CBS/Sony · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mainstream 1958 - The East Coast Jazz Scene
| Recorded | Mar 13, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | CBS/Sony |
| Catalog | LTZ-C 15159 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 313950 |
The record
A quintet session built around the warm, less-heralded voice of the flugelhorn, with Coltrane already pushing hard against Flanagan's crisp comping and the Watkins-Hayes rhythm team. A snapshot of Detroit and Philadelphia talent converging on the era's hard-bop mainstream, just as Coltrane's own sound was sharpening toward something new.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Wilbur Harden — flugelhorn
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1959 | London Records · LTZ-C 15159 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1975 | CBS/Sony · SOPU-5-SY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | CBS/Sony — MONO |
| 1976 | CBS/Sony · 15AP-215 (SY) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1998 | Jazz Heritage · 514993H — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Savoy Jazz · COCB-53901 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
Follow the players
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Wilbur Harden also plays on