Blue Note session · in the studio
July 28, 1958
Lou Donaldson Quintet
In the room
- Lou Donaldson – alto sax
- Herman Foster – piano
- Peck Morrison – bass
- Dave Bailey – drums
- Ray Barretto – conga
The takes
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. 2 | Play Ray | 45 · 45-1721, BLP 1593 |
| tk. 5 | The Masquerade Is Over | 45 · 45-1720, BLP 1593 |
| tk. 10 | Autumn Nocturne | 45 · 45-1721, BLP 1593 |
| tk. 11 | Callin' All Cats | BLP 1593 |
| tk. 13 | Move | BLP 1593 |
| tk. 15 | Blues Walk | 45 · 45-1720, BLP 1593 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 1566 | Swing and Soul | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster, Peck Morrison, Dave Bailey, Ray Barretto |
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4053 | Light-Foot · not on the site yet | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster, Peck Morrison, Ray Barretto |
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 1545 | Wailing with Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster, Peck Morrison |
