Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jazz Goes To College

| Recorded | 1954 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 185252 |
The record
College gymnasiums stand in for jazz clubs on this live date, students cheering a quartet built around Brubeck's angular chords and Desmond's light, conversational alto. The record that proved campuses could sell out a jazz show.
Session personnel
- Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
- Bob Bates — bass
- Joe Dodge — drums
- Dave Brubeck — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 70 pressings on file.
| 1954 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Bridgeport Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1954 | Columbia |
| 1954 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1954 | GO (8) · MGCC15/66 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1954 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Bridgeport Pressing |
| 1954 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1954 | Samson · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Laminated Cover · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1955 | Philips · B07686R — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Laminate Overlay · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Columbia · EM-13 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | Philips · BBL 7041 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Paul Desmond also plays on
Bob Bates also plays on
Joe Dodge also plays on