Prestige
A Few Miles From Memphis
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| Recorded | 1968 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR7568 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 703711 |
The record
Mabern's own date for Prestige, and the credits carry two tenor saxophones -- George Coleman and Buddy Terry -- over Bill Lee's bass and Walter Perkins's drums. Seven tracks, running from the title tune out to 'Syden Blue' and 'There's A Kind Of Hush'. Cal Lampley produced it in 1968.
Tracks
- A Few Miles From Memphis
- Walkin' Back
- A Treat For Bea
- Syden Blue
- There's A Kind Of Hush
- B & B
- To Wane
Session personnel
- Bill Lee (2) — Bass
- Walter Perkins — Drums
- Harold Mabern — Piano
- Cal Lampley — Producer
- Buddy Terry — Tenor Saxophone
- George Coleman — Tenor Saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1968 | Prestige · PR7568 — Vinyl LP Album earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Prestige · PR7568 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 2004 | Prestige · PRCD-24288-2 — CD, Compilation |
| 2004 | Prestige · PRCD 24288-2 — CD, Compilation |
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