Jazz: West · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Talkin' & Walkin' With The Kenny Drew Quartet
| Recorded | Dec 1955 |
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| Label | Jazz: West |
| Catalog | JWLP-4 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 928570 |
The record
A tight West Coast date from the pianist's brief mid-'50s stint out west, with Joe Maini's alto and tenor cutting a sharper edge against Vinnegar and Marable's loping, hard-swinging pulse. Small-label Jazz: West rarity that captures Drew's bebop lineage thriving outside the New York hothouse.
Session personnel
- Joe Maini — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Lawrence Marable — drums
- Kenny Drew — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Jazz: West · JWLP-4 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1977 | Jazz: West · LLJ-70013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Jazz: West — MONO |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84439 2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Jazz: West · TOJJ-5814 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1993 | Jazz: West · TOJJ-5814 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84439 2 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Repress |
| 1997 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84439 2 — CD, Album, Repress |
| 2001 | Jazz: West · TOCJ-9339 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Jazz: West · TOCJ-6870 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
Follow the players
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