Book-Of-The-Month Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ben Webster And Associates
| Recorded | Apr 9, 1959 |
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| Label | Book-Of-The-Month Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 383769 |
The record
That breathy tone sits alongside Hawkins and Budd Johnson on this Book-of-the-Month date, Eldridge punching in brass accents overhead. Ray Brown and Jo Jones keep the whole session anchored and unhurried.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Jo Jones — drums
- Les Spann — guitar
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Budd Johnson — tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 39 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8318 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6056 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel · deep groove |
| 1959 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1336 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Verve Records · VSTC-233 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, Album |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-8318 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Verve Records · MV-1127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · laminated sleeve |
| 1974 | Verve Records · MV 2515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Verve Records · MV 2515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UMV 2515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Verve Records · 2304 221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UCV 2515 — Cassette, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Verve Records · 835 254-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Verve Records · 835 254-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Jo Jones also plays on
Les Spann also plays on