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VSOP #97
RALPH PENA: MASTER OF THE BASS

Ralph Pena (bass), Joe Albany (piano), Herb Geller (alto), Pete Jolly (piano).

BIRDTOWN BIRDS (Joe Albany) 8:01; SAY SI SI (Lacuona, Stillman) 4:43; DEWEY SQUARE (Charlie Parker) 6:45; WHIMS OF CHAMBERS (Paul Chambers) 6:03; OLD OLD FRIENDS (Joe Albany) 4:39; AIREGIN (Sonny Rollins) 2:45; SPEAK LOW (Weil, Nash) 9:29; WHILE A CIGARETTE WAS BURNING (Charles & Nick Kenny) 6:04; I DON'T WANNA BE KISSED BY ANYONE BUT YOU (Spina, Elliott) 5:58; CHERYL (Charlie Parker) 5:23.

Birdtown Birds, Dewey Square, While A Cigarette Was Burning, Cheryl, feature Ralph Pena, Joe Albany and Herb Geller and were recorded at Ralph Pena's studio on Ogden St. in Hollywood, on 10/25/61.

Say Si Si, Whims of Chambers, Airegin, Speak Low, I Don't Wanna Be Kissed By Anyone But You, feature Ralph Pena and Pete Jolly and were recorded at Sherry's Piano Bar in Hollywood, in 1961.

+Old Old Friends, features Joe Albany on piano, Ralph Pena on bass and was recorded at Ralph Pena's studio on Ogden St. in Hollywood, on 10/25/61.

Session Engineer: George Jerman; Mastering Engineer: Joe Sidore Liner Notes: Gordon Mitchell; Cover & Liner Photos: William Claxton

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