Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Trio
| Recorded | Aug 12, 1953 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 585518 |
The record
A West Coast summit session pairing Freeman with the short-lived, brilliant Dick Twardzik, backed by rotating bass and drum duos including Shelly Manne. Lean, unshowy trio jazz that captures the cool, understated side of early-50s Pacific Jazz before Twardzik's untimely death the following year.
Session personnel
- Carson Smith — bass
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Peter Littman — drums
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Dick Twardzik — piano
- Russ Freeman — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-1212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Remastered, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1979 | Pacific Jazz · GXF-3157 (M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Pacific Jazz · CDP 7 46861 2 — CD, Compilation, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Pacific Jazz · CJ28-5157 — CD, Compilation, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1959 | Vogue Records · LAE 12117 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1991 | Pacific Jazz |
| 2001 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-9347 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-6894 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| — | Vogue Records · LAE 12117 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono |
Follow the players
Carson Smith also plays on
Joe Mondragon also plays on
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