Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Child's Dance
| Recorded | May 23 & Jul 28, 1972 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1972 |
| Personnel | 14 credited players |
| Discogs | master 264954 |
The record
A dense, percussion-heavy date that shows Blakey pushing the Messengers concept toward early-'70s fusion currents, with George Cables and John Hicks trading acoustic and electric colors over a stacked conga-and-bass frontline. A rare Prestige credit for the drummer, catching him mid-transition between hard bop lineage and looser, groove-driven ensemble writing.
Session personnel
- Mickey Bass — bass
- Stanley Clarke — bass
- Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim — congas
- Ray Mantilla — congas
- Art Blakey — drums
- John Hicks — electric piano
- Manny Boyd — flute
- Ramon Morris — flute
- Nat Bettis — percussion
- Richard Landrum — percussion
- Sonny Morgan — percussion
- George Cables — piano
- Buddy Terry — soprano saxophone
- Woody Shaw — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest on file is the 1972 US Prestige PR10047, carrying an RVG stamp; that same number also covers a stereo Hollywood pressing and a promo from the same year, both stamped. The 1973 UK PR10047 and the Japanese LPP-88105 are close behind and also stamped. Later copies -- a 1987 German reissue and an undated Bellaphon under the same number -- add nothing, so the 1972 US copy is the one to want.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1972 | Prestige · PR10047 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1972 | Prestige · PR10047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR10047 — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR10047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Hollywood Pressing · RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Prestige · PR10047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPP-88105 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Prestige · PR 10047 — Vinyl, Album, LP · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR10047 DJ — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPP-88105 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Prestige · PR 10047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2009 | Prestige · UCCO-9884 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-90294 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| — | Prestige · PRC-10047 — Cassette, Album |
Follow the players
Mickey Bass also plays on
Stanley Clarke also plays on
Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim also plays on