Blue Note session · in the studio
February 13, 1957
Jimmy Smith Trio/Duo/Solo
- This day's music is on 3 records: The Sounds of Jimmy Smith, A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1, At the Organ Volume 2
In the room
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
- Art Blakey – drums
The takes
2 of these 9 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
BN308-2 is a matrix number: Blue Note gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series (BN308 is "Humph"), and the figure after the dash is which take of that tune was kept. Early on the series starts each tune's takes at 0, so -0 is usually the first try.
tk. 5 is the take as counted through the whole day, from the first tune to the last: the way the studio's log and, from the mid-1950s, Rudy Van Gelder's tapes number them. Later dates have only these.
On the earliest records (1939–40) the numbers in the matrix place, like 486A-1 or GM535-6, are the masters' numbers from the studios and pressing plants Blue Note used before it had its own series.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| tk. 3 | The Third Day | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MQ5-154 |
| tk. 4 | All The Things You Are | BLP 1556 |
| tk. 5 | The Fight | BLP 1556 |
| tk. 7 | There'll Never Be Another You | 45 · 45-1686, BLP 1556 |
| tk. 8 | How High The Moon | 45 · 45-1667, BLP 1547 |
| tk. 9 | Buns A Plenty | BLP 1552 |
| tk. 10 | The Duel | BLP 1552 |
| tk. 12 | Blue Moon | 45 · 45-1685, BLP 1556 |
| tk. 13 | Cherokee | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MQ5-154 |
Where it ended up
BLP 1556 · 1959The Sounds of Jimmy SmithJimmy Smith
BLP 1547 · 1957A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1Jimmy Smith
BLP 1552 · 1958At the Organ Volume 2Jimmy SmithTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1551 | At the Organ Volume 1 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey, Art Blakey |
 | BLP 4002 | House Party · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith | 1958 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey, Art Blakey |
 | BLP 4011 | The Sermon! · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith | 1959 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey, Art Blakey |
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1548 | A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Art Blakey |
 | BLP 1563 | Plays Pretty Just for You | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 1585 | Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise Volume 1 | Jimmy Smith | 1958 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 1586 | Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise Volume 2 | Jimmy Smith | 1958 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 4200 | Jimmy Smith Trio · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith Trio | 1958 | Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Donald Bailey |
2 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1514 | A New Sound, A New Star Volume 2 | Jimmy Smith | 1956 | Jimmy Smith, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 1525 | At the Organ Volume 3 | Jimmy Smith | 1956 | Jimmy Smith, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 1528 | At Club Baby Grand Volume 1 | Jimmy Smith | 1956 | Jimmy Smith, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 1529 | At Club Baby Grand Volume 2 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Jimmy Smith, Donald Bailey |
 | BLP 4050 | Jimmy Smith Trio · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith Trio | 1958 | Jimmy Smith, Donald Bailey |