That's what the Lord and other sources say.
The Blue Note Label Discography book (Cuscuna/Ruppli) says that this session (the one with Eddie Bert and Tal Farlow and Melle's first session for BN) was recorded on January 31, 1953.
O the joys of Discography
the booklet to the Complete BN 50s sessions mentions the Bert/Farlow session as the second one. The first session featured Bert, Manning, Wallington, Mitchell, and Roach plus Monica Dell, and was recorded on March 2, 1952, according to the booklet.