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Blue Note session · in the studio

January 12, 1963

Donald Byrd Septet

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

In the room

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 · takeTitleFirst out on
| 14283-E · tk. 5Cristo Redentor 45 · 45-1907, BLP 4124
tk. 8Chant BLP 4124
tk. 11Elijah 45 · 45-1907, BLP 4124
tk. 17The Black DisciplesBLP 4124
tk. 19Beast Of Burden BLP 4124
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Donald Byrd – A New Perspective (Blue Note BLP 4124)BLP 4124 · 1964A New PerspectiveDonald Byrd

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

4 of them 5 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
BLP 4048Byrd In FlightDonald Byrd1961Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Duke Pearson, Lex Humphries
BLP 4435Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yetHank Mobley Quintet1963Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
BLP 4149No Room For SquaresHank Mobley1964Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
BLP 4186The Turnaround!Hank Mobley1965Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
BLP 4188I'm Tryin' To Get HomeDonald Byrd1965Donald Byrd, Coleridge Perkinson, Duke Pearson, Herbie Hancock

3 of them 10 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
PR 7313Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2Various Artists1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell
PRLP 7073All Night LongDonald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell
BLP 4026FuegoDonald Byrd1960Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson, Lex Humphries
BLP 4060At The Half Note Cafe Vol. 1Donald Byrd1961Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson, Lex Humphries
BLP 4101Royal FlushDonald Byrd1962Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
BLP 4061At The Half Note Cafe Vol. 2Donald Byrd1963Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson, Lex Humphries
BLP 4126My Point Of ViewHerbie Hancock1963Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock
V-8609Up With Donald ByrdDonald Byrd Sextet1965Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock
BLP 4118Free FormDonald Byrd1966Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
PR 7448The Best Of Kenny BurrellThe Prestige All Stars1966Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell

2 of them 42 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
CL 897The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
CL 903The Cool Voice Of Rita ReysRita Reys1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 1534Whims of ChambersPaul Chambers1956Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
BLP 15396 Pieces of SilverHorace Silver1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4191Wahoo!Duke Pearson1966+Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson
BLP 4325Horace Silver Quintet · not on the site yetHorace Silver Quintet1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PRLP 7043Informal JazzElmo Hope Sextet1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PRLP 70484, 5 And 6Jackie McLean1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PRLP 7061Mobleys MessageHank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
MG 12064The Jazz Message OfKenny Clarke Quintet1956Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
RLP 12-236This Is NewKenny Drew Quintet/Quartet1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 1540Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee MorganHank Mobley1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 1547A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1Jimmy Smith1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 1548A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2Jimmy Smith1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 1560HankHank Mobley1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
PRLP 7081All Day LongFrank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor1957Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
PRLP 71192 GuitarsKenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor1957Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
PR 7298Prestige/Groovy GoodiesVarious Artists1957Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
MG 12092Jazz Message #2Hank Mobley Quintet1957Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
RLP 12-267Riverside DriveVarious Artists1958Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
LP 1307Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad CafeChris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra1959Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
BLP 1556The Sounds of Jimmy SmithJimmy Smith1959Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4022ProfileDuke Pearson1960Duke Pearson, Lex Humphries
BLP 4035Tender Feelin'sDuke Pearson1961Duke Pearson, Lex Humphries
BCP-6056Motor City ScenePepper Adams, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, "Hey" Lewis, Paul Chambers1961Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
LP-700Snap Your FingersAl Grey1962Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock
BLP 4075The Cat WalkDonald Byrd1962Donald Byrd, Duke Pearson
BLP 4109Takin' OffHerbie Hancock1962Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
RLP 465Swamp SeedJimmy Heath And Brass1963Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock
BLP 4127Una Mas (One More Time)Kenny Dorham1963Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
BLP 4132Feelin' The SpiritGrant Green1963Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
V-8614Soul SauceCal Tjader1965Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell
V-8796Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yetWes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra1965Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock
V-8642Goin' Out Of My HeadWes Montgomery1966Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock
V-8663Out Of The StormEd Thigpen1966Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock
BLP 4222CornbreadLee Morgan1967Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock
BLP 4238Mustang!Donald Byrd1967Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4259BlackjackDonald Byrd1967Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
BLP 4425Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yetHank Mobley Quintet1967Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley
V-8714The Best Of Wes MontgomeryWes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra1967Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock
V-8746Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yetKenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra1967Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock
V-8757The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra1968Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock