Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Earthy
| Recorded | Jan 25, 1957 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7102 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 616479 |
The record
Farmer and Cohn trade easy phrases over Waldron's blues-rooted comping while Burrell adds quiet grit underneath, a house-style session where no single leader takes charge. Recorded January '57, it catches the Prestige stable at its most relaxed and unfussy.
Session personnel
- Hal McKusick — alto saxophone
- Teddy Kotick — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Prestige · PRLP 7102 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Metronome · MEP 374 — Vinyl, 7", EP · laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Esquire · 32-120 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPR-8870 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPR-8870 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Prestige — MONO |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5025 M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1985 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-1707 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Audiophile |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1707-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1993 | Prestige · VICJ-23085 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
Follow the players
Hal McKusick also plays on
Teddy Kotick also plays on
Ed Thigpen also plays on