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Leapin' In London / Birdland Bounce

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Recorded1953
LabelBlue Note
Catalog1611
Released1953
Personnel13 credited players
Discogsmaster 1661954

The record

The credits list eleven players, with Dankworth arranging as well as taking the alto -- Ronnie Chamberlain on soprano and Victor Feldman on vibes alongside a front line of trumpet, trombone and clarinet, and Ronnie Scott in the tenor chair. Two sides on a Blue Note shellac 78, catalog 1611, dated 1953.

Tracks

  1. Leapin' In London
  2. Birdland Bounce

Session personnel

  • John Dankworth — Alto Saxophone, Leader [Uncredited]
  • John Dankworth — Arranged By
  • Charlie Short — Bass
  • Henry McKenzie — Clarinet
  • Jack Parnell — Drums
  • Ivor Mairants — Guitar
  • Ralph Sharon — Piano
  • Ronnie Chamberlain — Soprano Saxophone
  • Ronnie Scott — Tenor Saxophone
  • Gordon Langhorn — Trombone
  • Kenny Baker — Trumpet
  • Victor Feldman — Vibraphone [Vibes]
  • Johnny Dankworth's Cool Britons

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1953Blue Note · 1611 — Shellac 10" 78 RPM Reissue

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