Blue Note session · in the studio
September 13, 1967
Duke Pearson Octet
In the room
- Duke Pearson – piano, arranger
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet- Garnett Brown – trombone
James Spaulding – alto sax- Jerry Dodgion – alto sax, flute
Stanley Turrentine – tenor sax- Gene Taylor – bass
Grady Tate – drums
The takes
3 of these 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera) | Rejected at the session |
| 1940 | Chili Pepper | Rejected at the session |
| 1941 · tk. 23 | Make It Good | BLP 4267 |
| 1942 · tk. 25 | Los Malos Hombres | BLP 4267 |
| 1942 · tk. 30 | Los Malos Hombres (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28269 2 7 |
| 1943 · tk. 33 | Scrap Iron | BLP 4267 |
| 1944 · tk. 35 | Rotary | BLP 4267 |
| 1939 · tk. 37 | My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera) | BLP 4267 |
| 1940 · tk. 38 | Chili Pepper | BLP 4267 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 4188 | I'm Tryin' To Get Home | Donald Byrd | 1965 | Duke Pearson, Stanley Turrentine, Grady Tate |
 | BLP 4240 | Rough 'N Tumble | Stanley Turrentine | 1966 | Duke Pearson, James Spaulding, Stanley Turrentine |
 | BLP 4252 | Sweet Honey Bee | Duke Pearson | 1967 | Duke Pearson, Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4256 | The Spoiler | Stanley Turrentine | 1967 | Duke Pearson, James Spaulding, Stanley Turrentine |
 | BLP 4257 | Boss Horn | Blue Mitchell | 1967 | Duke Pearson, Jerry Dodgion, Gene Taylor |
 | BLP 4272 | Heads Up! | Blue Mitchell | 1968 | Duke Pearson, Jerry Dodgion, Gene Taylor |
 | BLP 4276 | Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band | Duke Pearson's Big Band | 1968 | Duke Pearson, Garnett Brown, Jerry Dodgion |
2 of them 31 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 4022 | Profile | Duke Pearson | 1960 | Duke Pearson, Gene Taylor |
 | BLP 4035 | Tender Feelin's | Duke Pearson | 1961 | Duke Pearson, Gene Taylor |
 | BLP 4115 | Hub-Tones | Freddie Hubbard | 1963 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4172 | Breaking Point | Freddie Hubbard | 1964 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4191 | Wahoo! | Duke Pearson | 1966+ | Duke Pearson, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4207 | The Night Of The Cookers Volume 1 | Freddie Hubbard | 1965 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | V-8609 | Up With Donald Byrd | Donald Byrd Sextet | 1965 | Stanley Turrentine, Grady Tate |
| V-8796 | Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet | Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra | 1965 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate | |
 | LM-82002 | I/We Had A Ball | Various Artists | 1965 | Freddie Hubbard, Jerry Dodgion |
 | LP 1467 | Drums Unlimited | Max Roach | 1966 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4208 | The Night Of The Cookers Volume 2 | Freddie Hubbard | 1966 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4213 | Components | Bobby Hutcherson | 1966 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4219 | The All Seeing Eye | Wayne Shorter | 1966 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | V-8642 | Goin' Out Of My Head | Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8652 | Peter & The Wolf | The Incredible Jimmy Smith | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8667 | Hoochie Cooche Man | Jimmy Smith | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8678 | Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
| V-8766 | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate | |
| V-8804 | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate | |
 | A-9119 | Roll 'Em | Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | A-9132 | Happenings | Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson | 1966 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | LP 1477 | Backlash | Freddie Hubbard | 1967 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | BLP 4196 | Blue Spirits | Freddie Hubbard | 1967 | Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding |
 | V-8677 | Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues | Leonard Feather | 1967 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8691 | Penny Lane & Time | Kai Winding | 1967 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8714 | The Best Of Wes Montgomery | Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra | 1967 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8721 | The Best Of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio | 1967 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | PJ-10127 | Booker 'N' Brass | Booker Ervin | 1967 | Freddie Hubbard, Garnett Brown |
 | V-8743 | Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson | Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars | 1968 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
 | V-8757 | The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2 | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1968 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |
| A-9147 | The Spirit Of '67 · not on the site yet | Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra | 1972 | Jerry Dodgion, Grady Tate |