RCA · in the Kissa Kissa racks
An Evening At The Embers
| Recorded | c. 1954 |
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| Label | RCA |
| Catalog | EJC-1011 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 758771 |
The record
A tidy piano-trio date built for late-night listening, with Milt Hinton's rock-steady bass and Don Lamond's brushwork keeping things urbane and unhurried. Kallao's playing favors taste over flash, the kind of supper-club elegance RCA captured well in the mid-'50s.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Don Lamond — drums
- Alex Kallao — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1954 | RCA Victor · LJM-1011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1954 | RCA Victor · EJC-1011 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · gatefold |
| 1954 | RCA Victor · EJC-1011 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono |
| 1958 | RCA · 3L10005 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1994 | RCA — MONO |
| 2004 | BMG · BVCJ-37419 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, paper sleeve |
| 2004 | BMG · BVCJ-37419 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, paper sleeve |
| 2004 | BMG · BVCJ-37419 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, paper sleeve |
| — | RCA Victor · LJM-1011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
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