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Planet Love

Planet Love cover
Recorded1969
LabelWorld Pacific Jazz
Released1969
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 872617

The record

A late-'60s West Coast session finding Watts stretching beyond his big-band pedigree into freer, more searching quartet territory. Clarence McDonald's electric-tinged keys and a tight rhythm section give this one a loose, exploratory feel typical of World Pacific's late-era catalogue.

Session personnel

  • Ernie Watts — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Stan Gilbert — bass
  • Bob Morin — drums
  • Clarence McDonald — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1969World Pacific Jazz · ST-20155 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · gatefold
1969World Pacific Jazz
1969Liberty · WPS 20155K — Vinyl, LP, Album · gatefold

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