Jazz Workshop · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tenorman
| Recorded | Aug 1956 |
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| Label | Jazz Workshop |
| Catalog | JWLP-8 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 634360 |
The record
A West Coast date led from the drum chair, with a young James Clay's big-boned tenor sharing space against Sonny Clark's crisp, blues-inflected comping. Jimmy Bond and Marable keep things loose and swinging -- a solid, lesser-known entry from the Jazz Workshop label's mid-'50s run.
Session personnel
- Jimmy Bond — bass
- Lawrence Marable — drums
- Sonny Clark — piano
- James Clay — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Jazz: West · JWLP-8 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 2013 | Jazz: West · DELP-006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono Kevin Gray remaster · deep groove; flat edge |
| 1985 | Jazz: West · 054 2608851 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84440 2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Pacific Jazz · CJ28-5155 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1993 | Jazz: West · TOJJ-5818 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, with Obi |
| 1993 | Jazz: West · TOJJ-5818 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono, with Obi |
| 2001 | Jazz: West · TOCJ-9340 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Jazz: West · TOCJ-6828 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2011 | Jazz Workshop — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2011 | EMI · TOCJ-50218 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180 Gram |
| 2021 | Jazz: West · UCCU-8235 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2026 | Jazz: West · 602458422788 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram |
Follow the players
Jimmy Bond also plays on
Lawrence Marable also plays on
Sonny Clark also plays on