Prestige session · in the studio
April 15, 1965
The Jaki Byard Quartet With Joe Farrell
Lennie's On The Turnpike, West Peabody, MA
- This day's music is on 3 records: Live! Vol. 2, Live! Vol. 1, On The Spot!
In the room
- Joe Farrell – tenor, soprano sax, flute, drums
Jaki Byard – piano- George Tucker – bass
Alan Dawson – drums, vibes
The takes
12 of these 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Twelve (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRCD-11029-2 |
| – | Cathy | PR 7477 |
| – | Dolphy #1 | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRCD-11029-2 |
| – | Alan's Got Rhythm | PR 7477 |
| – | Jaki Byard's Ballad Medley: Tea For Two / Lover / Strolling Along / Cherokee / Shiny Stockings | PR 7477 |
| – | St. Mark's Place Among The Sewers | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRCD-11029-2 |
| – | Bass-ment Blues | PR 7477 |
| – | Broadway | PR 7419 |
| – | Shiny Stockings | Not issued at the time |
| – | Thing What Is | PR 7419 |
| – | Go To My Head | Not issued at the time |
| – | Twelve | PR 7419 |
| – | Dolphy #2 | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRCD-11029-2 |
| – | After You've Gone / Strolling Along | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRCD-11029-2 |
| – | King David | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRCD-11029-2 |
| – | Denise | PR 7419 |
| – | Sewers | Not issued at the time |
| – | Outside | Not issued at the time |
| – | Spanish Tinge | PR 7524 |
| – | From This Moment On | Not issued at the time |
| – | The Song Is You | Not issued at the time |
21 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PR 7477 · 1967Live! Vol. 2The Jaki Byard Quartet
PR 7419 · 1965Live! Vol. 1The Jaki Byard Quartet
PR 7524 · 1967On The Spot!Jaki ByardTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7295 | The Freedom Book | Booker Ervin | 1964 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7386 | The Space Book | Booker Ervin | 1965 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7417 | Groovin' High | Booker Ervin | 1966 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7427 | Con Alma! | Charles McPherson | 1966 | George Tucker, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7455 | Setting The Pace | Booker Ervin With Dexter Gordon, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson And Jaki Byard | 1966 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7463 | Freedom Together! | Jaki Byard | 1966 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7462 | The Trance | Booker Ervin | 1967 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7486 | Grits & Gravy | Eric Kloss | 1967 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7499 | Heavy!!! | The Booker Ervin Sextet | 1967 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |