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Cross Section-Saxes

Recorded	Mar 25 & Apr 7, 1958
Label	MCA Records
Released	1958
Personnel	11 credited players
Discogs	master 884315

The record

Months before Kind of Blue, Bill Evans sat in on this reed-heavy session, McKusick building a thick sax section around Cameron's baritone and two tenors. A rare two-bass lineup, Chambers alongside Hinton, gives the arrangements real low-end weight.

Session personnel

Hal McKusick — alto saxophone
Jay Cameron — baritone saxophone
Paul Chambers — bass
Connie Kay — drums
Bill Evans — piano
Dick Hafer — tenor saxophone
Frank Socolow — tenor saxophone
Milt Hinton — bass
Charlie Persip — drums
Barry Galbraith — guitar
Art Farmer — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1958	Decca · DL 9209 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove
1958	Decca · DL 9209 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Deep groove · deep groove
1958	Decca · DL 79209 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1958	Decca · DL 9209 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono
1978	MCA Records · M.C.A. 510 186 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
2004	Decca · UCCC-9104 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
—	MCA Records — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION
—	Decca · MVJJ-30003 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo