CBS · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Originally
| Recorded | Apr 5 & Dec 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | CBS |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 685619 |
The record
A snapshot of the Messengers mid-transformation, with Blakey's rotating cast -- Silver and Drew trading piano duties, Mobley and McLean both on alto/tenor -- catching the group's hard-bop language just as it was solidifying into a house style.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — acoustic bass
- Spanky DeBrest — acoustic bass
- Wilbur Ware — acoustic bass
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Art Blakey — drums
- Horace Silver — piano [acoustic piano]
- Kenny Drew — piano [acoustic piano]
- Sam Dockery — piano [acoustic piano]
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Ira Sullivan — tenor saxophone
- Bill Hardman — trumpet
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
We hold no original-era LP for this title. The earliest pressing on file is the 1982 Columbia FC 38036, issued for the US and Canada, and the only alternative is a 1984 Japanese CBS/Sony, 25AP 2778, in mono, which turns up as both a stock copy and a promo. So the choice is a straight one between an early-eighties American copy and a Japanese mono. Buy on condition; there is no scarce pressing to hold out for here.
| 1982 | Columbia · FC 38036 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1982 | CBS |
| 1984 | CBS/Sony · 25AP 2778 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono |
| 1984 | CBS/Sony · 25AP 2778 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| — | Columbia · COL 471872 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Doug Watkins also plays on
Spanky DeBrest also plays on
Wilbur Ware also plays on
Jackie McLean also plays on