Jazzland · in the Kissa Kissa racks
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| Recorded | Jun 25 & Dec 14, 1961 |
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| Label | Jazzland |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 317659 |
The record
Bird's phrasing runs clear through this 1961 date, cut with a crew rooted in the same Detroit scene that shaped the leader. Grant Green sits in on guitar, an unusual pairing for hard bop that gives the session an easy, warm undertow worth revisiting.
Session personnel
- Sonny Red — alto saxophone
- George Tucker — bass
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- Lex Humphries — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Barry Harris — piano
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1962 | Jazzland · JLP 74 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Jazzland · JLP 974 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Jazzland · JLP 74 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Jazzland · JLP 974 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Jazzland · JLP 74 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics — STEREO |
| 1984 | Jazzland · 68.955 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2000 | Riverside Records · VICJ-60692 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41766 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | Jazzland · JLP 74 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Orpheum |
| — | Jazzland · JLP 974 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Orpheum |
Follow the players
Sonny Red also plays on
George Tucker also plays on
Jimmy Cobb also plays on
Lex Humphries also plays on