Key Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jazz, Highway 20
| Recorded | c. 1956 |
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| Label | Key Records |
| Catalog | LP-715 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 919634 |
The record
A regional trio side from the mid-'50s, cut for the small Key Records imprint far from the coastal jazz capitals -- piano-bass-drums swing built for late-night bars and jukeboxes rather than critics. An obscure snapshot of the era's after-hours trio format, unpolished but sincere.
Session personnel
- Bob Sikora — bass
- Iggy Valenti — drums
- Joe Howard — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Regency (2) · LP-715 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Key Records — MONO |
| 1995 | P&S Records · PS 007 CD — CD, Album, Reissue |
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