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The Jazz Workshop
| Recorded | Dec 24-31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 646252 |
The record
Cohn, McKusick, Byers, and Green anchor this December 1955 RCA date, where charts favor color and shading over flag-waving section blasts. The result stands as one of the era's sharper arranger-led statements.
Session personnel
- Hal McKusick — alto saxophone
- Sol Schlinger — baritone saxophone
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Hank Jones — piano
- Al Cohn — tenor saxophone
- Billy Byers — trombone
- Urbie Green — trombone
- Jimmy Nottingham — trumpet
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- Nick Travis — trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer — valve trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | RCA Victor · LPM-1211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | RCA · EPA 1211-1 — Vinyl, 7", EP, S1, Top Open · laminated sleeve |
| 1956 | RCA · EPA-763 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | RCA Victor · LPM-1211 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | RCA Victor · EPC-1211-2 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono |
| 1956 | RCA · EPB 1211 — Vinyl, 7", EP, Gatefold sleeve · gatefold |
| 1974 | RCA · RGP-1081 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1974 | RCA Camden · RGP-1081 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1998 | RCA Victor · 74321591572 — CD, Album |
| 2006 | Lone Hill Jazz · LHJ10250 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
| — | RCA |
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