The Big Beat

Tracklist

• 1
  The Chess Players
  9:31
• 2
  Sakeena’s Vision
  6:04
• 3
  Politely
  6:04
• 4
  Dat Dere
  8:47
• 5
  Lester Left Town
  6:25
• 6
  It’s Only A Paper Moon
  6:37
• 7
  It’s Only A Paper Moon (Alternate Take)
  6:18

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Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits 1972

Buttercorn Lady

Buttercorn Lady 1966

Ugetsu

Ugetsu 1963

Mosaic

Mosaic 1960

Moanin’

Moanin’ 1958

Release credits

• Alfred Lion
  producer [2, 7]
• Art Blakey
  drums (drum set) [1-3, 5, 7]
• Bobby Timmons
  piano
• Jymie Merritt
  bass [1, 3-6], double bass [2, 7]
• Lee Morgan
  trumpet
• Rudy van Gelder
  recording [2, 7]
• Wayne Shorter
  tenor saxophone

Issues

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  The Big Beat

  12" Vinyl (mono)
  May 1960
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  The Big Beat

  12" Vinyl (stereo)
  August 1960
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  The Big Beat (The Rudy Van Gelder edition)

  Digital Media
  1 September 1960
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  The Big Beat

  CD
  20 March 1987
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  The Big Beat

  CD
  19 July 2005
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  The Big Beat

  CD
  2005
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  The Big Beat

  CD (RVG Edition)
  2005
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  The Big Beat

  CD (RVG edition)
  2005
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  The Big Beat

  2x 12" Vinyl
  2007
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  The Big Beat

  CD
  2013
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  The Big Beat

  2x 12" Vinyl
  2015
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  The Big Beat

  12" Vinyl (stereo, Remastered on 180g vinyl)
  19 November 2021
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  The Big Beat

  HQCD (Blue Note@85 UHQCD)
  26 June 2024