SteepleChase · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Just Friends
| Recorded | Mar 19, 1978 |
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| Label | SteepleChase |
| Released | 1978 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1156296 |
The record
Reunited with Memphis countryman George Coleman on tenor, this SteepleChase session lets Mabern, Nasser, and Mosca push a straight hard-bop pulse while Smith's trumpet stays warm and patient throughout.
Session personnel
- Jamil Nasser — bass
- Ray Mosca — drums
- Harold Mabern — piano
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Louis Smith — trumpet, flugelhorn
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1978 | SteepleChase · RJ-7456 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1978 | SteepleChase — STEREO |
| 1978 | SteepleChase · SCS-1096 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | SteepleChase · SCS-1096 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | SteepleChase · SCCD 31096 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Think! Records · THCD-506 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
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