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| Recorded | Sep 15, 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1577 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 32208 |
The record
Coltrane's only date as leader for Blue Note, and it shows -- a hard bop sextet with Fuller's trombone thickening the front line behind Morgan's brass and Chambers' anchoring bass. The title track's minor blues theme became a benchmark for the tenorman's writing just before his modal turn.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Kenny Drew — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
The tenor saxist has an expert supporting cast as he swings through the sessions. Coltrane, along with such noted jazz mainstays as trombonist Curtis Fuller, trumpeter Lee Morgan, and “Philly” Joe Jones on drums, presents five numbers, four of which are originals. The lone standard, “I’m Old Fashioned”, receives a feelingful treatment from the musicians. Fine individual and collective performances.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file is a 1958 US Blue Note BLP 1577 in mono, and it carries the full marker set -- deep groove, RVG stamp, 47 W 63rd address, Plastylite ear, laminated sleeve. Stereo arrives as BST 1577 in 1960, also deep groove and 47 W 63rd. Liberty-era copies from 1966 run under BST 81577. For modern sound, Music Matters pressed MMBLP-1577 in mono (2014) and Analogue Productions did AP-81577 at 45 RPM in stereo (2008).
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 319 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No® earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 2008 | Analogue Productions · AP-81577 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g Analogue Productions |
| 2008 | Analogue Productions · ABNJ-81577 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing Analogue Productions |
| 2008 | Analogue Productions · AP-81577 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g Analogue Productions |
| 2013 | Analogue Productions · AP-81577 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, 200g Analogue Productions |
| 2014 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBLP-1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180 gram, Gatefold Music Matters · gatefold |
| 2019 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBLP-1577 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Mono, SRX, Gatefold Music Matters · gatefold |
| 2019 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBLP-1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Test Pressing, Mono, SRX Music Matters |
| 2022 | Blue Note · UCCQ-1166 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, UHQCD Tone Poet · gatefold |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, NY23 Label · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, NY23 Label · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Blue Note · 1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, No ® · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, 47W63rd INC Side A · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, 47W63rd INC Both Sides · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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