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The Midgets
| Recorded | Jul 8-13, 1956 |
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| Label | RCA |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 937516 |
The record
Hank Jones's easy touch and Frank Wess's flute color this RCA date led by Newman himself, with a rhythm section pulled straight from the Basie band. Big-band muscle traded for small-group intimacy, same understated authority in a smaller room.
Session personnel
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Joe Newman — conductor, trumpet
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Freddie Green — electric guitar
- Frank Wess — flute
- Hank Jones — organ, piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Vik · LX 1060 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album earliest on file |
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| 1957 | RCA Italiana · A10V 0098 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album |
| 1976 | RCA — MONO |
| 1992 | Vik · BVJJ-2802 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, OBI |
| 1998 | RCA Records · 74321609872 — CD, Reissue |
Follow the players
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