Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Lights Out!
| Recorded | Jan 27, 1956 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | LP 7035 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 211786 |
The record
Prestige caught this frontline early in '56, Elmo Hope's spiky chords under Byrd's bright trumpet while the alto still hunts for its own edge. Watkins and Taylor keep the pace brisk throughout.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
"LIGHTS OUT!" -- The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope -- Prestige LP 7035 (1-12" LP) LIGHTS OUT; UP; LORRAINE; A FOGGY DAY; KERPLUNK; INDIGO. The Jackie McLean Quintet displays various tempo approaches with considerable ingenuity on this Prestige release. Listeners will be intrigued on hearing McLean's alto sax and Donald Byrd's trumpet matching jazz wits throughout the disk. Elmo Hope's keyboard is cleverly noticeable even under the sharp work of McLean and Byrd. Competent jazz platter that should find a wide market.
"LIGHTS OUT!" -- The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope -- Prestige LP 7035 (1-12" LP) LIGHTS OUT; UP; LORRAINE; A FOGGY DAY; KERPLUNK; INDIGO. The Jackie McLean Quintet displays various tempo approaches with considerable ingenuity on this Prestige release. Listeners will be intrigued on hearing McLean's alto sax and Donald Byrd's trumpet matching jazz wits throughout the disk. Elmo Hope's keyboard is cleverly noticeable even under the sharp work of McLean and Byrd. Competent jazz platter that should find a wide market.
Pressings
We hold no original-era US LP for this title. The earliest pressing on file is a 1957 UK Esquire mono, 32-041, and it is the closest thing here to a period copy. The American route runs through New Jazz NJ 8263, reissued in 1961 and again in 1965, then a 1973 Prestige, PR 7757, remastered into stereo. Take the 1961 New Jazz if you want an early US copy, and do not expect an original to surface in this list.
| 1957 | Esquire · 32-041 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 2006 | Prestige · VICJ-41328 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1961 | New Jazz · NJ 8263 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1965 | New Jazz · NJ 8263 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1970 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1973 | Prestige · PR 7757 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1973 | Prestige · PR 7757 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Doug Watkins also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on