Prestige

Hard Cookin'

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Recorded	1965
Label	Prestige
Catalog	PRST 7342
Released	1965
Personnel	9 credited players
Discogs	master 1082071

The record

A compilation with a deep bench: Jackie McLean's alto and Frank Foster's tenor alongside Rouse, Donald Byrd on trumpet, and two pianists and two bassists across the credits -- Ray Bryant and Walter Davis Jr., Sam Jones and Wendell Marshall -- with Art Taylor on drums throughout the listing. Twelve tracks, 'Cubano Chant' and 'Straight No Chaser' among them. Prestige PRST 7342, 1965, stereo.

Tracks

Batland
CTA
Exhibit A
Cubano Chant
Off Minor
Well You Needn't
Rhythm A Ning
Little Chico
Cape Millie
Straight No Chaser
Fidel
Dacor

Session personnel

Jackie McLean — Alto Saxophone
Sam Jones — Bass
Wendell Marshall — Bass
Art Taylor — Drums
Ray Bryant — Piano
Walter Davis Jr. — Piano
Charlie Rouse — Tenor Saxophone
Frank Foster — Tenor Saxophone
Donald Byrd — Trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1965	Prestige · PR 7342 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · RVG stamp; gatefold
1965	Prestige · PR 7342 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo · RVG stamp; gatefold
1965	Prestige · PRST 7342 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold
1972	Prestige · PRT 7342 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold
1972	Prestige · PRT 7342 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold
1965	Prestige · PRST 7342 — Vinyl LP Compilation Stereo