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Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Our Delight

Our Delight cover
RecordedSep 4, 1952 & May 25, 1953
LabelPrestige
Released1952
Personnel9 credited players

The record

Four bassists rotate through this Prestige session -- Mingus, Pettiford, Russell, Kotick -- while Wallington's economical piano frames a young Phil Woods and Donald Byrd finding their footing. A rare glimpse of bebop's next generation arriving mid-take.

Session personnel

  • Phil Woods — alto saxophone
  • Charles Mingus — bass
  • Curly Russell — bass
  • Oscar Pettiford — bass
  • Teddy Kotick — bass
  • Art Taylor — drums
  • Max Roach — drums
  • George Wallington — piano
  • Donald Byrd — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1980Prestige — STEREO

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