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| Recorded | Oct 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4090 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 62494 |
The record
Shorter's harmonic reach and Walton's crisp comping push Hubbard and Fuller into fresh territory on the title track, a theme that became a blueprint for the sextet's early-'60s sound.
Session personnel
- Jymie Merritt — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
All three original-era rows are 1961. The mono, BLP 4090, appears both with and without a deep groove, each with an RVG stamp and a laminated sleeve; the 1961 stereo, BST 84090, adds a Plastylite ear. Neither mono variant is established here as the earlier, so read the label and jacket rather than the groove. Music Matters cut it at 45 RPM in 2013 as MMBST-84090, and the 2015 ST-84090 is the cheap 180 gram.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 47 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84090 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Music Matters · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No Deep Groove · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BST 84090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BLP-4090/84090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1971 | Blue Note · BLP 4090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2006 | Blue Note · 0946 3 55497 2 0 — CD, Album, Copy Protected, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2006 | Blue Note · 0946 3 55497 2 0 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2015 | CM Blue Note (A92) — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 24bits ¬ 96/192khz · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Blue Note · 84090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Blue Note · 84090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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