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Emarcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Music For Swinging Moderns

Music For Swinging Moderns cover
RecordedFeb 29 & Mar 27, 1956
LabelEmarcy
CatalogMG 36081
Released1956
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 750273

The record

Cut for Emarcy in February 1956, this alto date leans cool and unhurried, Johnson's Parker-schooled lines gliding over a light, agile rhythm section led by Havemann's piano. Modest and swinging rather than groundbreaking, but honestly played throughout.

Session personnel

  • Dick Johnson — alto saxophone
  • Chuck Sagle — bass
  • Dave Poskonka — bass
  • Bob McKee — drums
  • Bill Havemann — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1956Emarcy · MG 36081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Styrene, Mono earliest on file
1956EmArcy · MG 36081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1957Emarcy · MG 36081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1986Emarcy — MONO
1990Emarcy · EJD-3078 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1993EmArcy · DMJ-5054 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono
2002Emarcy · UCCM-9115 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
EmArcy · EJT 753 — Vinyl, LP, 10"

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