Cadet · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Wailer
| Recorded | Jan 1966 |
|---|---|
| Label | Cadet |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1134617 |
The record
A Chicago soul-jazz date thick with horns, cut for Cadet with a young Maurice White -- years before Earth, Wind & Fire -- laying down the groove behind Sonny Cox's alto. Organ, twin guitars, and a stacked brass section give it that mid-60s South Side heft, greasy and unhurried.
Session personnel
- Sonny Cox — alto saxophone
- Lenard Druss — baritone saxophone
- Rubin Cooper — baritone saxophone
- Cleveland Eaton — bass
- Maurice White — drums
- Bobby Robinson — guitar
- Roland Faulkner — guitar
- Ken Prince — organ
- John Avant — trombone
- Arthur Hoyle — trumpet
- John Howell — trumpet
- Paul Serrano — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | Cadet · LPS-765 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Cadet — MONO |
| 1966 | Cadet · DJLP-765 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1998 | MCA Records · MVCJ-19118 — CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
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