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The Jazz Brothers

| Recorded | Aug 8, 1960 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 640810 |
The record
A young Chuck and Gap Mangione lead a Rochester-bred sextet through hard-bop paces, with Sal Nistico's tenor already burning hot before his Woody Herman years. Riverside caught the group early, full of Horace Silver-inflected drive and unpolished promise.
Session personnel
- Larry Combs — alto saxophone
- Bill Saunders — bass
- Roy McCurdy — drums
- Gap Mangione — piano
- Sal Nistico — tenor saxophone
- Chuck Mangione — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 9335 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 1994 | Wave Jazz Classics · WWLJ-7083 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1998 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-997-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
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