Prestige
The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars
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| Recorded | 1968 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7584 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 27 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1296743 |
The record
A Prestige compilation from 1968, PR 7584, and the credit list runs remarkably deep: Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster on tenors, Charlie Shavers, Doc Cheatham, Jonah Jones and Emmett Berry on trumpets, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford and Slam Stewart splitting the bass chair, with Walter 'Foots' Thomas arranging. Fourteen sides, remastered in stereo, Dan Morgenstern liner, Don Schlitten on the reissue.
Tracks
- In The Hush Of The Night
- Out To Lunch
- Every Man For Himself
- Look Out Jack
- Dee Tees
- Back Talk
- Bird Brain
- Black Maria's Blues
- The Bottles's Empty
- Save It, Pretty Mama
- For Lovers Only
- Peach Tree Street Blues
- Broke But Happy
- Blues On The Bayou
Session personnel
- Hilton Jefferson — Alto Saxophone
- Milt Yaner — Alto Saxophone
- Walter Thomas — Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
- Walter Thomas — Arranged By
- Buddy Saffer — Baritone Guitar
- Milt Hinton — Bass
- Oscar Pettiford — Bass
- Slam Stewart — Bass
- Eddie Barefield — Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
- Hilton Jefferson — Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
- Ernie Caceres — Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone
- Budd Johnson — Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
- Cozy Cole — Drums
- Specs Powell — Drums
- Dan Morgenstern — Liner Notes
- Billy Taylor — Piano
- Clyde Hart — Piano
- Don Schlitten — Reissue Producer, Design
- Ben Webster — Tenor Saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins — Tenor Saxophone
- Teddy McRae — Tenor Saxophone
- Walter Thomas — Tenor Saxophone
- Charlie Shavers — Trumpet
- Doc Cheatham — Trumpet
- Emmett Berry — Trumpet
- Jonah Jones — Trumpet
- Walter Thomas And His All Stars
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1968 | Prestige · PR 7584 — Vinyl LP Compilation Remastered Stereo earliest on file |
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