Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Plays Fire Down Below
| Recorded | Dec 10, 1962 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP-7263 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 412201 |
The record
Cut in December 1962 with Roy Haynes driving hard and Montego Joe's congas thickening the pulse, this date leans into Curson's blues phrasing at its most vocal. Gildo Mahones and George Tucker hold the floor steady beneath the horn's sly commentary.
Session personnel
- George Tucker — bass
- Montego Joe — congas
- Roy Haynes — drums
- Gildo Mahones — piano
- Ted Curson — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1963 | Prestige · PRLP-7263 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Prestige · PRST-7263 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1744-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1992 | Prestige · VICJ-23773 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2008 | Original Jazz Classics · 00025218174428 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Super Jewel Box |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1744-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
Follow the players
George Tucker also plays on
Montego Joe also plays on
Roy Haynes also plays on