Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Nigeria
| Recorded | Jan 13, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 425330 |
The record
Clark's harmonic instincts and Blakey's snap drive a quartet session left unreleased for years before surfacing to round out this stretch of Blue Note dates. Understated hard bop, built on rhythm-section chemistry Clark also used on his own Leapin' and Lopin'.
Session personnel
- Sam Jones — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Sonny Clark — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is the 1980 US Blue Note LT-1032, an RVG-stamped stereo LP, and nothing earlier is listed -- do not go looking for an original-era copy of this one. A Japanese Blue Note GXK 8180 followed in 1981, also RVG-stamped, and a 2009 US repress of LT-1032 is the easiest to find. WaxTime's 2015 European 180g reissue, 772001, is the least interesting of the four.
| 1980 | Blue Note · LT-1032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · RVG stamp |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Blue Note · LT-1032 — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK 8180 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · LT-1032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 2015 | WaxTime · 772001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g · RVG stamp |
| 2012 | Blue Note · TOCJ-50284 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 2021 | Blue Note · UCCU-8143 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| — | Blue Note — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz |
Follow the players
Sam Jones also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on
Grant Green also plays on