V.S.O.P. #57 Andex S-3006 THE WRIGHT APPROACH: Dempsey Wright

w/Richie Kamuca (tenor), Ben Tucker (bass), Victor Feldman (piano, vibes), Stan Levey (drums).

Recorded: Hollywood, CA, 1958;
Producer: Bill Holman;
Cover Design: Stan Levey;
Liner Notes: John Tynan.

• Something For Lisa (unknown) (5:31)
• Easy To Love (Cole Porter) (4:47)
• Thanks For The Memory (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) (4:39)
• 9:20 Special (E. Warren, J. Palmer, B. Engvick) (4:45)
• Swingin' The Blues (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) (8:38)
• Indian Summer (Victor Herbert) (4:30)
• Taps Miller (Count Basie, S. K. Russell) (5:26)

This excellent stereo recording was originally produced by Bill Holman and engineered by Bones Howe and Wally Heider. It is being made available on compact disc in pristine unprocessed stereo. One of the original members of Harry Babasin's Jazzpickers, Dempsey Wright was an excellent string player doubling on guitar and violin. On this recording, he plays guitar exclusively, and will be a welcome discovery for appreciators of the guitar styles of Barney Kessel, Howard Robert and other Los Angeles based stylists of the late 1950's.

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Other sources for CD: City Hall Records

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