Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
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| Recorded | Feb 2-18, 1959 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4012 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 264735 |
The record
He steps into a ready-made rhythm section here -- the trio soon to become The Three Sounds -- and rides their gospel-inflected groove with plenty of bite. Hard bop meets soul halfway on this late-'50s date.
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Andrew Simpkins — bass
- Bill Dowdy — drums
- Gene Harris — piano
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 19 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 4012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address |
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| 2008 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84012 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo Kevin Gray remaster · gatefold |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 2008 | Blue Note · BLP 4012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 2010 | Audio Wave · AWMXR-0005 — CD, XRCD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Blue Note · BLP 84012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Blue Note · BST 84012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Blue Note · GXK-8229 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | Blue Note — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
Follow the players
Lou Donaldson also plays on
Andrew Simpkins also plays on
Bill Dowdy also plays on