Blue Note session · in the studio
April 27, 1961
Lou Donaldson Quintet
In the room
Lou Donaldson – alto sax- Herman Foster – piano
- Ben Tucker – bass
- Dave Bailey – drums
- Alec Dorsey – conga
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. 1 | Glory Of Love | 45 · 45-1832, BLP 4079 |
| tk. 3 | Glory Of Love (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53357 2 3 |
| tk. 7 | Gravy Train | 45 · 45-1830, BLP 4079 |
| tk. 9 | Gravy Train (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53357 2 3 |
| tk. 11 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | 45 · 45-1831, BLP 4079 |
| tk. 12 | Candy | BLP 4079 |
| tk. 14 | South Of The Border | 45 · 45-1831, BLP 4079 |
| tk. 15 | Twist Time | BLP 4079 |
| tk. 19 | Avalon | 45 · 45-1832, BLP 4079 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1566 | Swing and Soul | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster, Dave Bailey |
 | BLP 1593 | Blues Walk | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster, Dave Bailey |
 | CL 1932 | Jeru | Gerry Mulligan | 1962 | Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey, Alec Dorsey |
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1545 | Wailing with Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster |
 | BLP 4025 | The Time Is Right | Lou Donaldson | 1960 | Lou Donaldson, Dave Bailey |
 | BLP 4053 | Light-Foot | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster |
 | BLP 4066 | Here 'Tis | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Lou Donaldson, Dave Bailey |
 | BLP 4071 | Green Street | Grant Green | 1961 | Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey |
 | RLP 441 | That's How I Love The Blues! | Mark Murphy | 1963 | Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey |
 | LP 3349 | Bossa Nova | Bola Sete | 1963 | Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey |
 | BCP-6071 | Blues 'N' Folk | Various Artists | 1963 | Herman Foster, Dave Bailey |
 | V-8543 | Samba Para Dos | Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer | 1963 | Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey |
 | LP-747 | Cole Slaw | Lou Donaldson | 1965 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster |
 | LP-789 | Blowin' In The Wind | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Lou Donaldson, Herman Foster |