Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Velvet Soul
| Recorded | Jun 17, 1960 & Sep 5, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7320 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 529389 |
The record
Frank Wess joins for a double-tenor session in 1960, the two horns swapping heated phrases over a shifting cast of bassists and drummers. Waldron's comping keeps the whole thing settled and unhurried.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Johnny Hammond — organ
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Frank Wess — tenor saxophone
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Oliver Nelson — alto saxophone
- Robert Ashton — baritone saxophone
- Bill English — drums
- Richard Wyands — piano
- George Barrow — tenor saxophone
- Red Holloway — tenor saxophone
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Hobart Dotson — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1964 | Prestige — MONO |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRST 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Microgroove |
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRST 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PRT 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Prestige · PR 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Prestige · PR 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Prestige · PRT 7320 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Doug Watkins also plays on
Wendell Marshall also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on