Xanadu Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New Horizons
| Recorded | Sep 28, 1977 |
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| Label | Xanadu Records |
| Released | 1977 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 693737 |
The record
Trio-plus-horn on this late-'70s Xanadu outing, Cecil McBee and Freddie Waits keeping the rhythm loose and springy under Mickey Tucker's percussive comping. The leader's alto pushes past straight bebop vocabulary into more personal harmonic territory.
Session personnel
- Charles Mcpherson — alto saxophone
- Cecil McBee — bass
- Freddie Waits — drums
- Mickey Tucker — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1978 | Xanadu Records · Xanadu 149 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1978 | Xanadu Records — STEREO |
| 1979 | Xanadu Records · ULX-96-T — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1979 | Xanadu Records · ULX-96-T — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
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