Riverside session · in the studio

March 31, 1960

Mel Rhyne Sextet With Blue Mitchell, Johnny Griffin

In the room

Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Gene Harris – piano
Mel Rhyne – organ
Andrew Simpkins – bass · as Andy Simpkins
Albert Heath – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Things Ain't What They Used To Be	JLP 16
–	Blue Farouq	JLP 16
–	Barefoot Sunday Blues	JLP 16
–	Shoo, Shoo Baby	JLP 16

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Mel Rhyne – Organ-izing (Jazzland JLP 16)

JLP 16 · 1960Organ-izingMel Rhyne

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
RLP 12-285	Branching Out	Nat Adderley	1958	Johnny Griffin, Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
RLP 12-294	New Blue Horns	Various Artists	1959	Johnny Griffin, Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
RLP 304	The Little Giant	Johnny Griffin	1959	Blue Mitchell, Johnny Griffin, Albert Heath

2 of them 24 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
RLP 12-273	Big 6	Blue Mitchell	1958	Blue Mitchell, Johnny Griffin
BLP 1600	Introducing the 3 Sounds	The Three Sounds	1958	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4012	LD + 3	Lou Donaldson With The 3 Sounds	1959	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4014	Bottoms Up!	The 3 Sounds	1959	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4020	Good Deal	The 3 Sounds	1960	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4044	Moods	The 3 Sounds	1960	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
JLP 32	Breezing	Sonny Red	1961	Blue Mitchell, Albert Heath
BLP 4057	Blue Hour	Stanley Turrentine With The 3 Sounds	1961	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4072	Feelin' Good	The 3 Sounds	1961	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4434	The Three Sounds · not on the site yet	The Three Sounds	1961	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
RLP 397	A Jazz Version Of Kean: Selections From The Broadway Musical Hit	The Riverside Jazz Stars	1962	Blue Mitchell, Albert Heath
RLP 414	A Sure Thing	Blue Mitchell And Orchestra	1962	Blue Mitchell, Albert Heath
BLP 4088	Here We Come	The 3 Sounds	1962	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4102	Hey There	The 3 Sounds	1962	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4120	It Just Got To Be	The Three Sounds	1963	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4155	Black Orchid	The 3 Sounds	1964	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4197	Out Of This World	The 3 Sounds	1966+	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
V-8513	Blue Genes	The Three Sounds	1963	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
V-8514	Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds	Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds	1963	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
LM-82014	Three Moods	The Three Sounds	1965	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
LM-82026	Beautiful Friendship	The Three Sounds	1965	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
LM-82037	Today's Sounds	The Three Sounds	1966	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4248	Vibrations	The 3 Sounds	1967	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins
BLP 4265	Live At The Lighthouse	The 3 Sounds	1967	Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins