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Volume 4, Oboe/Flute

Volume 4, Oboe/Flute cover
RecordedFeb 25, 1954 & Sep 25, 1956
LabelVogue Records
Released1954
Personnel8 credited players
Discogsmaster 343026

The record

Oboe and English horn from Bob Cooper wind through Shank and Collette's flute lines, pulling this session toward chamber textures rare for the Lighthouse book. Max Roach and Stan Levey split drum duties, an unusual pairing inside Rumsey's mid-'50s run.

Session personnel

  • Howard Rumsey — bass
  • Max Roach — drums
  • Stan Levey — drums
  • Bud Shank — flute, alto flute
  • Buddy Collette — flute, alto flute
  • Bob Cooper — oboe, english horn
  • Claude Williamson — piano
  • Sonny Clark — piano

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Vogue Records · LAC.12146 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1984Original Jazz Classics — MONO
1991Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-154-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-154-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Follow the players

Howard Rumsey also plays on

Max Roach also plays on

Stan Levey also plays on

Bud Shank also plays on