MGM Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At The Montreux Jazz Festival
| Recorded | Jun 1969 |
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| Label | MGM Records |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 326571 |
The record
Recorded live during his Paris years, this MGM set catches the quartet stretching past straight bebop toward modal and freer terrain, Gruntz's piano pushing hard from underneath. Texier and Humair give the whole thing a distinctly European lean.
Session personnel
- Henri Texier — bass
- Daniel Humair — drums
- George Gruntz — piano
- Phil Woods — saxophone [alto]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1970 | MGM Records · SE 4695 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1970 | MGM Records |
| 1970 | MGM Records · 2315 009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | MGM Records · SE 4695 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1970 | MGM Records · 2315 009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, White Label |
| 1971 | MGM Records · SMGL 50.023 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1973 | MGM Records · MM 2053 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0077 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | Verve Records · 440 065 512-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | Verve Records · 065 512-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | Verve Records · UCCV-9612 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, SHM-CD |
| — | MGM Records · SE 4695 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | Limited Edition (6) — CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release |
Follow the players
Henri Texier also plays on
Daniel Humair also plays on