Verve session · in the studio

February 12, 1956

Louis Bellson And His Orchestra

In the room

Louis Bellson – drums
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Eddie Bert – trombone
Ernie Wilkins – alto sax
Ted Lee – baritone sax
Pearl Bailey – vocal
Nat Pierce – piano
Ray Brown – bass

The takes

3 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
2755-1	Blues For Keeps	MGV-8354
2756-8	Tired	Not issued at the time · later on Verve 2013
2757-6	Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night	Not issued at the time · later on Verve 2013
2758-3	Flying Hickory	Rejected at the session

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

Where it ended up

Louis Bellson And His Orchestra – Drummer's Holiday (Verve MGV-8354)

MGV-8354 · 1960Drummer's HolidayLouis Bellson And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown
MGV-8258	Let's Call It Swing	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1958	Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins, Ted Lee

3 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Shavers, Eddie Bert, Ernie Wilkins
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Ray Brown

2 of them 56 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-132	Chico O'Farrill Jazz	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1953	Eddie Bert, Ray Brown
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGN-4	Al Hibbler Favorites	Al Hibbler	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-147	The Gene Krupa Sextet #1	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-152	The Gene Krupa Sextet #2	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-158	Jumping Moods By Flip Phillips	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-161	Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-631	The Gene Krupa Sextet Album #3	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGN-1011	The Louis Bellson Quintet	The Louis Bellson Quintet	1954	Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers
MGC-641	Roy And Diz	Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet	1955	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGC-671	Roy And Diz #2	Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet	1955	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-687	The Exciting Gene Krupa	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1955	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGN-1020	The Driving Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	Louis Bellson Quintet	1955	Louis Bellson, Charlie Shavers
MGN-1028	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	1955	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGN-1036	Piano Interpretations By Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell	Bud Powell Trio	1955	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MG 15059	The Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet Vol. 1	Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet	1955	Eddie Bert, Ernie Wilkins
MG 15060	The Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet Vol. 2	Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet	1955	Eddie Bert, Ernie Wilkins
MGC-690	Solitude	Songs By Billie Holiday	1956	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-692	Swinging With Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGC-694	Recital By Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Trio	1956	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGC-699	Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1956	Eddie Bert, Ray Brown
MGC-730	Trumpet Battle	Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGC-731	The Trumpet Kings	Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Eddie Bert, Ray Brown
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGV-8196	Norman Granz' Jam Session #9	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956+	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MG 12007	Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins	Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet	1956	Eddie Bert, Ernie Wilkins
MGV-4006	Ella And Louis Again	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1957	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGV-8210	Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Quartet	Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1957	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MG 12096	Trumpets All Out	Various Artists	1957	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
LP 1281	LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith	LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra	1958	Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce
MGV-4017	Ella And Louis Again Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1958	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGV-4018	Ella And Louis Again Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1958	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGV-8248	Jazz Giants '58	Stan Getz-Gerry Mulligan-Harry Edison, Louis Bellson And The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
MGV-8298	Going For Myself...	Harry Edison-Lester Young	1959	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGV-8322	Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson	Louis Armstrong With Oscar Peterson Quartet	1959	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGV-8368	The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1960	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
MGV-8369	The Drum Battle	Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP	1960	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Ernie Wilkins, Ray Brown
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Ernie Wilkins, Ray Brown
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
V-8569	The Essential Louis Armstrong	Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong	1963	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Ernie Wilkins, Ray Brown
V-8595	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Louis Armstrong	1964	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Louis Bellson, Ray Brown