World Pacific Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Blowin' Country
| Recorded | Nov 1, 1956 & Feb 19, 1958 |
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| Label | World Pacific Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 704772 |
The record
Bob Cooper's oboe and bass clarinet give this late-1956 date an unusually woody grain against reeds and flute up top. Claude Williamson and Howard Roberts keep the swing loose, a solid document of the label's small-group approach.
Session personnel
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Don Prell — bass
- Chuck Flores — drums
- Howard Roberts — guitar
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Bob Cooper — tenor saxophone, oboe, bass clarinet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1992 | World Pacific Records · PJ-1277 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | World Pacific Records — MONO |
| 1998 | World Pacific Records · CDP 7243 4 94846 2 7 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
Follow the players
Bud Shank also plays on
Don Prell also plays on
Chuck Flores also plays on