Prestige session · in the studio
December 31, 1963
Sonny Stitt Sextet
In the room
- Sonny Stitt – tenor sax
- Ronnie Mathews – piano
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Herbie Lovelle – drums
- Marcelino Valdez – conga
- Osvaldo Martinez – bongo
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Slave Maidens | PR 7302 |
| – | Baion Baby | PR 7302 |
| – | Estrellita | PR 7302 |
| – | Blue Blood Ritual | PR 7302 |
| – | Island Shout | PR 7302 |
| – | Barefoot Ball | PR 7302 |
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.
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7298 | Prestige/Groovy Goodies | Various Artists | 1963 | Sonny Stitt, Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |
| PR 7701 | Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet | Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff | 1963 | Sonny Stitt, Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle | |
| PR 7769 | Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet | Sonny Stitt Quartet With Jack McDuff | 1963 | Sonny Stitt, Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle | |
 | PR 7297 | Soul Shack | Sonny Stitt With Jack McDuff | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |
2 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7313 | Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 1963 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |
| PR 7713 | Jimmy Witherspoon · not on the site yet | Jimmy Witherspoon | 1963 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle | |
| PR 7778 | Red Holloway Sextet · not on the site yet | Red Holloway Sextet | 1963 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle | |
 | PR 7299 | The Burner | Red Holloway | 1964 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |
 | PR 7314 | Blues Around The Clock | Jimmy Witherspoon | 1964 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |
 | LP-754 | Spectrum | Illinois Jacquet | 1965 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |
 | PR 7377 | Soul Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 1965 | Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle |