Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
California Concerts
| Recorded | Nov 14, 1954 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 343965 |
The record
On stage at a California hall, the working quartet swells to a sextet, Sims and Brookmeyer thickening the horn weave beyond what the studio dates allowed. Looser and more conversational than the tight pianoless records that preceded it.
Session personnel
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone, piano
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Chico Hamilton — drums
- Larry Bunker — drums
- Zoot Sims — tenor saxophone
- Bob Brookmeyer — trombone, piano
- Jon Eardley — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 30 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · PJ LP-1201 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| — | World Pacific Records · PJ LP-1201 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 1955 | Swing (3) · LDM. 30.007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · EP4-28 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · EP4-28 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 1201 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, H, Hollywood Press |
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 1201 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Vogue Productions · EPV 1122 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | Vogue Productions · LAEA 12006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Vogue Productions · Laea-12006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Vogue Productions · LAEA 12006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Matrix Variant |
| 1959 | Hi-Fi Jazz · Jazz - 102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · 50 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-50 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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