MCA Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Cross Section-Saxes
| Recorded | Mar 25 & Apr 7, 1958 |
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| Label | MCA Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 884315 |
The record
Months before Kind of Blue, Bill Evans sat in on this reed-heavy session, McKusick building a thick sax section around Cameron's baritone and two tenors. A rare two-bass lineup, Chambers alongside Hinton, gives the arrangements real low-end weight.
Session personnel
- Hal McKusick — alto saxophone
- Jay Cameron — baritone saxophone
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Connie Kay — drums
- Bill Evans — piano
- Dick Hafer — tenor saxophone
- Frank Socolow — tenor saxophone
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Barry Galbraith — guitar
- Art Farmer — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1958 | Decca · DL 9209 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1958 | Decca · DL 9209 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Deep groove · deep groove |
| 1958 | Decca · DL 79209 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Decca · DL 9209 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | MCA Records · M.C.A. 510 186 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 2004 | Decca · UCCC-9104 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | MCA Records — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| — | Decca · MVJJ-30003 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
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