New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Lem's Beat
| Recorded | Apr 19, 1960 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJLP 8239 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 779083 |
The record
Vibraphonist Lem Winchester leads a sextet with Oliver Nelson's tenor lending sharp, blues-rooted arranging sense, a snapshot of the vibes-and-horn hard bop Prestige favored circa 1960. Winchester's career would be tragically short, making this session a valuable document of his fluent, mallet-precise swing.
Session personnel
- Curtis Peagler — alto saxophone
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Billy Brown — piano
- Roy Johnson — piano
- Oliver Nelson — tenor saxophone
- Lem Winchester — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | New Jazz · NJLP 8239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Metronome · MEP 9054 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Esquire · 32-152 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1964 | New Jazz · NJLP 8239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1785-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1785-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1993 | Prestige |
| 2013 | Prestige · UCCO-5386 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1785-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Metronome · MEP 9054 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo |
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