Mode Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Paul Togawa Quartet
| Recorded | Jun 1957 |
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| Label | Mode Records |
| Catalog | Mod-LP-104 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 869532 |
The record
A rare West Coast date led from the drum chair, with Gabe Baltazar's alto cutting sharp against Dick Johnston's piano in classic mid-'50s quartet fashion. Mode's small, short-lived catalog makes this one a genuine curio of the era's less-documented Los Angeles scene.
Session personnel
- Gabe Baltazar — alto saxophone
- Ben Tucker — bass
- Paul Togawa — drums
- Dick Johnston — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Mode Records · MOD-LP #104 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1987 | Mode Records — MONO |
| 1988 | Vap · 35212-28 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1988 | Mode Records · 35212-28 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1996 | Mode Records · MODE 104 — CD |
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