Blue Note session · in the studio
April 7, 1967
Lou Donaldson Quintet
In the room
Lou Donaldson – alto sax- Melvin Lastie – cornet
George Benson – guitar- Lonnie Smith – organ
Leo Morris – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 · tk. 4 | One Cylinder | BLP 4263 |
| 1868 · tk. 6 | Aw Shucks! | BLP 4263 |
| 1869 · tk. 8 | Alligator Bogaloo | 45 · 45-1934, BLP 4263 |
| 1870 · tk. 15 | Rev. Moses | 45 · 45-1934, BLP 4263 |
| 1871 · tk. 17 | I Want A Little Girl | BLP 4263 |
| 1872 · tk. 18 | The Thang | BLP 4263 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4271 | Mr. Shing-A-Ling | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Lou Donaldson, Lonnie Smith, Leo Morris |
2 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7778 | Red Holloway Quintet · not on the site yet | Red Holloway Quintet | 1965 | George Benson, Lonnie Smith | |
| PR 7473 | Red Soul | Red Holloway | 1966 | George Benson, Lonnie Smith | |
| LP-789 | Blowin' In The Wind | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Lou Donaldson, Leo Morris | |
| CL 2613 | The George Benson Cookbook | The George Benson Quartet Featuring Lonnie Smith | 1967 | George Benson, Lonnie Smith | |
| CL 2696 | Finger-Lickin' Good Soul Organ | Lonnie Smith | 1967 | George Benson, Lonnie Smith |
