Probe · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Vinnie Burke's String Jazz Quartet
| Recorded | c. 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Probe |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 900028 |
The record
Strings replace horns entirely here -- cello, violin, and three guitars (Kenny Burrell among them) built around Burke's bass instead of the usual quartet frontline. That credit for brushes on a Manhattan phone book says plenty about the humor guiding this Probe date.
Session personnel
- Vinnie Burke — bass
- Calo Scott — cello
- Bobby Grillo — guitar
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Paul Palmieri — guitar
- Jimmy Campbell — percussion [brushes on manhattan telephone directory]
- Dick Wetmore — violin
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | ABC-Paramount · ABC-170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1957 | ABC-Paramount · ABC-170 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1957 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1163 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1973 | Probe — MONO |
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