New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks

New Ideas

Recorded	May 11, 1961
Label	New Jazz
Catalog	NJ 8257
Released	1961
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 220604

The record

Two pianists share the front line here, Ellis and Byard trading keys behind Al Francis's vibraphone on a Prestige session that favors curiosity over convention. Ron Carter, still developing his sound on bass, joins a band already reaching past hard bop's usual shape.

Session personnel

Ron Carter — double bass [bass]
Charlie Persip — drums
Don Ellis — piano
Jaki Byard — piano
Al Francis — vibraphone [vibes]

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 18 pressings on file.

1961	New Jazz · NJ 8257 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1961	New Jazz · SMJ-7044 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	Esquire · 32-183 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1969	Prestige — STEREO
1969	Prestige · PRST 7607 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971	Prestige · P-7607 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972	Prestige · PR 7607 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1972	Prestige · PR 7607 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Indianapolis Pressing
1974	Bellaphon · BJS 40125 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1977	Prestige · PR 7607 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Indianapolis Pressing
1990	Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-431-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990	Original Jazz Classics · OJC-431 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1990	Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5431 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2009	Original Jazz Classics · 00025218643122 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered