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Hey, Mrs. Jones

Jimmy Witherspoon

Recorded	c. 1962
Label	Reprise Records
Released	1962
Personnel	21 credited players
Discogs	master 382821

The record

Reprise dresses this one in early-60s sophistication, stacking the reed section deep with Ben Webster and Harold Land for a session that's equal parts uptown swing and after-hours grit.

Session personnel

Jimmy Bond — bass
Earl Palmer — drums
Mel Lewis — drums
Al Viola — guitar
Bill Miller — piano, celesta
Ben Webster — saxophone
Charlie Kennedy — saxophone
Harold Land — saxophone
Jay Migliori — saxophone
Maurice James Simon — saxophone
William Green — saxophone
Ted Nash — saxophone, clarinet
Dick Nash — trombone
Frank Rosolino — trombone
Lew McCreary — trombone
Al Porcino — trumpet
Conrad Gozzo — trumpet
Gerald Wilson — trumpet
John Anderson — trumpet
Martin Banks — trumpet
Jimmy Witherspoon — vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.

1962	Reprise Records · R-6012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1961	Reprise Records · R-20,029 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
1961	Reprise Records · 20,029 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
1961	Reprise Records · R-20,029 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Vogue · 45-RV-20014-A-P — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing
1962	Reprise Records — STEREO
1962	Reprise Records · R-6012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo
1962	Reprise Records · RV. 6 003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Reprise Records · RVEP. 60.008 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1962	Reprise Records · RV. 20.014 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox
1962	Reprise Records · R-6012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
2002	Collectables · COL-CD-6198 — CD
2014	Reprise Records · 8122-79575-0 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2014	Reprise Records · WPCR-27443 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo