Jazztone · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Jo Jones Special
| Recorded | Aug 1-16, 1955 |
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| Label | Jazztone |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 422244 |
The record
A reunion of Basie's rhythm section -- Page, Green, and Basie himself alongside Nat Pierce -- built around the drummer whose brushwork defined that band's swing. Thompson, Berry, and Bennie Green round out a horn front that keeps this Jazztone date rooted in the Kansas City lineage of easy, driving time-keeping.
Session personnel
- Walter Page — bass
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Count Basie — piano
- Nat Pierce — piano
- Lucky Thompson — tenor saxophone
- Bennie Green — trombone
- Emmett Berry — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Vanguard · VRS-8503 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Vanguard · PPL 11002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Vanguard · VRS-8503 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Jazztone |
| 1970 | Vanguard · SR(M)-3047 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1990 | Vanguard · KIJJ-2009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Fnac Music · 662132 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | Fresh Sound Records · FSR 1635 — CD, Compilation, Remastered |
| — | Vanguard · VY 501 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | Vanguard · K20P-6192 — Vinyl, LP, Album, OBI |
| — | Vanguard · VRS-8503 — Vinyl, LP |
Follow the players
Walter Page also plays on
Freddie Green also plays on
Count Basie also plays on