Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New Faces – New Sounds
| Recorded | Jun 20 & Nov 19, 1952 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 5021 |
| Released | 1952 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 268576 |
The record
This early-'50s Blue Note date pairs Donaldson's Bird-schooled alto with a young Horace Silver, who's already leaning toward the hard-swinging voice he'd soon make his own. Blakey's drums anchor a rotating cast still finding the label's house sound.
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Gene Ramey — bass
- Percy Heath — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Art Taylor — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1953 | Blue Note · BLP 5021 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1953 | Blue Note · BLP 5030 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1991 | Blue Note |
| 1991 | Blue Note · BRP-8036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5021 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5030 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5021 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5030 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 2014 | Blue Note — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, 24bit 192kHz |
Follow the players
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