Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer
| Recorded | Jun 30, 1955 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | LP 7066 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 646749 |
The record
Here Brookmeyer works double duty on horn and piano, showing real facility at the keys alongside Jimmy Raney's guitar and Teddy Charles' vibes. The Original Jazz Classics reissue captures a leader stretching past his main instrument.
Session personnel
- Teddy Kotick — bass
- Ed Shaughnessy — drums
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Jimmy Raney — guitar
- Bob Brookmeyer — valve trombone, piano
- Teddy Charles — vibraphone
- Nancy Overton — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Prestige · LP 7066 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-1729 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Original Jazz Classics · 00025218172929 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1957 | Esquire · 20-084 — Vinyl, LP, 10" |
| 1967 | XTRA · XTRA 5022 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics — LIMITED EDITION |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1729-2 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1729-2 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Mono |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-5266 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-5266 — CD, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
Teddy Kotick also plays on
Ed Shaughnessy also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on