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| Recorded | Feb 10, 1964 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4170 |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 209379 |
The record
Shorter's title track burns at full boil here, Hubbard and Fuller pushing the frontline toward something more urgent while Blakey drives the whole set with characteristic ferocity.
Session personnel
- Reggie Workman — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Mono and stereo both landed in 1965 and both are worth having: the mono BLP 4170 and the stereo BST 84170 each carry deep groove, RVG stamp, Plastylite ear and a laminated sleeve. The mono is the earliest on file here. A separate 1965 stereo appears as ST-84170. Music Matters did the serious modern work -- a 45 rpm MMBST-84170 in 2012 and a laminated gatefold edition in 2019.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 52 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 4170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 2012 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84170 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 g Kevin Gray remaster · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2012 | Blue Note · BLP 4170 — Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono Kevin Gray remaster · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Blue Note · ST-84170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BST 84170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BST 84170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, DG Side 2 · deep groove (one side); RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 4170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, All Disc Pressing · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84170 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo, Liberty pressing, New York Labels · Plastylite ear |
| 1987 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84170 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 71067 2 6 — CD, Album, Copy Protected, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 92426 2 0 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 92426 2 0 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 71067 2 6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
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