Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Thing To Do
| Recorded | Jul 30, 1964 |
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| Label | UMe |
| Catalog | 84178 |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 306137 |
The record
Cut in the summer of '64, this quintet date introduces a young Chick Corea on piano, fresh alongside Horace Silver alumni Gene Taylor and Junior Cook. Mitchell's horn stays loose and singing while the band digs into themes built squarely for hard-bop dancing.
Session personnel
- Gene Taylor — bass
- Al Foster — drums
- Chick Corea — piano
- Junior Cook — 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 32 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 4178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1965 | Blue Note · 84178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep Groove Plastylite Pressing · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BST 84178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BLP 4178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ 71090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ 71090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1988 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84178 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84178 2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 94319 2 5 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 94320 2 1 — CD, Album, Copy Protected, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84178 — Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Advance, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold · Plastylite ear; gatefold |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Gene Taylor also plays on
Al Foster also plays on
Chick Corea also plays on