Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Plays Tenor

| Recorded | Nov 28, 1957 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 647958 |
The record
Setting the usual horn aside for tenor, the leader leans into a breathier, Rollins-adjacent tone over brisk piano work. A curious late-1957 detour from the cool-school image he'd helped build.
Session personnel
- Don Prell — acoustic bass
- Chuck Flores — drums
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Bud Shank — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | Pacific Jazz · STEREO-4 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Pacific Jazz — MONO |
| 1962 | The Record Society · SRZ.6056 — Vinyl, LP, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1962 | The Record Society · 56-6056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Horizontal obi |
| 1962 | The Record Society · S-6056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Horizontal Obi |
| 1962 | The Record Society · RZ 6056 — Vinyl, LP, Club Edition, Mono |
| 1979 | Pacific Jazz · GXF-3135 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 1992 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-0004 — Vinyl, LP |
| 2002 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-9450 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2007 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-6377 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 |
| 2021 | Pacific Jazz · UCCU-8169 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Don Prell also plays on
Chuck Flores also plays on
Claude Williamson also plays on