World Pacific Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Street Swingers
| Recorded | 1957 |
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| Label | World Pacific Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 493840 |
The record
Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney trade guitar lines with easy swing while the horn keeps things loose underneath. Cut for World Pacific at the height of the guitar-forward cool jazz vogue, East Coast players working a West Coast sound.
Session personnel
- Bill Crow — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Jim Hall — guitar
- Jimmy Raney — guitar
- Bob Brookmeyer — valve trombone, piano, liner notes
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1958 | World Pacific Records · PJ-1239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 2009 | Lone Hill Jazz · LHJ10374 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono OJC · RVG stamp |
| 1958 | Music · LPM 2063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove; laminated sleeve |
| 2011 | Phoenix Records (15) · 131525 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1958 | World Pacific Records — MONO |
| 1958 | Vogue Records · LAE 12147 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1958 | Artist · AEP 1013 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono |
| 1958 | World Pacific Records · PFJ-5026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1981 | Pacific Jazz · K23P 6715 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, with Obi |
| 1981 | Pacific Jazz · K23P 6715 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono, with Obi |
| 1991 | World Pacific Records · PJ-1239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, OBI |
| 1991 | World Pacific Records · PJ-1239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, OBI |
| 2009 | Lone Hill Jazz · LHJ 10374 — CD, Compilation |
Follow the players
Bill Crow also plays on
Osie Johnson also plays on
Jim Hall also plays on