Verve session · in the studio
June 7, 1954
Charlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCall
- This day's music is on 2 records: An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall, An Evening With Mary Ann McCall And Charlie Ventura
In the room
Charlie Ventura – sax- Mary Ann McCall – vocal
Dave McKenna – piano- Bob Carter – bass
- Sonny Igoe – drums
The takes
2 of these 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1749-4 | Charlie's Parley | Not issued at the time |
| 1749-5 | - | MGN-20 |
| 1749-7 | - | Not issued at the time |
| 1750-2 | Get Happy | MGN-20 |
| 1751-5 | Careless (vocal) | MGN-20, MGN-1053 |
| 1752-3 | Please Be Kind (vocal) | MGN-20, MGN-1053 |
| 1753-2 | Detour Ahead (vocal) | MGN-20, MGN-1053 |
| 1754-1 | Basin Street | MGN-20 |
| 1755-1 | Sam And Don | MGN-20 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-20 · 1954An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCallCharlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCall
MGN-1053 · 1956An Evening With Mary Ann McCall And Charlie VenturaCharlie Ventura Quartet With Mary Ann McCallTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1013 | Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall | Charlie Ventura Quartet | 1954 | Charlie Ventura, Mary Ann McCall, Dave McKenna, Bob Carter, Sonny Igoe |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Charlie Ventura, Mary Ann McCall, Dave McKenna, Bob Carter, Sonny Igoe |
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-8 | The Charlie Ventura Quartet | The Charlie Ventura Quartet | 1954 | Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter |
 | MGN-1075 | Blue Saxophones | Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra | 1956 | Charlie Ventura, Bob Carter |