Jubilee · in the Kissa Kissa racks

A Date With Della Reese At Mr. Kelly's In Chicago

Della Reese

Recorded	c. 1958
Label	Jubilee
Catalog	JGM 1071
Released	1958
Personnel	4 credited players
Discogs	master 399843

The record

A live club date capturing Reese in supper-club mode, backed by a tight trio built around Chicago bassist John Frigo's swing. Jubilee's late-'50s document of a singer working a room, warm and unfussy before her bigger crossover fame took hold.

Session personnel

John Frigo — bass
Jack Noren — drums
Kirk Stuart — piano
Della Reese — vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.

1958	Jubilee · JLP-1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1958	Jubilee · JLP-1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1958	Jubilee · JLP-1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1958	Jubilee · JGST-1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1958	Jubilee · JLP-1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, COVER VARIANT
1959	Jubilee · 1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1960	Jubilee — MONO
1960	Jubilee · JGS 1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1960	Jubilee · JGS 1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2016	Jubilee · WPCR-29045 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, SHM-CD
—	Jubilee · JGS 1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Black And Silver Label
—	Jubilee · JLP-1071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
—	Jubilee · JG 1071 — Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Reissue
—	Jubilee · JGM 1071 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono