Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 1
| Recorded | Nov 23, 1955 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1507 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 188288 |
The record
Cut live before the group's classic Silver-led lineup splintered, this date catches the original Messengers -- Dorham's brass bite, Mobley's blues-soaked tenor -- locking into the hard bop template Blue Note would ride for a decade.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 44 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
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| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · 47 W 63rd address |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, 47 West 63rd NYC · 47 W 63rd address |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Green · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST-81507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Electronically Rechanneled |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Liberty Pressing |
| 1968 | 中聲 · CSJ-674-B — Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Orange |
| 1968 | 中聲 · CSJ-674 — Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo |
Follow the players
Doug Watkins also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on
Horace Silver also plays on