Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Worktime
| Recorded | Dec 2, 1955 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | LP 7020 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 256167 |
The record
Ray Bryant's crisp comping frames Rollins just ahead of the classic trio breakthrough, the tenor already sounding like a leader plotting his own harmonic path. Muscular, unhurried, and cut with Roach and Morrow still finding their footing together.
Session personnel
- George Morrow — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- Ray Bryant — piano
- 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 49 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Prestige · LP 7020 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Pink Cover earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Prestige · PR 7246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1967 | Xtra · XTRA 5026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 2009 | Prestige · 0888072312234 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Prestige · UCJO-9003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Pink Cover · RVG stamp |
| 1956 | Prestige · PRLP 7020 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Green Cover |
| 1962 | Prestige · PRST 7246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRST 7246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Blue Labels |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRST 7246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1970 | Prestige · PR 7750 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Prestige · SMJ-7095 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7750 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
George Morrow also plays on
Max Roach also plays on
Ray Bryant also plays on