Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Mose Allison

Recorded	Mar 7 & Nov 8, 1957
Label	Prestige
Released	1957
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 501749

The record

Prestige catches the Mississippi-born pianist mid-development here, two rotating bass-and-drum pairs framing a touch already leaning toward blues and understatement. Purely instrumental, this session predates the sly vocal turns that later defined his run.

Session personnel

Addison Farmer — bass
Taylor La Fargue — bass
Frank Isola — drums
Nick Stabulas — drums
Mose Allison — 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 21 pressings on file.

1972	Prestige · PR 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing earliest on file · RVG stamp
1972	Prestige — STEREO
1972	Bellaphon · BLST 6512 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Rechanneled
1972	Prestige · PR 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold
1972	Prestige · PRST 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Hollywood Pressing
1972	Prestige · SPR 235/6 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo · gatefold
1972	Prestige · PR 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
1972	Prestige · PR 24002/2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
1972	Prestige · PRST 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo
1972	Prestige · PRST 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo
1972	Prestige · PRST 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
1972	Prestige · PRST 24002 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Hollywood Pressing
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 249 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 249 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation