Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Straight Ahead
| Recorded | Dec 21, 1960 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
| Catalog | 1366 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Discogs | master 713161 |
The record
Cut loose from the Ray Charles horn section for a session under his own name, tenor grit and blues phrasing riding atop Atlantic's crisp house sound. Hard bop with a soulful undertow -- Newman stretching out where he'd mostly been heard in ensemble.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1366 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Custom Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Atlantic — STEREO |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1366 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1366 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono |
| 1992 | Atlantic · AMJY-1366 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1999 | Atlantic · AMCY-6026 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2002 | Collectables · COL-CD-6337 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Atlantic · 8122-75397-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2012 | Atlantic · WPCR-27067 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Atlantic · SD 1366 — Vinyl, LP, Repress, Stereo |
| — | Atlantic · 1366 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |