Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Clifford Brown And Max Roach
| Recorded | c. 1954 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 302135 |
The record
The quintet that redefined hard bop's front line, trumpet and drums locked in fleet, joyous dialogue while Land's tenor and Powell's piano round out the frame. A blueprint session -- Brown's tone burning bright before his career was cut tragically short.
Session personnel
- George Morrow — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- Richie Powell — piano
- Harold Land — tenor saxophone
- Clifford Brown — 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 58 pressings on file.
| 1954 | Emarcy · MG26043 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1959 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove |
| 1959 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Mixed labels · deep groove |
| 1954 | Emarcy · MG26043 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Emarcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Emarcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Mercury · MG 26043 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1958 | EmArcy · MG 36036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1960 | Mercury Emarcy Jazz · MC 3024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1962 | Mercury · SM-7178 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
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