Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tippin' The Scales
| Recorded | Sep 28, 1962 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 224472 |
The record
Cut when the leader's tone had grown leaner and hungrier for ground beyond hard bop, this trio-plus-horn session leans on Clark's inventive comping. Warren and Taylor keep the pulse swinging as McLean pushes outward.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Butch Warren — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Sonny Clark — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1979 | Blue Note · GXF 3062 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition earliest on file |
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| 1984 | Blue Note · BST 84427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BST 84427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1984 | Blue Note · 14C 062-2613611 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ 71065 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ 71065 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84427 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84427 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1980 | Blue Note · GXK 8160 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84427 — Cassette, Album, Remastered |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84427 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Dolby, Cobalt |
| 2014 | Blue Note · UCCQ-5017 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2017 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9323 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Butch Warren also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on