Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Volume 1
| Recorded | May 9, 1952 & Apr 20, 1953 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1501 |
| Released | 1952 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 243740 |
The record
Rebuilding his voice after a rough patch, Davis leans on Blue Note's house rhythm men -- Blakey, Clarke, Heath, Pettiford -- while Jackie McLean and J.J. Johnson push hard bop toward its sharper edges.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Oscar Pettiford — bass
- Percy Heath — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Gil Coggins — piano
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Miles Davis — trumpet
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 94 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Lexington earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
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| 1955 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, 47 West address, with "R" · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Liberty Pressing · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Oscar Pettiford also plays on
Percy Heath also plays on