Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Only The Blues
| Recorded | Oct 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 306858 |
The record
Roy Eldridge's trumpet meets Stitt's alto over the Oscar Peterson trio's rhythm section for straight blues changes and no frills. Cut in October '57, it's built purely for horn-to-horn sparring.
Session personnel
- Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone
- Ray Brown — bass
- Stan Levey — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
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.
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-8250 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1959 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1280 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-8250 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Verve Records · V6-8250 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1979 | Verve Records · MV 2634 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Verve Records · MV 2634 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UMV 2634 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UCV2634 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1997 | Verve Records · 314 537 753-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1998 | Verve Records · POCJ-2603 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2002 | Verve Records · VRCD 1007 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Fresh Sound Records · FSR-CD 563 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Essential Jazz Classics · EJC55568 — CD, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Sonny Stitt also plays on
Ray Brown also plays on
Stan Levey also plays on