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Tony Scott Quartet
| Recorded | 1953 |
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| Label | MCA Records |
| Catalog | BL 58056 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 905194 |
The record
A 1953 date finding Scott's clarinet at the center of shifting rhythm sections -- Katz's piano and a rotating cast of bassists and drummers built for swing-to-bop fluency. Rare early evidence of a reed player pushing clarinet's vocabulary well past its Swing Era comfort zone.
Session personnel
- Earl May — bass
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Percy Heath — bass
- Tony Scott — clarinet
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Dick Katz — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1954 | Brunswick · BL 58056 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1973 | MCA Records · MCA-3047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1973 | MCA Records · MCA-3047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1973 | MCA Records · MCA-3047 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | MCA Records — MONO |
| 1991 | MCA Records · SGD-8 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
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