Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Blue Pyramid
| Recorded | Nov 19, 1965 & Jan 17, 1966 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 304206 |
The record
Fender bass and clarinet trade places with the usual horns here, Billy Butler's guitar adding a backbeat snap under that alto's easy phrasing. A fall 1965 date leaning toward blues over ballroom sheen.
Session personnel
- Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone
- Bob Bushnell — bass [fender]
- Jimmy Hamilton — clarinet
- Herbie Lovelle — drums
- Joe Marshall — drums
- Johnny Hodges, Jr. — drums
- Billy Butler — guitar
- Wild Bill Davis — organ
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- Lawrence Brown — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Verve Records · V-8635 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Verve Records · V6-8635 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1966 | Verve Records · SVLP 9157 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Verve Records · V6-8635 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Verve Records · VLP 9157 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1966 | Verve Records · V-6 8635 GU — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1966 | Verve Records · V-8635 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Verve Records · V-6 8635 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | Verve Records · 2304227 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Verve Records · 3113 162 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · V6-8635 GU — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Verve Records · 2332 070 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · VMLP-14078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Johnny Hodges also plays on
Bob Bushnell also plays on
Jimmy Hamilton also plays on