Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Big 6
| Recorded | Jul 2-3, 1958 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Catalog | 12-273 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 462857 |
The record
A hard-bop summit from '58, pairing Mitchell's warm horn with Griffin's tenor fire and Fuller's trombone in a front line built for maximum swing. Ware's woody bass and Philly Joe's crackling brushwork anchor a session cut from the same Riverside stock that made the label a hard-bop mainstay.
Session personnel
- Wilbur Ware — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-273 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5615 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CrO₂ OJC |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-273 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Small labels |
| 1973 | Milestone (4) · MSL-M.6019 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Riverside Records · VIJ-4079 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Riverside Records · VIJ-4079 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics — MONO |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-615-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1993 | Riverside Records · VIJJ-30037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1996 | Riverside Records · VICJ-2171 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2005 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41270 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Riverside Records · UCCO-9137 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-615-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 615-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Wilbur Ware also plays on
"Philly" Joe Jones also plays on
Wynton Kelly also plays on