Verve session · in the studio
June 25, 1954
The Art Tatum - Benny Carter - Louis Bellson Trio
- This day's music is on 3 records: The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio, The Anatomy Of Improvisation, Makin' Whoopee
In the room
Benny Carter – alto sax
Art Tatum – piano
Louis Bellson – drums
The takes
1 of these 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1788-1 | My Blue Heaven | MGC-643 |
| 1789-1 | Blues In B Flat | MGC-643, MGV-8230 |
| 1790-1 | Blues In C | MGV-8227 |
| 1791-2 | A Foggy Day | MGV-8227 |
| 1792-1 | I'm Left With The Blues In My Heart | MGC-643 |
| 1793-2 | Street Of Dreams | MGC-643 |
| 1794-2 | Idaho | MGC-643 |
| 1795-1 | You're Mine, You | MGV-8227 |
| 1796-2 | Undecided | MGV-8227 |
| 1797-2 | Under A Blanket Of Blue | MGV-8227 |
| 1798-1 | Makin' Whoopee | Not issued at the time |
| 1798-2 | - | MGV-8227 |
| 1799-1 | Old Fashioned Love | MGC-643 |
| 1800-2 | 'S Wonderful | MGC-643 |
| 1801-1 | Hands Across The Table | MGC-643 |
15 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-643 · 1955The Tatum-Carter-Bellson TrioThe Art Tatum - Benny Carter - Louis Bellson Trio
MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious Artists
MGV-8227 · 1957Makin' WhoopeeThe Art Tatum-Benny Carter-Louis Bellson TrioTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-14 | The Exciting Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson And His Big Band | 1954 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1015 | Benny Carter Plays Pretty | Benny Carter Quartet | 1955 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1044 | New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris | Benny Carter Quartet | 1955 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |
 | MGN-1046 | Skin Deep | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1955 | Benny Carter, Louis Bellson |