Prestige session · in the studio
March 5, 1957
The Prestige All Stars
In the room
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Jackie McLean – alto sax
- Jimmy Raney – guitar
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Arthur 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1118 | Dead Heat | PRLP 7119 |
| 1119 | Blue Duke | PRLP 7119 |
| 1120 | Pivot | PRLP 7119 |
| 1121 | This Way | PRLP 7119 |
| 1122 | Little Melonae | PRLP 7119 |
| 1123 | Close Your Eyes | PRLP 7119 |
| 1124 | Out Of Nowhere | PRLP 7119 |
7 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 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7048 | 4, 5 And 6 | Jackie McLean | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7060 | Hi Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7073 | All Night Long | Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7083 | Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
4 of them 3 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, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7081 | All Day Long | Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7087 | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7061 | Mobleys Message | Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7062 | 2 Trumpets | Farmer/Byrd | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7110 | Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons All Stars | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7114 | Alto Madness | Jackie McLean/John Jenkins | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7117 | Taylor's Wailers | Art Taylor's All Stars | 1957 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7118 | After Hours With Thad Jones/Kenny Burrell/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Paul Chambers/Arthur Taylor | The Prestige All Stars | 1957 | Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7131 | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7146 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
2 of them 21 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1534 | Whims of Chambers | Paul Chambers | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell |
 | BLP 1539 | 6 Pieces of Silver | Horace Silver | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins |
| BLP 4325 | Horace Silver Quintet · not on the site yet | Horace Silver Quintet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins | |
 | PRLP 7032 | Jazz For The Carriage Trade | George Wallington Quintet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7034 | Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet | Miles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7046 | Pairing Off | Phil Woods Septet | 1956 | Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7068 | Jackie's Pal | Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman | 1956 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7082 | Mobley's 2nd Message | Hank Mobley Quintet | 1957 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7084 | Olio | Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7088 | Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell Quintet | 1957 | Kenny Burrell, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7096 | Tuba Sounds | Ray Draper Quintet | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7102 | Earthy | Kenny Burrell, Al Cohn, Art Farmer, Hal McKusick, Mal Waldron, Teddy Kotick, Ed Thigpen | 1957 | Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7103 | On The Sunny Side | Paul Quinichette | 1957 | Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins |
 | PRLP 7111 | Mal/2 | Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman | 1957 | Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7112 | Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors | Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1957 | Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron |
 | PRLP 7113 | Groovy | Red Garland Trio With Paul Chambers & Art Taylor | 1957 | Kenny Burrell, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7130 | All Mornin' Long | The Red Garland Quintet | 1958 | Donald Byrd, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7132 | The Big Sound | Gene Ammons' All Stars | 1958 | Mal Waldron, Arthur Taylor |
 | BLP 4007 | Off To The Races · not on the site yet | Donald Byrd | 1959 | Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean |
 | PRLP 7180 | Gene Ammons Quintet | Gene Ammons Quintet | 1960 | Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor |
 | PRLP 7181 | Soul Junction | The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd | 1960 | Donald Byrd, Arthur Taylor |