Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tough!
| Recorded | Feb 15, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7471 |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 292052 |
The record
Timbales driver Pucho Brown fronts a two-horn, vibes-heavy crew cut for Prestige in early '66, Bartee's tenor tangling with Willie Bivens over a churning conga-and-bongo pulse. Grease enough to strip paint off a jukebox.
Session personnel
- Jon Hart — bass
- Norberto Appellaniz — bongos
- Richard Landrum — congas
- John "Mad Hatter" Spruill — piano
- Claude Bartee — tenor saxophone
- Henry "Pucho" Brown — timbales
- Vincent McEwan — trumpet
- Willie Bivens — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Prestige · PR 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Prestige · PRST 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1966 | Prestige · PR 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Prestige · PR 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Prestige · PR 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing |
| 1992 | Prestige · PR 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1993 | Prestige · VICJ-23135 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Prestige · PCD 24138-2 — CD, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1999 | Prestige · VICP-60610 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2007 | Prestige · VICJ-41875 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Prestige · PRST-7471 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Prestige · PRCD-24138-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Prestige · PR 7471 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Jon Hart also plays on
Norberto Appellaniz also plays on
Richard Landrum also plays on
John "Mad Hatter" Spruill also plays on