Prestige session · in the studio
March 1, 1961
Oliver Nelson Quartet With Eric Dolphy
In the room
Eric Dolphy – alto sax, bass clarinet, flute- Oliver Nelson – alto, tenor sax, clarinet
- Richard Wyands – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Roy Haynes – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2899 | Six And Four | NJLP 8255 |
| 2900 | Mama Lou | NJLP 8255 |
| 2901 | Images | NJLP 8255 |
| 2902 | Ralph's New Blues | NJLP 8255 |
| 2903 | 111-44 | NJLP 8255 |
| 2904 | Straight Ahead | NJLP 8255 |
All 6 takes found on Spotify
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NJLP 8243 | Screamin' The Blues | Oliver Nelson Sextet | 1961 | Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
4 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7194 | Something Nice | Etta Jones | 1961 | Oliver Nelson, Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
 | PRLP 7206 | Trane Whistle | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band | 1961 | Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Richard Wyands, Roy Haynes |
 | PRLP 7284 | Hollar! | Etta Jones | 1963 | Oliver Nelson, Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
 | PR 7443 | Etta Jones Greatest Hits | Etta Jones | 1966 | Oliver Nelson, Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7186 | Don't Go To Strangers | Etta Jones | 1960 | Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
| PR 7712 | Oliver Nelson - King Curtis - Jimmy Forrest Sextet · not on the site yet | Oliver Nelson - King Curtis - Jimmy Forrest Sextet | 1960 | Oliver Nelson, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes | |
 | A-5 | The Blues And The Abstract Truth | Oliver Nelson | 1961 | Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Roy Haynes |
 | NJLP 8252 | Out There | Eric Dolphy | 1961 | Eric Dolphy, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
 | PRLP 7223 | Soul Battle | Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest | 1962 | Oliver Nelson, George Duvivier, Roy Haynes |
