Prestige session · in the studio
December 27, 1957
Hal McKusick Quintet
In the room
- Hal McKusick – alto sax, clarinet, tenor sax
- Billy Byers – trombone
- Eddie Costa – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
The takes
3 of these 9 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1417 | Interim | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRLP 8204 |
| 1418 | Saturday Night | PRLP 7135 |
| 1419 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRLP 8204 |
| 1420 | Con Alma | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRLP 8204 |
| 1421 | Something New | PRLP 7135 |
| 1422 | Blues Half-Smiling | PRLP 7135 |
| 1423 | A Touch Of Spring | PRLP 7135 |
| 1424 | The Settlers And The Indians | PRLP 7135 |
| 1425 | I'm Glad There Is You | PRLP 7135 |
9 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.
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1540 | Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan | Hank Mobley | 1957 | Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip |
 | BLP 1541 | Lee Morgan Sextet (Vol. 2) | Lee Morgan | 1957 | Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip |
 | BLP 1557 | Lee Morgan Vol. 3 | Lee Morgan | 1957 | Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip |
 | BLP 1574 | Peckin' Time | Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan | 1959 | Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip |