Verve session · in the studio

April 7, 1957

Dizzy Gillespie Big Band

NYC

This day's music is on 3 records: Birks' Works, Here Come The Swinging Bands, The Essential Dizzy Gillespie

In the room

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, arranger
Talib Daawud – trumpet
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Ermet Perry – trumpet
Carl Warwick – trumpet
Al Grey – trombone
Rod Levitt – trombone
Melba Liston – trombone, arranger
Ernie Henry – alto sax
Jimmy Powell – alto sax
Billy Mitchell – tenor sax
Benny Golson – tenor sax, arranger
Billy Root – baritone sax
Austin Cromer – vocal
Ernie Wilkins – arranger
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul West – bass
Charlie Persip – 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
20828-5	Jordu	MGV-8222, MGV-8207
20829-8 \| 63VK626	Birks' Works	MGV-8222, V-8566
20830-12	Umbrella Man	MGV-8222
20831-13	Autumn Leaves	MGV-8222
20832-16	Tangerine	MGV-8222
20833-18	Over The Rainbow	MGV-8222
20834-21	You No Quiero Bailer	MGV-8222
20835-29	If You Could See Me Now	MGV-8222

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

Where it ended up

Dizzy Gillespie Big Band – Birks' Works (Verve MGV-8222)

MGV-8222 · 1957Birks' WorksDizzy Gillespie Big Band

Various Artists – Here Come The Swinging Bands (Verve MGV-8207)

MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious Artists

The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet – The Essential Dizzy Gillespie (Verve V-8566)

V-8566 · 1963The Essential Dizzy GillespieThe Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8017	Dizzy In Greece	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermet Perry, Carl Warwick, Al Grey, Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson, Billy Root, Austin Cromer, Ernie Wilkins, Wynton Kelly, Paul West, Charlie Persip

11 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8242	Dizzy Gillespie At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Carl Warwick, Melba Liston, Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul West, Charlie Persip
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Carl Warwick, Melba Liston, Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul West, Charlie Persip
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Carl Warwick, Melba Liston, Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul West, Charlie Persip
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, Lee Morgan, Carl Warwick, Melba Liston, Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul West, Charlie Persip

7 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1084	World Statesman	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick, Melba Liston, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip
	MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick, Melba Liston, Jimmy Powell, Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1083	Jazz Recital	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Ermet Perry, Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip
RLP 12-266	Last Chorus	Ernie Henry	1958	Lee Morgan, Melba Liston, Ernie Henry, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 1557	Lee Morgan Vol. 3	Lee Morgan	1957	Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Al Grey, Melba Liston, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Persip
MG 12143	The Curtis Fuller Jazztet With Benny Golson	The Curtis Fuller Jazztet With Benny Golson	1959	Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip

3 of them 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip
MGV-8214	Dizzy Gillespie And Stuff Smith	Dizzy Gillespie - Stuff Smith Quintet	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Kelly, Paul West
C3552	Benny Golson's New York Scene	The Benny Golson Quintet And Band	1958	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip
MG-36126	Cleveland Style	Jimmy Cleveland	1958	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip
MG-36141	Newport '58	Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, Don Elliott	1958	Melba Liston, Wynton Kelly, Paul West
RLP 302	Drums Around The World	Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds	1959	Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
BLP 1574	Peckin' Time	Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan	1959	Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip
MGV-8352	The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All	The Dizzy Gillespie Octet	1960	Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Charlie Persip
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins, Wynton Kelly
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins, Wynton Kelly
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	Dizzy Gillespie, Melba Liston, Benny Golson

2 of them 46 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, Charlie Persip
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MGN-1050	Diz And Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Talib Daawud
MGN-1076	The Modern Jazz Sextet	The Modern Jazz Sextet	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
MG 12047	The Champ	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-248	Seven Standards And A Blues	Ernie Henry Quartet	1957	Ernie Henry, Wynton Kelly
BLP 1540	Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan	Hank Mobley	1957	Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip
BLP 1541	Lee Morgan Sextet (Vol. 2)	Lee Morgan	1957	Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip
BLP 1559	A Blowing Session	Johnny Griffin	1957	Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly
MGV-8225	Sittin' In	Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins And Paul Gonsalves	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-256	The Modern Touch	Benny Golson Sextet	1958	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Ernie Henry, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-277	It's Magic	Abbey Lincoln	1958	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
BLP 4003	Moanin'	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1958	Lee Morgan, Benny Golson
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
RLP 12-293	Out Of The Blue	Blue Mitchell	1959	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-294	New Blue Horns	Various Artists	1959	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
RLP 12-298	Kelly Blue	Wynton Kelly	1959	Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly
JLP 7	Cruisin' The Rhythm Sections	Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers	1960	Ernie Henry, Wynton Kelly
LP-653	The Last Of The Big Plungers	Al Grey And The Basie Wing	1960	Al Grey, Billy Mitchell
LP 1332	Big Joe Rides Again	Joe Turner	1960	Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Persip
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	Al Grey, Billy Mitchell
A-11	The Quintessence	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1961	Rod Levitt, Melba Liston
RLP 358	The Chant	Sam Jones Plus 10	1961	Melba Liston, Wynton Kelly
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Benny Golson, Charlie Persip
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Al Grey, Billy Mitchell
LP 1366	Straight Ahead	Dave 'Fathead' Newman	1961	Wynton Kelly, Charlie Persip
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins
V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
V-8423	Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live	The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
RLP 397	A Jazz Version Of Kean: Selections From The Broadway Musical Hit	The Riverside Jazz Stars	1962	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Ernie Wilkins, Wynton Kelly
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Ernie Wilkins, Wynton Kelly
LP-700	Snap Your Fingers	Al Grey	1962	Al Grey, Billy Mitchell
CL 1805	Fast Livin' Blues	Jon Hendricks	1962	Al Grey, Billy Mitchell
CL 1893	Jingle Bell Jazz	Various Artists	1962	Billy Mitchell, Charlie Persip
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins
V-8477	Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt	Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt	1962	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Persip
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Melba Liston, Charlie Persip