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Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants
| Recorded | Aug 22 & Sep 6, 1960 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 414097 |
The record
Four brass heavyweights -- Terry, Edison, Adderley, Nance -- trade lines around Budd Johnson's tenor, a swing-to-bop veteran finally out front on his own date. Jimmy Jones and Tommy Flanagan split piano duties, giving this 1960 session a loose, big-band-in-miniature warmth.
Session personnel
- Joe Benjamin — bass
- Nat Adderley — cornet
- Herbie Lovelle — drums
- Clark Terry — flugelhorn
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Budd Johnson — tenor saxophone
- Harry Edison — trumpet
- Ray Nance — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 343 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 9343 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 343 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | Riverside Records · RLP 343 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics — STEREO |
| 1999 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1921-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1999 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1921-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Riverside Records · RLP 343 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Joe Benjamin also plays on
Nat Adderley also plays on
Herbie Lovelle also plays on
Clark Terry also plays on