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Idol Of The Flies
| Recorded | Sep 1957 |
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| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 420598 |
The record
A trombonist's date cut loose from the Mingus workshop, with Dannie Richmond driving and a young Bill Evans splitting piano duties -- late-'50s Bethlehem hard bop with sharp writing and sharper solos.
Session personnel
- Gene Quill — alto saxophone
- Teddy Kotick — bass
- Dannie Richmond — drums
- Bill Evans — piano
- Bob Hammer — piano
- Jimmy Knepper — trombone, leader
- Gene Roland — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1982 | Affinity · AFF89 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 1976 | Bethlehem Records — STEREO |
| — | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6031 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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