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Charisma
| Recorded | Sep 29, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84312 |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 145619 |
The record
A working band's ease shows in every bar, the alto and tenor swapping textures over Walton's tight comping rather than reaching for surprise. Chambers and Higgins keep the tempo honest while Morgan's lead stays confident and unhurried.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Charisma has a short pressing history. The earliest on file is a 1969 US Blue Note stereo, BST 84312, with a Van Gelder stamp and a gatefold sleeve; a second 1969 US copy and a German BST 843 12 K carry the same two markers. The only other listing is an undated US Scorpio reissue on the same number -- gatefold, but with no stamp recorded. No audiophile edition is on file.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 21 pressings on file.
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84312 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · RVG stamp; gatefold |
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| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84312 — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 843 12 K — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84312 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 59961 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · 7243 8 59961 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2000 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9220 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2014 | Blue Note · UCCQ-5052 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 2017 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9317 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 2021 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9581 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 1969 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1969 | Liberty Stereo-Tape · C-0958 — Cassette, Album |
| 1969 | Liberty Stereo-Tape · 8958 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo |
| 1997 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4312 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · gatefold |
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