Debut Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Introducing Paul Bley
| Recorded | Nov 30, 1953 |
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| Label | Debut Records |
| Catalog | DLP-7 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 178106 |
The record
Mingus and Blakey back a leader barely out of his teens on this 1953 date, lending it a gravity most bebop debuts never reach. The trio work is straight-ahead, but the harmonic curiosity that would define Bley's later path already flickers underneath.
Session personnel
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Paul Bley — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1954 | Debut Records · DLP-7 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album earliest on file |
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| 1976 | Debut Records · VIJ-5005M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Debut Records · VIJ-5005M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics — MONO |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-201-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1992 | Victor Musical Industries, Inc. · VICJ-23057 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Debut Records · OJC 5201 — Cassette, Album |
| 1996 | Debut Records · VICJ-2030 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2007 | Debut Records · VICJ-41827 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | Sowing Records · SOW032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-201-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
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