Savoy Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Kenny Clarke Meets The Detroit Jazzmen
| Recorded | Apr 30 & May 9, 1956 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 340548 |
The record
Flanagan, Burrell, Chambers and Adams -- Detroit's own -- convene under a bandleader whose bebop credentials needed no introduction by 1956. Savoy's tape captures the quintet favoring restraint, letting the tunes breathe rather than race.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Pepper Adams — saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1977 | Savoy Records · SJL 1111 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1977 | Savoy Records |
| 1978 | Savoy Records · 10 C 062.060 491 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1984 | Savoy Jazz · WL70515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Vogue · 650143 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Savoy Jazz · COCY78-172 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Savoy Records · SJL 1111 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Kenny Clarke also plays on
Kenny Burrell also plays on