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Happy Time
| Recorded | Jun 1975 |
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| Label | Pablo Records |
| Released | 1975 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 310516 |
The record
A mid-70s Pablo date pairing Eldridge's still-blazing trumpet and gravelly vocals with an all-star rhythm section built for swing. Peterson, Pass, Brown and Locke give the veteran trumpeter room to romp, a loose, good-humored session true to its title.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Eddie Locke — drums
- Joe Pass — guitar
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet, vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310-746 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · MW 2158 — Vinyl, LP, Album, OBI |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Cassette, Album |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Pablo Records · 2310-746 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing |
| 1979 | Pablo Records · 2310 746 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1981 | Pablo Records · 6328 311 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-628-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Eddie Locke also plays on
Joe Pass also plays on