Verve session · in the studio

January 12, 1956

The Jazz Giants '56

Fine Sound, NYC

This day's music is on 2 records: The Jazz Giants '56, The Lester Young Story

In the room

Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Vic Dickenson – trombone
Lester Young – tenor sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Teddy Wilson – piano
Gene Ramey – bass
Jo Jones – drums

The takes

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
2646-2	I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans	MGN-1056
2647-2	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	MGN-1056
2648-4	Gigantic Blues	MGN-1056, MGV-8308
2649-2	This Year's Kisses	MGN-1056
2650-2	You Can Depend On Me	MGN-1056

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

Where it ended up

Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey – The Jazz Giants '56 (Norgran MGN-1056)

MGN-1056 · 1956The Jazz Giants '56Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey

The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio – The Lester Young Story (Verve MGV-8308)

MGV-8308 · 1959The Lester Young StoryThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones

4 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Vic Dickenson, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8205	Pres And Teddy	The Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet	1956+	Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones

3 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGN-1005	The President, Lester Young	Lester Young Quartet	1954	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Teddy Wilson
MGN-1071	Lester's Here	Lester Young And His Orchestra	1956	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGN-1072	Pres	Lester Young And His Orchestra	1956	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jo Jones
CL 1098	The Sound Of Jazz	Various Artists	1958	Vic Dickenson, Lester Young, Jo Jones
MGV-8267	The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1958	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Jo Jones
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones

2 of them 51 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8787	Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1949	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young
CL 500	Benny Goodman Combos (Quintet, Sextet, Septet)	Benny Goodman	1951	Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Lester Young, Freddie Green
MGC-132	Chico O'Farrill Jazz	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1953	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
MGC-150	The Roy Eldridge Quintet	The Roy Eldridge Quintet	1954	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MG-26013	Bean	Coleman Hawkins	1954	Roy Eldridge, Teddy Wilson
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones
MGN-1019	The Creative Teddy Wilson	Teddy Wilson Trio	1955	Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Lester Young, Gene Ramey
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Lester Young, Gene Ramey
MGC-691	Flip Wails	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGC-699	Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1956	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGC-705	Dale's Wail	Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra Featuring Oscar Peterson-Jo Jones	1956	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Roy Eldridge, Teddy Wilson
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGV-8239	The Oscar Peterson Trio With Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt & Jo Jones At Newport	The Oscar Peterson Trio At Newport	1957	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGV-8240	The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars At Newport	Coleman Hawkins - Roy Eldridge - Pete Brown - Jo Jones All Stars At Newport	1957	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones
PRLP 7127	For Basie	Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce	1958	Freddie Green, Jo Jones
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young
MGV-8272	The Impeccable Mr. Wilson	The Teddy Wilson Trio	1958	Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones
LP 1303	Mainstream	Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas & Their All-Star Jazz Groups	1959	Vic Dickenson, Gene Ramey
MGV-8299	These Tunes Remind Me Of You	The Teddy Wilson Trio	1959	Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones
MGV-8316	Laughin' To Keep From Cryin'	Lester Young, Roy Eldridge And Harry Edison	1959	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young
MGV-8318	Ben Webster And Associates	Ben Webster And Associates	1959	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CL 1401	Rushing Lullabies	Jimmy Rushing	1960	Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
MGV-8358	Blues-A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson
MGV-8368	The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1960	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young
MGV-8369	The Drum Battle	Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP	1960	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young
RLP 374	Blues For Rampart Street	Ida Cox With The Coleman Hawkins Quintet	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CJM 8019	The Jazz Life!	Various Artists	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
CJM 8022	Newport Rebels	Jazz Artists Guild	1961	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8539	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8540	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8541	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8542	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
V-8748	Ella Live	Ella Fitzgerald	1968	Roy Eldridge, Lester Young