EmArcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
John Williams Trio
| Recorded | Jun 15 & Oct 11, 1955 |
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| Label | EmArcy |
| Catalog | MG 36061 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 768082 |
The record
A mid-'50s trio date cut for EmArcy, cycling through a rotation of bassists and drummers behind Williams' clean, swinging piano lines. Solid, unfussy hard-bop-adjacent trio work from a pianist who spent much of his career as a first-call sideman.
Session personnel
- Bill Anthony — bass
- Chuck Andrus — bass
- Ernie Farrow — bass
- Dick Edie — drum
- Frank Isola — drum
- John Williams — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | EmArcy · MG-36061 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | EmArcy · MG-36061 — Vinyl, LP · deep groove |
| 1956 | EmArcy — MONO |
| 2011 | EmArcy · UCCU-9737 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| — | EmArcy · MG-36061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
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