Fantasy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tjader Plays Tjazz
| Recorded | Dec 4, 1954 & Jun 6, 1955 |
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| Label | Fantasy |
| Catalog | 3-211 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 508180 |
The record
Sonny Clark's crisp comping and Brew Moore's tenor set the tone here, cut in December 1954 just before the leader's turn toward clave. A bop snapshot of the player he'd been before mambo took hold.
Session personnel
- Al McKibbon — bass
- Eugene Wright — bass
- Bobby White — drums
- Cal Tjader — drums
- Eddie Duran — guitar
- Sonny Clark — piano
- Brew Moore — tenor saxophone
- Bob Collins — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3-211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1956 | Fantasy · 3-211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red Translucent |
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3-211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3-211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Black Vinyl Red Label |
| 1959 | Fantasy — MONO |
| 1962 | Fantasy · 8097 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Blue Translucent |
| 1998 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-988-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2006 | Original Jazz Classics · 00025218698825 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Fantasy · 3278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Fantasy · 8097 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Rave (4) · RMG. 1104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Fantasy · 8097 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Fantasy · 3-211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Fantasy · 8097 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
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