Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Rock Candy
| Recorded | c. 1972 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1972 |
| Personnel | 18 credited players |
| Discogs | master 312438 |
The record
Guitarists Benson, Burrell, and Green all pass through this early-70s Prestige session, their overlapping styles giving the date a shifting, restless energy under the organ. Dukes and Dixon split drum duties while Vick and Holloway's horns keep the grease flowing throughout.
Session personnel
- Joe Dukes — drums
- George Benson — guitar
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Brother Jack McDuff — organ
- Harold Vick — saxophone
- Red Holloway — saxophone
- Ben Dixon — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Jimmy Forrest — saxophone
- Leo Wright — saxophone
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Alvin Johnson — drums
- Bill Jennings — guitar
- Ray Barretto — congas
- Eddie Diehl — guitar
- Gene Ammons — saxophone
- Bill Elliot — drums
- Lem Winchester — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 / P-24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo · RVG stamp |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Stateside · SS302 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Prestige |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · BLST 6525 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24013 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Joe Dukes also plays on
George Benson also plays on
Kenny Burrell also plays on
Brother Jack McDuff also plays on