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The Rosolino Connection

The Rosolino Connection cover
RecordedMay 1956
LabelAffinity
Released1956
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 322279

The record

Sonny Clark sits at the piano on this 1956 quartet session, already showing the touch that would make his name at Blue Note within a couple of years. Rosolino bends bebop's speed into something wry and personal, with Levey and Middlebrooks keeping the pace brisk.

Session personnel

  • Wilfred Middlebrooks — bass
  • Stan Levey — drums
  • Sonny Clark — piano
  • Frank Rosolino — trombone

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1984Affinity

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