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Blowing In From Chicago

| Recorded | Mar 3, 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | 1549 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 176734 |
The record
Two Chicago tenors share the front line, Jordan's burnished tone set against John Gilmore's sharper edges, with Silver, Blakey and Russell driving hard underneath. A rare studio outing for Gilmore away from Sun Ra, and one of Blue Note's better two-horn matchups.
Session personnel
- Curly Russell — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone
- John Gilmore — tenor saxophone
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 30 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 2010 | Analogue Productions · AP-1549 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono, 180g Analogue Productions |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1994 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 28977 2 9 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2003 | Blue Note · 7243 5 42306 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2003 | Blue Note · 7243 5 42306 2 2 — CD, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, VBR · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · 7243 5 42306 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Blue Note · BLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Blue Note · GXK-8112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Curly Russell also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on
Horace Silver also plays on