Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Cross-Section
| Recorded | May 7, 1953 & Jul 30, 1954 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7071 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 381048 |
The record
Congas, bongos and timbales join the working pianist's bebop lines, an Afro-Cuban infusion cut for Prestige well before the jazz-Latin vogue caught on. Percussionists Mangual, Smith and Nieto give the date a hand-drum density rare for 1953.
Session personnel
- Earl May — bass
- Jose Mangual — bongos
- Charlie Smith — congas
- Percy Brice — drums
- Billy Taylor — piano
- Ubaldo Nieto — timbales
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Prestige · PRLP 7071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Blue cover earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
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| 1956 | Prestige · PRLP 7071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1988 | Prestige |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1730-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-1730 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1730-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-5271 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
Earl May also plays on
Jose Mangual also plays on
Charlie Smith also plays on