Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Boss
| Recorded | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 33210 |
The record
Two guitarists trading lines behind Smith's Hammond gives this date a thicker, funkier weave than his earlier Blue Note trio sides -- Benson's presence a preview of his own soon-to-bloom solo career. Late-'60s Verve grease, built for nodding heads and low light.
Session personnel
- Donald Bailey — drums
- George Benson — guitar
- Nathen Page — guitar
- Jimmy Smith — organ
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 28 pressings on file.
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1969 | Verve Records — STEREO |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1969 | Verve Records · SVLP 9247 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1969 | Verve Records · SVL 52.020 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1969 | Verve Records · 912 244 — Cassette, Album |
| 1969 | Verve Records · V6-8770 — Vinyl, LP, Purple Letters |
Follow the players
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