Blue Note session · in the studio
September 20, 1963
Jackie McLean Quintet
In the room
Jackie McLean – alto sax- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
Bobby Hutcherson – vibes- Larry Ridley – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
The takes
1 of these 5 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. 4 | Esoteric | BLP 4165 |
| tk. 7 | Love And Hate | BLP 4165 |
| – | Secret Love (incomplete) | Rejected at the session |
| tk. 19 | Kahlil The Prophet | BLP 4165 |
| tk. 24 | Riff Raff | BLP 4165 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4137 | One Step Beyond | Jackie McLean | 1963 | Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson | |
| BLP 4153 | Evolution | Grachan Moncur III | 1964 | Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson |
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJLP 8286 | Cracklin' | Roy Haynes With Booker Ervin | 1963 | Larry Ridley, Roy Haynes | |
| PJ-82 | People | Roy Haynes | 1964 | Larry Ridley, Roy Haynes | |
| NJLP 8287 | Cymbalism | Roy Haynes | 1964 | Larry Ridley, Roy Haynes | |
| BLP 4179 | It's Time! | Jackie McLean | 1965 | Jackie McLean, Roy Haynes | |
| A-90 | The New Wave In Jazz | Various Artists | 1966 | Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson | |
| BLP 4218 | Action | Jackie McLean | 1967 | Jackie McLean, Bobby Hutcherson | |
| BLP 4222 | Cornbread | Lee Morgan | 1967 | Jackie McLean, Larry Ridley | |
| BLP 4284 | 'Bout Soul | Jackie McLean | 1968 | Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur III |
