Blue Note
Contrasts
| Recorded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4266 |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 406972 |
The record
Two tenors, Tyrone Washington and Herbert Morgan, plus Eddie Wright's guitar, Stacey Edwards' congas and a vocal credit for Althea Young -- wider terrain than an organ trio, with Larry Young at the center and Eddie Gladden driving. Six titles, 'Majestic Soul' and 'Wild Is The Wind' among them. Alfred Lion produced; Blue Note BLP 4266, 1967.
Tracks
- Majestic Soul
- Evening
- Major Affair
- Wild Is The Wind
- Tender Feelings
- Means Happiness
Session personnel
- Stacey Edwards — Congas
- Forlenza Venosa Associates — Design [Cover]
- Eddie Gladden — Drums
- Eddie Wright — Guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder — Lacquer Cut By
- Ed Williams (2) — Liner Notes
- Larry Young — Organ
- Francis Wolff — Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Alfred Lion — Producer
- Herbert Morgan — Tenor Saxophone
- Tyrone Washington — Tenor Saxophone
- Althea Young — Vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest copy we list is the 1967 US Blue Note mono, BLP 4266, with the stereo BST 84266 issued that same year and carrying an RVG stamp; a 1968 BST 84266 follows, also RVG-stamped. After that we hold only reissues -- a US Scorpio pressing numbered 4266 and a German edition carrying both BST 84266 and BLP 4266, neither dated in our data. No audiophile cut is on file.
| 1967 | Blue Note · BLP 4266 — Vinyl LP Album Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84266 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84266 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2014 | Blue Note · TYCJ-81077 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2017 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9345 — CD, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| — | Blue Note · 4266 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Scorpio |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84266 / BLP 4266 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Blue Note — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR |
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