Prestige
The Rex Stewart Memorial Album
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| Recorded | 1969 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7728 |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 884367 |
The record
Two kazoos, a washboard and a harmonica sit in the credits alongside Rex Stewart's cornet -- John Dengler doubles bass saxophone and washboard, Wilbert Kirk brings harmonica and tambourine, and guitarists Chauncey Westbrook and Jerome Darr share the rhythm. Stewart sings as well as plays. Esmond Edwards supervised, and Chris Albertson's liner notes are dated Nov. 1969, the year of this Prestige pressing, PR 7728.
Tracks
- Red Ribbon
- If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
- Rasputin
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
- Four Or Five Time
- San
- You Can Depend On Me
- I Would Do Most Anything For You
- Tell Me
- Nagasaki
Session personnel
- John Dengler — Bass Saxophone, Washboard, Kazoo
- Rex Stewart — Cornet, Kazoo
- Chuck Lampkin — Drums
- Chauncey Westbrook — Guitar
- Jerome Darr — Guitar [Amplified]
- Wilbert Kirk — Harmonica, Tambourine
- David Hancock — Lacquer Cut By
- Chris Albertson — Liner Notes [Nov. 1969]
- Esmond Edwards — Supervised By [Supervision], Producer
- Rex Stewart — Vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1969 | Prestige · PR 7728 — Vinyl LP Album Reissue Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7728 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
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Chuck Lampkin also plays on
Chauncey Westbrook also plays on