MCA Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Hal McKusick Quintet Featuring Art Farmer
| Recorded | Feb 4-6, 1957 |
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| Label | MCA Records |
| Catalog | CRL 57131 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 868586 |
The record
Restraint carries this MCA quintet date, trumpet and clarinet lines passed back and forth while Costa's piano sharpens the changes beneath Hinton and Johnson. Nothing here reaches for heat -- the ensemble writing does the work instead.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Hal McKusick — clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
- Gus Johnson — drums
- Eddie Costa — piano
- Art Farmer — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Coral · CRL 57131 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Coral · CRL 57131 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1977 | MCA Records · MCA 510.175 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1983 | MCA Records |
| 1993 | Coral · MVJJ-30002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
Follow the players
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Gus Johnson also plays on
Eddie Costa also plays on