Prestige session · in the studio
May 26, 1949
Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers
In the room
J.J. Johnson – trombone · as Jay Jay Johnson
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
John Lewis – piano- Leonard Gaskin – bass
Max Roach – drums
Photos: J.J. Johnson, H. N. White Company, Public domain · Kenny Dorham, DownBeat Magazine, Public domain · Sonny Rollins, Brianmcmillen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Lewis, Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Max Roach, William P. Gottlieb, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JRC20B | Elysee (as Elysses) | PRLP 7023 |
| JRC21C | Opus V | PRLP 7023 |
| JRC22C | Hilo | PRLP 7023 |
| JRC23D | Fox Hunt | PRLP 7023 |
4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7024 | Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson | Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers | 1956 | J.J. Johnson, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | PRLP 7025 | Miles Davis And Horns | Miles Davis Sextet | 1956 | Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin |
 | PRLP 7095 | Rollins Plays For Bird | Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach | 1957 | Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach |
