New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Impressions

| Recorded | Mar 20, 1959 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJLP 8242 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 342000 |
The record
Loose and conversational, this 1959 session pairs a nimble rhythm pair with Waldron's percussive touch and fondness for circling melodic cells. It sits inside the Prestige stretch that shaped the writing he'd soon bring to Holiday and Dolphy.
Session personnel
- Addison Farmer — bass
- Albert Heath — drums
- Mal Waldron — 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 15 pressings on file.
| 1961 | New Jazz · NJLP 8242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1963 | Prestige · 8242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1961 | Prestige · 8242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1964 | Prestige · 8242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1964 | Status Records (2) · ST 8242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1974 | Prestige · LPJ-70047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1974 | Prestige · LPJ-70047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1979 | Prestige — MONO |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-132 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-132-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1992 | Prestige · VICJ-23731 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2009 | Prestige · UCCO-9721 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | Prestige · UCCO-5389 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Top Rank International · MJ-7017 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Addison Farmer also plays on
Albert Heath also plays on