RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mr. Music
| Recorded | Dec 22-23, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 751814 |
The record
Two tenors stack up over Cohn's own charts for this December 1954 date, Sanford Gold's piano and Billy Bauer's guitar keeping the arrangements from feeling top-heavy. Basie-lite swing, built entirely from the leader's pen.
Session personnel
- Burgher Jones — bass
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Billy Bauer — guitar
- Sir Osbert Haberdasher — guitar
- Sanford Gold — piano
- Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
- Gene Quill — tenor saxophone
- Hal McKusick — tenor saxophone
- Sol Schlinger — tenor saxophone
- Billy Byers — trombone
- Frank Rehak — trombone
- Joe Newman — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1955 | RCA Victor · LJM 1024 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | RCA Victor — MONO |
| 1955 | RCA · 45EP EJC-1024 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | His Master's Voice · DLP 1107 — Vinyl, 10", Album |
| 1973 | RCA Camden · RGP-1051Ⓜ — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1997 | RCA · 74321495092 — CD, Album, Reissue |
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