Mainstream Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Award Winner
| Recorded | May 8 & Aug 12, 1954 |
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| Label | Mainstream Records |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 694787 |
The record
Recorded for Savoy in 1954 before Mainstream reissued it, this sextet date puts Pettiford's bass and Osie Johnson's brushes under Wess's flute, with Coker and Wilder rounding out the horns. Jazz flute finding mainstream footing right alongside Basie's own band.
Session personnel
- Oscar Pettiford — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Frank Wess — flute
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- Henry Coker — trombone
- Joe Wilder — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1964 | Mainstream Records · 56033 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1964 | Mainstream Records — STEREO |
| 1964 | Mainstream Records · 56033 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono |
| 1966 | Fontana · TL 5291 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 2017 | Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-45232 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Mainstream Records · YS-2058-MSD — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
Follow the players
Oscar Pettiford also plays on
Osie Johnson also plays on
Frank Wess also plays on