Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Open House
| Recorded | Mar 22, 1960 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84269 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 366243 |
The record
McLean's tart alto cuts against Quebec's warm tenor over a churning Hammond on this crowded 1960 date, Blue Mitchell's trumpet filling out the front line. Bailey and Warren keep the pulse loose, built for a packed room rather than quiet listening.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Donald Bailey — drums
- Quentin Warren — guitar
- Jimmy Smith — organ
- Ike Quebec — tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest we list is a 1968 US Blue Note, BST 84269, carrying an RVG stamp; promo copies of the same year are on file alongside it. The 1969 Spanish pressing, HBNS 451-13, is the oddity here. German copies run as BST 84 269 K and are also RVG stamped. For a clean modern listen, the 1991 Japanese limited edition, BN 4269.
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84 269 K — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Blue Note · HBNS 451-13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1991 | Blue Note · BN 4269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84269 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Donald Bailey also plays on
Quentin Warren also plays on