RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Insights
| Recorded | Jun 22-24, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1976 |
| Personnel | 22 credited players |
| Discogs | master 347533 |
The record
Kakko and kotsuzumi drumming push brass and reeds somewhere Ellington never charted, the band's textures widened by traditional percussion set against Western horns.
Session personnel
- Dick Spencer — alto saxophone
- Gary Foster — alto saxophone
- Bill Perkins — baritone saxophone
- Don Baldwin — bass
- Phil Teele — bass trombone
- Peter Donald — drums
- Hiromitsu Katada — percussion [kakko]
- Hayao Uzawa — percussion [kotsuzumi]
- Tadao Kamei — percussion [ohtsuzumi]
- Toshiko Akiyoshi — piano, arranged by, composed by
- Tom Peterson — tenor saxophone
- Lew Tabackin — tenor saxophone, flute
- Bill Reichenbach — trombone
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Charles Loper — trombone
- Bobby Shew — trumpet
- Jerry Hey — trumpet
- Mike Price — trumpet
- Rich Cooper — trumpet
- Steve Huffsteter — trumpet
- Hisao Kanze — vocals [utai]
- Michiru Mariano — voice
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1976 | RCA · RVP-6106 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1976 | RCA · RVP-6106 — Vinyl, LP, Promo |
| 1976 | RCA · RVP-6106 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1977 | RCA · RCP-1517 — Cassette, Album |
| 1978 | RCA Victor |
| 1978 | RCA · AFL1-2678 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | RCA · 104.4126 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1983 | RCA · PL 45363 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Baystate · RJL-3024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | RCA · R32J-1041 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1996 | BMG · BVCJ-7378 — CD, Album, Reissue, Paper Sleeve |
| 2019 | RCA · SICJ 30012 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mini LP |
| — | RCA · BVCJ-35004 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Dick Spencer also plays on
Gary Foster also plays on
Bill Perkins also plays on