Verve session · recorded live

July 5, 1957

Ruby Braff Octet With Pee Wee Russell At Newport

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, afternoon

In the room

Ruby Braff – trumpet
Jimmy Welch – valve trombone
Sam Margolis – tenor sax
Pee Wee Russell – clarinet
Steve Jordan – guitar
Nat Pierce – piano
Walter Page – bass
Buzzy Drootin – 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
–	It Don't Mean A Thing	MGV-8241
–	These Foolish Things	MGV-8241
–	Oh, Lady Be Good	MGV-8241

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

Where it ended up

Bobby Henderson Solo At Newport – Ruby Braff Octet With Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson At Newport (Verve MGV-8241)

MGV-8241 · 1957Ruby Braff Octet With Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson At NewportBobby Henderson Solo At Newport

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Ruby Braff, Steve Jordan, Walter Page
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Ruby Braff, Steve Jordan, Walter Page
BCP-5	A Ruby Braff Omnibus	Ruby Braff Quartet	1957	Ruby Braff, Sam Margolis, Walter Page
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Ruby Braff, Sam Margolis, Walter Page

2 of them 24 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 15014	Jazz At Storyville Vol. 1	Pee Wee Russell & Ruby Braff	1952	Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell
MG 15016	Jazz At Storyville Vol. 2	Pee Wee Russell & Ruby Braff	1952	Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell
MG 15020	Jazz At Storyville Vol. 4	Pee Wee Russell, Marian McPartland	1953	Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Steve Jordan, Walter Page
BCP-1005	Ruby Braff Swings	Ruby Braff Quartet	1955	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-1032	Holiday In Braff	Ruby Braff	1955	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-1034	Ball At Bethlehem	Ruby Braff	1955	Ruby Braff, Sam Margolis
LP 1221	Wein, Women & Song	George Wein Sings	1955	Ruby Braff, Sam Margolis
MG 12034	Pee Wee Russell & Ruby Braff At Storyville Volume 1	Jazz At Storyville	1955	Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell
CL 881	Eddie Condon's Treasury Of Jazz	Eddie Condon And His All-Stars	1956	Pee Wee Russell, Walter Page
MG 12041	Jazz At Storyville Vol. 2	Pee Wee Russell, Ruby Braff	1956	Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Steve Jordan, Walter Page
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
PRLP 7127	For Basie	Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce	1958	Nat Pierce, Walter Page
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Ruby Braff, Sam Margolis
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
BCP-6043	The Best Of Ruby Braff	Ruby Braff, Trumpet And Orchestra	1960	Ruby Braff, Walter Page
CJM 8020	Jazz Reunion	Pee Wee Russell, Coleman Hawkins	1961	Pee Wee Russell, Nat Pierce
A-31	George Wein & The Newport All-Stars	George Wein & The Newport All-Stars	1963	Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell