Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
How High The Moon
| Recorded | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 21 credited players |
| Discogs | master 367227 |
The record
A shifting lineup of bassists and drummers backs Jacquet through jump-blues grit and an unexpected bassoon turn, Cecil Payne's baritone thickening the bottom into something lush.
Session personnel
- Cecil Payne — baritone saxophone
- Ben Tucker — bass
- Buster Williams — bass
- Al Lucas — bass, electric bass
- Illinois Jacquet — bassoon
- Montego Joe — congas
- Al Foster — drums
- Alan Dawson — drums
- Jo Jones — drums
- Oliver Jackson — drums
- Billy Butler — guitar
- Tiny Grimes — guitar
- Wally Richardson — guitar
- Barry Harris — piano
- Milt Buckner — piano
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
- Matthew Gee — trombone
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- Russell Jacquet — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1975 | Prestige · P-24057 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Prestige |
| 1975 | Prestige · PR 24057 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered · gatefold |
| 1975 | Prestige · PP-2249 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1975 | Prestige · P-24057 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Remastered |
| 1984 | Prestige · 6130 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| — | Prestige · P-24057 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
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