Verve session · in the studio
January 4, 1954
Benny Carter Quintet With Joe Glover And His Orchestra
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Urbane Mr. Carter, Cosmopolite
In the room
Benny Carter – alto sax, arranger- Hoyt Bohannon – trombone
- Joe Howard – trombone
- Pullman Pederson – trombone
Juan Tizol – valve trombone- Jack Marshall – guitar
- Benjamin Barrett – concertmaster
- Sam Albert – violin
- Sam Cytron – violin
- Henry Hill – violin
- Anatol Kaminsky – violin
- George Kast – violin
- Jack Shulman – violin
- Joe DiFiore – viola
- Lou Kievman – viola
- Armand Kaproff – cello
- Ray Kramer – cello
- Joe Glover – arranger, conductor
- Gerald Wiggins – piano · as Gerry Wiggins
- Red Callender – bass
- Jackie Mills – drums
The takes
1 of these 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1490-2 | With A Song In My Heart | MGN-10, MGN-1070 |
| 1490-7 | - | Not issued at the time |
| 1491-3 | Can't We Be Friends | MGN-10, MGN-1070 |
| 1492-5 | Symphony | MGN-10, MGN-1070 |
| 1493-3 | I'm Sorry | MGN-10, MGN-1070 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-10 · 1954The Urbane Mr. CarterBenny Carter Quintet With Joe Glover And His Orchestra
MGN-1070 · 1956CosmopoliteBenny Carter And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-36050 | Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I | Various Artists | 1956 | Benny Carter, Gerald Wiggins, Red Callender, Jackie Mills |
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 549 | Chet Baker & Strings | Chet Baker Quintet With Strings | 1954 | Sam Cytron, George Kast, Lou Kievman |
