EmArcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Complete Art Blakey On EmArcy
| Recorded | May 20, 1954 |
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| Label | EmArcy |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1103363 |
The record
Gryce's charts and Silver's comping point toward the sound Blakey would soon codify, caught here across a shifting cast of sidemen before the Messengers name stuck.
Session personnel
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone
- Bernie Griggs — bass
- Percy Heath — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Walter Bishop, Jr. — piano
- Henry Durant — tenor saxophone
- Joe Gordon — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1987 | EmArcy · 195J-10085 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 1987 | EmArcy |
| 1990 | EmArcy · EJD-3075 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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