Verve session · in the studio
June 23, 1954
Benny Carter Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Benny Carter Plays Pretty, New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris
In the room
Benny Carter – alto sax- Don Abney – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Louis Bellson – drums
The takes
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1780-2 | Moonglow | MGN-1015 |
| 1781-2 | My One And Only Love | MGN-1015 |
| 1782-3 | Love Is Here To Stay | MGN-1015 |
| 1783-5 | This Can't Be Love | MGN-1044 |
| 1784-3 | Tenderly | MGN-1015 |
| 1785-2 | Unforgettable | MGN-1015 |
| 1786-5 | Ruby | MGN-1015 |
| 1787-3 | Moon Song | MGN-1015 |
| 1787-4 | - | Not issued at the time |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-1015 · 1955Benny Carter Plays PrettyBenny Carter Quartet
MGN-1044 · 1955New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill HarrisBenny Carter QuartetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1011 | The Louis Bellson Quintet | The Louis Bellson Quintet | 1954 | Don Abney, George Duvivier, Louis Bellson |
 | MGV-8258 | Let's Call It Swing | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1958 | Don Abney, George Duvivier, Louis Bellson |
2 of them 12 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-14 | The Exciting Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson And His Big Band | 1954 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGC-643 | The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio | The Art Tatum - Benny Carter - Louis Bellson Trio | 1955 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1018 | Music For Loving | Ben Webster With Strings | 1955 | George Duvivier, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | George Duvivier, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1039 | Music With Feeling | Ben Webster With Strings | 1955 | George Duvivier, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1046 | Skin Deep | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1955 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGV-8193 | Drumorama! | Louis Bellson | 1957 | Don Abney, Louis Bellson |
 | MGV-8227 | Makin' Whoopee | The Art Tatum-Benny Carter-Louis Bellson Trio | 1957 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGV-8256 | Louis Bellson At The Flamingo | The Louis Bellson Quartet | 1958 | Don Abney, Louis Bellson |
 | MGV-8354 | Drummer's Holiday | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1960 | George Duvivier, Louis Bellson |
 | A-9116 | Additions To Further Definitions | Benny Carter | 1966 | Benny Carter, Don Abney |