MGM Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Shearing Caravan
| Recorded | Jun 28, 1949 & Feb 5, 1951 |
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| Label | MGM Records |
| Released | 1949 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 999659 |
The record
Toots Thielemans' guitar weaves through a thicket of Candido's bongos and Armando Peraza's congas on this MGM date, foreshadowing the Afro-Cuban current Shearing would keep chasing for years.
Session personnel
- Al McKibbon — bass
- Candido — bongos
- Bill Clark — drums
- Toots Thielemans — guitar
- George Shearing — piano
- Cal Tjader — vibraphone
- Armando Peraza — congas, bongos
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1955 | MGM Records · E3175 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1955 | MGM Records |
| 1955 | MGM Records · X301 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP · gatefold |
| 1955 | MGM Records · E-3175 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1958 | MGM Records · MGM C 767 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1960 | MGM Records · E3175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | MGM Records · MGM -02 767 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| — | MGM Records · M-G-M C 767 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| — | MGM Records · M-G-M C 767 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
Follow the players
Al McKibbon also plays on
Candido also plays on
Bill Clark also plays on