Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tenors Head-On
| Recorded | Jul 1956 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | LRP 3051 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 371423 |
The record
Perkins and Kamuca, both fresh from Woody Herman's band, trade breathy Lester Young-derived phrases across this Blue Note date, Jolly's piano keeping the mood conversational rather than competitive. Cut in the summer of '56, it plays like a relaxed afternoon at the Lighthouse transplanted to tape.
Session personnel
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Stan Levey — drums
- Pete Jolly — piano
- Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | Liberty · LRP 3051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1989 | Pacific Jazz · CJ28-5158 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | Pacific Jazz · CDP 7 97195 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1993 | Liberty · TOJJ-5809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1997 | Pacific Jazz · CDP 7 97195 2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Mono |
| 2010 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-50070 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2021 | Liberty · UCCU-8247 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Blue Note — MONO |
| — | Liberty · LRP 3051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Liberty · LRP 3051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Liberty · LRP 3051 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Liberty · LLR-88033 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Liberty · LLR-88033 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Red Mitchell also plays on
Stan Levey also plays on
Pete Jolly also plays on