RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Shorty Rogers Courts The Count
| Recorded | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Catalog | EJC-1004 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 21 credited players |
| Discogs | master 306897 |
The record
Rogers points his reed section -- Holman, Cooper, Gordon, Shank -- straight at the Basie songbook, turning tribute into taut, well-drilled swing. Pacific jazz players tipping their hats to a Kansas City band they clearly loved.
Session personnel
- Curtis Counce — bass
- Shelly Manne — drums
- John Graas — french horn
- Marty Paich — piano
- Bill Holman — saxophone
- Bob Cooper — saxophone
- Bob Gordon — saxophone
- Bud Shank — saxophone
- Herb Geller — saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre — saxophone
- Zoot Sims — saxophone
- Bob Enevoldsen — trombone
- Harry Betts — trombone
- Milt Bernhart — trombone
- Clyde Reasinger — trumpet
- Conrad Gozzo — trumpet
- Harry Edison — trumpet
- Maynard Ferguson — trumpet
- Pete Candoli — trumpet
- Shorty Rogers — trumpet
- Paul Sarmento — tuba
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 17 pressings on file.
| 1954 | RCA Victor · LJM-1004 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1954 | RCA Victor |
| 1954 | RCA Victor · EJC-1004 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Mono |
| 1954 | RCA Victor · LJM-1004 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1960 | RCA Victor · LJM-1004 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono, 1960-1966 |
| 1976 | RCA · RGP-1165(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | RCA · RGP-1165(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | RCA Victor · PM 42359 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1981 | RCA · RJL-2517 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | RCA · SGD-92 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1995 | RCA · 74321 32337 2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | BMG · BVCJ-7411 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | RCA · BVCJ-37264 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2002 | RCA · BVCJ-37264 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
Curtis Counce also plays on
Shelly Manne also plays on
John Graas also plays on