RCA · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tales Of A Courtesan (Oirantan)
| Recorded | Dec 1-3, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA |
| Released | 1975 |
| Personnel | 18 credited players |
| Discogs | master 283924 |
The record
A geisha's tale becomes a suite here, piano voicings borrowing koto shapes while reeds shift color under dense writing -- ambitious mid-'70s arranging with few peers.
Session personnel
- Don Baldwin — bass
- King Errisson — congas
- Peter Donald — drums
- Toshiko Akiyoshi — piano
- Bill Perkins — saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Dick Spencer — saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Gary Foster — saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Tom Peterson — saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Lew Tabackin — saxophone, flute, piccolo flute
- Bill Reichenbach — trombone
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Charles Loper — trombone
- Jim Sawyer — trombone
- Phil Teele — trombone
- Bobby Shew — trumpet
- Mike Price — trumpet
- Rich Cooper — trumpet
- Steve Huffsteter — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1976 | RCA Victor · JPL1-0723 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1976 | RCA — STEREO |
| 1976 | RCA Victor · JPL1-0723 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | RCA Victor · AFL1-0723 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | RCA · RVP-6004 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1986 | RCA · R32J-1040 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | RCA · B20D-47003 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | RCA · BVCJ-35003 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | RCA · BVCJ-37323 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | RCA · BVCJ-37323 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | RCA · SICJ 30011 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mini LP |
| — | RCA Victor · AFL1-0723 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Black label Reissue |
| — | BMG · BVCJ-7377 — CD, Album, Reissue, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
Don Baldwin also plays on
King Errisson also plays on
Peter Donald also plays on