Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
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| Recorded | Dec 4-5, 1955 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Catalog | EP4-43 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 441215 |
The record
Cy Touff's bass trumpet gives this West Coast date its woody, low-slung voice, a rare horn choice that lets him roam between Basie-bred swing and cool-school lightness. Cut for Pacific Jazz with Kamuca, Freeman, and Vinnegar aboard, it's a mid-'50s snapshot of LA's studio-honed jazz talent stretching out in octet and quintet settings.
Session personnel
- Matt Utal — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Cy Touff — bass trumpet
- Chuck Flores — drums
- Pete Jolly — piano
- Russ Freeman — piano
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
- Conrad Gozzo — trumpet
- Harry Edison — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Pacific Jazz · EP4-43 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
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| 1962 | Pacific Jazz |
| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · X-339 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono |
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