Prestige session · in the studio
July 20, 1956
Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet
In the room
- Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto sax · as guest: Jackie McLean
Barry Harris – piano- Doug Watkins – bass
Art Taylor – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 934 | Bouncing With Bud | PRLP 7061 |
| 935 | 52nd Street Theme | PRLP 7061 |
| 936 | Au Privave | PRLP 7061 |
| 937 | Minor Disturbance | PRLP 7061 |
| 938 | Little Girl Blue | PRLP 7061 |
| 939 | Alternating Current | PRLP 7061 |
6 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.
5 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7048 | 4, 5 And 6 | Jackie McLean | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7062 | 2 Trumpets | Farmer/Byrd | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Barry Harris, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
4 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7035 | Lights Out! | The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7060 | Hi Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7119 | 2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
3 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 4325 | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers · not on the site yet | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers | 1954 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins | |
 | BLP 1539 | 6 Pieces of Silver | Horace Silver | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7081 | All Day Long | Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7082 | Mobley's 2nd Message | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7083 | Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7087 | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7114 | Alto Madness | Jackie McLean/John Jenkins | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7117 | Taylor's Wailers | Art Taylor's All Stars | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4007 | Off To The Races · not on the site yet | Donald Byrd | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
2 of them 35 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5058 | Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 3) · not on the site yet | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 5062 | Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 4) · not on the site yet | Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 5066 | Hank Mobley Quartet · not on the site yet | Hank Mobley Quartet | 1955 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1507 | At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 1 | The Jazz Messengers | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1508 | At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 2 | The Jazz Messengers | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1518 | Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers | Horace Silver | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7032 | Jazz For The Carriage Trade | George Wallington Quintet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7034 | Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet | Miles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7039 | Hi Fidelity Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7043 | Informal Jazz | Elmo Hope Sextet | 1956 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd |
 | PRLP 7046 | Pairing Off | Phil Woods Septet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1540 | Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd |
 | BLP 1544 | Hank Mobley and His All Stars | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1545 | Wailing with Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1547 | A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd |
 | BLP 1548 | A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2 | Jimmy Smith | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd |
 | BLP 1550 | Hank Mobley Quintet | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins |
 | BLP 1560 | Hank | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd |
 | BLP 1567 | The Opener | Curtis Fuller | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7074 | Tenor Conclave | Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims | 1957 | Hank Mobley, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7110 | Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7111 | Mal/2 | Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1568 | Hank Mobley | Hank Mobley | 1958 | Hank Mobley, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1576 | Sonny's Crib | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1590 | Candy | Lee Morgan | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1591 | Lou Takes Off | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7130 | All Mornin' Long | The Red Garland Quintet | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7131 | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7146 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 1556 | The Sounds of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith | 1959 | Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd |
 | BLP 4004 | Holiday For Skins Volume 1 · not on the site yet | Art Blakey | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4005 | Holiday For Skins Volume 2 · not on the site yet | Art Blakey | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | BLP 4006 | Blues In Trinity · not on the site yet | Dizzy Reece | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7180 | Gene Ammons Quintet | Gene Ammons Quintet | 1960 | Doug Watkins, Art Taylor |
 | PRLP 7181 | Soul Junction | The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd | 1960 | Donald Byrd, Art Taylor |