RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
J.J.!
| Recorded | Dec 7-9, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 20 credited players |
| Discogs | master 463517 |
The record
Johnson leads a brass-heavy ensemble in December 1964, stacking bass trombones and french horn against reed players Budd Johnson and Harvey Estrin for section weight over blowing heat. Cranshaw and Tate anchor a date built on orchestration as much as solos.
Session personnel
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- Thomas Mitchell — bass trombone
- Tony Studd — bass trombone
- Grady Tate — drums
- Jim Buffington — french horn
- Hank Jones — piano
- Budd Johnson — reeds
- Harvey Estrin — reeds
- Jerome Richardson — reeds
- Jerry Dodgion — reeds
- Oliver Nelson — reeds
- Ray Beckenstein — reeds
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Jimmy Maxwell — trumpet
- Joe Wilder — trumpet
- Thad Jones — trumpet
- Bill Stanley — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Everything original-era on file is 1965. The earliest US pressing we list is the RCA Victor mono LPM-3350; stereo LSP-3350 shows up from Germany, Canada and the UK, and Britain also had its own RD 7721 mono and SF 7721 stereo. Japan issued SHP-5474. Later there is a 1975 Japanese RGP1098 and a 1982 French reissue, PL 43530. No audiophile cut is listed, so country and mix are the real choices.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1965 | RCA Victor · LPM-3350 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1965 | RCA Victor — STEREO |
| 1965 | RCA Victor · LSP-3350 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | RCA Victor · LSP-3350 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1965 | RCA Victor · LSP-3350 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | RCA Victor · RD 7721 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | RCA Victor · SF 7721 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | RCA · SHP-5474 — Vinyl, LP, Promo |
| 1965 | Victor · SHP-5474 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1965 | RCA Victor · LSP-3350 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1975 | RCA · RGP1098 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1982 | RCA Victor · PL 43530 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | BMG Music Spain, S.A. · 74321938452 — CD, Album, Stereo |
| 2007 | Mosaic Records (2) · MCD-1004 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Bob Cranshaw also plays on
Thomas Mitchell also plays on
Tony Studd also plays on