winner's circle BCP-6024

the personnel in this set are the winners and runners-up,
as selected inthe recent fifth "DOWN BEAT" poll.

personnel:

oscar pettiford: bass
ed thigpen: drums (except on track 2) "second place winner on drums"
eddie costa: piano (except on tracks 1, 3 & 5) "first place winner on piano & vibes"
& vibes: (on tracks 1, 3, & 5 only)
kenny burrell: guitar (on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7 only) "first place winner on guitar"
phillie joe jones: drums ( on track 2 only) "first place winner on drums"
donald byrd: trumpet (on tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8 only) "first place winner on trumpet"
al cohn: baritone sax (on tracks2, 4, 6, & 8 only) selected runner-up
freddie green: guitar(on track 2 only) "second place winner guitar"
frank rehak: trombone (on tracks 2, 4, 6, & 8 only) "first place winner trombone"
art farmer: trumpet (on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7 only) selected runner-up
gene quill: alto sax (on track 2 only) fourth place winner alto sax
rolf kuhn: clarinet (on tracks 1, 3, 5, & 7 only) the german fella polled the largest number of
votes for clarinetist!
john coltrane:tenor sax (on tracks 2, 4, 6, & 8 only)

produced by: chuck darwin

all arrangements by: harry tubbs

tracks:
lazy afternoon
not so sleepy
seabreeze
love and the weather
she didn't say yes
if i'm lucky (i'll be the one)
at home with the blues
turtle walk

recorded: september, 1957 / nyc

cvd: hannan

LN:howard cook

pretty ruff vinyl!!