Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Good Pickin's
| Recorded | Mar 1959 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 448802 |
The record
Verve's 1959 pairing of Roberts with Pete Jolly, Red Mitchell, and Stan Levey keeps the mood loose, Bill Holman's tenor stepping in for horn color while the guitar carries the melodic weight in clean, unhurried lines.
Session personnel
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Stan Levey — drums
- Howard Roberts — guitar
- Pete Jolly — piano
- Bill Holman — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8305 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| — | Verve Records · V-8305 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove |
| 1960 | Karusell · KEP 372 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono |
| 1960 | His Master's Voice · 7EG 8550 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono |
| 1980 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1983 | Verve Records · 2304 459 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Verve Records · POCJ-2755 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 1999 | Verve Records · POCJ-2755 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Jewel Case |
| 2006 | Verve Records · B0005931-02 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2006 | Verve Records · 0602498880241 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2006 | Verve Records · 0602498880241 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2006 | Not On Label — File, MP3, Album, Reissue |
| 2006 | Verve Reissues (2) — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz |
| 2021 | Verve Records · UCCU-8202 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Mono |
Follow the players
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