Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Taylor's Tenors
| Recorded | Jun 3, 1959 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 8219 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 565640 |
The record
Rouse and Foster square off across the front line, tenors trading choruses over Walter Davis Jr.'s crisp comping and Sam Jones' steady walk. Cut in 1959, unfussy and direct, part of Taylor's run of Prestige leader sessions built from his sideman connections.
Session personnel
- Sam Jones — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Walter Davis Jr. — piano
- Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1959 | New Jazz · 8219 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Esquire · 32-149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1959 | Metronome · MEP 9001 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Metronome · MEP 9001 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1977 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1992 | Prestige · VICJ-23755 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1994 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1852-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1995 | New Jazz · VIJJ-30073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2007 | New Jazz · VICJ-41836 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | Prestige · UCCO-5367 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
Sam Jones also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on
Walter Davis Jr. also plays on