| Flutes & Reeds | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 2, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12022 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Flutes & Reeds is an album by American jazz saxophonist/composer/arranger Ernie Wilkins and saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess featuring performances recorded in 1955 and first released on the Savoy label. The Shown cover art is from the 1970s Savoy Jazz re-issue. [1] [2]
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars. [3]
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