Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Anita
| Recorded | Dec 6-8, 1955 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 426521 |
The record
Trombones stacked thick give this Verve session its plush, Riddle-adjacent weight, and her dry, laconic delivery slices right through the brass. Kessel and Smith bring session polish to one of her first strong statements after Mercury.
Session personnel
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Alvin Stoller — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- Corky Hale — harp
- Paul Smith — piano
- Joe Howard — trombone
- Lloyd Elliott — trombone
- Milt Bernhart — trombone
- Si Zentner — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file is the 1956 US Verve mono MG V-2000, with orange labels and a laminated sleeve; a second 1956 US copy of the same number shows a deep groove instead, so compare labels before paying up. The UK His Master's Voice CLP 1085 and the French Barclay 80024 date from the same year. Japan's mono MV 2560 arrived in 1976, 23MJ 3120 in 1982.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 25 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Verve Records · MG V-2000 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Orange Labels earliest on file · laminated sleeve |
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| 1956 | Verve Records · MG V-2000 — Vinyl, LP, Album · deep groove |
| 1956 | Karusell · VEP 5001 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1956 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1085 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Verve Records · MGV-2000 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Verve Records · MG V-2000 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Verve Records · MG V-2000 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Barclay · 80024 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Verve Records · EPV 5001 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1957 | Karusell · VEP 5014 — Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Verve Records · MV 2560 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1980 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1980 | Verve Records · MV 4023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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