Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
In New York

| Recorded | Sep 1958 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Catalog | RLP 1119 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 269387 |
The record
Griffin's hard-driving tenor pushes Baker away from West Coast restraint and into rawer, more assertive territory. Chambers and Philly Joe Jones keep the swing relentless on this late-'58 Riverside date.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Al Haig — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Chet Baker — 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 50 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 1119 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Deep groove · deep groove |
| 1975 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6095 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6095 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Riverside Records · 0061.127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Riverside Records · 12-281 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Riverside Records · 98.956 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Riverside Records · RLP-1119 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-207-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-207-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Carrere · 98.990 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
"Philly" Joe Jones also plays on
Al Haig also plays on