Elektra · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers
| Recorded | Mar 8-9, 1957 |
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| Label | Elektra |
| Catalog | EKL-120 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 344724 |
The record
Cut for Elektra just ahead of Golson reshaping the book, McLean's tart alto and Hardman's brass ride Blakey's press rolls on a session that rarely gets mentioned but swings just as hard.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Spanky DeBrest — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Sam Dockery — piano
- Bill Hardman — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | Elektra · EKL-120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Elektra · EKL-120-X — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1957 | Elektra · EKL-120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1957 | Elektra · EKL-120 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing |
| 1960 | Elektra · EKL-120-X — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Elektra · EKL-120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Elektra — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2007 | LPTime Records · LPT1006 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | CBS/Sony · SOPU-11SY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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