Verve session · in the studio

October 16, 1956

For Musicians Only

In the room

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Sonny Stitt – alto sax
Stan Getz – tenor sax
Herb Ellis – guitar
John Lewis – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Stan Levey – drums

The takes

1 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
4029-2	Be-Bop	MGV-8198
4030-2	We (My Honey And Me)	MGV-8198
4031-?	Dark Eyes (alternate take)	Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J28J 25115
4031-3	Dark Eyes	MGV-8198
4032-3	Lover Come Back To Me	MGV-8198

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

Where it ended up

Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny Stitt – For Musicians Only (Verve MGV-8198)

MGV-8198 · 1956+For Musicians OnlyDizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny Stitt

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown

4 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-2	The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-18	More Of The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet Album #2	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1050	Diz And Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGV-8212	Tour De Force	The Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
MGV-8250	Only The Blues	Sonny Stitt	1958	Sonny Stitt, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
MGV-8252	Nothing But The Blues	Herb Ellis	1958	Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8348	Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio	Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio	1960	Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
V-8748	Ella Live	Ella Fitzgerald	1968	Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown

3 of them 20 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-641	Roy And Diz	Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-671	Roy And Diz #2	Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-684	Krupa And Rich	Gene Krupa - Buddy Rich Nonet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1015	Benny Carter Plays Pretty	Benny Carter Quartet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1044	New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris	Benny Carter Quartet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-730	Trumpet Battle	Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-731	The Trumpet Kings	Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1076	The Modern Jazz Sextet	The Modern Jazz Sextet	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
MGV-8196	Norman Granz' Jam Session #9	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956+	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8239	The Oscar Peterson Trio With Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt & Jo Jones At Newport	The Oscar Peterson Trio At Newport	1957	Sonny Stitt, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8249	Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi	Stan Getz - Gerry Mulligan Quintet	1957	Stan Getz, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
MGV-8248	Jazz Giants '58	Stan Getz-Gerry Mulligan-Harry Edison, Louis Bellson And The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8251	Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio	Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8265	Stan Getz And J.J. Johnson At The Opera House (mono)	Stan Getz - J.J. Johnson Sextet At JATP	1958	Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8267	The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1958	Sonny Stitt, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8274	Soulville	The Ben Webster Quintet	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
V-8567	The Essential Gerry Mulligan	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	1963	Stan Getz, Ray Brown, Stan Levey
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown

2 of them 96 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7839	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers · not on the site yet	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1949	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
PRLP 108	The New Sounds	Lee Konitz, Stan Getz	1951	Stan Getz, Stan Levey
PRLP 123	Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two	Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson	1952	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
MG 9011	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4	Charlie Parker	1952	Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
MG 9012	New Sounds In Modern Music	Various Artists	1952	Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown
MGN-22	Toshiko	Toshiko's Quartet	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-147	The Gene Krupa Sextet #1	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-152	The Gene Krupa Sextet #2	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-161	Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-162	The Strolling Mr. Eldridge	Roy Eldridge Quintet	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-623	Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern	Oscar Peterson Trio	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-624	Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers	Oscar Peterson Trio	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-625	Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans	Oscar Peterson Trio	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-637	The Flip Phillips Quintet	The Flip Phillips Quintet	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-646	The Magnificent Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quintet	1955	John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGC-648	Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-649	Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-650	Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-667	The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown
MGC-683	Little Jazz	Roy Eldridge Quintet	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-687	The Exciting Gene Krupa	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-708	Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie	Oscar Peterson Quartet	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1016	Buddy DeFranco And Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin	Buddy DeFranco And Oscar Peterson With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1036	Piano Interpretations By Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell	Bud Powell Trio	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGN-1043	Pres And Sweets	Lester Young - Harry Edison Sextet	1955	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
PRLP 7002	Stan Getz Quartets	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1955	Stan Getz, Stan Levey
MGC-694	Recital By Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Trio	1956	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-695	Nostalgic Memories By Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Duo	1956	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-705	Dale's Wail	Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra Featuring Oscar Peterson-Jo Jones	1956	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGC-711	Norman Granz' Jam Session #8	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown
MGN-1040	The Modern Jazz Society Presents A Concert Of Contemporary Music	The Modern Jazz Society	1956	Stan Getz, John Lewis
MGN-1081	Ellis In Wonderland	Herb Ellis Sextet	1956	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-4003	Ella And Louis	Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong	1956	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Stan Getz, Stan Levey
PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1956	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
MGV-4006	Ella And Louis Again	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1957	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8225	Sittin' In	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins And Paul Gonsalves	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8000	The Charlie Parker Story #1	Machito And His Orchestra	1956+	John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGV-8231	Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl	Various Artists	1956+	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8775	The Oscar Peterson Trio · not on the site yet	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1956	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MG 12046	The Quartet	Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke	1956	John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGV-8210	Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Quartet	Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1957	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8211	Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You	Harry Edison	1957	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8219	New York Jazz	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1957	Sonny Stitt, Ray Brown
MGV-8223	Lionel Hampton '58	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1957	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8226	Hallelujah Hamp	Lionel Hampton	1957	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8228	The High And The Mighty	The Lionel Hampton Quintet	1957	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MG 12110	The Dizzy Gillespie Story	Ray Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown
MGV-4017	Ella And Louis Again Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-4018	Ella And Louis Again Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
PR 7516	Prezervation	Stan Getz With Al Haig	1967	Stan Getz, Stan Levey
MGV-8010	Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGV-8260	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt
MGV-8261	The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Quintet	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8262	Sonny Side Up	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt
MGV-8268	The Oscar Peterson Trio At The Concertgebouw	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8269	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio At The Opera House	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8287	On The Town With The Oscar Peterson Trio	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8290	This Is Ray Brown	Ray Brown Quintet	1958	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGV-8294	The Steamer	The Stan Getz Quartet	1959	Stan Getz, Stan Levey
MGV-8296	Award Winner	Stan Getz	1959	Stan Getz, Stan Levey
MGV-8298	Going For Myself...	Harry Edison-Lester Young	1959	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8311	Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre	Herb Ellis - Jimmy Giuffre Nonet	1959	Herb Ellis, Stan Levey
MGV-8322	Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson	Louis Armstrong With Oscar Peterson Quartet	1959	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8327	Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster	Coleman Hawkins - Ben Webster Quintet	1959	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
MGV-8344	Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio	Sonny Stitt With The Oscar Peterson Trio	1960	Sonny Stitt, Ray Brown
MGV-8346	Coleman Hawkins And Confreres	Coleman Hawkins - Ben Webster Quintet	1960	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-4053	Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!	Ella Fitzgerald	1961	Herb Ellis, Stan Levey
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	John Lewis, Ray Brown
V-8477	Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt	1962	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt
CL 2018	4 To Go!	André Previn / Herb Ellis / Shelly Manne / Ray Brown	1963	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8539	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz
V-8540	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz
V-8541	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz
V-8542	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz
V-8559	The Oscar Peterson Trio And The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	The Teddy Wilson Trio With Gerry Mulligan At Newport	1963	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8569	The Essential Louis Armstrong	Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong	1963	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
LP 1418	Stitt Plays Bird	Sonny Stitt	1964	Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
V-4062	These Are The Blues	Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8595	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Louis Armstrong	1964	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8700	Thoroughly Modern 'Twenties	Oscar Peterson	1967	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown
V-8740	Night Train Vol. 2	Oscar Peterson Trio	1968	Herb Ellis, Ray Brown