Black Lion Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Night Work
| Recorded | Oct 18, 1967 |
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| Label | Black Lion Records |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 390605 |
The record
Howard McGhee's trumpet pairs with Stitt's alto on this European-label date, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, and Kenny Clarke forming a rhythm section that helped invent the music decades earlier. Black Lion caught these veterans loose and still fluent.
Session personnel
- Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone
- Tommy Potter — bass
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Walter Bishop, Jr. — piano
- Howard McGhee — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1974 | Black Lion Records · BLP-30 154 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo earliest on file · laminated sleeve |
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| 1974 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30154 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Black Lion Records · BLP-30154 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1974 | Black Lion Records · BL 278.111 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Black Lion Records · BL-307 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Black Lion Records · ITC 28 484-4 U — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Black Lion Records · BL-307 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Scranton Pressing |
| 1975 | Black Lion Records · BL-307 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30154 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1981 | Jazz Man · JAZ 5040 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Black Lion Records |
| — | Black Lion Records · BLP 30154 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Black Lion · K18P 9326 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Sonny Stitt also plays on
Tommy Potter also plays on
Kenny Clarke also plays on
Walter Bishop, Jr. also plays on