Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
House Party
| Recorded | Aug 25, 1957 & Feb 25, 1958 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4002 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 33113 |
The record
Five horns deep and never crowded, this date lets Morgan, Fuller, Donaldson, Coleman, and Brooks pass the blues around while Smith's organ anchors the noise. Burrell and McFadden swap guitar chairs as Blakey and Bailey split time on drums.
Session personnel
- George Coleman — alto saxophone
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Art Blakey — drums
- Donald Bailey — drums
- Eddie McFadden — guitar
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Jimmy Smith — organ
- Tina Brooks — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is the 1958 mono, BLP 4002, with a deep groove, an RVG stamp, the 47 W 63rd address and a Plastylite ear -- all four together, which is what a buyer is paying for. A 1959 mono of the same number carries the identical set, so the address alone will not settle which copy is earlier. By 1965 and 1966 the ear survives while the deep groove and the address are gone.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 43 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
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| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · Plastylite ear |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4002 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address; laminated sleeve |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address |
| — | Blue Note — File, WAV, Album, Remastered, Stereo, 16-bit / 44.1 kHz · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK-8227 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
George Coleman also plays on
Lou Donaldson also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on