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Blues Etude

Blues Etude cover
RecordedDec 3, 1965
LabelLimelight
Released1965
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 186037

The record

Two bassists share the load here, Brown and Sam Jones thickening the low end while Hayes keeps the time crisp -- a format shift that pushes the pianist into denser, more percussive territory.

Session personnel

  • Ray Brown — bass
  • Sam Jones — bass
  • Louis Hayes — drums
  • Oscar Peterson — 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 36 pressings on file.

1966Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove
1966Limelight · LM 82039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono · deep groove
1966Limelight — MONO
1966Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Press
1966Mercury · 75022 CDE — Cassette, Album
1966Mercury · LML 4024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1966Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Promo
1966Limelight · LM 82039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1966Mercury · SLML 4024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1966Mercury · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1966Limelight · LLC 86039 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1966Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1966Mercury · SMX-7048 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1966Mercury · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Follow the players

Ray Brown also plays on

Sam Jones also plays on

Louis Hayes also plays on

Oscar Peterson also plays on