Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Natural Essence
| Recorded | Dec 29, 1967 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84274 |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 299568 |
The record
A tenor saxophonist who barely led a date of his own, backed here by a first-rate late-'60s Blue Note lineup -- Woody Shaw, James Spaulding, Kenny Barron -- pushing hard bop toward freer, modal terrain. Shelved for years before release, it stands as a glimpse of a promising voice the label never fully developed.
Session personnel
- James Spaulding — alto saxophone [alto sax], flute
- Reggie Workman — bass
- Joe Chambers — drums
- Kenny Barron — piano
- Tyrone Washington — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Woody Shaw — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1968 | Blue Note · BLP 4274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Audition earliest on file |
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| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84274 K — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4274 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · BLP 4274 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo, Scorpio · RVG stamp |
| 2010 | Blue Note · TOCJ-8717 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2021 | Blue Note · UCCU-8113 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1991 | Blue Note · BN 4274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | Blue Note — STEREO |
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