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Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

McPherson's Mood

McPherson's Mood cover
RecordedDec 23, 1969
LabelPrestige
Released1969
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 719905

The record

Cut in the final days of 1969, this Prestige session pares things down to alto and a rhythm team drenched in bebop feel. Buster Williams and Barry Harris give the changes a lean, harmonically sharp base while Roy Brooks favors brushes over volume.

Session personnel

  • Charles McPherson — alto saxophone
  • Buster Williams — bass
  • Roy Brooks — drums
  • Barry Harris — piano

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1970Prestige · SMJ-7558 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file
1970Prestige — STEREO
1970Prestige · SMJ-7558 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
1972Prestige · PR 7743 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2001Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1947-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2001Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1947-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

Follow the players

Charles McPherson also plays on

Buster Williams also plays on

Roy Brooks also plays on

Barry Harris also plays on