Pt. 1 – The 1500 Series | Pt. 2 – The 4000 Series | Pt. 3 – Both Series Combined
This week’s post is look at the most common instruments for session leaders of the 238 albums in the Blue Note 4000 series.
Part 2 of 3: The Top 5 Instruments in the 4000 Series
1. Tenor sax – 53 total albums, 22.3% of series total
Number different tenor sax players: 14
Most albums: Stanley Turrentine, 12
2. Piano – 48, 20.2%
Number different piano players: 13
Most albums: The Three Sounds (Gene Harris), 10
3. Trumpet – 42, 17.6%
Number different trumpet players: 8
Most albums: Donald Byrd, 12
4. Organ – 27, 11.3%
Number different organ players: 5
Most album: Jimmy Smith, 11
5. Alto sax – 26, 10.9%
Number different alto sax players: 5
Most albums: Jackie McLean, 12
Miscellaneous Stats
Total number of different instruments played by session leaders: 19
Least common instruments (1 each):
– Bass clarinet & flute (Eric Dolphy)
– Pennywhistle, talking drum, vocal (Solomon Ilori)
Coming next week: the 1500 & 4000 series combined stats!
