Fantasy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Dave Brubeck Octet
| Recorded | 1946 |
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| Label | Fantasy |
| Released | 1946 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 241807 |
The record
A Mills College experiment in cool before cool had a name -- Brubeck and classmates chasing Milhaud's counterpoint through jazz voicings years ahead of Birth of the Cool. Desmond's alto already floats above the arrangements, a preview of the partnership that would define the next decade.
Session personnel
- Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
- Jack Weeks — bass
- William O. Smith — clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Dave Brubeck — piano
- Dave Van Kriedt — tenor saxophone
- Bob Collins — trombone
- Dick Collins — trumpet
- Cal Tjader — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 34 pressings on file.
| 1953 | Jazz Selection · J. S. L. 705 — Vinyl, LP, 10" earliest on file |
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| 2016 | Fantasy · OJC-101 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono OJC |
| 1952 | Fantasy · EP 4003 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1952 | Fantasy · EP 4003 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Red |
| 1952 | Fantasy · EP 4003 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Purple |
| 1952 | Fantasy · EP 4003 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Blue |
| 1953 | Fantasy · EP 4004 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Green vinyl |
| 1953 | Fantasy · EP 4004 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Blue |
| 1956 | Fantasy |
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Translucent Red Vinyl |
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3-239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red Translucent Vinyl |
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Fantasy · 3-329 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red Translucent, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-101 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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