Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Blues Message
| Recorded | Aug 11-17, 1960 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 509738 |
The record
Paul Bryant's organ churns under Amy's hard-blowing tenor, with Roy Brewster's trombone thickening a front line closer to Jimmy Smith's grease than Pacific Jazz's cooler catalog. Cut over a week in August 1960, it's underheard and worth the dig.
Session personnel
- Clarence Jones — bass
- Jimmy Miller — drums
- Paul Bryant — organ
- Curtis Amy — tenor saxophone
- Roy Brewster — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Vogue Records · LAE 12277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Pacific Jazz · 7-103 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1965 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1992 | Pacific Jazz |
| — | Pacific Jazz · PJ-9 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Clarence Jones also plays on
Jimmy Miller also plays on
Paul Bryant also plays on
Curtis Amy also plays on