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EmArcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Thelma Gracen

Thelma Gracen cover
Recordedc. 1956
LabelEmArcy
Released1956
Personnel6 credited players
Discogsmaster 918518

The record

A West Coast session cut for EmArcy with a sharp small-group lineup -- Barney Kessel's guitar and Georgie Auld's tenor give this one real bite, while Lou Levy and Joe Comfort keep things swinging and unhurried underneath.

Session personnel

  • Joe Comfort — bass
  • Sid Balkin — drums
  • Barney Kessel — guitar
  • Lou Levy — piano
  • Georgie Auld — tenor saxophone
  • Quen Anderson — trombone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1956EmArcy · MG-36096 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1956Wing Records · MGW-60005 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1956Wing Records · MGW-60005 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1976EmArcy
1990EmArcy · EJD-3069 — CD, Album, Reissue
1993EmArcy · DMJ-5053 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono
1994EmArcy · PHCE-10025 — CD, Album, Reissue
1994EmArcy · PHCE-10025 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue
2001EmArcy · UCCM-9036 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve

Follow the players

Joe Comfort also plays on

Barney Kessel also plays on

Lou Levy also plays on