Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Thinking Of Home
| Recorded | Jul 31, 1970 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1970 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 205151 |
The record
By 1970 Mobley's tone had gone soft-spoken and world-weary, with Woody Shaw's trumpet and Cedar Walton's piano keeping things sharp around him. The title suite reads as a quiet meditation, cut as Blue Note's classic era wound down.
Session personnel
- Mickey Bass — bass
- Leroy Williams — drums
- Eddie Diehl — guitar
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Woody Shaw — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1980 | Blue Note · LT-1045 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1980 | Blue Note · LT-1045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing · RVG stamp |
| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK 8188 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK 8188 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2002 | Blue Note · 7243 5 40531 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2002 | Blue Note · 7243 5 40531 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 2012 | Blue Note · TOCJ-50288 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition |
| 2021 | Blue Note · UCCU-8147 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
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