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Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Con Alma!

Con Alma! cover
RecordedAug 6, 1965
LabelPrestige
CatalogPR 7427
Released1965
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 628141

The record

Recorded in '65, this Prestige session pairs the altoist with Clifford Jordan's tenor for a two-horn front that thickens the bebop attack. Barry Harris's comping keeps the changes honest while the leader's phrasing sharpens toward something more personal.

Session personnel

  • Charles McPherson — alto saxophone
  • George Tucker — bass
  • Alan Dawson — drums
  • Barry Harris — piano
  • Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1965Prestige · PR 7427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp
1972Prestige · PR 7427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp
1972Prestige · P-7427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp
1965Prestige — STEREO
1966Prestige · SMJ-7450 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1973Prestige · PR 7427 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Green Label
1985Prestige · VIJ-4062 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1992Prestige · VICJ-23777 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1995Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1875-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

Follow the players

Charles McPherson also plays on

George Tucker also plays on

Alan Dawson also plays on

Barry Harris also plays on