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The Three

Recorded	Nov 28, 1975
Label	East Wind
Released	1975
Personnel	3 credited players
Discogs	master 277695

The record

A trio date that trades Sample's Crusaders fusion instincts for something leaner and more acoustic, anchored by two players who'd already shaped modern jazz rhythm decades before -- Brown's woody pulse and Manne's brushwork give this East Wind session its quiet authority.

Session personnel

Ray Brown — bass
Shelly Manne — drums
Joe Sample — 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 21 pressings on file.

1976	East Wind · EW-10001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold
1976	East Wind — STEREO
1976	East Wind · B0100MC2US — Vinyl, LP, Advance, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered
1976	East Wind · EW-10001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold
1976	East Wind · EW-10001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Direct Cut
1976	East Wind · EW-10001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1977	East Wind · 45S-5001 — Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue
1978	Inner City Records · IC 6007 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1978	East Wind · 9126 030 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1978	East Wind · EW-8058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1978	Inner City Records · IC 6007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, DBX Encoded
1978	Inner City Records · IC 6007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1978	East Wind · EW-8058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1978	Inner City Records · IC 6007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold