Arthur Blythe rare COLUMBIA 1st GENERATION ACETATE '79
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Description
I was fortunate enough to work with the great alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe and this is the acetate copy of the initial master for his "Blythe Spirit," with my producer annotations (for the changes I requested for the next generation of the master)--SO THE MIX MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE RELEASE. This recording has never been reissued in any form and features Arthur playing with his two different bands. This acetate has only been listened to once and is in excellent condition.
Almost 40 years ago, I worked as a producer at Columbia Records. Much of the work was with the jazz roster--including the deep and illustrious history of this company through its reissue programs, "Contemporary Masters" and "Jazz Masterpieces." This acetate/test pressing comes from my personal collection along with any information I may have written on the jacket. In many cases, we cut several generations of masters before we (and especially the artists) were happy with the final sound. Mastering is a very important step in the final production of a recording session. In most cases, this is the only copy that was "cut," and it was passed along to executives and artists for their signed approval. The sale of this acetate does not include any inherent rights, nor are they imploied. The recordings and music are owned by the record label and/or artists. To commercially release this material would violate those rights.
