Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

At The Prelude

Recorded	Oct 2, 1959
Label	Prestige
Catalog	7170
Released	1959
Personnel	3 credited players
Discogs	master 600762

The record

Recorded live and away from the studio polish of his Prestige sides, this date lets Garland stretch out with Rowser and Wright in a looser, conversational mode. The tape catches room noise and warmth in equal measure -- a rare glimpse of the working trio off the clock.

Session personnel

Jimmy Rowser — bass
Specs Wright — drums
Red Garland — 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 19 pressings on file.

1960	Top Rank International · RANK-5045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1961	Esquire · 32-126 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1974	Prestige — STEREO
1978	Prestige · SMJ-6581(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono
1978	Prestige · SMJ-6581(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1981	Prestige · VCW-545(M) — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Mono
1988	Prestige · VDJ-1611 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1991	Prestige · VICJ-23576 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1991	Prestige · VICJ-23576 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered
1992	Prestige · WWLJ-7056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2005	Prestige · VICJ-41078 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2008	Prestige · UCCO-9252 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
2014	Jazz Wax Records · JWR 4546 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram
2014	Prestige · UCCO-90234 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo