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A Night At The "Village Vanguard"
| Recorded | Nov 3, 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1581 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 169232 |
The record
No piano anchors this Vanguard set, just tenor over bass and drums as Rollins spins long unaccompanied cadenzas with Ware and Jones (Bailey and La Roca also sitting in). Loose and searching, it rewrote what a saxophone trio could do live.
Session personnel
- Donald Bailey — bass
- Wilbur Ware — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Pete La Roca — drums
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
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 92 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Reissue · Plastylite ear |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, All Disc pressing · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, NY Labels · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST 81581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, dark blue labels · deep groove |
| 1999 | Blue Note · 7243 4 99795 2 9 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, EMI Uden · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Classic Records · BNLP-1581 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2013 | Blue Note · DBLP-053 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; flat edge |
| — | Blue Note · 7243 4 99795 2 9 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Mediamotion · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1581 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
Follow the players
Donald Bailey also plays on
Wilbur Ware also plays on
Elvin Jones also plays on