Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
I Want To Hold Your Hand
| Recorded | Mar 31, 1965 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84202 |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 487131 |
The record
Blue Note chases the British Invasion with this one, Green's horn-like phrasing riding Larry Young's organ while Mobley's tenor keeps the date grounded in hard bop. An odd pairing of pop hooks and soul-jazz muscle that mostly earns its swagger.
Session personnel
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Larry Young — organ
- Hank Mobley — 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 35 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
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| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Plastylite P · Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, NY/ No P · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1971 | Blue Note · BST-84202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST-84202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1981 | Blue Note · ST 4202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CJ28-5140 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CJ28-5140 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · 7243 8 59962 2 1 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4202 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 59962 2 1 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Elvin Jones also plays on
Grant Green also plays on
Larry Young also plays on