Jazztone · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Early Modern
| Recorded | Apr 10, 1949 & May 31, 1951 |
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| Label | Jazztone |
| Released | 1949 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 737278 |
The record
A trombone summit cut right as bebop's cool undertow was setting in, with Sonny Stitt and Gerry Mulligan sitting alongside a rotating rhythm section that includes Mingus, Max Roach, and Horace Silver. The shifting personnel across sides makes this less a band date than a snapshot of New York's modern jazz talent pool circa 1949.
Session personnel
- Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Curly Russell — bass
- Jack Lesberg — bass
- Don Lamond — drums
- Jo Jones — drums
- Max Roach — drums
- Sid Cooper — flute, tenor saxophone
- Don Elliott — mellophone
- George Wallington — piano
- Horace Silver — piano
- Lou Stein — piano
- Brew Moore — tenor saxophone
- George Berg — tenor saxophone
- Kai Winding — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Jazztone (2) · J-1263 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Jazztone |
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