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The Second Coming

The Second Coming cover
Recordedc. 1973
LabelBlack Jazz Records
Released1973
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 445694

The record

Kent Brinkley and Doug Sides keep a steady pulse while Kirk Lightsey's piano probes and argues underneath, framing a dark, unhurried lead voice. Rudolph Johnson also arranged these 1973 sides for Black Jazz.

Session personnel

  • Kent Brinkley — bass
  • Doug Sides — drums
  • Kirk Lightsey — piano
  • Rudolph Johnson — tenor saxophone, arranged by

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 18 pressings on file.

1973Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic earliest on file
1973Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Quadraphonic
1973Black Jazz Records · 8711 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album
1973Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, Quadraphonic
1974Black Jazz Records · YX-6053 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Quadraphonic
1997P-Vine Records · PCD-5281 — CD, Album, Reissue
2002Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — CD, Reissue
2003Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — CD, Album, Reissue
2005Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — CD, Album, Reissue, Paper Sleeve
2005Black Jazz Records · BJQD/11 — CD, Album, Reissue
2012Snow Dog Records · SDGBJ1211 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2021Black Jazz Records — STEREO
2021Black Jazz Records · RGM-1286 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Clear With Black Splatter
2021Black Jazz Records · RGM-1288 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

Follow the players

Doug Sides also plays on

Kirk Lightsey also plays on

Rudolph Johnson also plays on