Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Kismet
| Recorded | Apr 22, 1958 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 547743 |
The record
Wes Montgomery joins his brothers for this Pacific Jazz date, his guitar folding into the group's bop-leaning swing alongside Buddy's mallets and Monk's electric bass. An early credit for Wes, caught here in relaxed, quartet-friendly company before his solo breakthrough.
Session personnel
- Benny Barth — drums
- Monk Montgomery — electric bass [fender]
- Wes Montgomery — guitar
- Richie Crabtree — piano
- Buddy Montgomery — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1958 | World Pacific Records · WP-1243 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | World Pacific Records · STEREO-1010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | World Pacific · STWP 20130 - C — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz — STEREO |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · ST-20130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1967 | Liberty · WPS 20 130 K — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · ST-20130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold |
| 2018 | World Pacific Records · UCCQ-9395 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | World Pacific Records · WP-1243 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
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