Prestige session · in the studio
September 20, 1957
The Prestige All Stars
In the room
- John Coltrane – tenor sax
- Paul Quinichette – tenor sax
- Frank Wess – tenor sax, flute
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Arthur Taylor – drums
The takes
2 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1348-1 | Dealin' #1 | Not issued at the time · later on Status ST 8316 |
| 1348-2 | Dealin' | PRLP 7131 |
| 1349-1 | Wheelin' #1 | Not issued at the time · later on Status ST 8316 |
| 1349-2 | Wheelin' | PRLP 7131 |
| 1350 | Robbins' Nest | PRLP 7131 |
| 1351 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | PRLP 7131 |
6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7132 | The Big Sound | Gene Ammons' All Stars | 1958 | John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Arthur Taylor |
3 of them 12 albums
2 of them 15 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRLP 7035 | Lights Out! | The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | |
 | PRLP 7081 | All Day Long | Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7082 | Mobley's 2nd Message | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7105 | Coltrane | John Coltrane | 1957 | John Coltrane, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7106 | For Lady | Webster Young/Paul Quinichette/Mal Waldron/Joe Puma/Earl May/Ed Thigpen | 1957 | Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7111 | Mal/2 | Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman | 1957 | John Coltrane, 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 | John Coltrane, Mal Waldron | |
 | PRLP 7114 | Alto Madness | Jackie McLean/John Jenkins | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
| PRLP 7117 | Taylor's Wailers | Art Taylor's All Stars | 1957 | John Coltrane, Arthur Taylor | |
 | PRLP 7123 | John Coltrane With The Red Garland Trio | John Coltrane With The Red Garland Trio | 1958 | John Coltrane, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7130 | All Mornin' Long | The Red Garland Quintet | 1958 | John Coltrane, Arthur Taylor |
| PRLP 7140 | Hip Harp | Dorothy Ashby With Frank Wess | 1958 | Frank Wess, Arthur Taylor | |
 | PRLP 7142 | Soultrane | John Coltrane | 1958 | John Coltrane, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7180 | Gene Ammons Quintet | Gene Ammons Quintet | 1960 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
| PRLP 7181 | Soul Junction | The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd | 1960 | John Coltrane, Arthur Taylor |