Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Horizons
| Recorded | Aug 27, 1968 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7603 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 585547 |
The record
Vibes and guitar widen the frontline past hard bop's usual reach, letting Walter Booker and Billy Higgins settle into a looser, more modal groove. Cedar Walton's piano threads it together while the leader's alto stays rooted in blues logic.
Session personnel
- Charles McPherson — alto saxophone
- Walter Booker — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Pat Martino — guitar
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Nasir Hafiz — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1969 | Prestige · PR 7603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1969 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1998 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1912-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Charles McPherson also plays on
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