Jam · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Farewell To Mingus
| Recorded | Jan 10-11, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Label | Jam |
| Released | 1980 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 388631 |
The record
Blues fervor gets filtered through her own harmonic language on this Mingus tribute, Foster and Gross driving thick ensemble passages toward the session's rawest turns.
Session personnel
- Gary Foster — alto saxophone, clarinet
- Dan Higgins — alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone
- Toshiko Akiyoshi — arranged by, composed by, piano, conductor, producer
- Bill Byrne — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
- Bob Bowman — bass
- Phil Teele — bass trombone
- Steve Houghton — drums
- John Gross — tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone
- Lew Tabackin — tenor saxophone, flute, producer
- Bruce Fowler — trombone
- Hart Smith — trombone
- Rick Culver — trombone
- Buddy Childers — trumpet
- Larry Ford — trumpet
- Mike Price — trumpet
- Steve Huffsteter — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1980 | Ascent Records (2) · ASC 1000 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1981 | Jam — STEREO |
| 1981 | Jam (15) · JAM 003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Baystate · B20D-47006 — CD, Reissue |
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