Prestige session · in the studio
1965-1966
Jimmy Witherspoon
In the room
Jimmy Witherspoon – vocal
Bill Watrous – trombone- Pepper Adams – baritone sax
Roger Kellaway – piano, arranger
Richard Davis – bass
Mel Lewis – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Lotus Blossom | PR 7475 |
| – | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You? | PR 7475 |
| – | Travelin' Light | PR 7475 |
| – | P.S. I Love You | PR 7475 |
| – | I'll Always Be In Love With You | PR 7475 |
| – | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | PR 7475 |
| – | Easy Living | PR 7475 |
| – | Embraceable You | PR 7475 |
| – | Blues In The Night | PR 7475 |
| – | Trouble In Mind | PR 7475 |
| – | How Long Will It Take To Be A Man? | PR 7475 |
| – | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | PR 7475 |
12 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 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A-75 | More Blues And The Abstract Truth | Oliver Nelson | 1964 | Pepper Adams, Roger Kellaway, Richard Davis |
 | A-100 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 | Various Artists | 1964 | Pepper Adams, Roger Kellaway, Richard Davis |
 | A-9101 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3 | Various Artists | 1965 | Pepper Adams, Roger Kellaway, Richard Davis |
2 of them 16 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-80 | Jazz City Presents Entertainment Bethlehem Jazz Session | Various Artists | 1957 | Pepper Adams, Mel Lewis |
 | C3540 | Zounds! | The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2) | 1958 | Pepper Adams, Mel Lewis |
 | PJ-1257 | The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! | Various Artists | 1959 | Pepper Adams, Mel Lewis |
 | A-65 | See You At The Fair | Ben Webster | 1964 | Roger Kellaway, Richard Davis |
 | A-93 | Latin Shadows | Shirley Scott | 1965 | Richard Davis, Mel Lewis |
 | V-8620 | Rainy Day | Kai Winding | 1965 | Bill Watrous, Roger Kellaway |
 | V-8657 | More Brass | Kai Winding | 1966 | Bill Watrous, Richard Davis |
 | V-8672 | California Dreaming | Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Bill Watrous, Richard Davis |
| V-8796 | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1966 | Bill Watrous, Richard Davis | |
| V-8804 | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1966 | Bill Watrous, Richard Davis | |
 | LM-82029 | With Respect To Nat | Oscar Peterson | 1966 | Richard Davis, Mel Lewis |
 | LP 1475 | Impressions Of The Middle East | Herbie Mann | 1967 | Richard Davis, Mel Lewis |
 | LP 1490 | The Herbie Mann String Album | Herbie Mann Septet With Arif Mardin's Orchestra | 1967 | Richard Davis, Mel Lewis |
 | PR 7506 | First Prize! | Eddie Daniels | 1967 | Richard Davis, Mel Lewis |
 | V-8730 | Hip Vibrations | Cal Tjader | 1968 | Richard Davis, Mel Lewis |
 | V-8757 | The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2 | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1968 | Bill Watrous, Richard Davis |