Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Harlem Blues
| Recorded | Feb 12-13, 1969 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 478106 |
The record
Elvin Jones's polyrhythmic churn meets a bassist built for straight-ahead swing on this 1969 date, the pianist digging into blues changes with sly, unhurried authority.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Phineas Newborn Jr. — 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 19 pressings on file.
| 1975 | Contemporary Records · GP 3015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Contemporary Records · GP 3015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Contemporary Records — STEREO |
| 1983 | Contemporary Records · P-7583 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Contemporary Records · S7634 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Contemporary Records · VDJ-1558 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1991 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-23564 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-662-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1995 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-5171 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 1999 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-60315 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 1999 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-60374 — CD, XRCD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-61076 — CD, XRCD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-41594 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2009 | Contemporary Records · UCCO-9697 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, DSD |
Follow the players
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