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Poppin' And Burnin'
| Recorded | Jan 17, 1955 & Feb 11, 1956 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
The record
Verve rotates a stack of bassists and drummers behind him here, but the constant is that clean, unhurried single-line attack. Oscar Pettiford's cello adds a rare bowed texture to a session cut deep into the guitarist's most prolific New York stretch.
Session personnel
- Bill Takas — bass
- Nabil Totah — bass
- Ray Brown — bass
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Oscar Pettiford — cello
- Henry Bellson — drums
- Jimmy Campbell — drums
- Stan Levey — drums
- Tal Farlow — guitar
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Eddie Costa — piano
- Hank Jones — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1984 | Verve Records — MONO |
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