Xanadu Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tokyo: 1976
| Recorded | Apr 1976 |
|---|---|
| Label | Xanadu Records |
| Released | 1976 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1131069 |
The record
McPherson's alto and Raney's understated guitar trace the pianist's bebop roots on this Japan recording, Jones and Williams swinging hard behind a quartet built for Xanadu's unreconstructed bop mission.
Session personnel
- Charles McPherson — alto saxophone
- Sam Jones — bass
- Leroy Williams — drums
- Jimmy Raney — guitar
- Barry Harris — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1980 | Xanadu Records |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Prevue · CD PR 24 — CD, Album, Reissue |
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