| Pretty for the People | ||||
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| Released | February 1958 | |||
| Recorded | September 17, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:32Original LP | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12118 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| A. K. Salim chronology | ||||
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Pretty for the People is an album by American jazz composer and arranger A. K. Salim featuring Kenny Dorham and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label. [1]
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All compositions by A. K. Salim
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