RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Night Beat
| Recorded | c. 1957 |
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| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 559201 |
The record
A late-'50s RCA date that finds Puente's orchestra stretching past the ballroom mambo, with Jimmy Cobb and a stacked guitar section giving the percussion battery a cooler, more jazz-inflected pulse. Mongo Santamaria and Julio Collazo anchor the low end while the reed section works in tight, after-hours voicings.
Session personnel
- Allen Fields — alto saxophone
- Gene Quill — alto saxophone
- Joe Grimm — baritone saxophone
- Bobby Rodriguez — bass
- William Correa — bongos
- Julio Collazo — congas
- Mongo Santamaria — congas
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- Teddy Sommer — drums
- Al Casamenti — guitar
- Barry Galbraith — guitar
- Howard Collins — guitar
- Alvin Gellers — piano
- Marty Holmes — tenor saxophone, arranged by
- Tito Puente — timbales, vibraphone, arranged by
- Eddie Bert — trombone
- Doc Severinsen — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | RCA Victor · LPM-1447 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Ⅰ, Indianapolis Press earliest on file |
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| 1957 | RCA Victor — MONO |
| 1957 | RCA Victor · LPM-1447 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1957 | RCA · EPA 9724 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1957 | RCA · 20092 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1984 | RCA Victor · NL-71997 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
| 1995 | RCA Victor · ND 71997 — CD, Album |
| 2012 | RCA Victor · LPM-1447 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | Music On Vinyl · MOVLP727 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono, 180 gram |
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