Debut Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Thad Jones

| Recorded | Aug 11, 1954 & Mar 10, 1955 |
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| Label | Debut Records |
| Catalog | DEB-127 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 464239 |
The record
Debut Fifties leadership date from the Detroit-bred trumpeter, cut for Debut with Mingus's own label backing him and a rhythm section split between Clarke and Roach -- a snapshot of a young voice already bending bebop toward something more lyrical.
Session personnel
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Max Roach — drums
- Hank Jones — piano
- John Dennis — piano
- Frank Wess — tenor saxophone, flute
- Thad Jones — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Debut Records · DEB-127 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Styrene, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-625-2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5625 — Cassette, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-625-2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Barna Records Lab, S.L. — CD, Compilation |
Follow the players
Charles Mingus also plays on
Kenny Clarke also plays on
Max Roach also plays on