RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks

The Brothers !

Al Cohn

Recorded	Jun 24-25, 1955
Label	RCA Victor
Released	1955
Personnel	8 credited players
Discogs	master 518934

The record

Three tenors sharing a Lester Young family tree -- Cohn, Perkins, Kamuca -- glide over Hank Jones's comping on this mid-1955 date. Barry Galbraith's guitar adds a fourth quiet voice to the blend.

Session personnel

John Beal — bass
Chuck Flores — drums
Barry Galbraith — guitar
Sam Beethoven — guitar
Hank Jones — piano
Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.

1956	RCA Victor · LPM-1162 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1956	RCA Victor — MONO
1956	RCA · EPB-1162-1 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1956	RCA Victor · EPB-1162 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Gatefold · gatefold
1956	RCA · EPB-1162-2 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, S2, Top open · laminated sleeve
1956	RCA Victor · EPB-1162 — Vinyl, 7", EP, Indianapolis Pressing
1981	RCA · PM 43240 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1997	RCA Victor · 74321477922 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1997	RCA Victor · 74321477922 — CD
2003	RCA · BVCJ-37344 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
2006	Mosaic Records (2) · MCD-1003 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2011	WaxTime · 771711 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180g
2011	Essential Jazz Classics · EJC55512 — CD, Compilation
—	RCA · BVJJ-2813 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue