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Argo · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Diggin' The Chicks

Diggin' The Chicks cover
RecordedOct 19, 1962
LabelArgo
Released1962
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 792422

The record

A tenorman little remembered outside crate-digger circles, backed here by a sharp, blues-steeped rhythm section with Tommy Flanagan's piano lending real harmonic depth. Argo's house sound at its most soulful -- swinging, unpretentious, built for a late-set groove.

Session personnel

  • Ben Tucker — bass
  • Art Taylor — drums
  • Thornel Schwartz — guitar
  • Tommy Flanagan — piano
  • Bill Leslie — tenor saxophone, saxello

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1962Argo (6) · LP 710 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp
1962Argo (6) · LPS-710, LPS 710, LP 710 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove
1962Argo (6) · DJLP-710, DJLP 710 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, DJ · deep groove
2004Argo (6) · UCCC-9078 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp
Argo — MONO

Follow the players

Ben Tucker also plays on

Art Taylor also plays on

Thornel Schwartz also plays on

Tommy Flanagan also plays on