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The New Thing & The Blue Thing

The New Thing & The Blue Thing cover
RecordedMar 25-27, 1965
LabelAtlantic
Released1965
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 529091

The record

A mid-'60s date that splits the difference its title promises, trumpeter Curson and tenor man Bill Barron pushing hard bop toward freer territory without abandoning swing. Arvanitas comps sharply throughout, giving the date a lean, road-tested feel.

Session personnel

  • Herb Bushler — bass
  • Dick Berk — drums
  • Georges Arvanitas — piano
  • Bill Barron — tenor saxophone
  • Ted Curson — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1965Atlantic · 1441 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1965Atlantic · SD 1441 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1965Atlantic · 1441 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1975Atlantic · P-4514A — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
1975Atlantic · P-4514A — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1999Koch Jazz · KOC-CD-8531 — CD, HDCD, Album, Reissue
2006Atlantic — STEREO
2012Atlantic · WPCR-27071 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2012Atlantic · 8122-79689-9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Atlantic · ATL-LP09102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Follow the players

Herb Bushler also plays on

Dick Berk also plays on

Georges Arvanitas also plays on

Bill Barron also plays on