Prestige

King Pleasure Sings

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Recorded	1954
Label	Prestige
Catalog	LP 208
Released	1954
Personnel	16 credited players
Discogs	master 1656256

The record

The credit list is the draw: Betty Carter, Jon Hendricks, the Dave Lambert Singers and the Three Riffs all carry vocal credits alongside King Pleasure, with Lucky Thompson and Charlie Ferguson on tenors, John Lewis (2), Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke behind them, and Quincy Jones conducting. Rudy Van Gelder mastered it, and David X. Young is credited with both the cover photograph and its design. Prestige LP 208, 1954.

Tracks

Red Top
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
Sometimes I'm Happy
This Is Always
Parker's Mood
What Can I Say Dear After I Say I'm Sorry
Don't Get Scared
I'm Gone

Session personnel

Percy Heath — Bass
Quincy Jones — Conductor
Kenny Clarke — Drums
Rudy Van Gelder — Lacquer Cut By
Ira Gitler — Liner Notes
Rudy Van Gelder — Mastered By
David X. Young — Photography By, Design [Cover]
John Lewis (2) — Piano
Charlie Ferguson — Tenor Saxophone
Lucky Thompson — Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Lewis (4) — Trumpet
Betty Carter — Vocals
Dave Lambert Singers — Vocals
Jon Hendricks — Vocals
Three Riffs — Vocals
King Pleasure

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1954	Prestige · LP 208 — Vinyl LP 10" Mono earliest on file
1956	Esquire · 20-066 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono
1958	Metronome · MEP 442 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP