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Urbane Jazz
| Recorded | Mar 21-23, 1955 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 956170 |
The record
A tight quintet pairing Eldridge's blazing brass with Benny Carter's cool, cultivated alto, a study in contrasts that Verve's small-group sessions handled well. Simmons and Stoller keep the rhythm loose and unhurried, letting the two horns trade ideas like old friends.
Session personnel
- Benny Carter — alto saxophone
- John Simmons — bass
- Alvin Stoller — drums
- Bruce MacDonald — piano
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1981 | Verve Records — MONO |
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| — | Poll Winners Records · PWR 27230 — CD |
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