Rolf Ericson and his American All Stars (EmArcy)

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

I think that someone here recently floated a re-issue list that included this title but it seems to have vanished. Did I imagine it all?

[Chuck Nessa]

Happy to tell you I don't know about a reissue.

I did buy the lp for $.79 in 1962.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Oh come on, don't give me that! You know perfectly well that you got it by following Abbie Hoffman's record LP procurement instructions in Steal This Book.

[Bill Fenohr]

I think i remember seeing it on one of Hans lists. You might want to ask Mr Tanno about it.

Like Chuck i have had the date on vinyl for some time.

[Late]

Fresh Sounds got to this one.

Feelings on this album? Yea/nay?

[jazzbo]

It's a good un.

[Peter Friedman]

Also check out this CD on the Swedish Dragon label.

Rolf Ericson & The American Stars 1956

[Big Beat Steve]

Indeed! Dragon is a label justly renowned for doing a good job on its reissues.

It's on DRCD 255.

Here are the details (from the Dragon website).

& The American Stars 1956

Forecast - You Go To My Head - Vacker flicka - A Night In Tunisia - Introduction - Dig - I'll Remember April - Oh, Lady Be Good - Looking For A Boy - Lover Man - A Foggy Day - I Got It Bad - Love For Sale - Half Nelson - These Foolish Things - Stella By Starlight - A Night In Tunisia - The Theme

Rolf Ericson trumpet; Cecil Payne or Lars Gullin baritone sax; Freddie Redd or Duke Jordan piano; Tommy Potter or John Simmons bass; Art Taylor or Joe Harris drums; Ernestine Anderson vocal

Now compare for yourselves.

Edited May 19, 2008 by Big Beat Steve