Jazz Workshop · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Essence

| Recorded | Jul 15-17, 1962 |
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| Label | Jazz Workshop |
| Catalog | PJ-55 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 113907 |
The record
Paul Bley and Gary Peacock loosen the harmonic floor under Ellis's trumpet on this 1962 trio-plus-horn date for Jazz Workshop, years before their more documented work together. The results lean open and searching, a clear signpost toward the free forms Ellis kept chasing.
Session personnel
- Gary Peacock — bass
- Gene Stone — drums
- Nick Martinis — drums
- Paul Bley — piano
- Don Ellis — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Liberty · LLJ-745 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | Mighty Quinn Productions · MQP1101 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | Fresh Sound Records · FSR 1662 — CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2015 | Jazz Workshop — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| — | Fontana · 688 127 ZL — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | Pacific Jazz · ST-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Gary Peacock also plays on
Gene Stone also plays on
Nick Martinis also plays on