Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Angel Eyes

| Recorded | May 25, 1961 & Jul 2, 1962 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 216350 |
The record
Standards get the full quartet treatment, Desmond's dry martini tone gliding through familiar changes while Brubeck stabs at block chords underneath. Wright and Morello sound as locked-in as any rhythm section working in 1961.
Session personnel
- Eugene Wright — bass
- Joe Morello — drums
- Dave Brubeck — piano
- Paul Desmond — saxophone [alto]
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 46 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Crown Records (2) · CLP 5470 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1964 | Crown Records (2) · CST 470 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Crown Records (2) · CST 470 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1964 | Crown Records (2) · CST 470 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Crown Records (2) · CST 470 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Columbia — MONO |
| 1965 | Columbia · CS 9148 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | CBS · S 62557 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Columbia · SBPG 62557 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | CBS · S 62557 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | CBS · 62557 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | CBS · BPG 62557 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1965 | CBS · BP-233254 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | Columbia · CL 2348 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
Follow the players
Eugene Wright also plays on
Joe Morello also plays on
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