Verve session · in the studio
August 26, 1955
The Buddy DeFranco Quintet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Sweet And Lovely, Cooking The Blues
In the room
- Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
Tal Farlow – guitar- Sonny Clarke – piano, organ
- Gene Wright – bass
- Bobby White – drums
The takes
1 of these 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2458-5 | They Say It's Wonderful | MGV-8224 |
| 2459-1 | But Beautiful | MGV-8224 |
| 2460-7 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-117 |
| 2461-1 | The Nearness Of You | MGV-8224 |
| 2462-1 | How About You | MGV-8221 |
| 2463-1 | Little Girl Blue | MGV-8221 |
| 2464-5 | Indian Summer | MGV-8221 |
| 2465-1 | I Can't Get Started | MGV-8221 |
| 2466-2 | Stardust | MGV-8221 |
| 2467-2 | Cooking The Blues | MGV-8221 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8224 · 1957Sweet And LovelyThe Buddy DeFranco Quintet
MGV-8221 · 1957Cooking The BluesThe Buddy DeFranco QuintetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-16 | Pretty Moods By Buddy DeFranco | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1006 | The Progressive Mr. DeFranco | The Buddy DeFranco Big Band | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1012 | The Artistry Of Buddy DeFranco | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1021 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1026 | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1068 | Jazz Tones | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1079 | In A Mellow Mood | The Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGV-8195 | Compendium Of Jazz #2 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
 | MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Buddy DeFranco, Gene Wright, Bobby White |
2 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1016 | Buddy DeFranco And Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin | Buddy DeFranco And Oscar Peterson With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco, Bobby White |
 | MGN-1085 | The Buddy DeFranco Wailers | The Buddy DeFranco Wailers | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco, Bobby White |
 | LP 3-211 | Tjader Plays Tjazz | The Cal Tjader Quartet | 1956 | Gene Wright, Bobby White |