 " Just Like Tom Thumb 's Blues " was recorded on August 2 , 1965 , at Columbia Studios in New York , the same day Dylan recorded " Ballad of a Thin Man " , " Highway 61 Revisited " and " Queen Jane Approximately " , three other songs that would appear on Highway 61 Revisited . However , " Just Like Tom Thumb 's Blues " took more attempts to perfect than the other songs recorded that day ; it wasn 't until take 16 that Dylan and his band captured on tape the version that was released on the album . The backing musicians on the take that was used on Highway 61 Revisited were Mike Bloomfield on electric guitar , Al Kooper on Hohner Pianet , Paul Griffin on piano , Harvey Brooks on bass guitar and Bobby Gregg on drums . 
