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The Hunt
| Recorded | Jul 6, 1947 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1947 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 350250 |
The record
Chorus for chorus, two tenors square off across this after-hours contest, Gordon and Wardell Gray building the reputation that made both names on the West Coast scene. Barney Kessel and Hawes keep it hard-swinging throughout.
Session personnel
- Sonny Criss — alto saxophone
- Harry Babasin — bass
- Red Callender — bass
- Connie Kay — drums
- Ken Kennedy — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- Hampton Hawes — piano
- Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
- Wardell Gray — tenor saxophone
- Trummy Young — trombone
- Howard McGhee — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1977 | Savoy Records · SJL 2222 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1977 | Savoy Records |
| 1977 | Savoy Records · SJL 2222 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo |
| 1977 | Savoy Jazz · ASJL 2222 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1985 | Savoy Jazz · WL70524-2-1 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1990 | Vogue · 650135 — CD, Compilation |
| — | Metronome · B 528 — Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
Follow the players
Sonny Criss also plays on
Harry Babasin also plays on
Red Callender also plays on