Vik · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New Formulas From The Jazz Lab
| Recorded | Jul 30 & Aug 1, 1957 |
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| Label | Vik |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 787348 |
The record
Hank Jones brings harmonic clarity to this Byrd-Gryce quintet outing, the Chambers-Taylor rhythm team keeping everything precise and swinging. Cut for Vik, RCA's short-lived budget imprint, it's a quietly sharp entry in the pair's ongoing arranging partnership.
Session personnel
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Hank Jones — piano
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1972 | RCA · RCA-6015(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1976 | RCA · RGP-1163(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | RCA · PL 43698 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1996 | Vik — MONO |
| 2015 | RCA · SICJ 26 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
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