Polydor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
This Is Chris
| Recorded | Apr 1955 |
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| Label | Polydor |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 536085 |
The record
Winding and J.J. Johnson's paired trombones give this Bethlehem-era date real horn-band weight, while Mann's flute and Sharon's piano leave open ground for her phrasing. She already sounds like nobody else on the scene.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Herbie Mann — flute
- Joe Puma — guitar
- Ralph Sharon — piano
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Kai Winding — trombone
- Chris Connor — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 42 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Abbey Pressing earliest on file · deep groove; laminated sleeve |
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| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Abbey Pressing · deep groove; laminated sleeve |
| — | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Research Craft · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BEP 129 — Vinyl, 7", EP, Mono |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-20 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing · laminated sleeve |
| 1956 | Bethlehem Records · BEP-126 — Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | London Records · LZ-N 14036 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1956 | London Records · LZ-NA 14036 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Angel Records · HV 3021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red |
| 1973 | Polydor |
Follow the players
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