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Spring Fever
| Recorded | Nov 28, 1961 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 860027 |
The record
An early-'60s Riverside date from the Mangione brothers' hard-bop outfit, cut with Sal Nistico's tenor bringing real heat before his Woody Herman years. Buoyant, blue-collar bop from a working band still finding its footing, full of youthful drive.
Session personnel
- Frank Pullara — bass
- Vinnie Ruggiero — drums
- Gap Mangione — piano
- Sal Nistico — tenor saxophone
- Chuck Mangione — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Riverside Records · RLP 9405 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 1961 | Riverside Records · RLP 405 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | ABC Records · RLP 9405 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-767-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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