Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Vol. 6
| Recorded | Dec 3, 1954 & Mar 1, 1955 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 517597 |
The record
Claude Williamson's piano stays bright and unhurried while Shank and Cooper trade the frontline on this late-1954 Contemporary session. Rosolino and Candoli add brass heft, rounding out a band built for Rumsey's club nights.
Session personnel
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone
- Howard Rumsey — bass
- Stan Levey — drums
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Bob Cooper — tenor saxophone
- Frank Rosolino — trombone
- Conte Candoli — trumpet
- Stu Williamson — valve trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Contemporary Records · C 3504 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1953 | Contemporary Records · 4008 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Red |
| 1955 | Contemporary Records |
| 1957 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12055 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1957 | Contemporary Records · EPC 1177 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Triangle Center · laminated sleeve |
| 1982 | Contemporary Records · P-7575 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-386-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-386 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-386-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Contemporary Records · LAC 12055 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, Factory Samples |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-386-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
Follow the players
Bud Shank also plays on
Howard Rumsey also plays on
Stan Levey also plays on
Claude Williamson also plays on