Savoy Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jazz For The Thinker
| Recorded | Apr 5, 1957 |
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| Label | Savoy Jazz |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 345584 |
The record
Cut in the spring of 1957, this Savoy quintet date lets tenor and flute swap the lead while scraper and finger cymbals rattle around the margins. Fuller's horn darkens the ensemble sound throughout.
Session personnel
- Ernie Farrow — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Yusef Lateef — flute, vocals, scraper, tenor saxophone
- Hugh Lawson — piano
- Curtis Fuller — trombone, tambourine, finger cymbals [turkish cymbals]
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 2012 | Doxy · DOX871 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gr. vinyl earliest on file |
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| 1985 | Savoy Jazz — MONO |
| 2018 | Wax Love Records · WLV82068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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Yusef Lateef also plays on