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London Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Somethin' Sanctified

Somethin' Sanctified cover
RecordedOct 17, 1960
LabelLondon Atlantic
Released1960
Personnel8 credited players
Discogsmaster 1014299

The record

Recorded in London in 1960, this octet leans on trombone and baritone horn stacked thick against Coleman's tenor for a gospel-rooted, hard-swinging set. Cameron's bass clarinet adds an unusual shade to the low end.

Session personnel

  • Jay Cameron — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Laurence Ridley — bass
  • Peter Sims — drums
  • George Coleman — tenor saxophone
  • Charles Greenlee — trombone, baritone horn
  • Slide Hampton — trombone, baritone horn
  • Hobart Dotson — trumpet
  • Richard Williams — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1961Atlantic · 1362 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1961London Atlantic — STEREO
1961London Atlantic · LTZ-K 15233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1961Atlantic · SD 1362 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1961Atlantic · 1362 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
2013Atlantic · WPCR-27237 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered

Follow the players

Jay Cameron also plays on

George Coleman also plays on