Verve session · in the studio
April 15, 1953
The Buddy DeFranco Quartet
- This day's music is on 3 records: Mr. Clarinet, The Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll
In the room
- Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
- Kenny Drew – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
Art Blakey – drums
The takes
1 of these 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1208-9 | Ferdinando | MGN-1069 |
| 1209-3 | It Could Happen To Me | MGN-1026, MGN-1069 |
| 1210-5 | Autumn In New York | MGN-1026, MGN-1069 |
| 1211-8 | Bass On Balls | MGN-1026, MGN-1069 |
| 1212-4 | 63VK737 | Left Field | MGN-1026, MGN-1069, V-8579 |
| 1213-3 | Show Eyes | MGN-1026, MGN-1069 |
| 1213-? | Show Eyes (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Norgran EPN-123 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-1069 · 1956Mr. ClarinetThe Buddy DeFranco Quartet
MGN-1026 · 1955The Buddy DeFranco QuartetThe Buddy DeFranco Quartet
V-8579 · 1964Winners All! Down Beat Jazz PollVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1068 | Jazz Tones | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco, Kenny Drew, Milt Hinton, Art Blakey |
2 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 111 | Mr. Saxophone | Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 126 | Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume One | Sonny Stitt Quartet | 1952 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 135 | Mambo Jazz | Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins | 1952 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 137 | Sonny Rollins Quartet | Sonny Rollins Quartet | 1952 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | BLP 5023 | New Faces-New Sounds | Kenny Drew | 1953 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | CL 903 | The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys | Rita Reys | 1956 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7029 | Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew | Sonny Rollins Quartet | 1956 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7077 | Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt | 1957 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PRLP 7133 | Stitt's Bits | Sonny Stitt | 1958 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |
 | PR 7585 | Stitt's Bits Vol. 1 | Sonny Stitt | 1968 | Kenny Drew, Art Blakey |