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The Big Beat
| Recorded | Mar 6, 1960 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4029 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 62448 |
The record
Shorter had just joined when this one was cut, and his tenor already sits comfortably next to Morgan's blaze -- "Politely" and "Dat Dere" ride Blakey's press rolls straight into the Blue Note house style.
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
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 55 pressings on file.
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; laminated sleeve |
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| 2015 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 gram Music Matters · gatefold |
| 1960 | Blue Note · 84029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG side 1 · deep groove (one side); RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BST 84029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, NY/W63rd · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Jymie Merritt also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on
Bobby Timmons also plays on