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Happy Girl
| Recorded | Jan 31, 1965 |
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| Label | MPS Records |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 482650 |
The record
A rare pre-Unity summit, cut in Germany with Larry Young easing over to piano and a teenage Woody Shaw already sounding fully formed alongside Davis's flute. MPS's clean, close-miked sound catches this expat rhythm section -- Woode and Brooks -- locking into a lithe, understated groove.
Session personnel
- Jimmy Woode — bass
- Billy Brooks — drums
- Nathan Davis — flute
- Larry Young — piano
- Woody Shaw — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1965 | SABA · SB 15025 ST — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1967 | SABA · SB 15 025 ST — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1968 | SABA · SB 15 025 ST — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | MPS Records · ULX-69-P — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2006 | MPS Records · UCCM-9236 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · gatefold |
| 2006 | MPS Records — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR |
| 2025 | MPS Records — STEREO |
| 2025 | MPS Records · 0220392MSW — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · gatefold |
| 2026 | Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-3598 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
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