Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Maggie's Back In Town!!
| Recorded | Jun 26, 1961 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 308124 |
The record
Phineas Newborn Jr.'s dazzling touch lifts this 1961 West Coast reunion, Leroy Vinnegar and Shelly Manne locking in behind a trumpeter returning to the studio after years away. The whole date swings with the confidence of old friends picking up mid-conversation.
Session personnel
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Phineas Newborn Jr. — piano
- Howard McGhee — trumpet
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 18 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · M3596 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| — | Contemporary Records · S7596 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Deep Groove, Hollywood Pressing · deep groove |
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · S7596 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · M3596, M-3596 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1961 | Contemporary Records · S7596 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12303 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1962 | Contemporary Records · SCA 5030 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1964 | London Records · SLH 15 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Contemporary Records · LAX 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Contemporary Records · COP 044 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-693-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Hallmark Music & Entertainment · 717182 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2024 | Craft Recordings — STEREO |
| — | Contemporary Records · S7596 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Leroy Vinnegar also plays on
Shelly Manne also plays on
Phineas Newborn Jr. also plays on