Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Conception
| Recorded | Oct 5, 1951 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | LP 7012 |
| Released | 1951 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 199001 |
The record
Sonny Rollins and Jackie McLean sharpen their teeth alongside Davis on this Prestige date, cut between his bebop years and the cooler sound waiting ahead. Blakey drives, Bishop comps crisp and clean, and the whole thing feels like a stable finding its footing.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Tommy Potter — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Walter Bishop, Jr. — piano
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
- Miles Davis — trumpet
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 29 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Prestige · LP 7013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1959 | Prestige · LP 7013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · deep groove |
| 1956 | Esquire · 32-052 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono |
| 1970 | Prestige |
| 1970 | Prestige · PR 7744 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Blue label |
| 1970 | Prestige · PR 7744 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1973 | Prestige · PR 7744 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1973 | Prestige · PR (M) 5004 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | Prestige · LPJ-70048 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1974 | Prestige · LPJ-70048 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-1726 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · 99 994 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1726-2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1726-2 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Tommy Potter also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on