TRIP · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Study In Brown

| Recorded | Feb 23-25, 1955 |
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| Label | TRIP |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 183534 |
The record
A high-water mark for the classic quintet, cut with Land's tenor still in the chair before Rollins took over -- Cherokee here is a trumpet clinic, all clean fire and harmonic nerve. Powell's charts give the group its tight, forward-leaning swing, a blueprint for hard bop's next decade.
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 84 pressings on file.
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG 36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | EmArcy · MG 36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG 36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG 36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG-36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG-36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Mercury · MLP 7.137 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | EmArcy · EP-1-6136 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Mercury · MLP 7.137 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 1958 | EmArcy · EJL 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | EmArcy · MG-36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1961 | EmArcy · MG-36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1961 | EmArcy · MG 36037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | Mercury · SM-7179 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
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