Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Out Of The Blue

| Recorded | Jan 5, 1959 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 425649 |
The record
A sharp-toned session leader date backed by a rhythm section built for swing, with Golson's tenor lending the frontline extra weight. Recorded early in his Riverside run, it shows the trumpeter's clean, warm attack settling into hard-bop form.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Sam Jones — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Benny Golson — tenor saxophone
- 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 19 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-293 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 667-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-667-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo OJC |
| 1992 | Riverside Records · VICJ-23759 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| 1996 | Riverside Records · VICJ-2197 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-667-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Sanyo, U.S.A. OJC |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-667-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Sanyo-Verbatim CD Company OJC |
| — | Riverside Records · 1131 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, MGM Pressing · deep groove |
| 1959 | Riverside Records · 1131 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Riverside Records · SR-7057 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Riverside Records · SR-7057 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Test Pressing |
| 1982 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 2005 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41200 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2008 | Riverside Records · UCCO-9364 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
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