Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Change Is Gonna Come

| Recorded | May 4-5, 1966 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 14 credited players |
| Discogs | master 255983 |
The record
Atlantic swells McDuff's combo into horn-heavy territory here, Purdie and Dukes splitting drum duties while the title track turns gospel-charged and churning under dual saxophones.
Session personnel
- Danny Turner — alto saxophone
- Buddy Lucas — baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Tyrell — bass
- Bernard Purdie — drums
- Joe Dukes — drums
- Jimmy Oliver — guitar
- Cornell Dupree — guitar, congas
- Brother Jack McDuff — organ
- Warren Smith — percussion
- Arthur Clarke — tenor saxophone
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Richard Harris — trombone
- Harold Johnson — trumpet
- Johnny Grimes — 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 19 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Atlantic · 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Atlantic · 587030 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Reissue |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 588030 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1966 | Atlantic · SD 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 45-5069 X — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided |
| 1966 | Atlantic · SD 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Stereo |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Atlantic · SD 1463 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Atlantic · 45-5069 X — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided |
| 1967 | Atlantic · SD 71463 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
Follow the players
Danny Turner also plays on
Buddy Lucas also plays on
Bernard Purdie also plays on