Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Les McCann In New York
| Recorded | Dec 28, 1961 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Catalog | ST-45 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 441561 |
The record
A West Coast trio leader steps into a hard-bop frontline with Blue Mitchell and two tenors, Frank Haynes and Stanley Turrentine, for a session cut away from his usual Ltd. quarters. McCann's gospel-rooted, funky piano still drives the date, but the horns give it a grittier, uptown edge.
Session personnel
- Herbie Lewis — bass
- Ron Jefferson — drums
- Les McCann — piano, composed by, arranged by
- Frank Haynes — tenor saxophone
- Stanley Turrentine — tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · ST-45 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Yellow Transparent, Allied Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Pacific Jazz — STEREO |
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