Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Dale's Wail
| Recorded | Dec 13, 1952 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1952 |
| Discogs | master 633635 |
The record
Cut during Eldridge's run for Norman Granz, this session catches him in blustery, high-register form, trumpet built on speed and combative swing over cool restraint. A solid document of a Verve era pairing swing-generation firebrands with jam-session heat.
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1978 | Verve Records · VE-2-2531 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold, Presswell Pressing earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1978 | Verve Records |
| 1978 | Verve Records · F-2-2531 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue |
| 1978 | Verve Records · 2632 081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1978 | Verve Records · 2610 054 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1978 | Verve Records · VE-2-2531 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Pitman Pressing Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | Verve Records · 2332 092 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Verve Records · 840 823-2 — CD, Compilation |