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One of the great jam session recordings of the 1950s, All Night Long was under the relaxed direction of Kenny Burrell. The guitarist gathered together some of the finest young players on the New York scene, including Donald Byrd on trumpet and tenor saxophonists Hank Mobley and Jerome Richardson, one of the unsung heroes of the flute in jazz. Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins and Arthur Taylor were the rhythm section. The musical formats were uncomplicated; "All Night Long" a blues with a bridge, Waldron’s "Flickers" a 16-bar pattern, Mobley’s two originals based on familiar 32-bar chord sequences. From these simple, classic bases were launched performances with the hallmarks that have long identified any Burrell project: Relaxation, swing and high standards of musicianship. Originally released in 1956 Kenny Burrell, guitar Donald Byrd, trumpet Hank Mobley, tenor sax Jerome Richardson, flute/tenor sax Mal Waldron, piano Doug Watkins, bass Art Taylor, drums Format / LP Vinyl Released / Catalog / Barcode / 753088707315 Artist / The Prestige All Stars Label / Analogue Productions Genre / Jazz