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Continental Experience (The Quintet + Amigos)
| Recorded | Jun 1974 |
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| Label | MPS Records |
| Released | 1974 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 347147 |
The record
Mid-'70s Shearing for the MPS label, where his quintet locked horns with a "Amigos" percussion crew to stretch the leader's cool, block-chord touch into looser Latin-tinged terrain. A rarer pairing in his catalog -- vibes and guitar thickening the groove while congas and timbales push the quintet's usual poise toward something warmer and more percussive.
Session personnel
- Andrew Simpkins — bass
- Chino Valdes — congas, bongos [the amigos]
- Rusty Jones — drums
- Siegfried Schwab — guitar
- George Shearing — piano
- Carmelo Garcia — timbales [the amigos]
- Heribert Thusek — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1975 | MPS Records · MC 25612 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1974 | MPS Records |
| 1975 | MPS Records · MC 25612 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1975 | MPS Records · MC 25612 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, PRC Pressing |
| 1975 | BASF · 20-25612-6 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
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