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Jazz At The Blue Note

Jazz At The Blue Note cover
Recorded1959
LabelFontana
Catalog680.212 ML
Released1959
Personnel3 credited players
Discogsmaster 995213

The record

Recorded in Paris as the '50s closed out, with Pierre Michelot and Kenny Clarke laying down the same taut pulse they gave countless American expats passing through. Vander's Bud Powell-schooled touch stays understated throughout, favoring close listening over flash.

Session personnel

  • Pierre Michelot — bass
  • Kenny Clarke — drums
  • Maurice Vander — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1961Fontana · 680.212 ML — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file
1961Fontana · 680.212 TL — Vinyl, LP, Album
1992Fontana — LIMITED EDITION
1992Fontana · 680. 212 ML — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1997Fontana · PHCE-4187 — CD, Album, Remastered
1997Fontana · PHCE-3075 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2003Fontana · UCCM-9136 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
2011Fontana · UCCU-9778 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2018Fresh Sound Records · FSR-CD 952 — CD, Album
2018Fresh Sound Records · FSRCD 952 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2018Fontana · UCCU-90384 — CD, Album, Limited Edition
2022Fontana · UCCU-5513 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue

Follow the players

Pierre Michelot also plays on

Kenny Clarke also plays on

Maurice Vander also plays on