Prestige session · in the studio
January 31, 1951
Gene Ammons Battles Sonny Stitt
In the room
- Sonny Stitt – tenor sax
- Billy Massey – trumpet
- Al Outcalt – trombone
- Gene Ammons – baritone sax
- Larry Townsend – vocal
- Charlie Bateman – piano
- Gene Wright – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
- Teddy Stewart – drums
The takes
2 of these 4 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
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 136A | New Blues Up And Down Part 1 | PRLP 7050 |
| 137A | New Blues Up And Down Part 2 | PRLP 7050 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | The Thrill Of Your Kiss | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige 746 |
| 139 | If The Moon Turns Green | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige 739 |
4 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.
6 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7077 | Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt | 1957 | Sonny Stitt, Billy Massey, Charlie Bateman, Gene Wright, Art Blakey, Teddy Stewart |
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7133 | Stitt's Bits | Sonny Stitt | 1958 | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Larry Townsend, Gene Wright, Art Blakey |