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Happiness
| Recorded | Nov 1964 |
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| Label | Sparton Impulse! Records |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 273276 |
The record
A curious 1964 Impulse! outing led by Soviet emigre Boris Midney, pairing his alto and clarinet with George Ricci's cello for a chamber-tinged texture rarely heard on the label. Roger Kellaway and Grady Tate anchor the rhythm with the kind of swing that keeps this genre-blurring session grounded in hard-bop soil.
Session personnel
- Boris Midney — alto saxophone, clarinet
- Igor Berukshtis — bass
- George Ricci — cello, viola
- Grady Tate — drums
- Roger Kellaway — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-80 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-80 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-80 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1971 | Impulse! · A-80 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Sparton Impulse! Records — MONO |
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-80 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono · gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-80 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · gatefold |
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