Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Smooth Sailing
| Recorded | Feb 27, 1959 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 7184 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 636303 |
The record
Austin Mitchell's organ and Buster Cooper's trombone frame a swaggering tone built for swing rather than subtlety, with Duvivier and Osie Johnson keeping the whole thing loose and grooving.
Session personnel
- George Duvivier — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Austin Mitchell — organ
- Arnett Cobb — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Buster Cooper — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Prestige · 7184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove, Abbey Pressing earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1961 | Prestige · 7184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Non Deep Groove · RVG stamp |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics — STEREO |
| 1988 | Roots Record Company · FANT 13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5323 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Chromium Dioxide |
| 1995 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-323-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1995 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-323-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-323-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Prestige · 7184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Prestige · 7184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
George Duvivier also plays on
Osie Johnson also plays on
Arnett Cobb also plays on