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Prestige

Night Letter

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Recorded1969
LabelPrestige
CatalogPRST 7759
Released1969
Personnel6 credited players
Discogsmaster 475206

The record

Pat Martino's guitar and Gene Ludwig's organ make a formidable engine room, and Sonny Stitt rides over the top of them on tenor with Randy Gelispie at the drums. Seven tracks, among them 'Blues Walk,' 'Stringin' The Jug' and the title tune. Bob Porter produced for Prestige, Ralph Berton wrote the notes. Stereo, 1969.

Tracks

  1. Night Letter
  2. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
  3. Stringin' The Jug
  4. Pretend
  5. Blue String
  6. You'll Never Know
  7. Blues Walk

Session personnel

  • Randy Gelispie — Drums
  • Pat Martino — Guitar
  • Ralph Berton — Liner Notes
  • Gene Ludwig — Organ
  • Bob Porter — Producer
  • Sonny Stitt — Tenor Saxophone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1969Prestige · PRST 7759 — Vinyl LP Album Stereo earliest on file
1996Prestige · PRCD-24165-2 — CD, Compilation · RVG stamp
1969Prestige · PR 7759 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1969Prestige · PRST 7759 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1972Prestige · PRT 7759 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1988Prestige · FANT 17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
2006Prestige · 00025218516525 — CD, Compilation, Stereo
Prestige · PRC-134 — Cassette, Album

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