Prestige session · in the studio
April 20, 1957
The Prestige All Stars
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Dakar, Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2
In the room
John Coltrane – tenor sax- Pepper Adams – baritone sax
Cecil Payne – baritone sax
Mal Waldron – piano- Doug Watkins – bass
Art Taylor – 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.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 1208 | Dakar | PRLP 7280, PR 7313 |
| 1209 | Mary's Blues | PRLP 7280 |
| 1210 | Route 4 | PRLP 7280 |
| 1211 | Velvet Scene | PRLP 7280 |
| 1212 | Witches Pit | PRLP 7280 |
| 1213 | Cat Walk | PRLP 7280 |
All 6 takes found on Spotify
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7306 | Biggest Soul Hits | Gene Ammons | 1964 | John Coltrane, Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
4 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7131 | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | 1958 | John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7132 | The Big Sound | Gene Ammons' All Stars | 1958 | John Coltrane, Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7146 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7201 | Groove Blues | Gene Ammons And His All Stars | 1961 | John Coltrane, Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
3 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7048 | 4, 5 And 6 | Jackie McLean | 1956 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7060 | Hi Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1956 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7083 | Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7087 | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7111 | Mal/2 | Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman | 1957 | John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | 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, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7119 | 2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7188 | Lush Life | John Coltrane | 1961 | John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PR 7426 | John Coltrane Plays For Lovers | Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane | 1966 | John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor |
 | PR 7448 | The Best Of Kenny Burrell | The Prestige All Stars | 1966 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
