Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Happy Blues
| Recorded | Apr 23, 1956 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | LP 7039 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 345035 |
The record
Candido's congas lift this 1956 date into something looser than the usual Prestige blowing session, McLean's tart alto sparring with Ammons' warm, patient tenor. Duke Jordan and Art Taylor hold the frame steady while the horns take their time.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Addison Farmer — bass
- Candido — congas
- Art Taylor — drums
- Duke Jordan — piano
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1969 | Prestige · PR 7654 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered earliest on file |
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| 1969 | Prestige · PR 7654 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1969 | Prestige · PR 7654 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7654 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1982 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 25mm Ring · laminated sleeve |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-013-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-013-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Addison Farmer also plays on
Candido also plays on