Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Texas Twister
| Recorded | May 19-20, 1960 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 520710 |
The record
Riverside caught Wilkerson honking over a hard-bop frame, Nat Adderley's cornet weaving through a rhythm section that splits bass duties between Vinnegar and Jones. Recorded a couple years before his Blue Note run with Cannonball's brother in the fold.
Session personnel
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Sam Jones — bass
- Nat Adderley — cornet
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Barry Harris — piano
- Don Wilkerson — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 332 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 332 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No Inc · deep groove |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 1186 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 2000 | Riverside Records · VICJ-60500 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2001 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1950-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Riverside Records — STEREO |
| — | Riverside Records · RLP 1186 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Leroy Vinnegar also plays on
Sam Jones also plays on
Nat Adderley also plays on