Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Out Of The Blue

| Recorded | Dec 5, 1959 & Jan 23, 1960 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4032 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 320254 |
The record
Cut in the final days of 1959, this date finds the Michigan-raised altoist backed by a shifting rhythm section pulling from both the Miles and Cannonball camps. Chambers and Kelly push a hard, swinging pulse that keeps the record sharper than its low profile suggests.
Session personnel
- Sonny Red — alto saxophone
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Sam Jones — bass
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- Roy Brooks — drums
- Wynton Kelly — 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.
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 4032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
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| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4032 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4032 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9093 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| 2012 | Blue Note · DBLP-029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; flat edge |
| — | Blue Note — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz · RVG stamp |
| 1983 | Blue Note · 4032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Blue Note · K18P-9243 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Blue Note · K18P-9243 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BL P 4032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing |
| 1989 | Blue Note · BN 4032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | Classic Records · BN 4032-MONO-200G — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono |
Follow the players
Sonny Red also plays on
Paul Chambers also plays on
Sam Jones also plays on