Xanadu Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Beautiful!
| Recorded | Aug 12, 1975 |
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| Label | Xanadu Records |
| Released | 1975 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 816580 |
The record
Xanadu's mid-'70s bebop revival finds Duke Jordan's chords and Sam Jones's woody bass framing an alto voice grown past its Bird-schooling into something distinctly its own. Lyrical and unhurried, the quartet ignores whatever fusion was doing elsewhere that year.
Session personnel
- Charles McPherson — alto saxophone
- Sam Jones — bass
- Leroy Williams — drums
- Duke Jordan — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1975 | Xanadu Records · Xanadu 115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Xanadu Records · JX. 6605 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1978 | Xanadu Records · ULX.84-T — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Xanadu Records · Xanadu 115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Xanadu Records — STEREO |
| 1982 | Xanadu Records · YS-7104-DU — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Xanadu Records · XCD 1230 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1996 | Xanadu Records · TRCB 71514 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1998 | Xanadu Records · TKCB-71514 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve |
| 2016 | Elemental Music · 906083 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
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