Prestige session · in the studio
December 23, 1959
The Benny Golson Quintet
In the room
Benny Golson – tenor sax
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Tommy Flanagan – piano- Doug Watkins – bass
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | April In Paris | NJLP 8248 |
| 1969 | Tippin' On Thru | NJLP 8248 |
| 1970 | Blue Streak | NJLP 8248 |
| 1971 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | NJLP 8248 |
| 1972 | Bob Hurd's Blues | NJLP 8248 |
5 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.
3 of them 11 albums
2 of them 69 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRLP 7035 | Lights Out! | The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7044 | Collectors' Items | Miles Davis | 1956 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7046 | Pairing Off | Phil Woods Septet | 1956 | Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins | |
| PRLP 7048 | 4, 5 And 6 | Jackie McLean | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7060 | Hi Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7061 | Mobleys Message | Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7062 | 2 Trumpets | Farmer/Byrd | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PR 7313 | Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 1956 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PR 7847 | Miles Davis Quintet · not on the site yet | Miles Davis Quintet | 1956 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| CL 998 | Jazz Lab | Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce | 1957 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| CL 1020 | Jazz Omnibus | Various Artists | 1957 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1565 | Cliff Jordan | Cliff Jordan | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1567 | The Opener | Curtis Fuller | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1571 | The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 3: Bud! | Bud Powell | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1572 | Bone & Bari | Curtis Fuller | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 4430 | Bud Powell Quartet · not on the site yet | Bud Powell Quartet | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7079 | Saxophone Colossus | Sonny Rollins | 1957 | Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins | |
| PRLP 7082 | Mobley's 2nd Message | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7083 | Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7087 | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7088 | Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell Quintet | 1957 | Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins | |
| PRLP 7103 | On The Sunny Side | Paul Quinichette | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins | |
| PRLP 7107 | New Trombone | Curtis Fuller | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins | |
| PRLP 7114 | Alto Madness | Jackie McLean/John Jenkins | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7119 | 2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| MG 12091 | Introducing Lee Morgan | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| MG 12092 | Jazz Message #2 | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| MG 12103 | Jazz Mood | Yusef Lateef | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins | |
| MG 12109 | Jazz For The Thinker | Yusef Lateef And His Men | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins | |
| MG 12115 | Stable Mates | Various Artists | 1957 | Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins | |
| RLP 12-277 | It's Magic | Abbey Lincoln | 1958 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| BLP 1575 | City Lights | Lee Morgan | 1958 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1576 | Sonny's Crib | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1590 | Candy | Lee Morgan | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 1591 | Lou Takes Off | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Curtis Fuller, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7124 | Flute Flight | Herbie Mann|Bobby Jaspar | 1958 | Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins | |
| PRLP 7131 | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7146 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| MG 12123 | Jazz Is Busting Out All Over | Various Artists | 1958 | Benny Golson, Art Taylor | |
| MG 12124 | Jazz Sahib | Sahib Shihab | 1958 | Benny Golson, Art Taylor | |
| MG 12125 | The Many Faces Of The Blues | Various Artists | 1958 | Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins | |
| MG 12127 | Mainstream 1958: The East Coast Jazz Scene | Various Artists | 1958 | Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins | |
| RLP 12-290 | The Other Side Of Benny Golson | Benny Golson Quintet | 1959 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| RLP 302 | Drums Around The World | Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds | 1959 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| LP 1294 | Bags & Flutes | Milt Jackson With Frank Wess & Bobby Jaspar | 1959 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| PR 7754 | Kenny Dorham Quartet · not on the site yet | Kenny Dorham Quartet | 1959 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| NJLP 8217 | The Cats | Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman | 1959 | Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins | |
| NJLP 8220 | Groovin' With Golson | Benny Golson | 1959 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| MG 12143 | The Curtis Fuller Jazztet With Benny Golson | The Curtis Fuller Jazztet With Benny Golson | 1959 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| LP-664 | Meet The Jazztet | Art Farmer, Benny Golson | 1960 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| LP 1311 | Giant Steps | John Coltrane | 1960 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| BLP 4033 | Soundin' Off | Dizzy Reece | 1960 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7175 | More Party Time | Arnett Cobb | 1960 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| PR 7711 | Arnett Cobb Quintet · not on the site yet | Arnett Cobb Quintet | 1960 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| CJM 8011 | Big Brass | Benny Bailey | 1960 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| NJLP 8225 | Quiet Kenny | Kenny Dorham | 1960 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| NJLP 8235 | Gone With Golson | Benny Golson | 1960 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| MG 12144 | Imagination | The Curtis Fuller Sextette | 1960 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller | |
| RLP 367 | Smooth As The Wind | Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass | 1961 | Benny Golson, Tommy Flanagan | |
| BLP 4424 | Stanley Turrentine Quintet · not on the site yet | Stanley Turrentine Quintet | 1961 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7216 | Movin' Right Along | Arnett Cobb | 1961 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| CJM 8016 | Rights Of Swing | Phil Woods | 1961 | Curtis Fuller, Tommy Flanagan | |
| A-27 | The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard Sextet | 1963 | Curtis Fuller, Tommy Flanagan | |
| LP-710 | Diggin' The Chicks | Bill Leslie | 1963 | Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor | |
| PRLP 7280 | Dakar | John Coltrane | 1963 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PR 7320 | Velvet Soul | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| PR 7369 | Angel Eyes | Gene Ammons | 1965 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | |
| LM-82002 | I/We Had A Ball | Various Artists | 1965 | Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller |
