Capitol Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Porgy And Bess
| Recorded | 1958 |
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| Label | Capitol Records |
| Catalog | T 1175 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 856122 |
The record
Gershwin's score gets a small-group treatment for Capitol, Burrell's guitar weaving around Jones's blues-tinged lines while Hinton and Elvin Jones favor buoyancy over bombast. Real chamber-jazz discipline applied to a songbook date.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Elvin Jones — percussion
- Hank Jones — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1959 | Capitol Records · T 1175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Capitol Records — MONO |
| 1959 | Capitol Records · ST-1175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Capitol Records · T-1175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Capitol Records · T-1175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Capitol Records · T-1175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1980 | Capitol Records · ECJ-50055 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Capitol Records · ECJ-50055 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2003 | Capitol Records · TOCJ-9476 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2010 | Capitol Records · TOCJ-50011 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Capitol Catalog MKT (C92) — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR |
| — | Capitol Records · TTX 40.350 — Vinyl, LP |
| — | Capitol Records · 2LP-106 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
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