Decca · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Formative Years
| Recorded | Sep 11, 1941 & Feb 13, 1942 |
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| Label | Decca |
| Released | 1941 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 507168 |
The record
Cut for Decca in the fall of 1941, this is Kenton at the very outset -- his working band still finding its shape before the wartime West Coast sound hardened into that brass-forward wall. A document of early ambition more than arrival, with Howard Rumsey and Bob Gioga already anchoring the rhythm and reeds.
Session personnel
- Howard Rumsey — bass
- Marvin George — drums
- Al Costi — guitar
- Ted Repay — piano
- Claude Lakey — saxophone [alto]
- Jack Ordean — saxophone [alto]
- Ted Romersa — saxophone [alto]
- Bob Gioga — saxophone [baritone]
- Hollis Bridwell — saxophone [tenor]
- Red Dorris — saxophone [tenor]
- Dick Cole — trombone
- Harry Forbes — trombone
- Lorin Aaron — trombone
- Chico Alvarez — trumpet
- Earl Collier — trumpet
- Frank Beach — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Decca · DL 8259 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Decca — MONO |
| — | Decca · DL 8259 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |