Blue Note session · in the studio
June 19, 1964
'Big' John Patton Quintet
In the room
- John Patton – organ
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Fred Jackson – tenor, baritone sax
- Grant Green – guitar
- Ben Dixon – drums
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1376 · tk. 9 | Jerry | BLP 4174 |
| 1377 · tk. 17 | The Rock | BLP 4174 |
| 1378 · tk. 20 | The Way I Feel | BLP 4174 |
| 1379 · tk. 22 | Just 3/4 | BLP 4174 |
| 1380 · tk. 28 | Davene | BLP 4174 |
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 4130 | Along Came John | John Patton | 1963 | John Patton, Fred Jackson, Grant Green, Ben Dixon |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4068 | Face To Face | "Baby Face" Willette | 1961 | Fred Jackson, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4108 | The Natural Soul | Lou Donaldson | 1963 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4125 | Good Gracious! | Lou Donaldson | 1964 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4138 | Steppin' Out! | Harold Vick | 1964 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4139 | Am I Blue | Grant Green | 1964 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4145 | Shoutin' | Don Wilkerson | 1965 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4192 | Oh Baby! | Big John Patton | 1965 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| PR 7474 | Laughing Soul | George Braith | 1966 | John Patton, Grant Green, Ben Dixon |
2 of them 14 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4064 | Grant's First Stand | Grant Green | 1961 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| PRLP 7199 | The Honeydripper | Jack McDuff | 1961 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4084 | Stop And Listen | Baby Face Willette | 1962 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4099 | Sunday Mornin' | Grant Green | 1962 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| LP-724 | Signifyin' | Lou Donaldson | 1963 | John Patton, Ben Dixon | |
| LP-734 | Possum Head | Lou Donaldson | 1964 | John Patton, Ben Dixon | |
| LP-759 | Musty Rusty | Lou Donaldson | 1965 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| V-8627 | His Majesty King Funk | Grant Green | 1965 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| V-8630 | Wings & Things | Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis | 1965 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| BLP 4229 | Got A Good Thing Goin' | Big John Patton | 1966 | John Patton, Grant Green | |
| LP 1494 | The Grass Is Greener | Grassella Oliphant | 1967 | John Patton, Grant Green | |
| BLP 4239 | Let 'Em Roll | Big John Patton | 1967 | John Patton, Grant Green | |
| PR 7481 | Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits | Jack McDuff Quartet | 1967 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon | |
| PR 7596 | Brother Jack McDuff Plays For Beautiful People | Jack McDuff Quartet | 1968 | Grant Green, Ben Dixon |
