Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Curtis Counce Group
| Recorded | Oct 8-15, 1956 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 346935 |
The record
Curtis Counce's woody bass anchors this working quintet, Harold Land and Jack Sheldon trading blues-soaked lines above Frank Butler's drive. Recorded across an October week for Contemporary, it argues for the group's grit over any cool-jazz shorthand.
Session personnel
- Curtis Counce — bass
- Frank Butler — drums
- Carl Perkins — piano
- Harold Land — tenor saxophone
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | Contemporary Records · C3526 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Contemporary Records — MONO |
| 1957 | Contemporary Records · EPC 1242 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Contemporary Records · CT-3 — Reel-To-Reel, Stereo |
| 1958 | Contemporary Records · LAC.12073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Vogue · LAC.12073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | Disques Vogue · LDM. 30097 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1958 | Vogue · LAC 12073 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, Mono, Factory Samples |
| 2006 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-41386 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Contemporary Records · M57526 — Cassette, Stereo |
| — | Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library · P-5253 — Vinyl, 16", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono |
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