Vik · in the Kissa Kissa racks
La Vergne Smith
| Recorded | c. 1956 |
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| Label | Vik |
| Catalog | LX-1056 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 960942 |
The record
A New Orleans-rooted date on Vik cut with the kind of session crew that powered Cosimo Matassa's studio scene -- Earl Palmer's backbeat and Alvin "Red" Tyler's baritone anchoring a swinging, horn-forward band behind Smith's vocals. A rare mid-'50s document of R&B and jazz players crossing paths under one banner.
Session personnel
- Alvin Tyler — baritone saxophone
- Phil Darois — bass
- Earl Palmer — drums
- Ernest McLean — guitar
- Wendell Eugene — trombone
- Wallace Davenport — trumpet
- Howard Mandolph — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Vik · LX-1056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Vik · LX-1056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Vik · LX-1056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1996 | Vik — MONO |
| 1999 | Vik · BVCJ-35031 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1999 | Vik · BVCJ-35031 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |