JazzCodex

Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Love is the Thing

Love is the Thing cover
RecordedSep 16, 1960 & Mar 30, 1961
LabelPrestige
CatalogPRLP 7194
Released1960
Personnel10 credited players
Discogsmaster 613365

The record

Recorded three months after her Prestige debut, this session doubles up the rhythm section -- two bassists, two drummers, two pianists -- behind Oliver Nelson's tenor and Lem Winchester's vibes. The result is heavier, moodier, built for late-night listening.

Session personnel

  • George Duvivier — bass
  • Michel Mulia — bass
  • Roy Haynes — drums
  • Rudy Lawless — drums
  • Wally Richardson — guitar
  • Jimmy Neeley — piano
  • Richard Wyands — piano
  • Oliver Nelson — tenor saxophone
  • Lem Winchester — vibraphone
  • Etta Jones — vocals

Contemporary reception

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

Pressings

1970Prestige — STEREO

Follow the players

George Duvivier also plays on

Michel Mulia also plays on

Roy Haynes also plays on

Rudy Lawless also plays on