| Super-Session | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 4, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:46 | |||
| Label | Enja 3059 | |||
| Producer | Horst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann | |||
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Super-Session is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1980 for the Enja label. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "the musicians communicate quite well (Flanagan and Jones had played together back in the mid-'50s in Detroit) and often think as one. Fine straight-ahead music." [3]
All compositions by Tommy Flanagan except where noted.
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