Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Something Else By Johnny Richards
| Recorded | Aug 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 20 credited players |
| Discogs | master 519876 |
The record
French horns and reeds pile up into a dense, brassy canvas here, Richards stretching big band jazz toward orchestral ambition. Mariano's alto and Kamuca's tenor cut sharp lines through the thickness, keeping the charts grounded in swing even as the writing reaches past it.
Session personnel
- Charlie Mariano — alto saxophone
- Ronny Lang — baritone saxophone
- Buddy Clark — bass
- Bill Holman — bass saxophone
- Stan Levey — drums
- John Cave — french horn
- Vincent DeRosa — french horn
- Lou Singer — percussion [m%allets]
- Marty Paich — piano
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
- Don Kelly — trombone
- Frank Rosolino — trombone
- Milt Bernhart — trombone
- Tommy Pederson — trombone
- Buddy Childers — trumpet
- Maynard Ferguson — trumpet
- Pete Candoli — trumpet
- Stu Williamson — trumpet
- Shorty Rogers — trumpet [bass]
- Albert Pollan — tuba
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6011 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Bethlehem Records — MONO |
| 1958 | London Records · LTZ-N15111 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1986 | Affinity · AFF 155 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Charlie Mariano also plays on
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Buddy Clark also plays on