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Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks

A Double Shot Of

A Double Shot Of cover
RecordedJul 21-25, 1958
LabelMercury
Released1958
Personnel6 credited players
Discogsmaster 860403

The record

Recorded across five July days in 1958, this Mercury session pairs Saye's arranging hand with Spencer Sinatra's flute for an unexpected, breezy exotica tinge. Barry Galbraith's guitar rounds things out on a session worth tracking down for its overlooked corners of the catalog.

Session personnel

  • John Drew — bass
  • Jimmy Campbell — drums
  • Walter Bolden — drums
  • Spencer Sinatra — flute
  • Barry Galbraith — guitar
  • Joe Saye — piano, arranged by

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1959Mercury · SR 80022 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo earliest on file
1959Mercury — MONO

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