Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Four!
| Recorded | Jan 27, 1958 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 407549 |
The record
A tight West Coast summit from early '58, Hawes' bright, bop-fluent piano set against Kessel's guitar and the airtight Mitchell-Manne rhythm section. Four voices trading ideas with the easy precision that made this quartet's Contemporary sessions so prized.
Session personnel
- Red Mitchell — bass, featuring
- Shelly Manne — drums, featuring
- Barney Kessel — guitar, featuring
- Hampton Hawes — piano, featuring
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 23 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · C 3553 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12195 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Stereo Records (4) · S7026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Vogue Records · C.3553 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Stereo Records (4) · S7026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12195 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1965 | Contemporary Records · Sh 3055 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Contemporary Records · LAX 3135 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Contemporary Records · S7553 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-165 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Contemporary Records · COP 022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1986 | Contemporary Records · COP 022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-165-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1988 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-165-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Red Mitchell also plays on
Shelly Manne also plays on
Barney Kessel also plays on