HiFi Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At The Monterey Jazz Festival
| Recorded | Oct 2, 1959 |
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| Label | HiFi Jazz |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 659139 |
The record
Live at the '59 Monterey fest, Witherspoon holds his own amid a murderers' row of swing veterans -- Hawkins, Webster, Eldridge, Hines. A joyous collision of blues and mainstream jazz, cut for the small HiFi label.
Session personnel
- Woody Herman — alto saxophone
- Vernon Alley — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Earl Hines — piano
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
- Jimmy Witherspoon — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | HiFi Jazz · J421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | HiFi Jazz — MONO |
| 1959 | HiFi Jazz · J421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | HiFi Jazz · J421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | HiFi Jazz · J421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Vogue Productions · EPV 1270 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1975 | Columbia · YW-7532-EV — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | HiFi Jazz · J421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Affinity · AFF 182 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Affinity · AFF 182 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2017 | Vinyl Lovers (3) · 6785489 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 180 Gram |
| — | HiFi Jazz · J421 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| — | Joc · 30 FS 103 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Woody Herman also plays on
Vernon Alley also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on