Blue Note session · in the studio
July 1, 1966
Stanley Turrentine Octet
In the room
Stanley Turrentine – tenor sax- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
James Spaulding – alto sax- Pepper Adams – baritone sax
- Grant Green – guitar
- Duke Pearson – arranger
McCoy Tyner – piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass- Mickey Roker – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1752 · tk. 2 | What Could I Do Without You | 45 · 45-1933, BLP 4240 |
| 1754 · tk. 11 | The Shake | BLP 4240 |
| 1755 · tk. 12 | Walk On By | 45 · 45-1929, BLP 4240 |
| 1756 · tk. 15 | And Satisfy | 45 · 45-1929, BLP 4240 |
| 1757 · tk. 22 | Baptismal | BLP 4240 |
| 1753 · tk. 23 | Feeling Good | 45 · 45-1933, BLP 4240 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
8 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 4256 | The Spoiler | Stanley Turrentine | 1967 | Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker |
4 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 4188 | I'm Tryin' To Get Home | Donald Byrd | 1965 | Stanley Turrentine, Grant Green, Duke Pearson, Bob Cranshaw |
 | BLP 4191 | Wahoo! | Duke Pearson | 1966+ | James Spaulding, Duke Pearson, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker |
 | BLP 4257 | Boss Horn | Blue Mitchell | 1967 | Blue Mitchell, Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Mickey Roker |
 | BLP 4268 | Easy Walker | Stanley Turrentine | 1967 | Stanley Turrentine, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker |
 | BLP 4272 | Heads Up! | Blue Mitchell | 1968 | Blue Mitchell, Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, McCoy Tyner |
 | BLP 4276 | Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band | Duke Pearson's Big Band | 1968 | Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A-48 | Live At Newport | McCoy Tyner | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker |
 | BLP 4154 | Idle Moments | Grant Green | 1965 | Grant Green, Duke Pearson, Bob Cranshaw |
 | LM-82002 | I/We Had A Ball | Various Artists | 1965 | Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw |
 | BLP 4196 | Blue Spirits | Freddie Hubbard | 1967 | James Spaulding, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw |
 | BLP 4252 | Sweet Honey Bee | Duke Pearson | 1967 | James Spaulding, Duke Pearson, Mickey Roker |
 | BLP 4267 | The Right Touch | Duke Pearson | 1967 | Stanley Turrentine, James Spaulding, Duke Pearson |
