Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Soul Junction
| Recorded | Nov 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7181 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 179717 |
The record
Coltrane and Byrd's front line pairs with Garland's blues-rooted touch on this November '57 date, Joyner and Taylor keeping easy time throughout. A relaxed session that catches Coltrane mid-stride during his pre-Atlantic sideman years.
Session personnel
- George Joyner — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Red Garland — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
The earliest on file is the 1960 Prestige mono, PRLP 7181, with a deep groove and an RVG stamp -- the copy that carries the money. A 1965 repress keeps the RVG stamp without the groove. Japan got a stereo cut in 1967 as SMJ-7419. For a modern copy, OJC-481 has been pressed twice, in 1990 and 2014, and Prestige returned to mono in 2026 on CR00869.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 40 pressings on file.
| 1960 | Prestige · PRLP 7181 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1965 | Prestige · PRLP-7181 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5481 — Cassette, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Prestige · PRCD-30169 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Universal Music Group International · 0888072301696 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Universal Music Group International · 0888072301696 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Prestige · UCCO-9819 — CD, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2026 | Prestige · CR00869 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1960 | Metronome · MEP 9049 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Esquire · 32-136 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Top Rank International · Rank-5084 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1967 | Prestige · SMJ-7419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPR-8898 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPR-8898 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
George Joyner also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on
Red Garland also plays on