Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jazz: Red Hot And Cool

| Recorded | Oct 1954 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 110103 |
The record
Bates and Dodge keep steady time while Brubeck reaches for odd harmonic corners, Desmond's alto smoothing over the rougher edges. Recorded for listeners well beyond the club circuit, aimed square at a broader, younger audience.
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 49 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Columbia · B-699 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Triple Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Hollywood Press |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1955 | Columbia Masterworks · 8069 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Bridgeport Pressing |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Los Angeles Pressing |
| 1955 | Columbia · CL 699 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Paul Desmond also plays on
Bob Bates also plays on
Joe Dodge also plays on