Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tour De Force
| Recorded | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Catalog | MGV-8212 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1093163 |
The record
Roy leads a stacked front line here, trading blows with Gillespie and Sweets Edison while Peterson's rhythm crew -- Brown, Ellis, and a barreling Buddy Rich -- keeps things at a hard boil. Brassy Verve, built for cutting contests, not ballads.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Buddy Rich — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
- Harry Edison — trumpet
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | Verve Records · MGV-8212 — Vinyl, LP earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Verve Records · MV-2524 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Verve Records · POCJ-2733 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 1999 | Verve Records · POCJ-2733 — CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Jewel Case |
| 2009 | Fresh Sound Records · FSR 1638 — CD, Compilation |
| — | Verve Records — MONO |
| — | Verve Records · MV 1140 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Buddy Rich also plays on
Herb Ellis also plays on