Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series! In honor of Blue Note Records' 80th Anniversary, the legendary Jazz label is launching the Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series. Distinct from the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, this 2nd series curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman features mid-priced 180g vinyl releases in standard packaging with albums spanning the many eras of the label's history presented by themes: Blue Note Debuts, Blue Grooves, Great Reid Miles Covers, Blue Note Live, and Blue Note Drummer Leaders.
Blue Note co-founder Francis Wolff once recalled: "I first heard Jimmy Smith at Smalls' Paradise in January of 1956. It was his first gig in New York. He was a stunning sight. A man in convulsions, face contorted, crouched over in apparent agony, his fingers flying, his feet dancing over the pedals. The air was filled with waves of sound I had never heard before." After discovering Smith, Alfred Lion recorded the Hammond B3 organ virtuoso no less than 14 times in 1956-57.
The organ heard on this album is distinctive from most Jimmy Smith recordings in that the percussion on-off switch was either broken or Smith deliberately set the switch to a position halfway between on and off. This prevented the single-triggered percussion tone from decaying, Since the percussion tone is also not routed through the vibrato circuit, the effect is quite unusual.
Features
- Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series
- 180g Vinyl LP
- Blue Note 80: Blue Note Live, Part 2
- All Analog
- Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes
- Pressed at Optimal in Germany
Musicians
| Jimmy Smith | organ |
|---|---|
| Eddie McFadden | guitar |
| Donald Bailey | drums |
Selections
Side A:
- After Hours
- My Funny Valentine
Side B:
- Slightly Monkish
- Laura
