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Serenade To A Soul Sister
| Recorded | Feb 23 & Mar 29, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4277 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 155007 |
The record
Turrentine and Tolliver drop in on the working unit here, adding weight to a soulful, blues-soaked date that finds the pianist easing his sound toward the shifting tastes of the late '60s. The groove stays sturdy even as the edges start to loosen.
Session personnel
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- John Williams — bass
- Billy Cobham — drums
- Mickey Roker — drums
- Horace Silver — piano, composed by
- Bennie Maupin — tenor saxophone
- Stanley Turrentine — tenor saxophone
- Charles Tolliver — 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 34 pressings on file.
| 1968 | Blue Note · BLP 4277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Blue Note · 6514969 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Classic Vinyl · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST 84 277 K — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST 84277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1988 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84277 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84277 2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84277 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 94322 2 9 — CD, Album, Copy Protected, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Bob Cranshaw also plays on
John Williams also plays on
Billy Cobham also plays on