Mode Serie · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Passport To Paradise
| Recorded | May 15, 1961 |
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| Label | Mode Serie |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 549056 |
The record
This tight quintet session finds Sir Charles Thompson's swing-schooled piano and Gene Ramey's walking bass framing Clayton's horn in mellow, blues-soaked lyricism. A later entry in his Mode Serie run, it carries Kansas City swing well into the modern era.
Session personnel
- Gene Ramey — bass
- Oliver Jackson — drums
- Jean Bonal — guitar
- Sir Charles Thompson — piano
- Buck Clayton — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1979 | Inner City Records · IC 7009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 1979 | Jazz Legacy · 38 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Jazz Legacy · 38 — Cassette, Reissue |
| 1984 | Vogue · K23P-6759 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2018 | Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-45640 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Mode Serie |
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