Verve session · in the studio
February, 1962
Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quintet
In the room
Gene Ammons – tenor sax- Sonny Stitt – tenor sax
- Paul Weeden – guitar
- Don Patterson – organ · as Donald Patterson
- Billy James – drums · as William James
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 62VK267 | Long Ago And Far Away | V-8468 |
| 62VK268 | Walkin' | V-8468 |
| 62VK269 | Why Was I Born | V-8468 |
| 62VK270 | John Brown's Body | V-8468 |
| 62VK271 | Bye Bye Blackbird | V-8468 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | JLP 71 | Low Flame | Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Sonny Stitt, Paul Weeden, Don Patterson, Billy James |
| PR 7791 | Gene Ammons Quartet · not on the site yet | Gene Ammons Quartet | 1962 | Gene Ammons, Paul Weeden, Don Patterson, Billy James |
3 of them 12 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7261 | I Only Have Eyes For You | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With The Paul Weeden Trio | 1963 | Paul Weeden, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | PRLP 7271 | Trackin' | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | 1963 | Paul Weeden, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | PR 7332 | Shangri-La | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James |
| PR 7704 | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson · not on the site yet | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7772 | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson · not on the site yet | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7852 | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin · not on the site yet | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
 | PR 7372 | Soul People | Sonny Stitt With Booker Ervin & Don Patterson | 1965 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | PR 7381 | Patterson's People | Don Patterson With Sonny Stitt And Booker Ervin | 1965 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | PR 7436 | Night Crawler | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson | 1966 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | PR 7466 | The Boss Men | Don Patterson With Sonny Stitt And Billy James | 1966 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | LP-787 | Goin' Down Home | Don Patterson | 1967 | Paul Weeden, Don Patterson, Billy James |
 | PR 7456 | Stompin' | Shirley Scott, Don Patterson, "Lockjaw" Davis | 1967 | Paul Weeden, Don Patterson, Billy James |
