Coral · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Play Music From The Broadway Musical West Side Story
| Recorded | c. 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Coral |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 20 credited players |
| Discogs | master 396756 |
The record
Cut the same year Bernstein's show hit Broadway, this Coral session recasts the score for big band, with Jones, Cohn, and Brookmeyer given real solo space inside the charts. Quick turnaround or not, the writing holds up as a sharp read on 1957 New York studio jazz.
Session personnel
- Gene Quill — alto saxophone
- Sol Schlinger — baritone saxophone
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Thomas Mitchell — bass trombone
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Eddie Costa — piano
- Hank Jones — piano
- Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
- Ed Wasserman — tenor saxophone
- Frank Socolow — tenor saxophone
- Bob Brookmeyer — trombone
- Chauncey Welsch — trombone
- James Dahl — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Al De Risi — trumpet
- Bernie Glow — trumpet
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- Nick Travis — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Decca · DL 7-4517 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Coral — MONO |
| 1957 | Coral · CRL 57207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | Vocalion (2) · VL 3678 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
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