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Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Mr. Natural

Mr. Natural cover
RecordedSep 4, 1964
LabelBlue Note
Released1964
Personnel6 credited players
Discogsmaster 724911

The record

Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner bring their Coltrane-quartet drive to this '64 session, with Lee Morgan's trumpet and Ray Barretto's congas pushing the leader's tenor into churchy, Latin-flavored terrain.

Session personnel

  • Bob Cranshaw — bass
  • Ray Barretto — congas
  • Elvin Jones — drums
  • McCoy Tyner — piano
  • Stanley Turrentine — tenor saxophone
  • Lee Morgan — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1980Blue Note · LT-1075 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · RVG stamp; gatefold
1981Blue Note · GXK 8176 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp
1981World Record Club · WC 4465 — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp
2012Blue Note · TOCJ-50295 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2021Blue Note · UCCU-8152 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2023Blue Note — STEREO

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