Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mr. Swing
| Recorded | 1958 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 760372 |
The record
Freddie Green's guitar keeps Basie-tradition time on this Verve quartet date, Jimmy Forrest's tenor working in husky counterpoint to a spare, vocal-styled horn. The session settles into a riff-based groove with room to stretch.
Session personnel
- Joe Benjamin — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- Jimmy Forrest — tenor saxophone
- Harry Edison — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-8353 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-8353 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG VS-6118 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Barclay-Verve · 74044 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1990 | Verve Records — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 1990 | Verve Records · POJJ-1502 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Reissue |
| 1999 | Verve Records · 314 559 868-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Verve Records · V6-8353 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
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