Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The New Continent
| Recorded | Sep 1962 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 27 credited players |
| Discogs | master 171419 |
The record
Schifrin's writing surrounds Gillespie's horn with French horns and a stacked percussion section, building a suite that reaches past bebop toward something closer to film scoring. An overlooked stretch of the Mercury years, worth revisiting for the arranging alone.
Session personnel
- Buddy Clark — bass
- Chris White — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Rudy Collins — drums
- Lucky Thompson — french horn
- Luis Kant — french horn
- Stewart Rensey — french horn
- Al Hendrickson — guitar
- Emil Richards — percussion
- Francisco Aguabella — percussion
- Larry Bunker — percussion
- Lalo Schifrin — piano, written-by, arranged by
- Bill Hood — reeds
- Bill Perkins — reeds
- Charlie Kennedy — reeds
- James Moody — reeds
- Phil Woods — reeds
- Bob Edmondson — trombone
- Frank Rosolino — trombone
- Kenny Shroyer — trombone
- Mike Barone — trombone
- Al Porcino — trumpet
- Conte Candoli — trumpet
- Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
- Ray Triscari — trumpet
- Stu Williamson — trumpet
- Red Callender — tuba
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 15 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Limelight · LM 82022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1965 | Limelight · LS 86022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1965 | Mercury · SMX-7031 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold with booklet · gatefold |
| 1965 | Limelight · LS 86022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1965 | Limelight · LML 210021 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1966 | Limelight · LC8 86022 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Mercury — STEREO |
| 1978 | Mercury · SFX-10575 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | Limelight · UCCM-9097 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2010 | Jazz Collectors · JC 430 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Phoenix Records (15) · 131596 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Trip · TLP-5584 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| — | Limelight · LCR-4-65201 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
| — | Limelight · LS 86022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold |
Follow the players
Buddy Clark also plays on
Chris White also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on