Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
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| Recorded | Sep 1 & Oct 20, 1960 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 312586 |
The record
Shelved for decades before its release, this session finds Brooks in prime form alongside McLean's flinty alto and Blue Mitchell's warm trumpet, backed by the Drew-Chambers-Taylor rhythm section. A quietly overlooked chapter from one of hard bop's most underrated tenor voices.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Kenny Drew — piano
- Tina Brooks — tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell — 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 24 pressings on file.
| 1999 | Classic Records · ST-84052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, 180gm earliest on file |
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| 2009 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84052 — Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 g Music Matters · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4052 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9032 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 21737 2 4 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · 7243 8 21737 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9032 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Blue Note · BLP 4052 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono, 200gm · deep groove |
| 2007 | Blue Note · TOCJ-7018 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · TOCJ-7018 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · TOCJ-4052 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 21737 2 4 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1990 | Blue Note — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2004 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6437 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Paul Chambers also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on