Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tell It Like It Is
| Recorded | c. 1966 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 541226 |
The record
Heavyweight tenors Ben Webster and Gene Ammons share the frame with Holmes' churning Hammond and Joe Pass's guitar across this stacked Pacific Jazz session. Personnel shuffle enough across sides to feel like a jam dressed as a studio date.
Session personnel
- Lawrence Marable — drums
- Leroy Henderson — drums
- Ron Jefferson — drums
- Gene Edwards — guitar
- George Freeman — guitar
- Joe Pass — guitar
- Richard "Groove" Holmes — organ
- Les McCann — piano
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Lofton — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | Pacific Jazz · ST-20105 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1966 | Pacific Jazz — STEREO |
| 1966 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-10105 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Lawrence Marable also plays on
Leroy Henderson also plays on
Ron Jefferson also plays on