52nd Street Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Very Cool
| Recorded | May 12, 1957 |
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| Label | 52nd Street Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 530587 |
The record
Sal Mosca's angular comping and Don Ferrara's dry trumpet keep this one spare and cerebral, Konitz's alto floating above a rhythm section fully versed in Tristano's language. A probing session favoring line over heat, cut in May 1957.
Session personnel
- Lee Konitz — alto saxophone
- Peter Ind — bass
- Shadow Wilson — drums
- Sal Mosca — piano
- Don Ferrara — trumpet
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 25 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Verve Records · MG V-8209 — Vinyl, Album, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Columbia · 33CX 10119 — Vinyl, Album, LP, Mono |
| 1977 | Verve Records · MV 2601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Verve Records · MV 2601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1980 | Verve Records · MV 4015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1981 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3052 — Vinyl, Album, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Verve Records · 2304 344 — Vinyl, Album, LP, Reissue |
| 1986 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1986 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1988 | Verve Records · J28J-25103 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1990 | Verve Records · POCJ-1933 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1991 | Verve Records · SGD-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | Verve Records · UCCU-5172 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2007 | Verve Records · UCCV-9323 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
Lee Konitz also plays on
Peter Ind also plays on
Shadow Wilson also plays on