New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Last Amen
| Recorded | Dec 19, 1961 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJ 8322 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1348199 |
The record
A Chicago trio date cut for Prestige at the close of 1961, Wright's blues-rooted piano finding easy rapport with Gene Taylor's walking bass and Walter McCants' brushwork. Soulful, unhurried hard bop from a pianist who never got his due outside the city's club circuit.
Session personnel
- Gene Taylor — bass
- Walter McCants — drums
- John Wright — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1965 | Prestige · NJ 8322 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1991 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 2000 | Coolnote — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz |
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