Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Southern Comfort

Recorded	Mar 22, 1962
Label	Prestige
Catalog	PR 7231
Released	1962
Personnel	8 credited players
Discogs	master 463832

The record

A 1962 Prestige date built on the reed-and-flute pairing of Wess and Oliver Nelson, with Barretto's congas warming the groove and Flanagan supplying his usual understated swing. Sturdy Sixties soul-jazz from a band that reads like a who's who of New York session players.

Session personnel

George Barrow — baritone saxophone
George Duvivier — bass
Ray Barretto — congas
Osie Johnson — drums
Frank Wess — flute
Tommy Flanagan — piano
Oliver Nelson — tenor saxophone
Al Aarons — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1962	Prestige · PR 7231 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp
1962	Prestige · PR 7231 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Status Records (2) · ST 7231 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Prestige · PR 7231 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
2008	Prestige · UCCO-9471 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
2012	Prestige · UCCO-90107 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
—	Prestige — MONO
—	Prestige · PR 7231 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo