Verve session · in the studio
June 21, 1954
The Louis Bellson Quintet
In the room
Louis Bellson – drums
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Zoot Sims – tenor sax- Don Abney – piano
George Duvivier – bass
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1772-3 | Charlie's Blues | MGN-1011 |
| 1773-3 | I'll Remember April | MGN-1011 |
| 1774-1 | Buffalo Joe | MGN-1011 |
| 1775-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy | MGN-1011 |
| 1776-1 | Love For Sale | MGN-1011 |
| 1777-1 | The Man I Love | MGN-1011 |
| 1778-1 | Basically Speaking, Duvivier That Is | MGN-1011 |
| 1779-1 | Concerto For Drums | MGN-1011 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8258 | Let's Call It Swing | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1958 | Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Don Abney, George Duvivier |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1015 | Benny Carter Plays Pretty | Benny Carter Quartet | 1955 | Louis Bellson, Don Abney, George Duvivier |
 | MGN-1044 | New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris | Benny Carter Quartet | 1955 | Louis Bellson, Don Abney, George Duvivier |
 | MGV-8354 | Drummer's Holiday | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1960 | Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers, George Duvivier |
2 of them 19 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1018 | Music For Loving | Ben Webster With Strings | 1955 | Louis Bellson, George Duvivier |
 | MGN-1020 | The Driving Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | Louis Bellson Quintet | 1955 | Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Louis Bellson, George Duvivier |
 | MGN-1039 | Music With Feeling | Ben Webster With Strings | 1955 | Louis Bellson, George Duvivier |
 | MGV-8193 | Drumorama! | Louis Bellson | 1957 | Louis Bellson, Don Abney |
 | MG 12077 | The Jazz Guitarist | Chuck Wayne | 1957 | Zoot Sims, George Duvivier |
 | MG 12096 | Trumpets All Out | Various Artists | 1957 | Charlie Shavers, Don Abney |
 | MGV-8256 | Louis Bellson At The Flamingo | The Louis Bellson Quartet | 1958 | Louis Bellson, Don Abney |
 | MG 12125 | The Many Faces Of The Blues | Various Artists | 1958 | Charlie Shavers, Don Abney |
 | MG 12126 | The Jazz Hour | Various Artists | 1958 | Charlie Shavers, Don Abney |
 | PRLP 7156 | Hawk Eyes | Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers, Tiny Grimes | 1959 | Charlie Shavers, George Duvivier |
| PR 7857 | Coleman Hawkins Sextet · not on the site yet | Coleman Hawkins Sextet | 1959 | Charlie Shavers, George Duvivier | |
 | MGV-8320 | Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1 | Various Artists | 1959 | Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers |
 | RLP 419 | The Magic Touch | Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra | 1962 | Charlie Shavers, George Duvivier |
 | V-8544 | Hobo Flats | Jimmy Smith | 1963 | Zoot Sims, George Duvivier |
 | V-8548 | The Yellow Canary | Kenyon Hopkins | 1963 | Zoot Sims, George Duvivier |
 | CL 2269 | The Reporter | Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra | 1964 | Zoot Sims, George Duvivier |
 | V-8721 | The Best Of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio | 1967 | Zoot Sims, George Duvivier |
 | V-8731 | Jazzhattan Suite | Jazz Interactions Orchestra | 1968 | Zoot Sims, George Duvivier |