Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New Star On The Horizon
| Recorded | Aug 28, 1953 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 5032 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 646855 |
The record
A 1953 Blue Note date catching Brown barely into his twenties, already commanding the horn with the clarity and warmth that would define hard bop trumpet. Gryce's charts and Lewis's spare comping frame a young genius whose career would be tragically brief but whose influence never faded.
Session personnel
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone, flute
- Percy Heath — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- John Lewis — piano
- Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
- Clifford Brown — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1953 | Blue Note · BLP 5032 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1991 | Blue Note — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 1991 | Blue Note · BN 0012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5032 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5032 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2015 | Blue Note · BLP 5032 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Reissue |
| 2019 | Doxy · DAD136 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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