HiFi Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At The Renaissance
| Recorded | 1959 |
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| Label | HiFi Jazz |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 296251 |
The record
Witherspoon steps into a West Coast jazz summit here, trading phrases with Ben Webster's breathy tenor and Mulligan's baritone over a Rowles-Vinnegar-Lewis rhythm section built for swing. Live and loose, it treats blues and jazz as equals, not as a novelty pairing.
Session personnel
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Jimmy Rowles — piano
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Witherspoon — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | HiFi Jazz · J426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | HiFi Jazz · SJ 426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Vogue Records · LAE 12253 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Vocalion (3) · LAE 12253 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1968 | Ember Records · CJS 820 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1987 | HiFi Jazz · J 426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2008 | Acrobat Music · AC-5169-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Dol · DOL815 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | HiFi Jazz — STEREO |
| — | HiFi Records · J426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | HiFi Records · J-426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | HiFi Jazz · J426 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
Follow the players
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