Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Tony Fruscella

Recorded	Mar 1955
Label	Atlantic
Released	1955
Personnel	7 credited players
Discogs	master 403215

The record

A quietly lyrical mid-'50s date led by a trumpeter whose Chet Baker-adjacent tone and troubled, short life made him something of a musician's musician. Allen Eager's tenor and the warm horn section give the session an unhurried, cool-toned ease that's since become a favorite among collectors of understated West Coast-leaning jazz.

Session personnel

Danny Bank — baritone saxophone
Bill Anthony — bass
Junior Bradley — drums
Bill Triglia — piano
Allen Eager — tenor saxophone
Chauncey Welsch — trombone
Tony Fruscella — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.

1955	Atlantic · 1220 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file
1955	London Records · LTZ-K15044 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1955	Atlantic · AT 1220 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1977	Atlantic · P-7535A — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1985	Atlantic — MONO
1992	Atlantic · AMJY-1220 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono
1998	Atlantic · 8122-75354-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Digipak
1998	EastWest Japan · AMCY-1184 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2005	Atlantic · 1220 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180 gram
2007	Atlantic · WPCR-25153 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2007	Atlantic · WPCR-25153 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2012	Atlantic · 7567-80525-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2012	Atlantic · WPCR-27112 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2016	Atlantic · WPCR-29026 — CD, Album, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD