Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
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| Recorded | Jun 20, 1952 & Aug 22, 1954 |
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| Label | Sunset Records |
| Catalog | BLP 1537 |
| Released | 1952 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 487761 |
The record
Silver, Hope, Blakey and Taylor rotate through this 1952 date, its alto lines still wearing Bird's influence openly. The blues-drenched directness of the Blue Note years is only beginning to surface.
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Gene Ramey — bass
- Percy Heath — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Art Taylor — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano
- Horace Silver — piano
- Matthew Gee — trombone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1969 | Sunset Records · SUS-5258 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1969 | Sunset Records — STEREO |
| 1969 | Sunset Records · SUS-5258 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Sunset Records · SUS-5258 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Sunset Records · SUS-5258 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Lou Donaldson also plays on
Gene Ramey also plays on
Percy Heath also plays on