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Jimmy Jones Trio & Wade Legge Trio

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LabelVogue
Released9999
Personnel6 credited players

The record

A split-bill session pairing two pianists of contrasting pedigree -- Jimmy Jones, Sarah Vaughan's longtime accompanist known for elegant, harmonically rich comping, and the short-lived but formidable Wade Legge, alumnus of Dizzy Gillespie's big band. Vogue's pairing gives a rare side-by-side glimpse of trio piano styles from two players whose reputations were built largely as sidemen.

Session personnel

  • Joe Benjamin — bass
  • Lou Hackney — bass
  • Al Jones — drums
  • Roy Haynes — drums
  • Jimmy Jones — piano
  • Wade Legge — piano

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Vogue — MONO

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