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The Little Giant
| Recorded | Aug 1959 |
|---|---|
| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 371664 |
The record
Blue Mitchell and Julian Priester widen the frontline on this 1959 Riverside date, giving Griffin's tumbling, headlong tenor lines a brassier setting than his trio work. Wynton Kelly's rhythmic lift keeps the larger group buoyant and swinging hard.
Session personnel
- Sam Jones — bass
- Albert Heath — drums
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Julian Priester — trombone
- Blue Mitchell — 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 35 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-304 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| — | Riverside Records · RLP 1149 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 Gram Kevin Gray remaster |
| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 1149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 1149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-304 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 1971 | Riverside Records · MW 2025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1971 | Riverside Records · MW 2025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1976 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Riverside Records · 68.918 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics — STEREO |
| 1984 | Riverside Records · VIJ-112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Riverside Records · VDJ-1547 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Sam Jones also plays on
Albert Heath also plays on
Wynton Kelly also plays on