Argo · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Jazz Exponents
| Recorded | c. 1958 |
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| Label | Argo |
| Catalog | LP 622 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1604014 |
The record
A regional cooperative date on Chess's Argo imprint, cut when the label was busy chasing Chicago's post-bop boom -- vibes and piano trading leads over a lean bass-drums pulse, with the doubling on trombone adding an unexpected horn-band color to the combo's late-'50s cool.
Session personnel
- Norm Diamond — bass
- Dick Riordan — drums
- Bob Elliot — piano, trombone [trombonium]
- Jack Gridley — vibraphone, piano, trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Argo — MONO |
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| 1999 | Argo (6) · MVCJ-19192 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |