Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tune Up!
| Recorded | Jul 10 & Aug 25, 1964 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1017737 |
The record
Horns pile up fast on this Prestige date -- Ervin, Coleman, Person, and Stitt all pass through the frontline -- while Grant Green's guitar and the Hammond keep the groove honest underneath. Dense and built for a jukebox crowd wanting hard swing.
Session personnel
- Billy James — drums
- Frankie Jones — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Don Patterson — organ
- Booker Ervin — tenor saxophone
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Houston Person — tenor saxophone
- Sonny Stitt — tenor saxophone
- Virgil Jones — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1971 | Prestige · PR 7852 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1971 | Prestige · PR 7852 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige — STEREO |
| — | Prestige · PR 7852 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Billy James also plays on
Frankie Jones also plays on
Grant Green also plays on
Don Patterson also plays on