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Soul Stirrin'
| Recorded | Apr 28, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1599 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 403644 |
The record
Two tenors square off against the leader's trombone here, Billy Root and Jug trading greasy lines while Elvin Jones already pushes the beat hard. Recorded for Blue Note in the spring of 1958, it favors muscle over polish.
Session personnel
- Ike Isaacs — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Sonny Clark — piano
- Billy Root — tenor saxophone
- Jug — tenor saxophone
- Bennie Green — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Blue Note · 45-1708 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single · 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 81599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · 63rd St address; laminated sleeve |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 59381 2 2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1997 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1599 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 1599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, P//Ear, "R" · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 81599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Blue Note · BST 81599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Blue Note · K18P 9210 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | Blue Note · BN 1599 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2003 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9569 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
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