Black Lion Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Limehouse Blues
| Recorded | Jun 1969 |
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| Label | Black Lion Records |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 436566 |
The record
Recorded in Paris, this session sets Kessel alongside Stéphane Grappelli's violin, the two trading choruses over Gaudry and Viale's tight rhythm work in a style that traces back to the Django-era string tradition.
Session personnel
- Michel Gaudry — bass
- Jean-Louis Viale — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- Nini Rosso — rhythm guitar
- Stéphane Grappelli — violin
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 22 pressings on file.
| 1972 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30129 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Black Lion Records |
| 1972 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30129 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Black Lion Records · 2460 173 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1972 | Black Lion Records · ZCBLP 30129 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Freedom · BLP 30129 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1974 | Black Lion Records · BL-173 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1974 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30129 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | Discophon · J-4283 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Black Lion Records · BL 278.121 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Discophon · J-7393 — Cassette |
| 1981 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30129 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Black Lion Records · K18P-9321 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1991 | Black Lion Records · BLCD760158 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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