The Voice Within

Session Details (Based on Jepsen's Jazz Records 1942-67 and additional information from Ray Topping, Dick Shurman and Bill Daniels) Percy Mayfield vocal on all tracks with: (a) [A1,A2] Los Angeles circa 1949 Monroe Tucker & His Orchestra: Vernon Smith (trumpet), Marshall Royal (alto sax), Maxwell Davis (tenor sax), Floyd Turnham (baritone sax), Willard McDaniel or Monroe Tucker (piano), Chuck Norris (guitar), Ray Hamilton (bass), Harry Williams (drums) (b) [A3,A4,A5] Los Angeles 1951-52 Maxwell Davis (tenor sax) & His Orchestra: Prob. Richard Wells (tenor sax), Charles Waller (baritone sax), Eddie Beal (piano), Red Callender (bass), Lee Young (drums), Gene Phillips (guitar - not audible), (b-1) [A5] Chuck Norris (guitar) replaces Phillips (c) [A6,A7,A8,B1,B2,B5] Los Angeles 1952-53 Maxwell Davis (tenor sax) & His Orchestra: Similar to (b), but from 1953 onwards his band probably included: Gerald Wilson (trumpet - not audible), Bumps Myers, J.J.Jones (tenor/baritone saxes), Irving Ashby (guitar), Ted Brinson (bass), Charles Blackwell (drums), poss. Willard McDaniel or "Big" Hampton (c-1) [A6] (piano) (d) [B3,B4] Los Angeles 1954-55 Similar to (c). Add Joy Hamilton (vocal) (d-1) [B3] (e) [B6,B8] Fred Clark (tenor sax), unknown (tenor sax), (piano), (bass), (drums) (f) [B7] Unknown (tenorsaxes/baritone sax), (piano), (guitar), (bass), (drums) Back cover of commercial release is front cover here, inner sleeve print plate used for back cover.