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Congo Lament
| Recorded | Jan 20, 1962 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
The record
A rare frontline pairing puts Quebec's smoky tenor alongside Turrentine and Green's trombone, with Sonny Clark, Milt Hinton, and Blakey laying down a session that stayed vaulted for years before Blue Note gave it daylight.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Sonny Clark — piano
- Ike Quebec — tenor saxophone
- Stanley Turrentine — tenor saxophone
- Bennie Green — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1981 | Blue Note |
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