EmArcy session · in the studio
May 20, 1954
Art Blakey Quintet
In the room
Art Blakey – drums- Joe Gordon – trumpet
- Gigi Gryce – tenor sax
- Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
- Bernie Griggs – bass
The takes
What the numbers mean
Mercury numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 10542 | Minority | MG-26030 |
| 10543 | Salute To Birdland | MG-26030 |
| 10544 | Eleanor | MG-26030 |
| 10545 | Futurity | MG-26030 |
| 10546 | Simplicity | MG-26030 |
| 10547 | Strictly Romantic | MG-26030 |
| 10548 | Hello | MG-26030 |
| 10549 | May Rah | MG-26030 |
8 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.
2 of them 12 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5010 | New Sounds | Max Roach, James Moody, Art Blakey | 1952 | Art Blakey, Walter Bishop Jr. |
 | BLP 5032 | New Star On The Horizon | Clifford Brown | 1953 | Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce |
 | MG-26046 | Introducing Joe Gordon | Joe Gordon Quintet | 1955 | Art Blakey, Joe Gordon |
 | MG-36025 | Introducing Joe Gordon | Joe Gordon Quintet | 1955 | Art Blakey, Joe Gordon |
 | BLP 1526 | Memorial Album | Clifford Brown | 1956 | Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce |
 | RLP 12-242 | Monk's Music | Thelonious Monk Septet | 1957 | Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce |
 | RLP 12-243 | Blues For Tomorrow | Various Artists | 1957 | Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce |
 | BCP-6027 | Art Blakey Big Band | Art Blakey Big Band | 1958 | Art Blakey, Walter Bishop Jr. |
 | BCP-6037 | Big Band Contrast | Various Artists | 1960 | Art Blakey, Walter Bishop Jr. |
 | JLP 46 | Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk Solo | 1961 | Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce |
 | RLP 421 | Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits | Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1962 | Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce |
 | BCP-6065 | Golden Jazz Instrumentals | Various Artists | 1962 | Art Blakey, Walter Bishop Jr. |