Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre
| Recorded | Mar 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 585287 |
The record
Jimmy Giuffre's charts pair two guitarists -- Ellis and Jim Hall -- against a reed section stacked with Pepper, Shank, and Kamuca. Arrangement-driven West Coast jazz, relaxed rather than blowing-session hot.
Session personnel
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Stan Levey — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Jim Hall — guitar
- Lou Levy — piano
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre — tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, arranged by
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Verve Records |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6045 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1999 | Verve Records · 314 559 826-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Verve Records · MG V-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180 Gram |
| 2017 | Verve Records · MG V-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180Gram Vinyl |
| 2017 | Verve Records · 0600753805640 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipack |
| 2022 | Verve Records · MG V-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180Gram Vinyl |
| — | Verve Records · MG V-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM |
| — | His Master's Voice · CLP 1337 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | CD-M · CD-M1138 — CD |
| — | Verve Records · V6-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · MG V-8311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Art Pepper also plays on
Bud Shank also plays on
Joe Mondragon also plays on