Verve session · in the studio

December 22, 1959

The Sonny Stitt Quartet

In the room

Sonny Stitt – alto, tenor sax
Lou Levy – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Mel Lewis – 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
26556-1	Morning After Blues	MGV-8374
26557-3	Home Free Blues	MGV-8374
26558-3	Blue Prelude	MGV-8374
26559-8	Frankie And Johnny	MGV-8374
26560-1	Birth Of The Blues	MGV-8374
26561-3	Hymnal Blues	MGV-8374

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

Where it ended up

The Sonny Stitt Quartet – Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues (Verve MGV-8374)

MGV-8374 · 1960Sonny Stitt Blows The BluesThe Sonny Stitt Quartet

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8377	Saxophone Supremacy	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Sonny Stitt, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
	MGV-8380	Sonny Stitt Swings The Most	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Sonny Stitt, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis

2 of them 22 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-30	Conte Candoli	Conte Candoli Quintet	1955	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-1024	Sapphire	Stu Williamson	1955	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
MGN-1032	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Leroy Vinnegar, Conte Candoli, Lou Levy	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz	1955	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGN-1037	Hamp And Getz	Lionel Hampton - Stan Getz Quintet	1955	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-37	This Time The Drum's On Me	Stan Levey	1956	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-55	Stu Williamson	Stu Williamson Septet	1956	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
BCP-31	Stu Williamson Plays	Stu Williamson Quintet	1957	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
LP 1268	West Coast Wailers	Conte Candoli & Lou Levy	1957	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
C3544	Coop!	The Music Of Bob Cooper	1958	Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
MGV-8294	The Steamer	The Stan Getz Quartet	1959	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8296	Award Winner	Stan Getz	1959	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
C3571	Helen Humes	Helen Humes	1960	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8200	Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds	Stan Getz Quintet	1956+	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8343	Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster	Gerry Mulligan - Ben Webster Quintet	1960	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis
V-8469	Where Do We Go From Here?	The Don Randi Trio	1962	Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis