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| Recorded | Oct 1973 |
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| Label | London Records |
| Released | 1973 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 271395 |
The record
Bob Cranshaw's electric and acoustic bass thicken the groove on this 1973 London session, cut near the end of Garner's run for the label. His phrasing still hangs back of the beat, playful and full-bodied as ever.
Session personnel
- Bob Cranshaw — bass [fender and acoustical]
- Jose Mangual — congas
- Norman Gold — organ
- Grady Tate — percussion
- Erroll Garner — piano
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 19 pressings on file.
| 1974 | London Records · APS 640 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, W - Waddell Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1974 | London Records |
| 1974 | Pye International · NSPL 28213 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1974 | Barclay · 80 527 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1974 | MPS Records · 21 29195-2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | MPS Records · 21 29195-2 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1974 | London Records · APS 640 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1974 | London Records · APS 640 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | London Records · APS 640 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing |
| 1974 | MPS Records · 21 39195-2 — Cassette, Album, Stereo, CrO2, Dolby |
| 1974 | London Records · 0 8640 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album |
| 1974 | MPS Records · 5C 064D-99440 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1975 | Philips · 6316 037 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | MPS Records · 5C 064D-99440 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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