Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
You Better Believe It!
| Recorded | Sep 9-30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1961 |
| Discogs | master 347047 |
The record
Recorded over three September days in 1961, this set catches the orchestra in razor-sharp form, brass voicings stacked with Ellingtonian nerve and modernist bite. The band swings hard without ever losing its architecture.
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 20 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Fontana · 888 101 ZY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Red |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · PS 34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · ST-34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · PJ 34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Fontana · 688 101 ZL — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Pacific Jazz · B6206 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1981 | Pacific Jazz · LN-10097 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Pacific Jazz — STEREO |
| — | Fontana · 688 101 ZL — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | World Pacific Records · SMJ-7091 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| — | Pacific Jazz · PJ 34 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |