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The Jazz Message Of
| Recorded | Jan 30 & Feb 8, 1956 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 535422 |
The record
Hank Mobley and Horace Silver join him here while he's still finding his footing, Kenny Clarke's crisp time-keeping anchoring a Savoy date built on hard-bop fundamentals. A snapshot of a young trumpeter among peers who'd soon define the sound.
Session personnel
- John Laporta — alto saxophone
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Ronnie Ball — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Savoy Records · MG 12064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Savoy Records · MG 12064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Maroon labels · RVG stamp |
| 1962 | Savoy Records · MG 12064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1956 | London Savoy Records · MG 12064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | London Records · LTZ-C15028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Savoy Records · MG 12064 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label, Mono |
| 1956 | Savoy Records · MG 12064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1972 | CBS/Sony · SOPL-74-SY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Savoy Records — MONO |
| 2008 | Savoy Jazz · COCB-53757 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve. HQCD |
| 2010 | Columbia · COCB-53937 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2025 | Sowing Records · FV87 58.1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
John Laporta also plays on
Doug Watkins also plays on
Wendell Marshall also plays on