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Amen

Amen cover
RecordedJul 1960
LabelRCA
Released1960
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 517817

The record

Cut in Paris with Kenny Clarke driving the rhythm, this quartet session leans on Jimmy Gourley's guitar and Bennett's Hammond churn -- proof of the Left Bank's pull on American players chasing a deeper swing.

Session personnel

  • Jean-Marie Ingrand — bass
  • Kenny Clarke — drums
  • Jimmy Gourley — guitar
  • Lou Bennett — organ

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 16 pressings on file.

1960RCA · 430.050 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Yellow labels earliest on file · laminated sleeve
1960RCA · 76.429 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Yellow labels
1960RCA Victor · 76.429 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1960RCA · 430.050 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1960RCA · 430.050 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Black label
1965RCA Victor · 76.429 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono
1966RCA Victor · 430.050 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Black labels
1967VIK · VIK-3037 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1967RCA Victor · 430.050 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Black labels
1967VIK · VIK 3037 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1970RCA — STEREO
1970RCA · 900.078 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo
1970RCA Camden · 900.078 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo
1994RCA · 74321192512 — CD, Album, Reissue

Follow the players

Jean-Marie Ingrand also plays on

Kenny Clarke also plays on

Jimmy Gourley also plays on

Lou Bennett also plays on