Blue Note session · in the studio
April 29, 1964
Wayne Shorter Quintet
In the room
Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
Lee Morgan – trumpet
McCoy Tyner – piano- Reginald Workman – bass · as Reggie Workman
Elvin Jones – drums
The takes
1 of these 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1339 · tk. 3 | Night Dreamer | BLP 4173 |
| 1340 · tk. 5 | Armageddon | BLP 4173 |
| 1341 · tk. 9 | Oriental Folk Song | BLP 4173 |
| 1342 · tk. 12 | Virgo | BLP 4173 |
| tk. 14 | Virgo (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Blue Note CDP 7 84173 2 |
| 1343 · tk. 27 | Black Nile | BLP 4173 |
| 1344 · tk. 35 | Charcoal Blues | BLP 4173 |
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 4182 | Juju | Wayne Shorter | 1965 | Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Reginald Workman, Elvin Jones |
3 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-6 | Africa/Brass | The John Coltrane Quartet | 1961 | McCoy Tyner, Reginald Workman, Elvin Jones | |
| LP 1373 | Ole Coltrane | John Coltrane | 1961 | McCoy Tyner, Reginald Workman, Elvin Jones | |
| A-9273 | John Coltrane Orchestra · not on the site yet | John Coltrane Orchestra | 1961 | McCoy Tyner, Reginald Workman, Elvin Jones | |
| A-10 | "Live" At The Village Vanguard | Coltrane | 1962 | McCoy Tyner, Reginald Workman, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4085 | Ready For Freddie | Freddie Hubbard | 1962 | Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-42 | Impressions | John Coltrane | 1963 | McCoy Tyner, Reginald Workman, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4169 | Search For The New Land | Lee Morgan | 1966+ | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Reginald Workman | |
| BLP 4193 | Indestructible | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1966 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Reginald Workman | |
| BLP 4243 | Delightfulee Morgan | Lee Morgan | 1967 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner |
2 of them 53 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4029 | The Big Beat | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1960 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| A-7 | Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers (Alamode) | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers | 1961 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| LP 1354 | Coltrane Jazz | John Coltrane | 1961 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| LP 1361 | My Favorite Things | John Coltrane | 1961 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4049 | A Night In Tunisia | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1961 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4054 | Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Volume 1 | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1961 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4347 | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers · not on the site yet | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers | 1961 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| A-18 | Inception | McCoy Tyner Trio | 1962 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-21 | Coltrane | John Coltrane Quartet | 1962 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| RLP 438 | Caravan | Art Blakey Jazz Messengers | 1962 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| LP 1382 | Coltrane Plays The Blues | John Coltrane Quartet | 1962 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4055 | Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Volume 2 | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1962 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4135 | Freddie Hubbard Quintet · not on the site yet | Freddie Hubbard Quintet | 1962 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| A-32 | Ballads | John Coltrane Quartet | 1963 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-40 | John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman | John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman | 1963 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| RLP 464 | Ugetsu | Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers At Birdland | 1963 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| V-8838 | Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1963 | Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones | |
| A-38 | The Body & The Soul | Freddie Hubbard | 1964 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| A-49 | Illumination! | Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-50 | Live At Birdland | Coltrane | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-63 | Today And Tomorrow | McCoy Tyner | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-66 | Crescent | John Coltrane Quartet | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| LP 1419 | Coltrane's Sound | John Coltrane | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4156 | The Freedom Rider | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1964 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4194 | Speak No Evil | Wayne Shorter | 1966+ | Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones | |
| V-8555 | The Individualism Of Gil Evans | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1964 | Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones | |
| A-68 | Proof Positive | J.J. Johnson | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-77 | A Love Supreme | John Coltrane | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-79 | McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington | McCoy Tyner Trio | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-85 | The John Coltrane Quartet Plays | John Coltrane Quintet | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-95 | Ascension, Edition I | John Coltrane | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4166 | In 'N Out | Joe Henderson | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4170 | Free For All | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1965 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| A-9101 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3 | Various Artists | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-9161 | John Coltrane Octet · not on the site yet | John Coltrane Octet | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-9195 | John Coltrane Quartet · not on the site yet | John Coltrane Quartet | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-9211 | John Coltrane Quartet · not on the site yet | John Coltrane Quartet | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-90 | The New Wave In Jazz | Various Artists | 1966 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-94 | New Thing At Newport | John Coltrane, Archie Shepp | 1966 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4189 | Inner Urge | Joe Henderson | 1966 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4435 | Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yet | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1966 | Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner | |
| A-9106 | Kulu Se Mama | John Coltrane | 1966 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-9110 | Meditations | John Coltrane | 1966 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| RLP 493 | Kyoto | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers | 1967 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| BLP 4230 | A Caddy For Daddy | Hank Mobley | 1967 | Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner | |
| BLP 4232 | Adam's Apple | Wayne Shorter | 1967 | Wayne Shorter, Reginald Workman | |
| BLP 4245 | Like Someone In Love | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers | 1967 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4258 | The Witch Doctor | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers | 1967 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4264 | The Real McCoy | McCoy Tyner | 1967 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| A-9140 | Om | John Coltrane | 1967 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones | |
| BLP 4212 | The Gigolo | Lee Morgan | 1968 | Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 4275 | Tender Moments | McCoy Tyner | 1968 | Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner |
