GNP Crescendo · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Best Of Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert
| Recorded | Jul 13 & Aug 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Label | GNP Crescendo |
| Catalog | GNP 18 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 299566 |
The record
Concert recording catching the Brown-Roach band mid-formation, two rhythm sections and a rotating cast of tenors passing through before Land and the steady lineup took hold. An early, unsettled look at a group about to become essential listening.
Session personnel
- George Bledsoe — bass
- George Morrow — bass
- Carl Perkins — piano
- Richie Powell — piano
- Harold Land — tenor saxophone
- Teddy Edwards — tenor saxophone
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 38 pressings on file.
| 1956 | GNP · GNP 18 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| — | GNP Crescendo · GNP-18 — Vinyl, LP, Repress, Mono, deep groove · deep groove |
| 1956 | GNP · GNP-18 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1961 | Disques Vogue · LDM 30.061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | GNP · LDM 30.061 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, flat rim |
| 1961 | GNP · LDM. 30.061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Vogue Records · ZA.6000 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1963 | GNP · GNP 18 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1967 | GNP Crescendo · POP 26 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1968 | London Records · SLC-207 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1972 | London Records · SLC (M) 431 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | GNP Crescendo — STEREO |
| 1973 | GNP Crescendo · GNP-S18 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | GNP Crescendo · GNP-S18 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
George Morrow also plays on
Carl Perkins also plays on