Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Face To Face
| Recorded | Jan 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4068 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 380778 |
The record
Cut on the last day of January 1961, this date paired the organist with a young Grant Green making his first Blue Note appearance and Fred Jackson's tenor riding the pocket. Ben Dixon's drums keep the gospel vamps grounded and direct.
Session personnel
- Ben Dixon — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- 'Baby Face' Willette — organ
- Fred Jackson — tenor saxophone
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 29 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, W63 Labels, DG both sides earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, W63/NY transition · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, W63/NY transition · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, NY labels · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4068 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4068 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 59382 2 1 — CD, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93180 2 5 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93180 2 5 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93180 2 5 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2011 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93180 2 5 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2013 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93180 2 5 — CD, Album, Remastered, Repress · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · TOCJ-4068 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 4068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
Follow the players
Ben Dixon also plays on
Grant Green also plays on
'Baby Face' Willette also plays on
Fred Jackson also plays on