Prestige session · in the studio
February 19, 1952
King Pleasure
In the room
- King Pleasure – vocal
- Merrill Stepter – trumpet
- Lem Davis – alto sax
- Ray Abrams – tenor sax
Cecil Payne – baritone sax- Blossom Dearie – vocal
- Teacho Wiltshire – piano
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Teddy Lee – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
2 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 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9022 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1953 | Cecil Payne, Leonard Gaskin |
 | MG 9023 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 2 | Various Artists | 1953 | Cecil Payne, Leonard Gaskin |
 | MG 9024 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 3 | Various Artists | 1953 | Cecil Payne, Leonard Gaskin |
 | MG 9025 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 4 | Various Artists | 1953 | Cecil Payne, Leonard Gaskin |
 | MG 12106 | J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets | J.J. Johnson's Beboppers | 1957 | Cecil Payne, Leonard Gaskin |