Verve session · in the studio

November 17, 1959

Gerry Mulligan - Johnny Hodges Quintet

In the room

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax
Claude Williamson – piano
Buddy Clark – bass
Mel Lewis – drums

The takes

2 of these 8 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
50171-2 \| 63VK421	Bunny	MGV-8367
50172-8 \| 63VK425	18 Carrots For Rabbit	MGV-8367
50173-3 \| 63VK426	Shady Side	MGV-8367
50174	TWA	Not issued at the time
50175-1 \| 63VK424	What It's All About	MGV-8367
50176	Untitled	Not issued at the time
50177-3 \| 63VK422	What's The Rush	MGV-8367
50178-4 \| 63VK423	Back Beat	MGV-8367

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

Where it ended up

Gerry Mulligan - Johnny Hodges Quintet – Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (Verve MGV-8367)

MGV-8367 · 1960Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny HodgesGerry Mulligan - Johnny Hodges Quintet

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8388	The Concert Jazz Band	Gerry Mulligan	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8438	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band On Tour/Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band	1962	Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8567	The Essential Gerry Mulligan	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis

2 of them 25 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJLP-20	Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer	Bud Shank - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet With String Quintet	1955	Claude Williamson, Buddy Clark
MGC-644	Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer And Some Others	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet	1955	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
BCP-1024	Sapphire	Stu Williamson	1955	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
BCP-55	Stu Williamson	Stu Williamson Septet	1956	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
PJ-1213	Strings And Trombones	Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Claude Williamson, Buddy Clark
BCP-31	Stu Williamson Plays	Stu Williamson Quintet	1957	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
BCP-69	'Round Midnight	Claude Williamson	1957	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
BCP-80	Jazz City Presents Entertainment Bethlehem Jazz Session	Various Artists	1957	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
RLP 12-243	Blues For Tomorrow	Various Artists	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
RLP 12-245	Great Ideas Of Western Mann	Herbie Mann's Californians	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
MGV-8247	The Magic Flute Of Herbie Mann	Herbie Mann Quintet With Strings	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8784	Herbie Mann Quartet · not on the site yet	Herbie Mann Quartet	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Claude Williamson, Mel Lewis
CL 1509	All Over The Place	The Hi-Lo's	1960	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
MGV-8343	Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster	Gerry Mulligan - Ben Webster Quintet	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Mel Lewis
MGV-8385	The Blues-Hot And Cold	The Bob Brookmeyer Quartet	1960	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8415	Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band	1961	Gerry Mulligan, Mel Lewis
V-8527	Sound Of Mann	Herbie Mann	1963	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Johnny Hodges, Mel Lewis