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| Recorded | Nov 10, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84221 |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 78882 |
The record
Henderson and Shaw push hard against gospel-rooted convention here, the organ recast as a harmonic engine with Coltrane's reach, Elvin Jones churning underneath like weather.
Session personnel
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Larry Young — organ
- Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Woody Shaw — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Stereo and mono both surface in 1966 with RVG stamp and Plastylite ear: BST 84221 in stereo -- the earliest on file here -- and BLP 4221 in mono. The markers are identical, so buy on condition rather than channel. Watch for the undated Scorpio pressing carrying BLP 4221; that is a much later reissue. Music Matters cut MMBST-84221 at 45 rpm in 2010 and again as a 2015 gatefold, and Blue Note's ST-84221 covers 2014.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 41 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Music Matters Ltd. · MM BNST-84221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo Music Matters |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BLP 4221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84221 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1986 | Blue Note · BST 84221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1987 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84221 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1987 | Blue Note · CP32-9538 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84221 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4221 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Blue Note · 7243 4 97808 2 8 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Blue Note · 7243 4 97808 2 8 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Elvin Jones also plays on
Larry Young also plays on
Joe Henderson also plays on