Wheelin' & Dealin' (Prestige Records album)

Wheelin' & Dealin' is an album by Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor released in April 1958 by Prestige Records.[1][2][3] It was later reissued on New Jazz Records in 1964. On a small number of reissues, it is credited to "The Prestige All Stars", a name used by Prestige for various combinations of musicians who were under contract to the label. The compact disc reissue adds two alternate takes that did not appear on the initial vinyl releases.

Wheelin' & Dealin'
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1958[1][2][3]
RecordedSeptember 20, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length45:38 (original LP)
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7131
ProducerBob Weinstock
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Mal Waldron, except where noted.

  1. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 8:27
  2. "Wheelin'" (Take 2) – 11:22
  3. "Wheelin'" (Take 1) – 10:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Robbins' Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson) – 15:33
  5. "Dealin'" (Take 2) – 10:16
  6. "Dealin'" (Take 1) – 9:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 479. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Wheelin' & Dealin'". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 7 April 1958. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "April Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 12 April 1958. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ Wheelin' & Dealin' at AllMusic
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.