EmArcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Paul Bley
| Recorded | Feb 3 & Aug 30, 1954 |
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| Label | EmArcy |
| Catalog | MGW 60001 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 648089 |
The record
Percy Heath's supple bass and Al Levitt's brushwork give this 1954 trio a cool, spacious feel, well apart from the hard-bop norm of the day. Barely into his twenties, Bley sounds like a pianist already impatient with convention.
Session personnel
- Percy Heath — bass
- Al Levitt — 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
| 1955 | Wing Records · MGW 60001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1985 | EmArcy · 195J-51(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1985 | EmArcy · 195J-51(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | EmArcy — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2002 | EmArcy · UCCM-9107 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2011 | EmArcy · UCCU-9739 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2018 | EmArcy · UCCU-90327 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2018 | Red Record — CD, Compilation |
| 2023 | EmArcy · UCCU-6352 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, SHM-CD |
| — | Emarcy · RJ-5042 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Wing Records · MGW 60001 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | Wing Records · MGW 60001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Mercury · SM-7268(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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