Verve session · in the studio
April 20, 1953
The Buddy DeFranco Quartet
- This day's music is on 3 records: Mr. Clarinet, Jazz Tones, The Buddy DeFranco Quartet
In the room
- Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
- Kenny Drew – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
Art Blakey – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1218-6 | But Not For Me | MGN-1069 |
| 1219-4 | When Your Lover Has Gone | MGN-1068 |
| 1220-3 | The Things We Did Last Summer | MGN-1068 |
| 1221-1 | Buddy's Blues | MGN-1026, MGN-1069 |
4 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-1068 · 1956Jazz TonesThe Buddy DeFranco Quartet
MGN-1026 · 1955The Buddy DeFranco QuartetThe Buddy DeFranco QuartetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8579 | Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll | Various Artists | 1964 | 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 |