Smash Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Feel Real
| Recorded | Oct 1962 |
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| Label | Smash Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 870870 |
The record
A blind Chicago organist barely documented on wax, backed by a lean guitar-flute-drums lineup that leans soulful rather than showy. Smash's brief flirtation with the Hammond groove circuit, cut in '62 when the organ combo sound was still finding its jazz-club footing.
Session personnel
- Charles Crosby — drums
- George Cook — drums
- Mose Fowler — guitar
- Eddie Baccus — organ
- Theoshis Tannis — flute
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1963 | Smash Records (4) · MGS-27029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Smash Records (4) · SRS-67029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Smash Records (4) · SRS 67029 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Stereo |
| 1963 | Smash Records (4) · MGS 27029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 2002 | Smash Records (4) · PHCE-6002 — CD |
| — | Smash Records — STEREO |
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