Delmark Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Black Forrest
| Recorded | Dec 10-12, 1959 |
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| Label | Delmark Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 556516 |
The record
Cut for Delmark as the '50s closed out, this session pairs Forrest's honking, after-hours tenor with a young Grant Green already writing clean, unhurried lines around him. Elvin Jones keeps the groove loose rather than combative, favoring feel over fireworks.
Session personnel
- Gene Ramey — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Harold Mabern — piano
- Jimmy Forrest — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1972 | Delmark Records · DL 427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Delmark Records — MONO |
| 1973 | Delmark Records · 427 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1973 | Delmark Records · DL 427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Delmark Records · 427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1999 | Delmark Records · DD-427 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Delmark Records · PCD-20214 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Delmark Records · DL 427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Gene Ramey also plays on
Elvin Jones also plays on
Grant Green also plays on
Harold Mabern also plays on