Verve session · in the studio

March 19, 1952

The Bill Harris Herd

In the room

Bill Harris – trombone
Chuck Frankenhouser – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Neal Hefti – trumpet
Al Porcino – trumpet
Nick Travis – trumpet
Eddie Bert – trombone
Vernon Friley – trombone
Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
George Berg – sax
Sam Marowitz – sax
Hal McKusick – sax
Pete Mondello – sax
Murray Williams – sax
Sam Herman – guitar
Ralph Burns – piano
Clyde Lombardi – bass
Tiny Kahn – 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
733-6	Blackstrap	MGN-1062
734-1	Gloomy Sunday	MGN-1062
735-4	Bijou	MGN-1062
736-2	Poogerini	MGN-1062

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

Where it ended up

Bill Harris And His Orchestra Featuring Chubby Jackson – Bill Harris Herd (Norgran MGN-1062)

MGN-1062 · 1956Bill Harris HerdBill Harris And His Orchestra Featuring Chubby Jackson

Together elsewhere

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

9 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-132	Chico O'Farrill Jazz	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1953	Bill Harris, Bernie Glow, Al Porcino, Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Bart Varsalona, Pete Mondello, Ralph Burns, Clyde Lombardi
	MGC-699	Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1956	Bill Harris, Bernie Glow, Al Porcino, Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Bart Varsalona, Pete Mondello, Ralph Burns, Clyde Lombardi

6 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1028	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	1955	Bill Harris, Bernie Glow, Al Porcino, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick, Ralph Burns
LP 3-219	Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements	Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra	1956	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick, Tiny Kahn
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Bill Harris, Neal Hefti, Al Porcino, Bart Varsalona, Pete Mondello, Murray Williams

4 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-31	Chico O'Farrill	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1954+	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Vernon Friley, George Berg
MGC-131	Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1953	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Vernon Friley, George Berg
MGN-9	2nd Afro Cuban Suite	Chico O'Farrill	1954	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Vernon Friley, George Berg
MGC-689	Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill	Machito	1955	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Vernon Friley, George Berg
MGV-8000	The Charlie Parker Story #1	Machito And His Orchestra	1956+	Bill Harris, Al Porcino, Bart Varsalona, Murray Williams
MG-36015	Jumping With Ventura	Charlie Ventura	1955	Bill Harris, Neal Hefti, Ralph Burns, Clyde Lombardi
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick

3 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-158	Jumping Moods By Flip Phillips	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1954	Bill Harris, Al Porcino, Clyde Lombardi
MGC-692	Swinging With Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Bill Harris, Al Porcino, Clyde Lombardi
MG-36086	For Jazz Lovers	Various Artists	1956	Bernie Glow, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Hal McKusick
LP 1285	Sing Me A Swing Song	Bobby Short	1958	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Clyde Lombardi

2 of them 35 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-130	Anita O'Day Collates	Anita O'Day With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1953	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
BLP 5020	New Faces-New Sounds	Gil Melle Quintet/Sextet	1953	Eddie Bert, Clyde Lombardi
MG 15031	Mambo Hambro	Lenny Hambro	1954	Eddie Bert, Clyde Lombardi
MG-26003	The Small Herd	Various Artists	1954	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MG-26028	F.Y.I.	Charlie Ventura	1954	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
CL 753	Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa	1955	Al Porcino, Murray Williams
BCP-1009	East Coast Jazz/1	Bobby Scott	1955	Eddie Bert, Hal McKusick
MGN-1041	Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert	Charlie Ventura All Stars At JATP	1955	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MGN-1049	Anita O'Day Sings Jazz	Anita O'Day With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1955	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
MG 12019	Encore	Eddie Bert	1955	Eddie Bert, Clyde Lombardi
MG 12024	Borderline	Ray McKinley, Eddie Sauter	1955	Nick Travis, Vernon Friley
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Bill Harris, Ralph Burns
BCP-62	Relaxin' With Frances Faye	Frances Faye	1956	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis
CL 592	The 3 Herds	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1956	Al Porcino, Vernon Friley
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Eddie Bert, Bart Varsalona
LP 1250	Bix-Duke-Fats	Arranged By Tom Talbert	1956	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert
MG 12029	Montage	Various Artists	1956	Eddie Bert, Clyde Lombardi
MG-36058	Sarah Vaughan In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Sarah Vaughan	1956	Bernie Glow, Sam Marowitz
MG-36064	Vibes On Velvet	Terry Gibbs	1956	Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick
BCP-8	The Compositions Of Bobby Scott	Bobby Scott Septet	1957	Eddie Bert, Hal McKusick
BCP-68	Bijou	Ralph Burns	1957	Ralph Burns, Clyde Lombardi
MGV-8216	Men From Mars	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1957	Bernie Glow, Vernon Friley
MG 12121	Jazz For Playgirls	Billy Ver Planck's Orchestra	1958	Bill Harris, Bernie Glow
MG 12123	Jazz Is Busting Out All Over	Various Artists	1958	Bill Harris, Bernie Glow
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Bill Harris, Bernie Glow
LP 1308	Late Date With Ruth Brown	Ruth Brown With Richard Wess' Orchestra	1959	Bernie Glow, George Berg
MGV-8292	Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1959	Eddie Bert, Sam Marowitz
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Sam Herman, Ralph Burns
V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis
A-19	Jazz Goes To The Movies	Manny Albam And His Orchestra	1962	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis
V-8471	Burnin' Beat	Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa	1962	Nick Travis, Sam Marowitz
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Bernie Glow, Nick Travis
CL 2164	Big Band And Quartet In Concert	Thelonious Monk	1964	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert
CL 2416	Misterioso (Recorded On Tour)	Monk	1965	Nick Travis, Eddie Bert