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Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Stu Williamson Plays

Stu Williamson Plays cover
RecordedJan 1956
LabelBethlehem Records
Released1956
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 893716

The record

Trumpet and piano stay in the family here, Stu and Claude working close quarters with Mariano's alto filling out the front line. Levey and Bennett hold a relaxed pocket underneath, the kind of unhurried date Bethlehem specialized in during this era.

Session personnel

  • Charlie Mariano — alto saxophone
  • Max Bennett — bass
  • Stan Levey — drums
  • Claude Williamson — piano
  • Stu Williamson — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1957Rep Records (2) · REP-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono earliest on file
1957Bethlehem Records — MONO
1986Fresh Sound Records · FSR - 2011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1999Bethlehem Records · TOCJ-62003 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2006Bethlehem Records · TOCJ-6352 — CD, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2013Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-6104 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono

Follow the players

Charlie Mariano also plays on

Max Bennett also plays on

Stan Levey also plays on

Claude Williamson also plays on