Baybridge Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Day With Art Blakey 1961
| Recorded | Jan 2, 1961 |
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| Label | Baybridge Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 968721 |
The record
Morgan and Shorter trade blues-soaked lines over Timmons' gospel-tinged chords on this crisply recorded date, Blakey's drums driving the frontline without ever letting up.
Session personnel
- Jymie Merritt — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Bobby Timmons — piano
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1981 | Baybridge Records · ULS-6100~1-B — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1981 | Baybridge Records |
| 1981 | Baybridge Records · UPS-2148~9-B — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1993 | Divucsa · 31-027/T-C16 — CD, Album |
| 1993 | circulo de lectores · 74021 — CD, Album |
| 1997 | Baybridge Records · TECW-30518~519 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2002 | M & I · MYCJ-30149 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2024 | Reel (2) · RM2LP5363 — Vinyl, LP, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Purple |
| 2024 | Reel (2) · RM2LP5363 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Metallic Silver |
| — | Baybridge Records · FTCP 40441-2 — CD, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
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