Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Freedom Book
| Recorded | Dec 3, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7295 |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 347322 |
The record
Third in the Prestige book series, this quartet date finds Byard's angular comping nudging Ervin toward freer territory while Davis and Dawson keep the swing loose-jointed and elastic.
Session personnel
- Richard Davis — bass
- Alan Dawson — drums
- Jaki Byard — piano
- Booker Ervin — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Prestige issued this in 1964 on PR 7295 in both mono and stereo, and every US copy on file carries an RVG stamp, repressings included, so the stamp alone will not date a copy for you. The mono is the earliest we list. Stereo also appears as PRST 7295 that year. A 1971 PR 7295 is the cheap way in. For a new cut, Analogue Productions did APRJ 7295 at 200 grams in 2016.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 27 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Analogue Productions · APRJ 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 200g Kevin Gray remaster · deep groove |
| 2016 | Analogue Productions · APRJ 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 200g Kevin Gray remaster |
| 2017 | Analogue Productions · CPRJ 7295 SA — SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered Analogue Productions |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRST 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1970 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1971 | Prestige · PR 7295 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Fantasy · RVG stamp |
| 2006 | Prestige · VICJ-41334 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Prestige · PRCD-30160 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Richard Davis also plays on
Alan Dawson also plays on
Jaki Byard also plays on
Booker Ervin also plays on