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Engineered by Rudy van Gelder, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Blue Train (John Coltrane)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Blue Train (John Coltrane), I’m Old Fashioned (John Coltrane) and Lazy Bird (John Coltrane)
Released on Blue Note, also Blue Train (John Coltrane), Creepin’ In (Norah Jones) and Sunrise (Norah Jones)
Written by Donald Byrd, also Ghana (Donald Byrd), Lex (Donald Byrd) and Blackjack (Donald Byrd)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rudy van Gelder engineered 1208 songs on fono, the 7th most of any engineer
289 other songs on fono were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins and others
Donald Byrd wrote 35 songs on fono
Rudy van Gelder’s most frequent co-engineer is Maureen Sickler (13 songs together)
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Donald Byrd
- Performed by
- Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Part of
- Whims of Chambers
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Blue Note
- Written by
- Donald Byrd
- Performed by
- Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Part of
- Whims of Chambers
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Blue Note
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same writer: Donald Byrd
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Same release: Whims of Chambers
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same writer: Donald Byrd
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Same label: Blue Note
Elsewhere
Sources (12)
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1MusicBrainz We Six was performed by Donald Byrd
2MusicBrainz We Six was performed by Horace Silver
3MusicBrainz We Six was performed by John Coltrane
4MusicBrainz We Six was performed by Kenny Burrell
5MusicBrainz We Six was performed by Paul Chambers
6MusicBrainz We Six was performed by Philly Joe Jones
We Six was performed by Philly Joe Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz We Six was written by Donald Byrd
8MusicBrainz We Six is part of the release Whims of Chambers
We Six is part of the release Whims of Chambers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz We Six was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
We Six was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Blue Note is the label of the song We Six
Blue Note is the label of the song We Six
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz We Six was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
We Six was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz We Six was released on 1956-09-21