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The Five
| Recorded | Mar 9, 1955 |
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| Label | RCA |
| Catalog | LPM-1121 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 766592 |
The record
A tight West Coast quintet session from '55, with Perkins' cool-toned tenor and Candoli's bright trumpet trading over Jolly's nimble piano and the Clark-Lewis pulse. A snapshot of the LA studio scene's easy swing, unfussy charts and plenty of room to blow.
Session personnel
- Buddy Clark — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Pete Jolly — piano
- Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
- Conte Candoli — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | RCA Victor · LPM-1121 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | RCA Victor · LPM-1121 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1983 | RCA |
| 1983 | RCA · NL 45722 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1987 | BEM Records · BEM TRC-1795 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1987 | Not On Label — Cassette, EP |
| 1989 | RCA · ND 74397 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | RCA · ND 74397 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | RCA · BVCJ-37087 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| — | RCA · RA-5421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Buddy Clark also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on
Pete Jolly also plays on