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Now Hear This
| Recorded | Dec 2-3, 1968 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84308 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 769147 |
The record
Foster, Adams, and a deep horn section give this Blue Note big-band date its heft, Pearson's charts leaning lush and orchestral without losing their groove. Cranshaw and Roker hold the bottom steady while the writing does the heavy lifting.
Session personnel
- Al Gibbons — alto saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion — alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams — baritone saxophone
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- Mickey Roker — drums
- Duke Pearson — piano
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
- Lew Tabackin — tenor saxophone
- Benny Powell — trombone
- Garnett Brown — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Kenny Rupp — trombone
- Burt Collins — trumpet
- Jim Bossy — trumpet
- Joe Shepley — trumpet
- Marvin Stamm — trumpet
- Randy Brecker — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84308 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Research Craft Pressing earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1969 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84308 K — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84308 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84308 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 2014 | Blue Note · TYCJ-81064 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2017 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9343 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
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