Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Mundell Lowe Quartet
| Recorded | Aug 27 & Oct 4, 1955 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 437915 |
The record
Trigger Alpert's bass and Ed Shaughnessy's brushes give this quartet date its quiet pulse, while Dick Hyman's celesta adds an odd glassy shine you don't hear on most guitar records of the era. Cool, understated Riverside jazz that trades heat for texture.
Session personnel
- Trigger Alpert — bass
- Dick Hyman — celesta [celeste]
- Ed Shaughnessy — drums
- Mundell Lowe — guitar
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-204 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | London Records · LTZ-U15020 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1956 | London Records · LTZM 15020 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1959 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-204 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1975 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6089Ⓜ — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1773-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-1773 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2000 | Riverside Records · VICJ 60696 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, paper sleeve |
| 2000 | Riverside Records · VICJ 60696 — CD, Album, Remastered, paper sleeve |
| 2006 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41777 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, paper sleeve |
Follow the players
Trigger Alpert also plays on
Dick Hyman also plays on
Ed Shaughnessy also plays on