Argo · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Count 'Em 88
| Recorded | Sep 17 & Oct 4, 1956 |
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| Label | Argo |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 289126 |
The record
This Chicago date shows Perkins working brushes with real economy while the bass digs into full melodic lines beneath the pianist's patient chords. The dynamics-first approach that would soon define his sound is already largely in place.
Session personnel
- Israel Crosby — double bass
- Walter Perkins — drums
- Ahmad Jamal — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest copy we list is the 1956 US Argo mono, LP 610, with a deep groove; an undated Argo mono under LP-610 shows the same. Philips handled Australia and New Zealand that year as B 94236 L, and Denmark got a Fonogram pressing, LPJ 610. The Cadet copies, 610 and LPS 610, come after the label change and are the ones to leave alone if you want Argo stock.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Argo (6) · LP 610 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1956 | Argo (6) · LP-610 — Vinyl, LP, Album · deep groove |
| — | Argo (6) · LP-610 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 1956 | Argo — MONO |
| 1956 | Argo (6) · LP-610 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Argo (6) · LP-610 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Philips · B 94236 L — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Argo (6) · LP-610 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1999 | MCA Records · MVCJ-19181 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Hallmark Music & Entertainment · 713952 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Argo (6) · UCCU-3225 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, SHM-CD |
| — | Cadet · 610 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Argo (6) · LP 610 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Fonogram (2) · LPJ 610 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
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