Savoy Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
So Rare
| Recorded | Feb 12, 1947 & Jan 31, 1949 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1947 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 573683 |
The record
Savoy sides from a British transplant still fronting shifting rhythm sections, Chuck Wayne's guitar and Marjorie Hyams' vibes already tracing the voicings he'd soon patent. Cut before the quintet formula clicked, this is Shearing mid-experiment.
Session personnel
- Gene Ramey — bass
- Denzil Best — drums
- George Shearing — piano
- Curly Russell — bass
- Cozy Cole — drums
- John Levy — bass
- Chuck Wayne — guitar
- Marjorie Hyams — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1978 | Savoy Records · 1 C 056-61 625 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1978 | Savoy Records |
| 1990 | Vogue · 650141 — CD, Compilation |
| — | Savoy Records · 45-689 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
Follow the players
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