Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
K + J.J.
| Recorded | Jan 26-27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 275230 |
The record
Recorded for Bethlehem months before their Columbia run took off, this pairs Winding with Johnson over Dick Katz's piano and a bass chair split between Milt Hinton and Wendell Marshall. The blend already sounds like a conversation between old friends rather than a novelty pairing.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Al Harewood — drums
- Dick Katz — piano
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Kai Winding — trombone
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 21 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6001 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1956 | London Records · LTZ-N.15003 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1976 | CBS · JG 112 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1984 | Bethlehem Records · YP-7116-BE — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Reissue |
| 1984 | Bethlehem Records · YP-7116-BE — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1989 | Bethlehem Records · 25CY-3067 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Bethlehem Records · COCY-7603 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | Bethlehem Records · COJY-9030 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Milt Hinton also plays on
Wendell Marshall also plays on
Al Harewood also plays on