Blue Note session · in the studio
August 1, 1955
Herbie Nichols Trio
In the room
- Herbie Nichols – piano
- Al McKibbon – bass
- Max Roach – drums
The takes
2 of these 7 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
BN308-2 is a matrix number: Blue Note gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series (BN308 is "Humph"), and the figure after the dash is which take of that tune was kept. Early on the series starts each tune's takes at 0, so -0 is usually the first try.
tk. 5 is the take as counted through the whole day, from the first tune to the last: the way the studio's log and, from the mid-1950s, Rudy Van Gelder's tapes number them. Later dates have only these.
On the earliest records (1939–40) the numbers in the matrix place, like 486A-1 or GM535-6, are the masters' numbers from the studios and pressing plants Blue Note used before it had its own series.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| tk. 4 | The Gig | BLP 1519 |
| tk. 5 | Applejackin' (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-118 |
| tk. 6 | Hangover Triangle | BLP 1519 |
| tk. 8 | Lady Sings The Blues | BLP 1519 |
| tk. 10 | Chit-Chatting | BLP 1519 |
| tk. 11 | House Party Starting | BLP 1519 |
| tk. 12 | The Gig (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-118 |
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5068 | The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 · not on the site yet | Herbie Nichols Trio | 1955 | Herbie Nichols, Al McKibbon |
 | BLP 5069 | The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2 · not on the site yet | Herbie Nichols Trio | 1955 | Herbie Nichols, Al McKibbon |