RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Jazz Workshop - Four Brass, One Tenor
| Recorded | May 9-14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Catalog | EPB-1161 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 595214 |
The record
Brass dominates the front line while Cohn's tenor floats above it, his arranging chops carrying as much weight as his horn on this 1955 writer's date. Freddie Green's rhythm guitar keeps the section men locked into unimpeachable four-four time.
Session personnel
- Burgher Jones — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Dick Katz — piano
- Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
- Bart Valve — trumpet
- Bernie Glow — trumpet
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- Joe Wilder — trumpet
- Nick Travis — trumpet
- Phil Sunkel — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1955 | RCA Victor |
|---|---|
| 1956 | RCA Victor · EPB-1161 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Indianapolis Pressing |
| 2016 | RCA Victor · LPM-1161 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 2017 | RCA Victor · LPM-1161 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180g |
Follow the players
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