Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Slice Of The Top
| Recorded | Mar 18, 1966 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 344470 |
The record
Tuba and euphonium give this session an unusually plush, brass-band weight rare in Mobley's catalog. Shelved for years after its '66 session, it caught him writing beyond the hard-bop frame, with Morgan and Tyner sharpening the contrast.
Session personnel
- James Spaulding — alto saxophone
- Reggie Workman — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Kiane Zawadi — euphonium
- McCoy Tyner — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
- Howard Johnson — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1979 | Blue Note · LT-995 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1979 | Blue Note · LBR 1028 — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1979 | Blue Note · 4LT 995 — Cassette, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1979 | Blue Note · LT-995 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint · RVG stamp |
| 1980 | Blue Note · 31C 052 82959 — Vinyl, LP, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK 8177 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 33582 2 9 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · B1 7243 8 33582 1 2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition, 180g · RVG stamp |
| 2024 | Blue Note · 602455059789 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2009 | Blue Note |
| 2012 | Blue Note · TOCJ-50279 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Blue Note · UCCU-8163 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
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