Chess · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Debut In Blues
| Recorded | Jul 1963 |
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| Label | Chess |
| Catalog | LP 726 |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 529997 |
The record
A one-shot Chess side date from '63, cut by a compact horn-and-rhythm unit built for blowing rather than posturing. Sextet swing with trombone and tenor sharing the front line, the kind of unheralded working-band session that never got its due beyond the label's blues-adjacent catalog.
Session personnel
- Sid Robinson — bass
- Gerald Donovan — drums
- James Taylor — piano
- Jay Peters — tenor saxophone
- Herb Wise — trombone
- Gene Shaw — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1963 | Argo Jazz · 726 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Argo (6) · LPS-726 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo, Indianapolis Press |
| 1963 | Argo Jazz · 726 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1984 | Chess — MONO |
| 1984 | Chess · CHC 91564 — Cassette, Album |
| 1984 | Chess · CH-9188 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Pinckneyville Pressing |
| 1986 | Cadet · PLP-5013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Argo Jazz · UICY-77704 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD |
| 2017 | Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo |
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