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Far Away Lands
| Recorded | May 26, 1967 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 522667 |
The record
Byrd's trumpet rides alongside Mobley's warm tenor tone here, Walton, Carter, and Higgins keeping things loose and conversational. Recorded in 1967 but left in the vaults for years, it's soulful, easy to miss, and hard to forget once found.
Session personnel
- Ron Carter — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
We hold no original-era LP for this title. The earliest pressing on file is a 1984 French Blue Note BST 84425, a DMM remaster carrying an RVG stamp, with a near-identical French copy of the same number from 1985. Japan's BNJ-71063, also 1985 and also remastered, is the third and last pressing in our data. Judge these on condition and cut -- there is no original here to hold out for.
| 1984 | Blue Note · BST 84425 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, DMM earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1985 | Blue Note · BST 84425 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ-71063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84425 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, XDR, Dolby HX Pro · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BST 84425 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1988 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84425 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84425 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress · RVG stamp |
| 2014 | Blue Note · UCCQ-5022 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 2017 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9348 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84425 — Cassette, Album, Remastered, Dolby, Cobalt |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84425 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Cobalt, Dolby HX Pro |
Follow the players
Ron Carter also plays on
Billy Higgins also plays on
Cedar Walton also plays on