Savoy Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Meets The Big Sax Section
| Recorded | Apr 24, 1958 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 564092 |
The record
Hawkins fronts a reed section stacked with Basie-band talent -- Wess, Foster, Royal, Fowlkes -- with Freddie Green's guitar anchoring the rhythm section for that unmistakable Basie pulse. A 1958 Savoy date that lets the father of the tenor sax stretch out against the weight of a full saxophone choir.
Session personnel
- Frank Wess — alto saxophone
- Marshall Royal — alto saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes — baritone saxophone
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Bobby Donaldson — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Nat Pierce — piano
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1979 | Savoy Records · SJL 22005 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1979 | Savoy Records |
| 1980 | Record Bazaar · RB 280 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Savoy Jazz · WL70530 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1994 | Savoy Jazz · SV-0248 — CD, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Frank Wess also plays on
Marshall Royal also plays on
Charlie Fowlkes also plays on