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Open Door

| Recorded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Label | Muse Records |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 351702 |
The record
Two drummers share the pulse -- Clarke and Kenny Clare both credited on the kit -- while Griffin, Scott and Shihab crowd the front line with wandering-American energy. Boland's charts keep the whole thing lean despite the crowded stage.
Session personnel
- Jimmy Woode — bass [credited as rhythm]
- Kenny Clare — drums [credited as rhythm]
- Kenny Clarke — drums [credited as rhythm]
- Francy Boland — piano [credited as rhythm]
- Derek Humble — saxophone
- Johnny Griffin — saxophone
- Ronnie Scott — saxophone
- Sahib Shihab — saxophone
- Tony Coe — saxophone
- Erik Van Lier — trombone
- Nat Peck — trombone
- Åke Persson — trombone
- Benny Bailey — trumpet
- Dusko Goykovich — trumpet
- Idrees Sulieman — trumpet
- Jimmy Deuchar — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1975 | Muse Records · MR 5056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Presswell Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Muse Records |
| 1975 | Tobacco Road · B/2544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Happy Bird · B/90076 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Tobacco Road · B / 2544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Jimmy Woode also plays on
Kenny Clare also plays on
Kenny Clarke also plays on