TRIP · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Soul Finger
| Recorded | Apr 21 & May 13, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Label | TRIP |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 62582 |
The record
Two trumpets, two reeds, and a young John Hicks on piano crowd this Messengers date, Blakey holding the center while Hubbard and Morgan chase the sound each was building on his own records.
Session personnel
- Gary Bartz — alto saxophone
- Victor Sproles — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- John Hicks — piano
- Lucky Thompson — soprano saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Limelight issued this in 1965, mono as LM 82018 and stereo as LS 86018, both in the label's gatefold sleeve, and the mono is the earliest we list. A 1965 Japanese Mercury stereo, SMX-7024, is also gatefold and is usually the cleaner record to find. A 1966 Spanish Mercury, 220 017 LMY, and a later Japanese SFX-7334 round out the field. Buy on the sleeve as much as the vinyl -- the gatefold is what fails first.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Limelight · LM 82018 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1965 | Limelight · LS 86018 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Album, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1965 | Limelight · LM 82018 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album, Promo |
| 1965 | Limelight · LS 86018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1965 | Mercury · SMX-7024 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Album, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1965 | Limelight · LS 86018 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Album, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1965 | Limelight · LM 82018 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album · gatefold |
| 1966 | Mercury · 220 017 LMY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | TRIP — STEREO |
| 2002 | Limelight · UCCM-9128 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | Verve Records · 602517966390 — CD, Album, Reissue, Digipak |
| 2009 | Verve Records · B0012555-02 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Limelight · UCCU-9733 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Limelight · UCCU-90318 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Gary Bartz also plays on
Victor Sproles also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on