Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Max Roach + Four At Newport
| Recorded | Jul 6, 1958 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 380388 |
The record
Festival tape finds young Booker Little and George Coleman up front while Ray Draper's tuba fills the harmonic bottom instead of a piano. Roach pushes hard against the frontline, hinting at the more open-ended bands he'd lead through the '60s.
Session personnel
- Art Davis — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Booker Little — trumpet
- Ray Draper — tuba
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | EmArcy · MG-36140 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Mercury — STEREO |
| 1958 | EmArcy · MG-36140 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1960 | Mercury · 180.010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mercury · 195J-42 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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