Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Songs I Like To Sing!
| Recorded | Sep 6-8, 1960 |
|---|---|
| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 18 credited players |
| Discogs | master 410362 |
The record
Ben Webster's tenor and Art Pepper's alto share the front line here, cushioned by Eleanor Slatkin's cello and Previn's chords, while Humes works standards with an easy, conversational swing that owes nothing to volume.
Session personnel
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone, clarinet
- Bill Hood — baritone saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Eleanor Slatkin — cello
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- André Previn — piano
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Teddy Edwards — tenor saxophone
- Bob Fitzpatrick — trombone
- Harry Betts — trombone
- Al Porcino — trumpet
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
- Ray Triscari — trumpet
- Stu Williamson — trumpet
- Alvin Dinkin — viola
- James Getzoff — violin
- Joseph Stepansky — violin
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 15 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · M 3582 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1984 | Contemporary Records · S-7582 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo OJC |
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · S 7582 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · LACA-12283 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12283 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Sample Record · laminated sleeve |
| 1980 | Contemporary Records — STEREO |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-171 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-171-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-171 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · 99989 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Yeh Eum Records · YFCD-767 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Craft Recordings · CR00714 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g |
| — | Contemporary Records · S 7582 — CD, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Contemporary Records · S 7582 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
Follow the players
Art Pepper also plays on
Bill Hood also plays on
Leroy Vinnegar also plays on