| The Midgets | ||||
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| Studio album by The Joe Newman Septet | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | July 8, 10 & 13, 1956 Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:21 | |||
| Label | Vik LX 1060 | |||
| Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
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The Midgets is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Septet recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label. [1]
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All compositions by Ernie Wilkins except as indicated
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