V.S.O.P. Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Music For Prancing
| Recorded | Sep 1957 |
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| Label | V.S.O.P. Records |
| Catalog | Mode 125 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 575635 |
The record
Cut in September 1957, this quartet session pairs unaccented, harmonically restless tenor lines with Ronnie Ball's economical piano work. Mitchell and Levey swing lightly beneath it all -- music built for attentive ears, whatever the title suggests about dancing.
Session personnel
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Stan Levey — drums
- Ronnie Ball — piano
- Warne Marsh — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | Mode Records · MOD LP #125 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Mode Records · Mode 125 — Vinyl, LP, Album, White Label, Mono, Red |
| 1985 | V.S.O.P. Records |
| 1988 | Vap · 35198-28 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Mode Records · MOD-LP #125 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Mode Records · MOD-LP #125 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 2006 | Mode Records · MZCS-1111 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | V.S.O.P. Records · V.S.O.P. #8 CD — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Criss Cross Jazz · Criss 1004 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Vap · 85022-30 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | V.S.O.P. Records · V.S.O.P. #8 CD — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | V.S.O.P. Records · V.S.O.P. #8 CD — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Red Mitchell also plays on
Stan Levey also plays on
Ronnie Ball also plays on