Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Much Brass
| Recorded | Mar 22-23, 1959 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 512919 |
The record
Slide Hampton's trombone and Laymon Jackson's tuba thicken the front line here, giving the band a burnished, brass-band heft unusual for Nat's small-group work. Wynton Kelly and Sam Jones keep the pulse lean underneath the horns.
Session personnel
- Sam Jones — bass
- Nat Adderley — cornet
- Albert Heath — drums
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Slide Hampton — trombone
- Laymon Jackson — tuba
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 1143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1959 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 1143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1995 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 848-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 848-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2000 | Riverside Records · VICJ-60482 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41773 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · 0025218684828 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Riverside Records · RLP 12-301 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
Follow the players
Sam Jones also plays on
Nat Adderley also plays on
Albert Heath also plays on