Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Point Of Departure
| Recorded | Sep 1963 |
|---|---|
| Label | Impulse! |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 303120 |
The record
Impulse! let McFarland trade the big-band canvas for a sextet, and the results are conversational and odd in the best way -- Kamuca's oboe against Raney's guitar, all built around the leader's mallets. Small-group scale suited his arranging instincts better than anyone expected.
Session personnel
- Steve Swallow — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Jimmy Raney — guitar
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone, oboe
- Willie Dennis — trombone
- Gary McFarland — vibraphone
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 17 pressings on file.
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Impulse! — STEREO |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | Philips · 841 984 BY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Impulse! · A-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Impulse! · A 46 S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Impulse! · A-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · MAS 90209 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono |
| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1967 | Impulse! · AS-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Transitional Pressing |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Impulse! · A-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1972 | Impulse! · A-46 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1998 | Impulse! · MVCJ-19111 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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