Roulette · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Joe Newman With Woodwinds
| Recorded | May 6-7, 1958 |
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| Label | Roulette |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 480131 |
The record
Basie section-mates Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, and Marshall Royal join Newman here, but the real hook is that reed-heavy woodwind choir -- flutes, clarinets, oboe, bass clarinet -- cushioning his trumpet in unusually soft, close-voiced arrangements for a late-50s Roulette date.
Session personnel
- Marshall Royal — alto saxophone, clarinet
- Charlie Fowlkes — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Ed Shaughnessy — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- George Berg — tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Frank Wess — tenor saxophone, flute
- Gerald Sanfino — tenor saxophone, flute
- Romeo Penque — tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Joe Newman — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1958 | Roulette · SR-52014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Roulette — MONO |
| 1958 | Roulette · SR-52014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Columbia · 33SX 1143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Roulette · SR-52014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Sonet · SXP 3052 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| — | Roulette · R-52014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
Follow the players
Marshall Royal also plays on
Charlie Fowlkes also plays on
Eddie Jones also plays on