Fresh Sound Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Carl Perkins Memorial
| Recorded | Nov 12, 1956 & Oct 21, 1957 |
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| Label | Fresh Sound Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 548468 |
The record
Curtis Counce, Herbie Mann, Harold Land and a rotating cast of drummers gathered for this Fresh Sound tribute, built around the pianist's understated blues touch. Recorded weeks before he died, it stands as Los Angeles jazz paying its respects in real time.
Session personnel
- Curtis Counce — bass
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Bill Douglass — drums
- Frank Butler — drums
- Tony Bazley — drums
- Herbie Mann — flute
- Carl Perkins — piano
- Harold Land — tenor saxophone
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1989 | Fresh Sound Records |
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