Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New Trombone

| Recorded | May 11, 1957 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 7107 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 544637 |
The record
Sonny Red's alto and Hank Jones' tasteful comping frame a young Fuller still sharpening his attack on this 1957 hard bop session. Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes hold the pulse loose but locked as the trombonist finds his footing among seasoned company.
Session personnel
- Sonny Red — alto saxophone
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Hank Jones — piano
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Prestige · 7107 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
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| 1983 | Prestige · 68.409 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1993 | Prestige · OJCCD-077-2 — CD, Album, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-077-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-077-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · RVG stamp |
| 1979 | Prestige · SMJ-6607(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Prestige · SMJ-6607(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1992 | Prestige · VICJ-23748 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1993 | Prestige · VIJJ-30031 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-077-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1996 | Prestige · VICJ-2124 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2007 | Prestige · UCCO-9105 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Sonny Red also plays on
Doug Watkins also plays on
Louis Hayes also plays on