Emarcy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Music For Swinging Moderns

| Recorded | Feb 29 & Mar 27, 1956 |
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| Label | Emarcy |
| Catalog | MG 36081 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 750273 |
The record
Cut for Emarcy in February 1956, this alto date leans cool and unhurried, Johnson's Parker-schooled lines gliding over a light, agile rhythm section led by Havemann's piano. Modest and swinging rather than groundbreaking, but honestly played throughout.
Session personnel
- Dick Johnson — alto saxophone
- Chuck Sagle — bass
- Dave Poskonka — bass
- Bob McKee — drums
- Bill Havemann — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Emarcy · MG 36081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Styrene, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | EmArcy · MG 36081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Emarcy · MG 36081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1986 | Emarcy — MONO |
| 1990 | Emarcy · EJD-3078 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | EmArcy · DMJ-5054 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2002 | Emarcy · UCCM-9115 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | EmArcy · EJT 753 — Vinyl, LP, 10" |