Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
J.R. Monterose
| Recorded | Oct 21, 1956 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | 1536 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 392604 |
The record
Blue Note gave Monterose one shot as a leader, and this October '56 date makes the case with Silver and Philly Joe Jones driving hard underneath. Ware's bass keeps the swing loose while Sullivan's trumpet trades sharp phrases across an angular, tart-toned session.
Session personnel
- Wilbur Ware — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- J.R. Monterose — tenor saxophone
- Ira Sullivan — trumpet
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 27 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · 1536 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
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| 2011 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBLP-1536 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold, 180 g Music Matters · gatefold |
| 2011 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBLP-1536 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono, Gatefold, 180 g Music Matters · gatefold |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 1536 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Plastylite No DG · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1536 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1994 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 29102 2 0 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2008 | Blue Note · 50999 2 15387 2 8 — CD, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered, Club Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2008 | Blue Note · 15387 — CD, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2008 | Blue Note · 50999-2-15387-28 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · BLP 1536 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 200g · deep groove |
| 2013 | Blue Note · DBLP-042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; flat edge |
| 1972 | Blue Note · BLP 1536 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1974 | Blue Note · BLP 81 536 I — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | Blue Note · GXK 8093 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
Follow the players
Wilbur Ware also plays on
"Philly" Joe Jones also plays on
Horace Silver also plays on