Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The King!
| Recorded | Aug 20, 1968 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7597 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1121504 |
The record
Milt Buckner's piano and Jo Jones' brushes swing hard behind Joe Newman's trumpet and Billy Butler's bar-walk guitar, proof this Prestige date had lost none of its bite.
Session personnel
- Al Lucas — bass
- Montego Joe — congas
- Jo Jones — drums
- Billy Butler — guitar
- Milt Buckner — piano
- Illinois Jacquet — tenor saxophone
- Joe Newman — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7597 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1969 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1980 | Freedom · 511013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Prestige · OJCCD-849-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Prestige · OJCCD-849-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Al Lucas also plays on
Montego Joe also plays on
Jo Jones also plays on
Billy Butler also plays on