Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Gil's Guests
| Recorded | Aug 4-24, 1956 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7063 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 404662 |
The record
French horn and tuba fill out the bottom on this Prestige date, Cinderella's spare guitar threading a low-lit blend uncommon for a baritone-led session. Farmer, Dorham, and McKusick rotate through, each pass shading the writing differently.
Session personnel
- Hal McKusick — alto saxophone
- Gil Mellé — baritone saxophone
- Vinnie Burke — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Joe Cinderella — guitar
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
- Don Butterfield — tuba
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Prestige · PRLP 7063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1996 | Prestige · VICJ-2074 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, HQ OJC |
| 2009 | Prestige · 00025218175326 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-5263 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5024M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5024M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics — LIMITED EDITION |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1753-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
Follow the players
Hal McKusick also plays on
Gil Mellé also plays on
Vinnie Burke also plays on