Prestige
Cool Mambo / Blue Mambo
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| Recorded | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 775 |
| Released | 1952 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1639990 |
The record
Both sides carry mambo titles, and the credits run to three trumpets -- Joe Newman, Bill Massey and John Hunt -- over John Houston, Ernie Shepard and Shadow Wilson, with Sonny Stitt on tenor and Humberto Morales listed without an instrument. Prestige 775, a 1952 promo 78 on shellac. The horn stack is what you are buying.
Tracks
- Cool Mambo
- Blue Mambo
Session personnel
- Ernie Shepard — Bass
- Shadow Wilson — Drums
- John Houston — Piano
- Sonny Stitt — Tenor Saxophone
- Bill Massey — Trumpet
- Joe Newman — Trumpet
- John Hunt — Trumpet
- Sonny Stitt Band
- Humberto Morales
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1952 | Prestige · 775 — Shellac 10" 78 RPM Promo |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Prestige · 45-775 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1952 | Prestige · 775 — Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
Follow the players
Ernie Shepard also plays on
Shadow Wilson also plays on
John Houston also plays on