ABC Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Dancing Sunbeam
| Recorded | Jan 1956 |
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| Label | ABC Impulse! |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 536211 |
The record
Impulse caught Thompson mid-decade fronting a septet with a rotating piano chair, Jones and Abney trading duties while Pettiford's bass anchors the low end. The tenor stays cool and conversational, years before this label became jazz's avant-garde flagship.
Session personnel
- Oscar Pettiford — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Skeeter Best — guitar
- Don Abney — piano
- Hank Jones — piano
- Lucky Thompson — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1975 | ABC Impulse! · ASH-9307-2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1975 | ABC Impulse! — MONO |
Follow the players
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