Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Soul Battle
| Recorded | Sep 9, 1960 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7223 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 419971 |
The record
Three tenors trading blows -- Nelson's schooled architecture, Jimmy Forrest's bluesy R&B honk, and King Curtis's grittier attack -- backed by Duvivier and Haynes keeping the swing lean and alert. A 1960 Prestige date that plays like a friendly cutting contest, capturing the label's house-band ease under real heat.
Session personnel
- George Duvivier — bass
- Roy Haynes — drums
- Gene Casey — piano
- Jimmy Forrest — tenor saxophone
- King Curtis — tenor saxophone
- Oliver Nelson — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file is the 1962 US Prestige mono PRLP 7223, with a stereo PR 7223 the same year; a UK Esquire 32-189 mono followed in 1963. Stereo also appears as PRST 7223 in 1964, and PR 7223 was repressed in mono in 1964 and 1965, one of those carrying an RVG stamp. Fantasy's OJC-325 from 1988 is the reliable reissue when the originals are out of reach.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Prestige · PRLP 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1962 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1962 | Prestige · PR 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Esquire · 32-189 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRST 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Prestige · PR 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1972 | Prestige · PRLP 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-325 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Prestige · PR 7223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Prestige · FANT 50 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1988 | Prestige · PRC 7223 — Cassette, Reissue |
| 1988 | Prestige Stereo · ZFAT 50 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-325-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
George Duvivier also plays on
Roy Haynes also plays on
Gene Casey also plays on