World Pacific Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
South Pacific In Hi-Fi
| Recorded | Jan 15-30, 1958 |
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| Label | World Pacific Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 336907 |
The record
Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes get the quintet's string-and-reed treatment, Paul Horn's flute drifting over Fred Katz's cello in place of the usual horn charts. The result turns Broadway melody into something hushed and unhurried.
Session personnel
- Paul Horn — alto saxophone, flute
- Harold Gaylor — bass
- Fred Katz — cello
- Chico Hamilton — drums
- John Pisano — guitar
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | World Pacific Records · PJ-1238 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | World Pacific Records · WP-1238 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · deep groove |
| 1958 | World Pacific Records · STEREO-1238 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1958 | World Pacific Records — STEREO |
| 1958 | Vogue Records · LAE.12127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | World Pacific Records · PFJ-5024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1958 | Vogue Productions · LAEA-12127, LAE 12127 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1959 | Vogue Records · SEA 5001 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Artist · AEP 1021 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1961 | World Record Club · SPLP 811 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1962 | Light Music Club · PLP 811 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono |
| 1962 | Light Music Club · PLZ 18 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 2016 | Oldays Records · ODR 6266 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | Vogue · LAE 12127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
Follow the players
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