Verve session · in the studio

March 21, 1952

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

NYC

This day's music is on 2 records: Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet, Jazz Moods

In the room

Illinois Jacquet – tenor sax
Russell Jacquet – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Elmon Wright – trumpet
Lammar Wright – trumpet
Henry Coker – trombone
Matthew Gee – trombone
Ernie Henry – alto sax
Earl Warren – alto sax
Lowell Hastings – tenor sax
Cecil Payne – baritone sax
Freddie Green – guitar
A.K. Salim – arranger
John Acea – piano
Al Lucas – bass
Shadow Wilson – 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
753-5	Boot 'Em Up	MGC-622, MGC-700
754-7	Bluesitis	MGC-700
755-3	Swinging Home	MGC-700

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

Where it ended up

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra – Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet (Clef MGC-622)

MGC-622 · 1954Jazz Moods By Illinois JacquetIllinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra – Jazz Moods (Clef MGC-700)

MGC-700 · 1956Jazz MoodsIllinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

7 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman, Ernie Henry, Cecil Payne, John Acea, Shadow Wilson
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Matthew Gee, Cecil Payne, Freddie Green, Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Illinois Jacquet, Joe Newman, Lammar Wright, Matthew Gee, Earl Warren, Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-167	Jazz By Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Matthew Gee, Cecil Payne, Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
	MGC-702	Groovin' With Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Matthew Gee, Cecil Payne, Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Illinois Jacquet, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
	MGC-680	The Kid And The Brute	Illinois Jacquet And Ben Webster	1955	Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Matthew Gee, John Acea, Al Lucas

4 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Joe Newman, Earl Warren, Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
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	Illinois Jacquet, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green, A.K. Salim
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Illinois Jacquet, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Earl Warren, Freddie Green

3 of them 32 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5006	James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo	James Moody And His Bop Men	1952	Elmon Wright, Ernie Henry, Cecil Payne
MG 9009	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Leo Parker	1952	Joe Newman, Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
MG 9013	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2	Various Artists	1952	Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Joe Newman, Earl Warren, Freddie Green
MG 15024	The Tenor Sax Of Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet Band	1953	Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
RLP 12-221	Jazz By Gee!	Matthew Gee All Stars	1956	Matthew Gee, Ernie Henry, Cecil Payne
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
PRLP 7037	Fontainebleau	Tadd Dameron	1956	Henry Coker, Cecil Payne, Shadow Wilson
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8605	Our Shining Hour	Sammy Davis, Count Basie	1965	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green

2 of them 55 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 135	Mambo Jazz	Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins	1952	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
BLP 5004	Fats Navarro Memorial Album	The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro	1952	Ernie Henry, Shadow Wilson
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 9018	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5	Leo Parker	1952	Joe Newman, Al Lucas
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
PRLP 148	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two	Sonny Stitt Septet	1953	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	Joe Newman, Al Lucas
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
MG 9026	The Birth Of Bop Volume 5	Various Artists	1953	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-158	Jumping Moods By Flip Phillips	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1954	Cecil Payne, Freddie Green
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG-26004	The Moody Story	James Moody	1954	Cecil Payne, John Acea
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 12010	Jay & Kai	J. J. Johnson's Bop Quintet	1955	Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
MG 15048	Kai Winding's All Stars	J.J. Johnson Quintet	1955	Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
MG 15049	Kai Winding Sextet	J.J. Johnson	1955	Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
MG-36031	The Moody Story	James Moody	1955	Cecil Payne, John Acea
MGC-692	Swinging With Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Cecil Payne, Freddie Green
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Earl Warren, Freddie Green
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 1234	The Boss Of The Blues	Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
BLP 1531	The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1	Fats Navarro	1957	Ernie Henry, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 7077	Kaleidoscope	Sonny Stitt	1957	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
RLP 12-266	Last Chorus	Ernie Henry	1958	Ernie Henry, Cecil Payne
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Green
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Cecil Payne, Shadow Wilson
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	Al Lucas, Shadow Wilson
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
JLP 3	The Swingers	Kenny Dorham	1960	Matthew Gee, Cecil Payne
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
RLP 352	Devil May Care	Teri Thornton	1961	Earl Warren, Freddie Green
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 1746	Dancing The Big Twist	Ray Bryant And His Combo	1961	Joe Newman, Matthew Gee
CL 1805	Fast Livin' Blues	Jon Hendricks	1962	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Joe Newman, Earl Warren
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	Cecil Payne, Shadow Wilson
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
LP-754	Spectrum	Illinois Jacquet	1965	Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
PR 7612	Stitt's Bits Vol. 2	Sonny Stitt	1968	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson