone, tenor sax
Billy Bauer – guitar
Ralph Burns – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Jo Jones – drums

The takes

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
593-3	Dance One	MGC-132, MGC-699
594-3	Bright One	MGC-132, MGC-699
595-3	Flamingo	MGC-132, MGC-699
596-3	Last One	MGC-132, MGC-699

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

Where it ended up

Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra – Chico O'Farrill Jazz (Clef MGC-132)

MGC-132 · 1953Chico O'Farrill JazzChico O'Farrill And His Orchestra

Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra – Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border (Clef MGC-699)

MGC-699 · 1956Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The BorderChico O'Farrill And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

7 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1062	Bill Harris Herd	Bill Harris And His Orchestra Featuring Chubby Jackson	1956	Al Porcino, Eddie Bert, Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson, Bart Varsalona, Pete Mondello, Ralph Burns

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1028	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	1955	Roy Eldridge, Al Porcino, Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Ralph Burns, Ray Brown

5 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-158	Jumping Moods By Flip Phillips	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1954	Al Porcino, Bill Harris, Charlie Kennedy, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-691	Flip Wails	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Billy Bauer, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGC-692	Swinging With Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Al Porcino, Bill Harris, Charlie Kennedy, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8000	The Charlie Parker Story #1	Machito And His Orchestra	1956+	Al Porcino, Bill Harris, Bart Varsalona, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Al Porcino, Bill Harris, Bart Varsalona, Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello

4 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-131	Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1953	Chico O'Farrill, Eddie Bert, Lenny Hambro, Flip Phillips
MGN-9	2nd Afro Cuban Suite	Chico O'Farrill	1954	Chico O'Farrill, Eddie Bert, Lenny Hambro, Flip Phillips
MGN-31	Chico O'Farrill	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1954+	Chico O'Farrill, Eddie Bert, Lenny Hambro, Flip Phillips
MG-26003	The Small Herd	Various Artists	1954	Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Billy Bauer, Ralph Burns
MGC-689	Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill	Machito	1955	Chico O'Farrill, Eddie Bert, Lenny Hambro, Flip Phillips
MGC-693	Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green	1956	Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGV-8196	Norman Granz' Jam Session #9	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956+	Roy Eldridge, Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown, Jo Jones

3 of them 25 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-711	Norman Granz' Jam Session #8	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
V-8787	Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1949	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
CL 6092	Woody Herman And His Woodchoppers	Woody Herman And His Woodchoppers	1950	Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Billy Bauer
MGC-130	Anita O'Day Collates	Anita O'Day With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1953	Roy Eldridge, Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MGC-150	The Roy Eldridge Quintet	The Roy Eldridge Quintet	1954	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGC-684	Krupa And Rich	Gene Krupa - Buddy Rich Nonet	1955	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
CL 753	Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa	1955	Roy Eldridge, Al Porcino, Charlie Kennedy
MGN-1049	Anita O'Day Sings Jazz	Anita O'Day With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1955	Roy Eldridge, Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MGC-705	Dale's Wail	Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra Featuring Oscar Peterson-Jo Jones	1956	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGC-718	Jazz Recital	The Songs Of Billie Holiday, The Free Forms Of Ralph Burns	1956	Ralph Burns, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Eddie Bert, Bart Varsalona, Ray Brown
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8231	Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl	Various Artists	1956+	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8239	The Oscar Peterson Trio With Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt & Jo Jones At Newport	The Oscar Peterson Trio At Newport	1957	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGV-8267	The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1958	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGV-8318	Ben Webster And Associates	Ben Webster And Associates	1959	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGV-8368	The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1960	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8369	The Drum Battle	Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP	1960	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
V-8748	Ella Live	Ella Fitzgerald	1968	Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Ray Brown

2 of them 65 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7641	Chubby Jackson And His All Star Band · not on the site yet	Chubby Jackson And His All Star Band	1950	Al Porcino, Charlie Kennedy
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-147	The Gene Krupa Sextet #1	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Bill Harris, Ray Brown
MGC-152	The Gene Krupa Sextet #2	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Bill Harris, Ray Brown
MGC-161	Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1954	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-162	The Strolling Mr. Eldridge	Roy Eldridge Quintet	1954	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGC-631	The Gene Krupa Sextet Album #3	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Bill Harris, Ray Brown
MGC-637	The Flip Phillips Quintet	The Flip Phillips Quintet	1954	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-687	The Exciting Gene Krupa	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1955	Bill Harris, Ray Brown
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MG 15031	Mambo Hambro	Lenny Hambro	1954	Eddie Bert, Lenny Hambro
MG-26006	The Big Tenor	Ben Webster	1954	Eddie Bert, Jo Jones
MG-26028	F.Y.I.	Charlie Ventura	1954	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
CL 641	Gene Krupa's Sidekicks	Gene Krupa	1955	Roy Eldridge, Charlie Kennedy
MGC-641	Roy And Diz	Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet	1955	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGC-671	Roy And Diz #2	Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet	1955	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Ralph Burns, Jo Jones
MGC-683	Little Jazz	Roy Eldridge Quintet	1955	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGN-1015	Benny Carter Plays Pretty	Benny Carter Quartet	1955	Bill Harris, Ray Brown
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGN-1041	Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert	Charlie Ventura All Stars At JATP	1955	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MGN-1044	New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris	Benny Carter Quartet	1955	Bill Harris, Ray Brown
MG-36015	Jumping With Ventura	Charlie Ventura	1955	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MGC-634	The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio	Flip Phillips Quartet	1956	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-690	Solitude	Songs By Billie Holiday	1956	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGC-704	Rockin' Chair	Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra	1956	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGC-730	Trumpet Battle	Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGC-731	The Trumpet Kings	Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGN-1056	The Jazz Giants '56	Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey	1956	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGN-1065	An Evening Of Jazz	Tommy Turk And His Orchestra, Sonny Criss And His Orchestra, The Six	1956	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Al Porcino, Charlie Kennedy
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Eddie Bert, Jo Jones
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Al Porcino, Jo Jones
MGV-8212	Tour De Force	The Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison	1957	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGV-8219	New York Jazz	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1957	Ray Brown, Jo Jones
MGV-8240	The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars At Newport	Coleman Hawkins - Roy Eldridge - Pete Brown - Jo Jones All Stars At Newport	1957	Roy Eldridge, Jo 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	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
PRLP 7120	Gil Evans & Ten	Gil Evans & Ten	1958	Bart Varsalona, Jo Jones
MGV-8250	Only The Blues	Sonny Stitt	1958	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
MGV-8252	Nothing But The Blues	Herb Ellis	1958	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
C3568	Art Pepper + Eleven	Art Pepper + Eleven	1959	Al Porcino, Charlie Kennedy
MGV-8308	The Lester Young Story	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1959	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGV-8354	Drummer's Holiday	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1960	Eddie Bert, Ray Brown
RLP 374	Blues For Rampart Street	Ida Cox With The Coleman Hawkins Quintet	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CJM 8019	The Jazz Life!	Various Artists	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CJM 8022	Newport Rebels	Jazz Artists Guild	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Flip Phillips, Ray Brown
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
NJLP 8280	Good Old Zoot	Zoot Sims	1963	Al Porcino, Charlie Kennedy
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8539	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8540	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8541	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8542	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
V-4062	These Are The Blues	Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Ray Brown, Jo Jones
A-9129	Sound Pieces	Oliver Nelson	1966	Al Porcino, Ray Brown
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown