Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Bring It Home To Me

| Recorded | Jan 6, 1966 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4228 |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 296135 |
The record
By early '66 the working band Mitchell co-led with Junior Cook had tightened into something gospel-flavored, Harold Mabern's piano digging into churchy chords behind the horns. Billy Higgins keeps the swing loose-limbed, favoring feel over flash throughout.
Session personnel
- Gene Taylor — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Harold Mabern — piano
- Junior Cook — tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1967 | Blue Note · BLP 4228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1968 | Blue Note · BLP 4228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · 63rd St address |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2010 | Heavenly Sweetness · HSV035VL — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram |
| 2014 | Blue Note · TYCJ-81052 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2016 | Blue Note · BST-84228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 180 Gram |
| 2017 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9311 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2022 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
Follow the players
Gene Taylor also plays on
Billy Higgins also plays on
Harold Mabern also plays on