Limelight · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Blues Etude

| Recorded | Dec 3, 1965 |
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| Label | Limelight |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 186037 |
The record
Two bassists share the load here, Brown and Sam Jones thickening the low end while Hayes keeps the time crisp -- a format shift that pushes the pianist into denser, more percussive territory.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Sam Jones — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Oscar Peterson — 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 36 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1966 | Limelight · LM 82039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono · deep groove |
| 1966 | Limelight — MONO |
| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Press |
| 1966 | Mercury · 75022 CDE — Cassette, Album |
| 1966 | Mercury · LML 4024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Promo |
| 1966 | Limelight · LM 82039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1966 | Mercury · SLML 4024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mercury · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Limelight · LLC 86039 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album |
| 1966 | Limelight · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mercury · SMX-7048 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1966 | Mercury · LS 86039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Sam Jones also plays on
Louis Hayes also plays on