New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Pleasure Bent
| Recorded | Jun 17, 1961 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJ 8267 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 578346 |
The record
A rare leader date for tenorman Roland Alexander, cut for New Jazz with a sharp, hard-bop frontline pairing him and Marcus Belgrave over Ronnie Mathews' piano. Little-documented but strong company -- Gene Taylor and C. Scoby Stroman keep it swinging and grounded in the era's Prestige-adjacent sound.
Session personnel
- Gene Taylor — bass
- C. Scoby Stroman — drums
- Ronnie Mathews — piano
- Roland Alexander — tenor saxophone
- Marcus Belgrave — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1962 | New Jazz · NJ 8267 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1965 | New Jazz · NJ 8267 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1994 | New Jazz · WWLJ-7077 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | New Jazz — STEREO |
| — | New Jazz · NJ 8267 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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