Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Purdie Good!
| Recorded | Jan 11, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1971 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 159076 |
The record
Bernard Purdie fronts his own Prestige session, that half-time shuffle locked in tight beneath electric piano and a compact horn section built for pure groove. Backbeat leads, solos follow -- a drummer's date through and through.
Session personnel
- Gordon Edwards — bass [fender bass]
- Norman Pride — congas [conga]
- Bernard Purdie — drums
- Harold Wheeler — electric piano
- Billy Nichols — guitar
- Ted Dunbar — guitar
- Charlie Brown — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Warren Daniels — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Tippy Larkin — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1971 | Prestige · PRST 10013 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1971 | Prestige · PRST 10013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Prestige · PRST 10013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Prestige · M81013 — 8-Track Cartridge |
| 1992 | Prestige · PR 10013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | BGP Records · BGPD 1051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-90338 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2020 | Prestige · CR00354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, Purdie Purple |
| 2023 | Prestige — STEREO |
| — | BGP Records · BGPD 1051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Direct metal mastering |
| — | BGP Records · BGPD 1051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Direct Metal Mastering |
Follow the players
Gordon Edwards also plays on
Norman Pride also plays on