Royal Roost · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Split Kick (The Complete Roost Session Vol. 2)
| Recorded | Mar 1, 1951 & Dec 19, 1952 |
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| Label | Royal Roost |
| Released | 1951 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1010489 |
The record
Jimmy Raney's guitar gives this Roost quintet session its anchor, with shifting bass and drum pairings behind Getz's fluent, unhurried tenor lines. Recorded just before his jump to Verve, it catches the early-50s working band at full stride.
Session personnel
- Bill Crow — bass
- Joe Calloway — bass
- Leonard Gaskin — bass
- Frank Isola — drums
- Roy Haynes — drums
- Walter Bolden — drums
- Jimmy Raney — guitar
- Duke Jordan — piano
- Horace Silver — piano
- Stan Getz — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1991 | Royal Roost — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
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