Prestige session · in the studio
July 20, 1956
Jackie McLean Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
In the room
Jackie McLean – alto sax
Donald Byrd – trumpet- Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Mal Waldron – piano- Doug Watkins – bass
Art Taylor – drums · as Arthur Taylor
Photos: Jackie McLean, Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Donald Byrd, Mallory1180, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mal Waldron, Brianmcmillen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Taylor, Gretsch, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 931 | When I Fall In Love | PRLP 7048 |
| 932 | Abstraction | PRLP 7048 |
| 933 | Confirmation | PRLP 7048 |
All 3 takes found on Spotify
Where it ended up
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Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7060 | Hi Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7061 | Mobleys Message | Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7119 | 2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
4 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7035 | Lights Out! | The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7062 | 2 Trumpets | Farmer/Byrd | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7083 | Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7087 | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
3 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4325 | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers · not on the site yet | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers | 1954 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins | |
 | BLP 1539 | 6 Pieces of Silver | Horace Silver | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7081 | All Day Long | Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7082 | Mobley's 2nd Message | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7110 | Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7111 | Mal/2 | Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7114 | Alto Madness | Jackie McLean/John Jenkins | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7117 | Taylor's Wailers | Art Taylor's All Stars | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7131 | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7146 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4007 | Off To The Races · not on the site yet | Donald Byrd | 1959 | Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
2 of them 38 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5058 | Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 3) · not on the site yet | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 5062 | Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 4) · not on the site yet | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 5066 | Hank Mobley Quartet · not on the site yet | Hank Mobley Quartet | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1507 | At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 1 | The Jazz Messengers | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1508 | At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 2 | The Jazz Messengers | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1518 | Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers | Horace Silver | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7032 | Jazz For The Carriage Trade | George Wallington Quintet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7034 | Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet | Miles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7039 | Hi Fidelity Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7043 | Informal Jazz | Elmo Hope Sextet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | PRLP 7046 | Pairing Off | Phil Woods Septet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7068 | Jackie's Pal | Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | BLP 1540 | Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | BLP 1544 | Hank Mobley and His All Stars | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1545 | Wailing with Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | 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 1550 | Hank Mobley Quintet | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1560 | Hank | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | BLP 1567 | The Opener | Curtis Fuller | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7074 | Tenor Conclave | Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7084 | Olio | Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7096 | Tuba Sounds | Ray Draper Quintet | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7103 | On The Sunny Side | Paul Quinichette | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins |
 | 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 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7118 | After Hours With Thad Jones/Kenny Burrell/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Paul Chambers/Arthur Taylor | The Prestige All Stars | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1568 | Hank Mobley | Hank Mobley | 1958 | Hank Mobley, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1576 | Sonny's Crib | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1590 | Candy | Lee Morgan | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1591 | Lou Takes Off | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7130 | All Mornin' Long | The Red Garland Quintet | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7132 | The Big Sound | Gene Ammons' All Stars | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1556 | The Sounds of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley |
 | BLP 4004 | Holiday For Skins Volume 1 · not on the site yet | Art Blakey | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4005 | Holiday For Skins Volume 2 · not on the site yet | Art Blakey | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4006 | Blues In Trinity · not on the site yet | Dizzy Reece | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7180 | Gene Ammons Quintet | Gene Ammons Quintet | 1960 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7181 | Soul Junction | The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd | 1960 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |