Pausa Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Jimmy Giuffre

Recorded	Feb 19 & Apr 15, 1954
Label	Pausa Records
Released	1954
Personnel	9 credited players
Discogs	master 559442

The record

Cut in early 1954 with Shank, Rogers, and Manne on hand, this session leans on Giuffre's arranging instincts and thick reed voicings to build a cool, unhurried swing.

Session personnel

Bud Shank — alto saxophone
Curtis Counce — bass
Ralph Peña — bass
Shelly Manne — drums
Shorty Rogers — flugelhorn
Russ Freeman — piano
Jimmy Giuffre — tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone
Bob Enevoldsen — trombone, bass
Jack Sheldon — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.

1954	Capitol Records · H 549 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file
1955	Capitol Records · T 549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove
1958	Capitol Records · T 549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove
1954	Capitol Records · H 549 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono
1955	Capitol Records · T 549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Scranton Pressing
1955	Capitol Records · LC 6699 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono
1955	Capitol Records · EBF 549 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, Gatefold · gatefold
1955	Capitol Records · T 549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Los Angeles Pressing
1955	Capitol Records · EBF 549 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, Gatefold · gatefold
1970	Fratelli Fabbri Editori · SdMJ-065 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1985	Pausa Records — MONO
1988	Musica Jazz · 2MJP 1057 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation
2002	Capitol Records · TOCJ-66152 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2002	Capitol Records · TOCJ-66152 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve