Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Volume Three
| Recorded | Jul 22, 1952 & Oct 20, 1953 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1952 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 413544 |
The record
Percussion runs deep on this Hermosa Beach date, with Manne, Levey, and Max Roach cycling through the drum chair behind Geller and Shank's alto work. Cut in 1952, it catches the Lighthouse crowd still sorting out how loose this new California sound could get.
Session personnel
- Herb Geller — alto saxophone
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Howard Rumsey — bass
- Jack Costanzo — bongos
- Carlos Vidal — congas
- Max Roach — drums
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Stan Levey — drums
- Bob Cooper — oboe, tenor saxophone
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Frank Patchen — piano
- Jimmy Giuffre — tenor saxophone
- Frank Rosolino — trombone
- Milt Bernhart — trombone
- Rolf Ericson — trumpet
- Shorty Rogers — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Contemporary Records · C-3508 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Contemporary Records — MONO |
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12182 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-266 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-266-2 — CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-266-2 — CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
Follow the players
Herb Geller also plays on
Bud Shank also plays on
Howard Rumsey also plays on