Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bobby Hutcherson]
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
Duke Pearson - piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Duke Pearson]
Grant Green - guitar (B1-2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Grant Green]
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Al Harewood - drums
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on December 29, 1963
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Joe Harley
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1999
Reissued in 2020
Tracks :
Side A:
- Mirrors
- For Duke P. (AKA XYZ)
- The Kicker
Side B:
- Step Lightly
- Bedouin
Reviews :
“Bobby Hutcherson recorded frequently for Blue Note in the 1960s, though this session remained unissued until 1999. The first half features the vibraphonist in a cooking hard bop session with Joe Henderson and Duke Pearson, starting with an energetic take on the normally slow ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You" and a sizzling Hutcherson original, "For Duke P." Guitarist Grant Green is added for the second half, beginning with the first recording of Henderson's "The Kicker," which became well known from it's later rendition on Horace Silver's highly successful release Song for My Father. Because this is part of Blue Note's limited-edition Jazz Connoisseur series, don't delay in picking it up.” AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden
Ratings:
AllMusic 4/5 , Discogs 4.68 / 5