RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Jazz Workshop
| Recorded | c. 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 698278 |
The record
Trombonist Billy Byers steps into arranger's clothes here, stacking cellos against a reed section stocked with Al Cohn and a young Phil Woods for a mid-'50s RCA date that trades bebop heat for chamber-jazz color.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — acoustic bass
- Phil Funk — alto saxophone
- Gerald Sanfino — alto saxophone, flute
- Alan Schulman — cello
- Bernard Greenhouse — cello
- Lucien Schmit — cello
- Phil Woods — clarinet, alto saxophone
- Al Cohn — clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Moe Wechsler — piano, celesta
- Chauncey Welsch — trombone
- Fred Ohms — trombone
- Urbie Green — trombone
- Bernie Glow — trumpet
- Nick Travis — trumpet
- Joe Venuto — vibraphone
- Gene Orloff — violin
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | RCA Victor · LPM-1269 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1956 | RCA · EPC-1269-1 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1987 | RCA Victor — STEREO |
| 1996 | RCA Victor · 74321433912 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | RCA Teldec · EPC 1269-2 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| — | RCA Teldec · EPC 1269-3 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| — | RCA Victor · EPA-772 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
Follow the players
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