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Soul-Soul-Soul · in the Kissa Kissa racks

The Village Caller!

The Village Caller! cover
RecordedSep 18, 1963
LabelSoul-Soul-Soul
CatalogRS 9480
Released1963
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 192796

The record

Percussionist Willie Rodriguez thickens the groove here, Cranshaw's bass steady beneath Lytle's vibes as the whole date percolates -- exactly the kind of vibraphone-led session OJC reissues so well.

Session personnel

  • Bob Cranshaw — bass
  • William "Peppy" Hinnant — drums
  • Milt Harris — organ
  • Willie Rodriguez — percussion
  • Johnny Lytle — vibraphone

Contemporary reception

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

Pressings

1965Riverside Records · RS 9480 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file
1998Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-110-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC
1966Riverside Records · RM 480 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1984Original Jazz Classics — STEREO
Soul-Soul-Soul — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Original Jazz Classics — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR

Follow the players

Bob Cranshaw also plays on

William "Peppy" Hinnant also plays on

Milt Harris also plays on

Willie Rodriguez also plays on