Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Soul Society
| Recorded | Mar 8-10, 1960 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 321527 |
The record
Riverside puts Sam Jones in the front chair for once, surrounded by Blue Mitchell, Nat Adderley, Jimmy Heath and Charles Davis. Bobby Timmons and Louis Hayes keep the pulse loose while that thick, woody bass tone anchors every chart.
Session personnel
- Charles Davis — baritone saxophone
- Keter Betts — bass
- Sam Jones — bass
- Nat Adderley — cornet
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Bobby Timmons — piano
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
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 | Riverside Records · 12-324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 1172 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, White Label, Mono |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · 12-324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1975 | Riverside Records — STEREO |
| 1975 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6079 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1983 | Riverside Records · 12-324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1992 | Riverside Records · VICJ-23768 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1789-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1993 | Riverside Records · VIJJ-30065 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | Riverside Records · 1172 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2007 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41831 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-110LP — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Charles Davis also plays on
Keter Betts also plays on
Sam Jones also plays on