Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-26022: The Vice ‘Pres’

MG-26022: The Vice ‘Pres’ / Paul Quinichette

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG26022A M B
	SIDE-B	YMG26022B M B

Comments

pressed by the 2nd stamper: the disc has several scratches, but plays rather fine.

A-1 and A-2 also issued on 16009 (78rpm) and 16009x45 (45rpm).

B-4 also issued on Mercury 8272 (78rpm).

All tunes are also available on EP-1-6034 and EP-1-6035.

These eight tunes will be included in the 12-inch LP MG-36027, plus four tunes from different session.

Inside The Groove

A great session by “The Vice Pres”, backed up with Count Basie and his pals.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

As the album title says, Paul Quinichette is called “The Vice Pres”, as his play reminds us of “The Pres”, Lester Young. Of course he is not just a clone of Lester Young, but he has much influences of Benny Carter. And of course, he also has “modern” taste.

In this album, compiled from his several Mercury sessions, Paul Quinichette plays so mellow and smooth, Backing-up stuffs are all Basie-related fellows (including Basie himself of course). Among them, A-3 is a very swingy tune. I love this one very much.

A very nice mainstream jazz album.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	9348	P. Q. Blues	-
A-2	9349	Bot Bot	-
A-3	4818-6	The Hook	-
A-4	4819-7	Samie	-
SIDE-B
B-1	4815-6	Shad Roe	-
B-2	4816-5	Paul's Bunion	-
B-3	4817-3	Crew Cut	-
B-4	4820-4	I'll Always Be In Love With You	-

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Fixed detailed master numbers based on the recent CD reissue Verve 314 543 750-2.

Recent CD reissue (Verve 314 543 750-2) contains all tracks of MG-36027 (contains all tracks of MG-26022), MG-26035 and 6 alternate tracks from the sessions.

A-1, A-2:
Paul Quinichette (ts), Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker (tb), Marshall Royal (as), Ernie Wilkins (as), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Bobby Tucker (p), Freddie Green (g), Al Mckibbon (b), Gus Johnson (ds).
Recorded in New York, July 1952.

A-3, B-1, B-2, B-3:
Paul Quinichette (ts), Buck Clayton (tp), Dickie Wells (tb), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Walter Page (b), Gus Johnson (ds).
Recorded in New York, January 30, 1952.

A-4, B-4:
Paul Quinichette (ts), Count Basie (org), Freddie Green (g), Walter Page (b), Gus Johnson (ds).
Recorded in New York, January 30, 1952.