Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Give Him The Ooh-La-La
| Recorded | Sep 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Catalog | MGV-2081 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 308787 |
The record
Ellis, Brown, and Jones swing without ever raising their voices, giving that kittenish delivery room to tease each line rather than sell it. Piano fills stay sly and spare, the whole session proof this was never mere novelty.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Jo Jones — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Blossom Dearie — piano, vocals
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 25 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Verve Records · MGV-2081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-2081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG, Black Labels |
| 1973 | Verve Records · MV 2036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1973 | Verve Records · MV 2036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1992 | Verve Records · POJJ-1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1998 | Verve Records · 517 067-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Digipak |
| 1998 | Verve Records · 517 067-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Digipak |
| 1998 | Verve Records · 517 067-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Digipak |
| 1999 | Verve Records · POCJ-2762 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 1999 | Verve Records · POCJ-2762 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2004 | Verve Records · UCCU-5246 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2006 | Verve Records · UCCU-9300 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2010 | Doxy · Dox835 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Jo Jones also plays on
Herb Ellis also plays on