John Mehegan: The First Mehegan

Date:Sunday, January 30, 1955
Label/Number:Savoy MG-15054
Personnel:John Mehegan (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Tracks:Blues Too Much / Thou Swell / The Boy Next Door / Cherokee
Location:Hackensack
Producer:Ozzie Cadena
Liner Notes:Jack McKinney
Research Comments:Same date as Wally Cirillo Savoy session and Kenny Dorham Blue Note session. Contracts found in the Savoy files by Dan Marx show the Mehegan trio as above from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and the Cirillo quartet overlapping from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., with all but Macero receiving pay for a double session.
Status Notes:This session took place on the same date as another Rudy Van Gelder session.
Sources:TL AJ Dan Marx

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