New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Modern Jazz Disciples

| Recorded | Sep 8, 1959 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | 8222 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1143031 |
The record
Peagler's alto meets Willie Kelley's valve trombone and euphonium on this Detroit-rooted date, an unusual front line for New Jazz. Recorded just before several members found wider notice, including stints near Cannonball Adderley.
Session personnel
- Curtis Peagler — alto saxophone
- Lee Tucker — bass
- Roy McCurdy — drums
- William Brown — piano
- Willie Kelley — valve trombone [normaphone], euphonium
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | New Jazz · 8222 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove earliest on file · deep groove; laminated sleeve |
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| 2013 | Prestige · UCCO-5370 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 2013 | Prestige · UCCO-5370 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 1993 | New Jazz |
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