Art Blakey recording sessions

1951

A1. "Liza"

Sonny Stitt Quartet

Sonny Stitt, alto sax; 

Charlie Bateman, piano; 

Gene Wright, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, January 31, 1951

A2. "New Blues Up And Down"

Gene Ammons Battles Sonny Stitt

Billy Massey, trumpet; 

Al Outcalt, trombone; 

Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; 

Gene Ammons, baritone sax; 

Charlie Bateman, piano; 

Gene Wright, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, January 31, 1951

A3. "Love Me Pretty Baby"

Dizzie Gillespie All Stars

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; 

J.J. Johnson, trombone; 

Budd Johnson, tenor sax; 

Milt Jackson, piano, vibes; 

Percy Heath, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums; 

Joe Carroll, vocal.

NYC, April 16, 1951

A4. "Mean To Me"

Illinois Jacquet Quintet

Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; 

Hank Jones, piano; 

John Collins, guitar; 

Gene Ramey, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, May 24, 1951

B1. "Four In One"

The Thelonious Monk Quintet

Sahib Shihab, alto sax; 

Milt Jackson, vibes; 

Thelonious Monk, piano; 

Al McKibbon, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951

B2. "Trotting"

Zoot Sims Quartet

Zoot Sims, tenor sax; 

Harry Biss, piano; 

Clyde Lombardi, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, August 14, 1951

B3. "Pennies From Heaven (as Bennie's Pennies)"

Bennie Green Septet

Bennie Green, trombone; 

Eddie Davis, tenor sax; 

George "Big Nick"  Nicholas, tenor sax; 

Rudy Williams, baritone sax; 

Teddy Brannon, piano; 

Tommy Potter, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, October 5, 1951

B4. "Conception"

Miles Davis Sextet 

Miles Davis, trumpet; 

Jackie McLean, alto sax; 

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 

Walter Bishop, piano; 

Tommy Potter, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951

B5. "Scoops"

Sonny Rollins Quartet

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 

Kenny Drew, piano; 

Percy Heath, bass; 

Art Blakey, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951