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Trip · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Moods

Moods cover
RecordedNov 4-22, 1954
LabelTrip
Released1954
Personnel13 credited players
Discogsmaster 549102

The record

Herbie Mann and Sam Most bring flute textures into the mix while Manny Oquendo and Tommy Lopez, Sr. loosen the pulse with congas and bongos on this November 1954 session. Quinichette floats his tone over the Latin-inflected rhythm section, more interested in color than heat.

Session personnel

  • Al Hall — bass
  • Paul Chambers — bass
  • Manny Oquendo — bongos
  • Tommy Lopez, Sr. — congas
  • Harold Wing — drums
  • Herbie Mann — flute
  • Sam Most — flute
  • Barry Galbraith — guitar
  • Jimmy Jones — piano
  • Sir Charles Thompson — piano
  • Jerome Darr — rhythm guitar, guitar [solo]
  • Paul Quinichette — tenor saxophone
  • Willie Rodriguez — timbales

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1955EmArcy · MG 36003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1954EmArcy · EP-1-6093 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1955EmArcy · MG-36003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1975Trip
1975Trip · TLP-5579 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1992EmArcy · DMJ-5038 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono
Mercury · MG-36003 — Vinyl, LP, Album
Mercury · MG 36003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono

Follow the players

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Tommy Lopez, Sr. also plays on