Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Spirit Of '67
| Recorded | Feb 1967 |
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| Label | Impulse! |
| Released | 1967 |
| Discogs | master 758402 |
The record
A late-career left turn for the veteran clarinetist, cut for Impulse! just as the label was deep into its avant-garde phase -- Russell's woody, serpentine phrasing pushed into surprisingly modern company. Proof that the old New York hot-jazz voice could still bend without breaking.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1967 | Impulse! · AS-9147 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9147 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono · gatefold |
| 1968 | Impulse! — STEREO |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-9147 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1998 | Impulse! · MVCJ-19137 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Sparton Impulse! Records · A 9147 S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Impulse! · AS-9147 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |