Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Surging Ahead

| Recorded | Apr 1962 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 507757 |
The record
Three bassists and three drummers rotate through this Pacific Jazz session, giving a shifting rhythmic floor to the leader's crisp, Bud Powell-rooted attack. Small-group work, but the arranger's instincts show even here.
Session personnel
- Albert Stinson — bass
- Gary Peacock — bass
- Ralph Peña — bass
- Colin Bailey — drums
- Gene Stone — drums
- Larry Bunker — drums
- Clare Fischer — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1963 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 67 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1964 | Pacific Jazz · SMJ-7326 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 1964 | Pacific Jazz · SMJ-7326 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 1963 | Fontana · 688 133 ZL — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-67 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-67 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Red Vinyl |
| 1965 | Pacific Jazz — STEREO |
| 1965 | Fontana · 688 133 ZL — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | Fontana · TL 688133 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1990 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-5334 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 0067 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 2011 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-50135 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Pacific Jazz · UCCU-8173 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
Follow the players
Albert Stinson also plays on
Gary Peacock also plays on
Ralph Peña also plays on