Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Laughing Soul
| Recorded | Mar 1, 1966 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7474 |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 933265 |
The record
Two guitars, Eddie Diehl and Grant Green, trade phrases over Big John Patton's organ while the leader blows tenor and soprano together on this loose, congas-flecked Prestige session. Recorded in one day, it leans hard into groove over polish.
Session personnel
- Victor Sproles — bass
- Richard Landrum — congas
- Ben Dixon — drums
- Eddie Diehl — guitar
- Grant Green — guitar
- John Patton — organ
- George Braith — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxophone [c-melody]
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | Prestige · PRST 7474 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Van Gelder earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1966 | Prestige — MONO |
| 1998 | Prestige · VICJ-60205 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Prestige · VICJ 41898 — CD, Album, Stereo, 20bit SUPER CODING |
| — | Prestige · PR 7474 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Victor Sproles also plays on
Richard Landrum also plays on
Ben Dixon also plays on