Pacific Jazz session · in the studio

January 14, 1957

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

This day's music is on 2 records: 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!, Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land

In the room

Art Blakey – drums
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto sax
Sam Dockery – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass

The takes

2 of these 4 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

Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Sam You Made The Bridge Too Long (as Sam's Tune)	PJ-100
–	Once Upon A Groove	Not issued at the time · later on World Pacific EP4-74
–	Touche	Not issued at the time · later on World Pacific EP4-73
–	Little T (as Lil T)	PJ-33

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Various Artists – 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! (Pacific Jazz PJ-100)

PJ-100 · 196324 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!Various Artists

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land (Pacific Jazz PJ-33)

PJ-33 · 1962Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold LandArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 1002	Drum Suite	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1957	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, Spanky DeBrest
CL 1040	Hard Bop	The Jazz Messengers	1957	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, Spanky DeBrest
PJ-1247	Drums On Fire!	Art Blakey, Benny Barth, Chico Hamilton, Chatur Lal	1958	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, Spanky DeBrest

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BCP-6023	Hard Drive - Out Of This World...And The Next World Too	Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers	1957	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Sam Dockery, Spanky DeBrest

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1278	Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk	1958	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Spanky DeBrest
	LP 1337	The Blues In Modern Jazz	Various Artists	1961	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Spanky DeBrest

2 of them 15 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7298	Prestige/Groovy Goodies	Various Artists	1951	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
PR 7744	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1951	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
PRLP 124	The New Sounds	Miles Davis	1952	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
PRLP 140	Blue Period	Miles Davis	1953	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
PRLP 7012	Dig	Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins	1956	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
PRLP 7068	Jackie's Pal	Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman	1956	Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean
PRLP 7087	Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba	Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba	1957	Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean
PRLP 7111	Mal/2	Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman	1957	Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean
BCP-6027	Art Blakey Big Band	Art Blakey Big Band	1958	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
NJLP 8212	McLean's Scene	Jackie McLean	1959	Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
BLP 4034	Leeway	Lee Morgan	1961	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
PR 7457	Miles Davis Greatest Hits	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1966	Art Blakey, Jackie McLean