Reprise Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mavis
| Recorded | c. 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Reprise Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 504236 |
The record
A Samoan-born singer with a warm, unhurried swing, backed here by a West Coast big-band brain trust -- Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Mel Lewis -- stacked deep enough to include tuba and french horn for extra shading. Reprise's early-60s pop-jazz polish frames Rivers as a singer's singer, closer to Sinatra's easy phrasing than to belting torch style.
Session personnel
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone
- Bill Hood — baritone saxophone
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Vincent DeRosa — french horn
- Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
- Stu Williamson — trombone
- Al Porcino — trumpet
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
- Red Callender — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Reprise Records · R9-2002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Reprise Records — MONO |
| 1961 | Reprise Records · R-2002 — Vinyl, LP, Promo |
| 1961 | Reprise Records · R-2002 — Vinyl, LP, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Reprise Records · R-2002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Reprise Records · RSL 1702 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album |
| 2013 | Atlantic · WPCR-27496 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Reprise Records · 8122-79584-8 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Reprise Records · P-7717 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Reprise Records · P-7717 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
Follow the players
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