''Counterpoint for Six Valves'' is an album by American jazz trumpeters

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accessed August 27, 2012 The album features six tracks that were originally recorded in 1955 and released as the 10-inch LP, ''Six Valves'' along with four additional tracks from 1956. This album was also reissued on the Jazzland label as ''Double Trumpet Doings''.

Reception

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Track listing

''All compositions by Dick Hyman except as indicated'' # "Mine" (

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) - 5:07 originally released on ''6 Valves'' # "Henry's Mambo" - 2:15 # "Theme and Inner Tube" - 1:59 *Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City on March 16 & 17, 1955 (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) and April 23, 1956 (tracks 1, 5, 9 & 10)

Personnel

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Eddie Safranski Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 – January 10, 1974) was an American jazz double bassist, composer and arranger who worked with Stan Kenton. He also worked with Tony Bennett, Charlie Barnet, Benny Goodman and Bobby Darin. From 1946 to 1953 h ...

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References

{{Authority control 1956 albums Don Elliott albums Rusty Dedrick albums Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews Riverside Records albums Albums arranged by Dick Hyman