Blue Note session · in the studio
November 21, 1963
Grachan Moncur III Sextet
In the room
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto sax
Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Tony Williams – drums · as Anthony Williams
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. 11 | Monk In Wonderland | BLP 4153 |
| tk. 12 | The Coaster | BLP 4153 |
| tk. 14 | Evolution | BLP 4153 |
| tk. 17 | Air Raid | BLP 4153 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4137 | One Step Beyond | Jackie McLean | 1963 | Grachan Moncur III, Jackie McLean, Bobby Hutcherson, Tony Williams |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4165 | Destination... Out! | Jackie McLean | 1964 | Grachan Moncur III, Jackie McLean, Bobby Hutcherson | |
| BLP 4270 | Easterly Winds | Jack Wilson | 1967 | Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean, Bob Cranshaw |
