Prestige session · in the studio
December 6, 1960
Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet / The Latin Jazz Quintet
In the room
- Juan Amalbert – leader, conga drum
- Willie Coleman – vibes
- Jose Ricci – piano
- Artie Jenkins – piano
- Bill Ellington – bass
- Phil Newsom – drums, timbales
The takes
5 of these 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2750 | Red Top | NJLP 8321 |
| 2751 | Uno Lament | Not issued at the time |
| 2752 | Dilly Dali | NJLP 8321 |
| 2753 | Polly's Delight | Not issued at the time · later on Tru-Sound TRU 15003 |
| 2754 | Summertime | Not issued at the time · later on Tru-Sound TRU 15003 |
| 2755 | Blue Moon | Not issued at the time · later on Tru-Sound TRU 15003 |
| 2756 | 'Round Midnight | Not issued at the time · later on Tru-Sound TRU 15003 |
7 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.
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7182 | Mucho, Mucho | Shirley Scott With The Latin Jazz Quintet | 1960 | Juan Amalbert, Bill Ellington |
 | NJLP 8251 | Caribe | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 1961 | Juan Amalbert, Bill Ellington |