Norgran Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Artistry Of Buddy DeFranco
| Recorded | Aug 9, 1954 |
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| Label | Norgran Records |
| Catalog | MGN-1012 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 611360 |
The record
Norman Granz put this quartet together for Norgran, teaming DeFranco with a young Sonny Clark whose comping already points toward the harmonic ideas he'd develop later that decade. Compact, swinging small-group jazz built around a horn few bandleaders still featured.
Session personnel
- Eugene Wright — bass
- Buddy DeFranco — clarinet
- Bobby White — drums
- Sonny Clark — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1954 | Clef Records · MGN-1012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1954 | Norgran Records |
| 1998 | PolyGram · POCJ-2607 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2010 | Verve Records · UCCV-9432 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2021 | Verve Records · UCCU-8211 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Norgran Records · EP N-74 — Vinyl, 7" |
| — | Norgran Records · EP N-75 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| — | Clef Records · EP N-74 — Vinyl, 7" |
| — | Clef Records · MGN-1012 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
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