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Blue Note Unreleased Sessions

Jimmy Shirley

WOR Studios, NYC, November 28, 1944
Jimmy Shirley, guitar, scat vocals.
BN997 Stardust rejected
BN998 Git Wittit rejected
BN999-1 Blues On The Loose unissued
BN999-2 Blues On The Loose unissued
BN1000 Git Wittit unissued
BN1001 These Foolish Things unissued
BN1002 These Foolish Things unissued
BN1003-1 Stardust unissued
BN1003-2 Stardust unissued
BN1004 I Ain't Got Nobody rejected
BN1005 I Ain't Got Nobody unissued
NB - See January 23, 1945 session for Stardust

Monk, Dorham - 1952


John Collins

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1953
John Collins, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
tk.3 Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do unissued
tk.9 Lover Man unissued
tk.12 Untitled Collins Original unissued
tk.14 You Don't Know What Love Is unissued
tk.18 Midnight unissued
tk.21 My Funny Valentine unissued
tk.23 Lover Come Back To Me unissued
tk.24 Out Of Nowhere unissued
Thad Jones Quintet

Audio-Video Studios, NYC, March 12, 1956
Thad Jones, trumpet; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Scratch rejected
NB - See March 13 1956 session for Scratch
Kenny Burrell Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 12, 1959
Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
tk.3 Sugar Hill rejected
tk.11 Squeeze Me rejected
tk.17 Soft Winds rejected
Dizzy Reece Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 14, 1959
Dizzy Reece, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
The Rebound rejected
A Variation On Monk rejected
I'll Close My Eyes rejected
The Rake rejected
NB - This session took place prior to the Dizzy Reece session on November 19, 1959 that subsequently provided issued versions
Sonny Red Quartet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 10, 1960
Sonny Red, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
tk.5 The Lamp Is Low rejected
tk.10 How About You rejected
tk.12 Invitation rejected
tk.17 That Old Black Magic rejected
Stanley Turrentine Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 18, 1960
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; George Tucker, bass; Al Harewood, drums.
Fine Lil' Lass rejected
Thomasville rejected
Then I'll Be Tired Of You rejected
My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me rejected
Stolen Sweets rejected
Kenny Dorham Sextet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1961
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Wilbur Ware, bass; Kal ?, drums.
tk.9 Mason Dixon Line rejected
tk.20 Blues Lament rejected
tk.24 Cross "D" Tracks rejected
tk.26 Blue Ching rejected
tk.27 Spadesville rejected
tk.31 9 1/2 Street rejected



Sonny Stitt Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 14, 1962
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Don Patterson, organ; Paul Weedon, guitar; Billy James, drums.
tk.4 Lady Be Good
tk.6 or 7 unknown title No. 1 rejected
tk.10 There Will Never Be Another You rejected
tk.11 unknown title No. 1 rejected
tk.12 or 13 unknown title No. 2 (Charleston) rejected
tk.14 Bye Bye Blackbird rejected
NB - tk.4 did appear on Dexter Gordon ‎– The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions
Ike Quebec Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 25, 1962
Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Freddie Roach, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Sonny Boy Blue Note rejected
Take Your Shoes Off rejected
Cop 'N Blo rejected
Early Morning Shuffle rejected
Travelin' rejected
Born To Be Blue rejected
Throwing A Brick rejected
Ike Quebec Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 1, 1962
Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Freddie Roach, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
tk.8 Take Your Shoes Off rejected
tk.13 Cop 'N Blo rejected
tk.20 Sonny Boy rejected
tk.32 Throwing A Brick rejected
tk.40 Early Morning Shuffle rejected
tk.44 Travelin' rejected
Stanley Turrentine Sextet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 3, 1962
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Roger Humphries, drums.
You Said It rejected
Jubilee Shout rejected
Brother Tom rejected
Gene Harris Trio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 15, 1962
Gene Harris, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Al Harewood, drums.
tk.4 Untitled Blues rejected
tk.5 Untitled Fast Blues rejected
tk.6 Georgia On My Mind rejected
tk.10 Playmates rejected
tk.11 Please Send Me Someone To Love rejected
tk.15 Sack O' Woe rejected
Charlie Rouse Septet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 12, 1962
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Kenny Burrell, Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook, guitar; Edwyn Payne, bass; Willie Bobo, drums; Potato Valdez, congas; Garvin Masseaux, chekere.
Samba De Orfeu rejected
Back Down To The Tropics rejected
Velhos Tempos rejected
Freddie Roach Trio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 4, 1962
Freddie Roach, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ronnie Cole, drums.
Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby rejected
Googa Mooga rejected
Blues In The Front Room rejected
Rene Thomas Sextet

Paris, France, March 8, 1963
Jacques Pelzer, alto, soprano sax, flute #1-6; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1-6,8; Kenny Drew, piano #1-6,8; Rene Thomas, guitar; Gilbert Rovere, bass #1-6,8; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1-6,8.
I Remember Sonny unknown
Theme For Freddy unknown
Theme unknown
Short Bridge unknown
Meeting unknown
B Like Bud unknown
Crepuscule With Nellie unknown
When I Fall In Love unknown
Horace Silver Tentet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 11, 1963
Kenny Dorham, Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Junior Cook, Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
11/04/1963 Silver's Serenade rejected
11/04/1963 Sweet Sweetie Dee rejected
11/04/1963 Nineteen Bars rejected
11/04/1963 Next Time I Fall In Love rejected
Horace Silver Tentet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 12, 1963
Kenny Dorham, Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Junior Cook, Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
12/04/1963 The Dragon Lady rejected
12/04/1963 Let's Get To The Nitty Gritty rejected
12/04/1963 Nineteen Bars rejected
Charlie Rouse Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 17, 1963
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Joe Zawinul, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Clo-E rejected
Little Sherri rejected
What Kind Of Fool Am I rejected
I Left My Heart In San Francisco rejected

Frankie Dunlop

Stanley Turrentine Septet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 14, 1963
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Tom McIntosh, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Earl May, bass; Ben Dixon, drums.
Cherry Point rejected
One O'Clock Jump rejected
Midnight Blue rejected
NB - A smaller group reassembled a week later to provide issued versions of these songs.
Grant Green Sextet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 12, 1964
John Gilmore, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
1299 Untitled Grant Green Tune No. 3 rejected
1300 Minor League rejected
1301 Grant's Tune rejected
1302 Un Poco Loco rejected
1303 Ezz-Thetic rejected
Freddie Roach Quartet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 18, 1964
Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Freddie Roach, organ; Eddie Wright, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.
Next Time You See Me rejected
The Right Time rejected
I'll Get Along Somehow rejected
NB - This group reassembled the following day to record issued versions of these songs
George Braith Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1964
George Braith, tenor, soprano, alto sax; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Hugh Walker, drums.
Nut City rejected
Sweetville rejected
Ethlyn's Love rejected
"NB - An amended group (with Clarence Johnston on drums) reassembled three 
days later to record issued versions of these songs"
Joe Henderson Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 7, 1964
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
1331 Short Story rejected
NB - An amended group (with Richard Davis on bass) reassembled three days later to record issued versions of these songs
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 16, 1964
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
1337 The Egyptian rejected
             Calling Miss Khadija rejected
1338 When Love Is New rejected
         Sortie rejected
Harold Vick Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1964
Harold Vick, tenor sax; George Coleman, tenor, alto sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.
1359 Soul Call rejected
1360 Like Alice rejected
The Horace Silver Quintet

Pep's, Philadelphia, PA, August 15, 1964
Carmell Jones, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Teddy Smith, bass; Roger Humphries, drums.
1413 The Natives Are Restless Tonight rejected
1414 Que Pasa rejected
1415 Pretty Eyes rejected
1416 The Kicker rejected
tk.1 I'll Remember April rejected
tk.2 The Kicker rejected
tk.3 Pretty Eyes rejected
tk.4 Que Pasa rejected
tk.5 Skinny Minnie rejected
tk.6 Mexican Hip Dance rejected
tk.7 The Natives Are Restless Tonight rejected
tk.8 Que Pasa rejected
tk.9 The Kicker rejected
tk.10 Mexican Hip Dance rejected
tk.11 The Natives Are Restless Tonight rejected
tk.12 Skinny Minnie rejected
tk.13 Pretty Eyes rejected
tk.14 Que Pasa rejected
tk.15 Mexican Hip Dance rejected
tk.16 The Kicker rejected
tk.17 Pretty Eyes rejected
tk.18 The Natives Are Restless Tonight rejected
tk.19 Que Pasa rejected
tk.20 The Kicker rejected
tk.21 The Natives Are Restless Tonight rejected
tk.22 Que Pasa rejected
tk.23 The Kicker rejected
Jackie McLean Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1964
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Cecil McBee, bass; Steve Ellington, drums.
1427 Plight rejected
1428 Wrong Handle rejected
Solomon Ilori & His Afro-Drum Ensemble

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1964
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hubert Laws, flute, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Chief Bey, Ladji Camara, Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, Sunny Morgan, percussion, vocals; Solomon Ilori, vocals; Coleridge Perkinson, director.
1458 tk.4 Bamu Baamu L'ayo (I Have The Strength To Sing) unissued
1459 tk.11 Toni Omo Re (Loving Your Child)
1460 tk.17 Agbamurero (Rhino)
1461 tk.25 Gbogbo Omo Ibile (Going Home)
1462 tk.33 Igbesi Aiye (Song Of Praise To God)
Wayne Shorter Quintet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 2, 1964
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
1462? Witch Hunt rejected
Dance Cadaverous rejected
Speak No Evil rejected
Duke Pearson Sextet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 6, 1964
Donald Byrd, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Duke Pearson, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Otis Finch, drums.
1463 Amanda rejected
E.S.P. (Extrasensory Perception) rejected
Fly, Little Bird, Fly rejected
Herbie Hancock Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 11, 1965
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Stu Martin, drums.
1542 Maiden Voyage rejected
1543 Dolphin Dance rejected
1544 Little One rejected
NB - An amended group (with Anthony Williams on drums) reassembled six days later to record issued versions of these songs
Stanley Turrentine With Orchestra
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 13, 1965
Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Tony Studd, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, alto sax, flute, alto flute, clarinet, piccolo; Phil Woods, alto sax, clarinet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Robert Ashton, tenor sax, clarinet; Budd Johnson, tenor, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute; Roger Kellaway, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger, conductor.
A Kettle Of Fish rejected
1563 Bayou rejected
1564 Mattie J. rejected
NB - An amended group reassembled the next day to record issued versions of these songs
Jackie McLean Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 30, 1965
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Larry Ridley, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Climax rejected
1641 On The Nile rejected
Freddie Roach Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 16, 1965
Kahlil Rahman, vibes; Freddie Roach, organ; Eddie Wright, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.
tk.4 Bread And Butter rejected
1647 tk.5 Hi Heel Sneakers rejected
1648 tk.6 Avatar Blues rejected
tk.10 Spring Is Here rejected
tk.14 St. Thomas rejected
1649 tk.18 King Of The Road rejected
Lee Morgan Sextet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 17, 1965
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax #1,3; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
1. 1650 Most Like Lee rejected
2 Ceora rejected
3 Our Man Higgins rejected
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1965
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Chick Corea, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
1676 Bring It Home To Me rejected
1677 Port Rico Rock rejected

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