Verve session · in the studio

September 12, 1955

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

In the room

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Taft Jordan – trumpet
Ermet Perry – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Matthew Gee – trombone
Jimmy Wilkins – trombone
Gigi Gryce – alto sax
Hilton Jefferson – alto sax
Budd Johnson – tenor sax
Ernie Wilkins – tenor sax
Sahib Shihab – baritone sax
Herb Lance – vocal
Wade Legge – piano
Nelson Boyd – bass
Charlie Persip – drums

The takes

4 of these 5 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
2514-1	Seems Like You Just Don't Care	MGN-1083
2515-4	Evening Sound	Meant for MGV-8357, which never came out
2516-3	About To Wail	Meant for MGV-8357, which never came out
2517-7	Begin The Beguine	Meant for MGV-8357, which never came out
2518-2	Shout By Rail	Meant for MGV-8357, which never came out

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

Where it ended up

Dizzy Gillespie – Jazz Recital (Norgran MGN-1083)

MGN-1083 · 1956Jazz RecitalDizzy Gillespie

Together elsewhere

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

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Ermet Perry, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip

5 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, Hilton Jefferson, Wade Legge, Charlie Persip
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, Hilton Jefferson, Wade Legge, Charlie Persip
MGV-8017	Dizzy In Greece	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Ermet Perry, Ernie Wilkins, Nelson Boyd, Charlie Persip
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins, Sahib Shihab, Charlie Persip
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Ermet Perry, Ernie Wilkins, Nelson Boyd, Charlie Persip

4 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1084	World Statesman	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Wilkins, Nelson Boyd, Charlie Persip
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Taft Jordan, Jimmy Wilkins, Hilton Jefferson, Ernie Wilkins
CL 998	Jazz Lab	Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce, Sahib Shihab, Wade Legge
MGV-8222	Birks' Works	Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Ermet Perry, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Wilkins, Nelson Boyd, Charlie Persip
C3552	Benny Golson's New York Scene	The Benny Golson Quintet And Band	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce, Sahib Shihab, Charlie Persip
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins, Sahib Shihab
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson, Ernie Wilkins
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson, Ernie Wilkins

3 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-18	More Of The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet Album #2	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Wade Legge, Charlie Persip
MGN-1050	Diz And Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Wade Legge, Charlie Persip
MG-36066	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland Octet	1956	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Wade Legge
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Ernie Royal, Hilton Jefferson, Budd Johnson
CL 1041	Miles Ahead	Miles Davis + 19	1957	Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
CL 1058	Modern Jazz Perspective	Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet With Jackie Paris	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce, Sahib Shihab
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
LP 1281	LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith	LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins, Sahib Shihab
LP 1332	Big Joe Rides Again	Joe Turner	1960	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip
MGV-8352	The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All	The Dizzy Gillespie Octet	1960	Dizzy Gillespie, Gigi Gryce, Charlie Persip
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, Charlie Persip
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland, Charlie Persip

2 of them 107 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7840	Gigi Gryce Et Son Orchestre · not on the site yet	Gigi Gryce Et Son Orchestre	1953	Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce
MGN-15	Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington	Al Hibbler With Leroy Lovett And His Orchestra	1954	Taft Jordan, Hilton Jefferson
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
BCP-33	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Octet	1955	Ernie Royal, Gigi Gryce
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Taft Jordan, Hilton Jefferson
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Hilton Jefferson, Budd Johnson
MGN-1076	The Modern Jazz Sextet	The Modern Jazz Sextet	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Ernie Royal, Gigi Gryce
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Taft Jordan, Hilton Jefferson
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
MG 12044	Top Brass Featuring 5 Trumpets	Various Artists	1956	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MG 12047	The Champ	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Budd Johnson
MG-36058	Sarah Vaughan In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Sarah Vaughan	1956	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36077	Julian Cannonball Adderley In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Cannonball Adderley Octet	1956	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
MG-36085	The Young Ones Of Jazz	Various Artists	1956	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
MG-36086	For Jazz Lovers	Various Artists	1956	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 12-229	Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet	Jazz Lab / Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet	1957	Gigi Gryce, Wade Legge
CL 1020	Jazz Omnibus	Various Artists	1957	Gigi Gryce, Sahib Shihab
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
BLP 1557	Lee Morgan Vol. 3	Lee Morgan	1957	Gigi Gryce, Charlie Persip
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MGV-8242	Dizzy Gillespie At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MG 12096	Trumpets All Out	Various Artists	1957	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36114	Boy With Lots Of Brass	Maynard Ferguson	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Gigi Gryce, Wade Legge
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Gigi Gryce, Wade Legge
CL 1247	Benny In Brussels Volume 1	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	1958	Taft Jordan, Ermet Perry
CL 1248	Benny In Brussels Volume 2	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing	1958	Taft Jordan, Ermet Perry
BCP-6027	Art Blakey Big Band	Art Blakey Big Band	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
MGV-8260	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGV-8262	Sonny Side Up	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36126	Cleveland Style	Jimmy Cleveland	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Charlie Persip
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
PJ-1270	Great Jazz Standards	Gil Evans Orchestra	1959	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
CL 1274	Porgy And Bess	Miles Davis	1959	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Ernie Royal, Charlie Persip
MGV-8292	Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1959	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
RLP 331	The Big Soul-Band	Johnny Griffin Orchestra	1960	Matthew Gee, Charlie Persip
PJ-1289	Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers	Various Artists	1960	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Ernie Royal, Charlie Persip
CL 1480	Sketches Of Spain	Miles Davis	1960	Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
MGV-8386	A Portrait Of Duke Ellington	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1960	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
A-4	Out Of The Cool	Gil Evans Orchestra	1961	Budd Johnson, Charlie Persip
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Charlie Persip
RLP 387	White Gardenia: A Tribute To Billie Holiday	Johnny Griffin With Strings And Brass	1961	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
MG 12157	Jazz Argosy	The New Sound Of Tony Argo	1961	Ernie Royal, Charlie Persip
RLP 395	Rah	Mark Murphy	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 397	A Jazz Version Of Kean: Selections From The Broadway Musical Hit	The Riverside Jazz Stars	1962	Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 419	The Magic Touch	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
LP 1395	Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass	Sonny Stitt Tentet	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee
V-4056	Rhythm Is My Business	Ella Fitzgerald	1962	Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
PR 7712	Jimmy Forrest With The Oliver Nelson Big Band · not on the site yet	Jimmy Forrest With The Oliver Nelson Big Band	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8474	Bashin'	The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith	1962	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8477	Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt	1962	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8838	Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet	Gil Evans Orchestra	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Charlie Persip
A-51	For Members Only	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8583	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	Jimmy Smith	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
V-8587	The Cat	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8604	Christmas '64	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1964	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
BLP 4188	I'm Tryin' To Get Home	Donald Byrd	1965	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8610	Movin' Wes	Wes Montgomery	1965	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8615	Ray Brown/Milt Jackson	Ray Brown - Milt Jackson Orchestra	1965	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8624	Music From The Motion Picture Once A Thief And Other Themes	Lalo Schifrin	1965	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Charlie Persip
LP 1449	Jazz Dialogue	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8642	Goin' Out Of My Head	Wes Montgomery	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8746	Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet	Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1967	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Ernie Royal, Jimmy Cleveland