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A Jazz Band Ball (First Set)
| Recorded | Jul 1957 |
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| Label | Mode Records |
| Catalog | MOD-LP 110 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 799373 |
The record
Fagerquist and Williamson share the trumpet chair while Enevoldsen's valve trombone softens the horn blend into something warmer than the usual sextet punch. Paich's charts and Lewis's brushwork give Mode's late-'50s output its clean, swinging signature.
Session personnel
- Buddy Clark — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Marty Paich — piano
- Don Fagerquist — trumpet
- Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1985 | V.S.O.P. Records · VSOP 23 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Mode Records — MONO |
| 1989 | Vap · 35225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1989 | Vap · 35225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Buddy Clark also plays on
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Marty Paich also plays on