Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
I Swing For You
| Recorded | Oct 1957 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 506181 |
The record
Bass trumpet from Kenny Shroyer gives this Mercury session an unusual low end, paired against Bill Perkins and Steve Perlow's saxophones. Lou Levy's comping loosens the arrangements, a late-'50s octet built on color as much as swing.
Session personnel
- Lennie Niehaus — alto saxophone
- Steve Perlow — baritone saxophone
- Red Kelly — bass
- Kenny Shroyer — bass trumpet
- Jerry McKenzie — drums
- Lou Levy — piano
- Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
- Ed Leddy — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | EmArcy · MG 36118 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Mercury Emarcy Jazz · YEP9502 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | Mercury — STEREO |
| 1987 | EmArcy · SJ-19610 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2006 | Lone Hill Jazz · LHJ10241 — CD, Compilation |
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