MGM Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Shearing In Hi Fi
| Recorded | c. 1956 |
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| Label | MGM Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 638317 |
The record
Cal Tjader's vibes double Shearing's chord blend while Armando Peraza's congas pull the group toward the Latin vein he'd later make his own -- a rare bandstand pairing of Tjader and Toots Thielemans before both went on to define their own corners of jazz.
Session personnel
- Al McKibbon — bass
- Armando Peraza — bongos, congas
- Bill Clark — drums
- Toots Thielemans — guitar
- George Shearing — piano
- Cal Tjader — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | MGM Records · LMG 5030 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1955 | MGM Records · X3293 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Album |
| 1955 | MGM Records · X1184 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | MGM Records · X1185 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Volume 2 |
| 1956 | MGM Records — MONO |
| — | MGM Records · E3293 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | MGM Records · E3293 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | MGM Records · MGM.JC 1037 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
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