Pablo Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Carter, Gillespie, Inc.
| Recorded | Apr 27, 1976 |
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| Label | Pablo Records |
| Released | 1976 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 391986 |
The record
Two swing-to-bebop elders who rarely shared billing meet on this Pablo date, with Flanagan and Pass keeping the frontline conversation loose. Carter's silky alto and Gillespie's puckish trumpet trade the spotlight like old friends catching up.
Session personnel
- Benny Carter — alto saxophone
- Al McKibbon — bass
- Mickey Roker — drums, vocals
- Joe Pass — guitar
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1976 | Pablo Records · 2310 781 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1976 | Pablo Records — STEREO |
| 1976 | Pablo Records · 2310 781 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | Pablo Records · 2310 781 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Pablo Records · MTF 1057 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Pablo Records · MTF 1057 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1979 | Pablo Records · 2310 781 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-682-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2026 | Analogue Productions · APJ 186 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, 180g |
| — | Pablo Records · 2310-781 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | Pablo Records · 2310 781 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Benny Carter also plays on
Al McKibbon also plays on
Mickey Roker also plays on