Verve session · recorded live

March 4, 1961

The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band

In the room

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocal
John Frosk – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Nick Travis – trumpet
Carl Warwick – trumpet
Paul Faulise – trombone
George Matthews – trombone
Arnett Sparrow – trombone
Britt Woodman – trombone
John Barrows – French horn
Richard Berg – French horn
Jim Buffington – French horn
Gunther Schuller – French horn
Don Butterfield – tuba
Leo Wright – alto sax, flute
Joe Carroll – vocal
Lalo Schifrin – piano
Art Davis – bass
Chuck Lampkin – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Julio Collazo – percussion
Jose Mangual – percussion

The takes

6 of these 11 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
61VK248	This Is The Way	V-8423
61VK249	Manteca	V-8423
61VK250	Things To Come	Not issued at the time
61VK251	Ool-Ya-Koo	V-8423
61VK252	Ow	Not issued at the time
61VK253	Emanon	Not issued at the time
61VK254	Con Alma	Not issued at the time
61VK255	I Waited For You	Not issued at the time
61VK256	Tunisian Fantasy	V-8423
–	Kush	V-8423
61VK660	Kush Part 2	Not issued at the time

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

Where it ended up

The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band – Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live (Verve V-8423)

V-8423 · 1961Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded LiveThe Dizzy Gillespie Big Band

Together elsewhere

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

12 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, John Frosk, Clark Terry, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman, Jim Buffington, Gunther Schuller, Don Butterfield, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Art Davis, Chuck Lampkin

7 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Paul Faulise, George Matthews, Arnett Sparrow, Don Butterfield, Ray Barretto
	RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Paul Faulise, George Matthews, Arnett Sparrow, Don Butterfield, Ray Barretto

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Nick Travis, Paul Faulise, John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Gunther Schuller
	PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Art Davis, Ray Barretto

5 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield
V-8539	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Art Davis, Chuck Lampkin
V-8540	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Art Davis, Chuck Lampkin
V-8541	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Art Davis, Chuck Lampkin
V-8542	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Art Davis, Chuck Lampkin
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin
V-8654	The Dissection And Reconstruction Of Music From The Past As Performed By The Inmates Of Lalo Schifrin's Demented Ensemble As A Tribute To The Memory Of The Marquis De Sade	Lalo Schifrin	1966	Clark Terry, Richard Berg, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin

4 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Carl Warwick, Britt Woodman
V-8401	An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet	The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet	1961	Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	Clark Terry, Richard Berg, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin
V-8624	Music From The Motion Picture Once A Thief And Other Themes	Lalo Schifrin	1965	Clark Terry, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Britt Woodman, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin

3 of them 20 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, John Barrows, Jim Buffington
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	John Frosk, Clark Terry, George Matthews
A-11	The Quintessence	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise, Jim Buffington
RLP 419	The Magic Touch	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Leo Wright
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman
V-8507	Several Shades Of Jade	Cal Tjader	1963	Clark Terry, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Nick Travis, Richard Berg, Jim Buffington
V-8554	Reflections	Stan Getz	1964	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman
V-8587	The Cat	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin
V-8604	Christmas '64	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Paul Faulise, Jim Buffington, Art Davis
BLP 4188	I'm Tryin' To Get Home	Donald Byrd	1965	Clark Terry, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield
V-8672	California Dreaming	Wes Montgomery	1966	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Ray Barretto
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1966	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Ray Barretto
V-8804	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1966	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Ray Barretto
V-8725	The Best Of Cal Tjader	Cal Tjader And His Sextet	1967	Clark Terry, Don Butterfield, Lalo Schifrin
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Paul Faulise, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Ray Barretto

2 of them 91 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-131	Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1953	Nick Travis, Jose Mangual
ALR 142	Dizzy Volume 2	Dizzy Gillespie	1953	Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Carroll
MGN-9	2nd Afro Cuban Suite	Chico O'Farrill	1954	Nick Travis, Jose Mangual
MGN-31	Chico O'Farrill	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1954+	Nick Travis, Jose Mangual
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Jose Mangual
MGC-689	Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill	Machito	1955	Nick Travis, Jose Mangual
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 12-219	New Music Of Alec Wilder	Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra	1956	John Barrows, Jim Buffington
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 872	Blue Rose	Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
MGN-1084	World Statesman	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
MG 12047	The Champ	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Carroll
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 941	Music For Brass	The Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society	1957	Jim Buffington, Gunther Schuller
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Clark Terry, George Matthews
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
LP 1257	Dizzy At Home And Abroad	Dizzy Gillespie	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Carroll
LP 1274	Word From Bird	Teddy Charles	1957	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield
MGV-8017	Dizzy In Greece	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
MGV-8222	Birks' Works	Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
MGV-8242	Dizzy Gillespie At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Clark Terry, Nick Travis
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 1198	The Cosmic Scene	Duke Ellington's Spacemen	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 12-295	Top And Bottom Brass	Clark Terry Quintet With Don Butterfield Tuba	1959	Clark Terry, Don Butterfield
RLP 333	Really Big!	The Jimmy Heath Orchestra	1960	Clark Terry, Richard Berg
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Nick Travis, John Barrows
LP 1334	The Golden Striker	John Lewis	1960	John Barrows, Gunther Schuller
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 1480	Sketches Of Spain	Miles Davis	1960	John Barrows, Jim Buffington
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
MGV-8386	A Portrait Of Duke Ellington	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1960	Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Berg
A-6	Africa/Brass	The John Coltrane Quartet	1961	Britt Woodman, Art Davis
RLP 352	Devil May Care	Teri Thornton	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 373	Afro-Jaws	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	1961	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
LP-679	Moody With Strings	James Moody	1961	John Barrows, Jim Buffington
LP 1358	Blues Shout	Leo Wright	1961	Leo Wright, Art Davis
CL 1634	Zungo! Afro-Percussion	Olatunji And His Percussion, Brass, Woodwind, And Choir	1961	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7208	Up Tight!	Gene Ammons	1961	Art Davis, Ray Barretto
PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
A-9273	John Coltrane Orchestra · not on the site yet	John Coltrane Orchestra	1961	Britt Woodman, Art Davis
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Art Davis
A-19	Jazz Goes To The Movies	Manny Albam And His Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Nick Travis
A-22	Cabin In The Sky	Curtis Fuller	1962	Jim Buffington, Art Davis
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Clark Terry, Don Butterfield
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Nick Travis
RLP 465	Swamp Seed	Jimmy Heath And Brass	1963	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield
PRLP 7275	Soul Summit Vol. 2	Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff	1963	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise
V-8515	Gerry Mulligan '63	The Concert Jazz Band	1963	Clark Terry, Nick Travis
V-8522	Bossa Nova	Luiz Bonfa	1963	Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Clark Terry, Lalo Schifrin
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Paul Faulise, Art Davis
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, Carl Warwick
V-8567	The Essential Gerry Mulligan	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	1963	Clark Terry, Nick Travis
A-53	After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!	Freda Payne	1964	Nick Travis, Art Davis
A-54	Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus	Charlie Mingus Orchestra	1964	Britt Woodman, Don Butterfield
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Britt Woodman, Don Butterfield
LP 1425	Essence	John Lewis Plays The Compositions & Arrangements Of Gary McFarland	1964	Nick Travis, Don Butterfield
PRLP 7287	Late Hour Special	Gene Ammons	1964	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
PR 7320	Velvet Soul	Gene Ammons	1964	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
V-8583	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	Jimmy Smith	1964	Paul Faulise, Art Davis
PR 7445	Boss Soul!	Gene Ammons	1966	Art Davis, Ray Barretto
V-8652	Peter & The Wolf	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1966	Britt Woodman, Jim Buffington
V-8667	Hoochie Cooche Man	Jimmy Smith	1966	Britt Woodman, Don Butterfield
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
A-9112	Profiles	Gary McFarland	1966	John Frosk, Clark Terry
A-9119	Roll 'Em	Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands	1966	Clark Terry, Paul Faulise
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
LP 1490	The Herbie Mann String Album	Herbie Mann Septet With Arif Mardin's Orchestra	1967	Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
BLP 4243	Delightfulee Morgan	Lee Morgan	1967	Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield
A-9147	The Spirit Of '67 · not on the site yet	Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1972	John Frosk, Paul Faulise