Xanadu Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Homage
| Recorded | Sep 5, 1959 |
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| Label | Xanadu Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1294175 |
The record
Xanadu pulled this one from the vault years later, catching Auld's broad-shouldered tenor alongside Lou Levy's piano and Larry Bunker's shimmer on vibes. Fagerquist's trumpet and Vinnegar's bass lock down a set closer to swing's roots than to cool detachment.
Session personnel
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Howard Roberts — guitar
- Lou Levy — piano
- Georgie Auld — tenor saxophone
- Don Fagerquist — trumpet
- Larry Bunker — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1982 | Xanadu Records · YS-7128-DU — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1982 | Xanadu Records — MONO |
| 1994 | Xanadu Records · XCD 1226 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Leroy Vinnegar also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on
Howard Roberts also plays on