Verve session · in the studio

1954

Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five

This day's music is on 4 records: Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five #1, Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five #2, Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five Album #4, Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five Album #3

In the room

Artie Shaw – clarinet
Joe Roland – vibes
Tal Farlow – guitar
Joe Puma – guitar
Hank Jones – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Irv Kluger – drums

The takes

17 of these 38 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
1621	Sequence In B Flat	MGC-159
1622	I've Got A Crush On You	MGC-159
1623	The Sad Sack	MGC-159
1624	Sunny Side Up	MGC-160
1625	Autumn Leaves	MGC-160
1626	When The Quail Come Back To San Quentin	MGC-160
1627	Tenderly	MGC-160

Then · Artie Shaw, Joe Puma, Hank Jones, Tommy Potter, Irv Kluger

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
1628	How High The Moon	Not issued at the time
1629	Don't Take Your Love From Me	Not issued at the time
1630	Crumbum	Not issued at the time
1631	The Pied Piper Theme	Not issued at the time · later on Clef EPC-333
1632	Imagination	Not issued at the time · later on Verve MGV-2015
1633	Besame Mucho	Not issued at the time · later on Clef EPC-334
1634	Scuttlebutt	Not issued at the time
1635	Stop And Go Mambo	Not issued at the time · later on Clef EPC-332
1636	Love Of My Life	Not issued at the time · later on Clef EPC-332
1637	The Grabtown Grapple	Not issued at the time · later on Verve MGV-2015
1638	Tenderly	Not issued at the time
1639-A	Someone To Watch Over Me	MGC-645
1640-A	That Old Feeling	MGC-645
1641	Stop And Go Mambo	MGC-645
1642	The Grabtown Grapple	Not issued at the time
1643	I Can't Get Started	Not issued at the time · later on Verve MGV-2015
1644	Sunny Side Up	Not issued at the time · later on Clef 89117
1645-A	Dancing In The Dark	MGC-645
1646	Love Of My Life	MGC-645
1647	Imagination	Not issued at the time · later on Clef 89117
1648	Lyric	Not issued at the time · later on Verve MGV-2015
1649	Lugubrious	Not issued at the time · later on Verve MGV-2015
1650	The Pied Piper Theme	MGC-645
1651	Besame Mucho	MGC-645

Same band

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Too Marvelous For Words	MGC-630
–	Yesterdays	MGC-630
–	Supposin'	MGC-630
–	September Song	MGC-630
–	Rough Ridin'	MGC-630
–	My Funny Valentine	MGC-630
–	Dancing On The Ceiling	MGC-630

38 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five – Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five #1 (Clef MGC-159)

MGC-159 · 1954Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five #1Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five

Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five – Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five #2 (Clef MGC-160)

MGC-160 · 1954Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five #2Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five

Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five – Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five Album #4 (Clef MGC-645)

MGC-645 · 1955Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five Album #4Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five

Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five – Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five Album #3 (Clef MGC-630)

MGC-630 · 1954Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five Album #3Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

2 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 15034	Joe Roland Quartet And Symfonet	Joe Roland Symfonet	1954	Joe Roland, Joe Puma
	MG 12039	Joltin' Joe Roland	Joe Roland Symfonet	1956	Joe Roland, Joe Puma