Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Big Sound
| Recorded | Jan 3, 1958 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7132 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 392091 |
The record
Coltrane turns up on alto, an odd guest among Ammons and Paul Quinichette's paired tenors and Pepper Adams' baritone. Waldron's trio anchors a loose, jam-heavy Prestige date from January 1958.
Session personnel
- John Coltrane — alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams — baritone saxophone
- George Joyner — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Jerome Richardson — flute
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Paul Quinichette — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Prestige · PRLP 7132 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, N.Y. Fireworks Labels earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1959 | Prestige · PRLP 7132 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige — MONO |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5031M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5031-M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Prestige · PRLP 7132 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Prestige · P-7132 — Cassette, Album |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 651-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1995 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-651-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 651-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Fantasy — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · 00025218665124 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
John Coltrane also plays on
Pepper Adams also plays on
George Joyner also plays on