RKO Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Unique Jazz From The Westchester Workshop
| Recorded | c. 1957 |
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| Label | RKO Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1323991 |
The record
A little-documented late-'50s date built around a working two-tenor-plus-baritone front line, with Eddie Bert's trombone anchoring a working-band sound closer to rehearsal-hall arranging than star vehicle. RKO Records rarely ventured into jazz, making this a curious, journeyman snapshot of session players -- Gene Allen and Carmen Leggio among them -- stretching out together.
Session personnel
- Vinnie Riccitelli — alto saxophone
- Gene Allen — baritone saxophone
- Eddy Tone — bass
- Joe Venuto — drums
- Dolph Castellano — piano
- Carmen Leggio — tenor saxophone
- Eddie Bert — trombone
- Joe Shepley — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | London Records · LTZ-Z15073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | RKO Records |
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