| Jazz for Playboys | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 26, 1956 and January 5, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:16 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12095 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Jazz for Playboys is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess, trumpeter Joe Newman and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Savoy label. [1]
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