Prestige
Testifying
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| Recorded | 1961 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 8249 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 821798 |
The record
Billed as a trio -- Larry Young's organ, Thornel Schwartz's guitar, Jimmie Smith's drums -- though Joe Holiday's tenor turns up in the credits too. The program leans on standards, 'Falling In Love With Love' and 'Flamingo' among them, alongside the title track and the wonderfully named 'Exercise For Chihuahuas.' Prestige issued it in 1961 as 8249, with notes by Dale Wright.
Tracks
- Testifying
- When I Grow Too Old To Dream
- Exercise For Chihuahuas
- Falling In Love With Love
- Some Thorny Blues
- Wee Dot
- Flamingo
Session personnel
- Jimmie Smith — Drums
- Thornel Schwartz — Guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder — Lacquer Cut By
- Dale Wright (2) — Liner Notes [Notes]
- Larry Young — Organ
- Joe Holiday — Tenor Saxophone
- The Larry Young Trio
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Prestige · 8249 — Vinyl LP Album Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Prestige · 8249 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, no deep groove |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1793-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Jimmie Smith also plays on
Thornel Schwartz also plays on
Rudy Van Gelder also plays on
Dale Wright (2) also plays on