Modern Harmonic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Message From Garcia

| Recorded | 1956 |
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| Label | Modern Harmonic |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 581590 |
The record
A rare 1956 leader date from guitarist Dick Garcia, sideman to Tony Scott and George Shearing, backed here by a young Bill Evans alongside Gene Quill and Terry Pollard. A quiet corner of the era's cool-toned guitar-trio lineage, reissued for those who dig past the marquee names.
Session personnel
- Gene Quill — alto saxophone
- Bill Anthony — bass
- Jerry Bruno — bass
- John Drew — bass
- Tony Scott — clarinet
- Camille Morin — drums
- Frank Isola — drums
- Dick Garcia — guitar
- Bill Evans — piano
- Terry Pollard — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Dawn (3) · DLP 1106 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Dawn (3) · DLP-1106 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Dawn (3) · DLP 1106 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Quality · V-1554 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1975 | Dawn (3) · SL-5138-CH — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1998 | Blue Moon (4) · DCD 108 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Modern Harmonic — MONO |
| — | Dawn (3) · 22WB 7006 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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Jerry Bruno also plays on