Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Blows The Blues
| Recorded | Dec 21-22, 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 510564 |
The record
Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, and Mel Lewis give this late-'59 Verve date a loose, swinging cushion for blues-drenched alto work. Nothing fancy -- just a horn player at ease in the changes, favoring feeling over flash.
Session personnel
- Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Lou Levy — 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 24 pressings on file.
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-8374 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1960 | Verve Records · V-8374 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-6149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1420 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | His Master's Voice · HMV csd1341 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8374 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1961 | His Master's Voice · CSD 1341 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | La Voz De Su Amo · LCLP 201 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VLS-1048 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1976 | Verve Records · 2317 121 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1989 | Polydor · 25MJ 3606 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 200g |
| 1995 | Classic Records · MG VS-6149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180gm |
| 1995 | Classic Records · MG VS-6149 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, 180gm |
| 1995 | Classic Records · MG VS-6149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, 180gm |
Follow the players
Sonny Stitt also plays on
Leroy Vinnegar also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on