Verve session · in the studio

November 8, 1955

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

In the room

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Harry Edison – trumpet
Melba Liston – trombone
Willie Smith – alto sax
Curtis Amy – tenor sax
Ed Beel – tenor sax
Clyde Dunn – baritone sax
Toni Harper – vocal
Carl Perkins – piano
George Bledsoe – bass
Al Bartee – drums

The takes

2 of these 4 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
2551-7	Taking A Chance On Love	MGN-1083
2552-3	Play Me The Blues	MGN-1083
2553-3 \| 62VK466	Oasis	Not issued at the time · later on ARS G-423
2554-8	Flamingo	Meant for MGV-8357, which never came out

4 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.

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-676	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1955	Harry Edison, Carl Perkins, Al Bartee

2 of them 26 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-14	The Exciting Louis Bellson	Louis Bellson And His Big Band	1954	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGN-26	The Swinging Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich All Stars	1954	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGN-1046	Skin Deep	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1955	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGN-1052	The Swinging Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich All Stars	1955	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Harry Edison, Clyde Dunn
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Harry Edison, Clyde Dunn
MGC-721	Lady Sings The Blues	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1956	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGN-1084	World Statesman	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
PJ-93	Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie	Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie	1965	Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Edison
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Dizzy Gillespie, Willie Smith
MGV-8017	Dizzy In Greece	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
MGV-8193	Drumorama!	Louis Bellson	1957	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
MGV-8212	Tour De Force	The Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Edison
MGV-8222	Birks' Works	Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
MGV-8242	Dizzy Gillespie At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
MGV-8258	Let's Call It Swing	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1958	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGV-8280	Music, Romance And Especially Love	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1958	Harry Edison, Willie Smith
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
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, Melba Liston
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston