MCA Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New York, N.Y. And Jazz In The Space Age
| Recorded | Sep 12, 1958 & Aug 1, 1960 |
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| Label | MCA Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 30 credited players |
| Discogs | master 453302 |
The record
Narrated cityscapes meet double-bass, double-drummer voicings on this big band statement, pushing 1950s arranging into unfamiliar territory. Bill Evans and Art Farmer solo inside charts that fuse composition and improvisation about as boldly as the era allowed.
Session personnel
- Hal McKusick — alto saxophone
- Walt Levinsky — alto saxophone
- Gene Allen — baritone saxophone
- Sol Schlinger — baritone saxophone
- George Duvivier — bass
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Don Lamond — drums
- Max Roach — drums
- Jim Buffington — french horn
- Barry Galbraith — guitar
- Howard Collins — guitar
- Bill Evans — piano
- Paul Bley — piano
- Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
- Benny Golson — tenor saxophone
- David Young — tenor saxophone
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Bob Brookmeyer — trombone
- David Baker — trombone
- Frank Rehak — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Thomas Mitchell — trombone
- Al Kiger — trumpet
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Doc Severinsen — trumpet
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Joe Ferrante — trumpet
- Joe Wilder — trumpet
- Marky Markowitz — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1973 | MCA Records · MCA2-4017 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1973 | MCA Records |
| 1973 | MCA Records · MAPD 7031 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | MCA Records · MAPS 7031 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | MCA Records · MCA2-4017 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold, Gloversville · gatefold |
| 1977 | MCA Records · MCA2-4017 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1977 | MCA Records · MCA2-4017 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue · gatefold |
| — | MCA Records · MCA2-4017 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue · gatefold |
Follow the players
Hal McKusick also plays on
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Gene Allen also plays on