Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At The Organ (Volume 3)
| Recorded | Jun 17-18, 1956 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1525 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 331812 |
The record
Third installment from Smith's marathon early sessions, cut with the same trio that was busy redefining what an organ could do in a jazz setting. Loose, groove-first playing that shows why Blue Note kept the tapes rolling on this one.
Session personnel
- Donald Bailey — drums
- Thornel Schwartz — guitar
- Jimmy Smith — organ
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 27 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No frame Lex cover earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
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| 1956 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; flat edge |
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BLP 1525 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1525 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2003 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9539 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| 2003 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9539 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Blue Note · 7243 5 63811 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Blue Note · 7243 5 63812 2 3 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Blue Note · 7243 5 63811 2 4 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Donald Bailey also plays on
Thornel Schwartz also plays on