Prestige session · in the studio
February 15, 1957
Jackie McLean Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 4 records: Makin' The Changes, A Long Drink Of The Blues, McLean's Scene, Strange Blues
In the room
Jackie McLean – alto sax
Mal Waldron – piano- Art Phipps – bass · as Arthur Phipps
Art Taylor – drums · as Arthur Taylor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1089 | I Hear A Rhapsody | NJLP 8231 |
| 1090 | Embraceable You | NJLP 8253 |
| 1091 | I Never Knew | NJLP 8231 |
| 1092 | These Foolish Things | NJLP 8253 |
| 1093 | Our Love Is Here To Stay | NJLP 8212 |
| 1094 | I Cover The Waterfront | NJLP 8253 |
| 1095 | What's New? | PR 7500 |
| 1096 | Old Folks | NJLP 8212 |
| 1097 | Bean And The Boys | NJLP 8231 |
| 1098 | Strange Blues | PR 7500 |
| 1099 | Outburst | NJLP 8212 |
11 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
NJLP 8231 · 1960Makin' The ChangesJackie McLean
NJLP 8253 · 1961A Long Drink Of The BluesJackie McLean
NJLP 8212 · 1959McLean's SceneJackie McLean
PR 7500 · 1967Strange BluesJackie McLeanTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7048 | 4, 5 And 6 | Jackie McLean | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7060 | Hi Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7083 | Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7087 | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, 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 7119 | 2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PR 7306 | Biggest Soul Hits | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
2 of them 31 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 1237 | Pithecanthropus Erectus | The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7034 | Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet | Miles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7035 | Lights Out! | The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7039 | Hi Fidelity Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7061 | Mobleys Message | Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7062 | 2 Trumpets | Farmer/Byrd | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7068 | Jackie's Pal | Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PR 7313 | Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 1956 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7096 | Tuba Sounds | Ray Draper Quintet | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | 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 7114 | Alto Madness | Jackie McLean/John Jenkins | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7117 | Taylor's Wailers | Art Taylor's All Stars | 1957 | Jackie McLean, 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 |
 | PRLP 7131 | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7132 | The Big Sound | Gene Ammons' All Stars | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7146 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4007 | Off To The Races | Donald Byrd | 1959 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | NJLP 8211 | Just Wailin' | Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron | 1959 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | LP 1305 | Blues & Roots | Charlie Mingus | 1960 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | BLP 4018 | Davis Cup | Walter Davis Jr. | 1960 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4024 | Swing, Swang, Swingin' | Jackie McLean | 1960 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4038 | Capuchin Swing | Jackie McLean | 1960 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BCP-6045 | Left Alone | Mal Waldron | 1960 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | BLP 4051 | Jackie's Bag | Jackie McLean | 1961 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BCP-6054 | Hornful Of Soul | Bennie Green | 1961 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7201 | Groove Blues | Gene Ammons And His All Stars | 1961 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PJ-41 | Inta Somethin' | Kenny Dorham And Jackie McLean | 1962 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BCP-6065 | Golden Jazz Instrumentals | Various Artists | 1962 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7280 | Dakar | John Coltrane | 1963 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PR 7448 | The Best Of Kenny Burrell | The Prestige All Stars | 1966 | Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |