Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Herb Geller Plays
| Recorded | Aug 6, 1954 & Aug 14, 1955 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 451624 |
The record
Doubled rhythm sections give this Mercury session its cushion, Curtis Counce and Leroy Vinnegar splitting bass duty while Lorraine Geller comps behind her husband's clean, bebop-schooled horn -- cut in August 1954, just before Hollywood studio work claimed his days.
Session personnel
- Herb Geller — alto saxophone
- Curtis Counce — bass
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Buzz Freeman — drums
- Lawrence Marable — drums
- Lorraine Geller — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG-36045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1954 | Mercury · EP1-6078 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | EmArcy · MG 26045 — Vinyl, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1954 | Mercury · EP1-6078 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | EmArcy · MG-26.045 — Vinyl, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1955 | EmArcy · MG-36045 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1958 | Mercury Emarcy Jazz · MG-36045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Mercury · 15-PJ30(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1982 | Mercury — MONO |
| 1991 | EmArcy · DMJ-5008 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1996 | Mercury · PHCE-3069 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | EmArcy · EJL 1268 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Mercury · EXPR 1025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| — | EmArcy · EP-1-6078 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
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