Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Kwamina
| Recorded | Sep 12-14, 1961 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 718586 |
The record
Taylor assembles a deep bench of first-call session players -- Terry, Woods, Wess, Cleveland -- to reimagine Richard Adler's short-lived Broadway score as swinging big-band jazz. The tuba-and-french-horn voicings give these charts an unusually plush, brass-choir warmth rare for early-'60s Mercury dates.
Session personnel
- George Duvivier — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Les Spann — guitar
- Billy Taylor — piano
- Frank Wess — saxophone
- Jerome Richardson — saxophone
- Phil Woods — saxophone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Jay McAllister — tuba
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1961 | Mercury · SR 60654 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Mercury — MONO |
| 1961 | Mercury · SR 60654 — Vinyl, LP, Promo |
| 1961 | Mercury · MG 20654 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono |
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