Limelight · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Hold On, I'm Coming
| Recorded | May 12, 1965 & May 17, 1966 |
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| Label | Limelight |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 15 credited players |
| Discogs | master 360951 |
The record
Blakey's band swells to near big-band size for a Sam & Dave cover, Melba Liston and Tom McIntosh scoring horns thick enough to carry Grant Green's guitar into soul-jazz territory.
Session personnel
- Gary Bartz — alto saxophone
- Melba Liston — arranged by, trombone
- Tom McIntosh — arranged by, trombone
- Reggie Johnson — bass
- Victor Sproles — bass
- Johnny "La Vaca" Rodriguez — congas
- Art Blakey — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Malcom Bass — organ
- John Hicks — piano
- Frank Mitchell — tenor saxophone
- Garnett Brown — trombone
- Chuck Mangione — trumpet
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is the 1966 US Limelight LM 82038 in mono, with the stereo LS 86038 issued alongside it. Overseas the record went out on Mercury -- UK LML 4023 in mono and SLML 4023 in stereo, a Netherlands 220 031 LMY, and a Japanese SM-7240. No reissue of any consequence is listed, so the 1966 Limelight pressings are what a buyer is choosing between.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Limelight · LM 82038 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86038 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1966 | Limelight — MONO |
| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86038 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mercury · LML 4023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1966 | Mercury · 220 031 LMY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86038 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Circulo Musical · 369 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mercury · SM-7240 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Limelight · LS-305-C — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | 中聲 · CSJ 484 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Red |
| 2000 | Limelight · PHCE-6001 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Limelight · UCCU-9735 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | Limelight · UCCU-90320 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Gary Bartz also plays on
Melba Liston also plays on
Tom McIntosh also plays on