Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Generalissimo
| Recorded | Apr 2, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Catalog | MG V-8363 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Discogs | master 1309499 |
The record
Recorded for Verve toward the end of the decade, this session finds DeFranco still the reigning post-Goodman voice on clarinet, working small-group territory between swing and bop. Agile, quick-fingered playing from an instrument most leaders had already traded for saxophone.
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| — | Verve Records · MG VS-8363 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Verve Records |
| — | Verve Records · MG V-8363 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · MG VS-6132 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Stereophonic label |