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SABA · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Transfiguration

Transfiguration cover
RecordedJan 19, 1967
LabelSABA
Released1967
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 358218

The record

A rare sibling summit -- Rolf's clarinet weaving through Joachim's harmonically restless writing, with Karl Berger's vibes lending an airy, almost chamber-like glow. Cut for SABA in '67, it captures European jazz pushing hard past bebop's edges, French rhythm section and all.

Session personnel

  • Beb Guerin — bass
  • Rolf Kühn — clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Aldo Romano — drums
  • Joachim Kühn — piano, composed by
  • Karl Berger — vibraphone [vibes]

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1967SABA · SB 15 118 ST — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo earliest on file
1967SABA — STEREO
1971MPS Records · CRM 637 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold
1972MPS Records · YS-2703-MP — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold
1972MPS Records · YS-2703-MP — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Gatefold · gatefold
1979Crystal Jazz · 066 CRY 45296 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · gatefold
2009MPS Records · 06025 2722478 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered

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