ABC Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Greek Cooking
| Recorded | Jan 31 & Feb 1, 1967 |
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| Label | ABC Impulse! |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 414464 |
The record
Impulse! drops the bebop altoist into accordion, dumbeg, and clarinet territory here, chasing Mediterranean folk grooves instead of swing. Under the novelty arrangements, the phrasing stays recognizably his own.
Session personnel
- William Costa — accordion [accordian]
- Phil Woods — alto saxophone
- Chet Amsterdam — bass [fender]
- Souren Baronian — clarinet
- Bill Lavorgna — drums
- John Yalenezian — drums [dumbeg]
- Stuart Scharf — guitar
- Seymour Salzberg — percussion
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1967 | Impulse! · AS-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1967 | Impulse! · AS-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Impulse! · AS-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1973 | Impulse! · AS-9143 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Impulse! · MVCZ-79 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · gatefold |
| — | ABC Impulse! |
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