New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The New York Scene
| Recorded | Mar 1, 1957 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJLP 8207 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 590969 |
The record
Sharp unison lines from Woods and Byrd drive this hard-bop date, with Wallington's terse comping and Kotick and Stabulas keeping the pulse tight. One of his final leader sessions before he stepped away from the jazz world altogether.
Session personnel
- Phil Woods — alto saxophone
- Teddy Kotick — bass
- Nick Stabulas — drums
- George Wallington — piano
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1959 | New Jazz · NJLP 8207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Metronome · MEP 485 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Esquire · 32-132 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Prestige — MONO |
| 1972 | Prestige · PJ-16(8207) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | New Jazz · 8207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | New Jazz · SMJ-6609(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | New Jazz · VIJ-240 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1805-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1992 | New Jazz · VICJ-23751 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1992 | New Jazz · WWLJ-7060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1996 | New Jazz · VICJ-2106 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1999 | Prestige · VICJ-60434 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | New Jazz · VICJ-41638 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Papersleeve, K2 |
Follow the players
Phil Woods also plays on
Teddy Kotick also plays on
Nick Stabulas also plays on