EmArcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Clifford Brown All Stars

Recorded	Aug 11, 1954
Label	EmArcy
Released	1954
Personnel	7 credited players
Discogs	master 259332

The record

Two altos square off across this EmArcy date, Geller and Maini trading lines over Roach's crackling drums while Brown's trumpet cuts clean through the crowd of horns. Recorded during his brief mid-'50s run, it's hard bop stretching its legs on the coast.

Session personnel

Herb Geller — alto saxophone
Joe Maini — alto saxophone
Curtis Counce — bass
Max Roach — drums
Kenny Drew — piano
Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
Clifford Brown — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 30 pressings on file.

1957	EmArcy · MG 36102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove
—	EmArcy · MG 36102 — Vinyl, LP, Deep Groove · deep groove
1959	Mercury · 7170 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1967	Mercury · SM-7254(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1970	Mercury International · 134 598 MFY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1971	Mercury · 15PJ-2009(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1974	Mercury · SFX-7317 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1974	EmArcy · BT-1322 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono
1974	EmArcy · SFX-7317 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono, OBI
1975	TRIP · TLP-5550 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono
1978	Mercury · SFX-10573(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1982	EmArcy — MONO
1983	EmArcy · 195J-13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1983	EmArcy · 195J-13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono