Verve session · in the studio
January 5, 1953
The Charlie Ventura Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Charlie Ventura Quartet, Blue Saxophones
In the room
Charlie Ventura – tenor, baritone, bass, soprano sax
Hank Jones – piano- Bob Carter – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1114-6 | Blues For Two | MGN-8, MGN-1075 |
| 1115-3 | Somebody Loves Me | MGN-8, MGN-1075 |
| 1116-10 | Crazy Rhythm | MGN-8, MGN-1075 |
| 1117-1 | All The Things You Are | MGN-8, MGN-1075 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-8 · 1954The Charlie Ventura QuartetThe Charlie Ventura Quartet
MGN-1075 · 1956Blue SaxophonesCharlie Ventura And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-20 | An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall | Charlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCall | 1954 | Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter |
 | MGN-1013 | Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall | Charlie Ventura Quartet | 1954 | Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter |
 | MGC-682 | Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown | Lawrence Brown Quintet | 1955 | Hank Jones, Jo Jones |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter |
 | MGN-1053 | An Evening With Mary Ann McCall And Charlie Ventura | Charlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCall | 1956 | Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter |
 | RLP 12-233 | The Hawk Flies High | Coleman Hawkins Septet | 1957 | Hank Jones, Jo Jones |
 | RLP 12-244 | Jazz For Lovers | Various Artists | 1957 | Hank Jones, Jo Jones |
 | CL 963 | The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq. | Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra | 1957 | Hank Jones, Jo Jones |
 | RLP 12-284 | Saxophone Revolt | Various Artists | 1958 | Hank Jones, Jo Jones |