Prestige session · in the studio
May 7, 1956
The Elmo Hope Sextet
In the room
- Elmo Hope – piano
Donald Byrd – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor sax- Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Photos: Donald Byrd, Mallory1180, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Coltrane, Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC0 · Paul Chambers, Intromusic11, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philly Joe Jones, Gretsch Drums, Public domain
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.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 884 | Weeja | PRLP 7043 |
| 885 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | PRLP 7043 |
| 886 | On It | PRLP 7043 |
| 887 | Avalon | PRLP 7043 |
4 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.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1534 | Whims of Chambers | Paul Chambers | 1956 | Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
3 of them 14 albums
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2 of them 34 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5029 | New Faces-New Sounds · not on the site yet | Elmo Hope | 1953 | Elmo Hope, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 5030 | New Faces-New Sounds · not on the site yet | Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown | 1953 | Elmo Hope, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 5070 | The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 3 · not on the site yet | Jay Jay Johnson Quintet | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1506 | The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 | J.J. Johnson | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1526 | Memorial Album | Clifford Brown | 1956 | Elmo Hope, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 1539 | 6 Pieces of Silver | Horace Silver | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
| BLP 4325 | Horace Silver Quintet · not on the site yet | Horace Silver Quintet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley | |
 | PRLP 7035 | Lights Out! | The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope | 1956 | Elmo Hope, Donald Byrd |
 | PRLP 7046 | Pairing Off | Phil Woods Septet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7048 | 4, 5 And 6 | Jackie McLean | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | PRLP 7061 | Mobleys Message | Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | PRLP 7068 | Jackie's Pal | Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman | 1956 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 1541 | Lee Morgan Sextet (Vol. 2) | Lee Morgan | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1547 | A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | BLP 1548 | A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | BLP 1567 | The Opener | Curtis Fuller | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1578 | The Cooker | Lee Morgan | 1957 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7070 | Mating Call | Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane | 1957 | John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | PRLP 7105 | Coltrane | John Coltrane | 1957 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | PRLP 7112 | Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors | Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1957 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | PRLP 7117 | Taylor's Wailers | Art Taylor's All Stars | 1957 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1564 | Paul Chambers Quintet | Paul Chambers | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1568 | Hank Mobley | Hank Mobley | 1958 | Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1579 | Sonny Clark Trio | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 1588 | Cool Struttin' | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7123 | John Coltrane With The Red Garland Trio | John Coltrane With The Red Garland Trio | 1958 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | PRLP 7130 | All Mornin' Long | The Red Garland Quintet | 1958 | Donald Byrd, John Coltrane |
 | PRLP 7142 | Soultrane | John Coltrane | 1958 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1556 | The Sounds of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | BLP 1574 | Peckin' Time | Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan | 1959 | Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 4004 | Holiday For Skins Volume 1 · not on the site yet | Art Blakey | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 4005 | Holiday For Skins Volume 2 · not on the site yet | Art Blakey | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7181 | Soul Junction | The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd | 1960 | Donald Byrd, John Coltrane |