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Blue Genes
| Recorded | Oct 13, 1962 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 271888 |
The record
Verve gets a turn here, October 1962, with the group's gospel-rooted feel unchanged from its Blue Note home base. Harris digs into churchy chords while Simpkins and Dowdy keep the swing loose and conversational.
Session personnel
- Andrew Simpkins — bass
- Bill Dowdy — drums
- Gene Harris — 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 18 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, H. V. Wadell Pressing earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; gatefold |
| 1962 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1962 | Verve Records · Vk-10276 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · 3679 — Vinyl, LP, Album · laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VLP 9032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VK-10276 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, MGM Pressing |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1963 | Verve Records · V6-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Verve Records · PS-8002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Verve Records · V-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Verve Records · V-8513 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1966 | Verve Records · SMV 1072 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Andrew Simpkins also plays on
Bill Dowdy also plays on