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Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Red Mitchell

Red Mitchell cover
RecordedSep 27, 1955
LabelBethlehem Records
Released1955
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 776768

The record

Bethlehem caught this quintet under Mitchell's own name, with Hampton Hawes digging into the changes and Joe Maini's alto sharp against Conte Candoli's trumpet. Chuck Thompson keeps the pulse loose and unhurried, LA bop with the bass out front for once.

Session personnel

  • Joe Maini — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Red Mitchell — bass, leader
  • Chuck Thompson — drums
  • Hampton Hawes — piano
  • Conte Candoli — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1956Bethlehem Records · BCP 38 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1957London American Recordings · LC-1014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Sample Record · deep groove
1957London Records · LC-1014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove
1957London Records · LTZ-N15041 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1975Bethlehem Records · MP 2453 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1982Bethlehem Records · BTM 6825 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1984Bethlehem Records · YP-7128-BE — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1996Giants Of Jazz · CD 53266 — CD, Compilation, Stereo
1999Bethlehem Archives · R2 75823 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2000Bethlehem Records · TOCJ-62071 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2012Saar s.r.l. — File, FLAC, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz
2013Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-6073 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Bethlehem Records — MONO
Bethlehem Records · PAP-23010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono

Follow the players

Joe Maini also plays on

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Chuck Thompson also plays on

Hampton Hawes also plays on