HANK MOBLEY W/DONALD BYRD & LEE MORGAN Blue Note LEX

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  HANK MOBLEY W/DONALD BYRD & LEE MORGAN Blue Note LEX ! A VG/VG MINUS ORIGINAL LP ON BLUE NOTE 1540

FROM 1957 THE HOLY GRAIL OF EARLY BLUE NOTE JAZZ IN DEEP GROOVE FORMAT BOTH SIDES WITH 767 LEXINGTON AVENUE ADDRESS

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FLAT EDGED VINYL BLANK WITH RVG AND THE EAR IN THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES FROM THE MASTER RECORDER HIMSELF RUDY VAN GELDER

WITH 767 LEXINGTON AVENUE ADDRESS ON BOTTOM OF BACK COVER

WITH HANK ON TENOR SAX, DONALD BYRD AND LEE MORGAN ON TRUMPETS, HORACE SILVER ON PIANO, PAUL CHAMBERS ON BASS AND CHARLIE PERSIP ON DRUMS

4 TRACKS INCLUDE TOUCH AND GO, DOUBLE WHAMMY, BARRELL OF FUNK, MOBLEYMANIA

COVER STOCK WITH OBVIOUS RUB AND RING WEAR BOTH SIDES. BOTTOM AND SPINE EDGE WITH OLD YELLOWED CELLOPHANE TAPE. SLEEVE EDGE WITH PIECES OF 3M MAGIC TAPE FRONT SIDE ONLY. OUTER LAYER LOSS ABOVE THE MICROPHONE ON FRONT . CORNERS AND EDGES WITH OBVIOUS RUBS AND SMALL OUTER LAYER LOSSES. A PENCILLED CHECK MARK ON BACK TOP RIGHT. THE COVER LIVED A BETTER LIFE SOMEWHERES ELSE IN ITS HISTORY.

SPINDLE RUB MARKS AROUND HOLE BOTH SIDES. THE FLAT EDGED DEEP GROOVE VINYL BLANK WITH ASSORTMENT AND MYRIAD OF SURFACE RUBS, SCUFFS AND PLAY LINES BOTH SIDES. AT FIRST GLANCE OUT OF THE SLEEVE, ONE WOULD WONDER IF IT WOULD PLAY AND WOULD EVEN SAY IT'S A "G" COPY. BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY PRESSING, BUT THE FAMED DEEP GROOVE LEXINGTON ISSUE, WHICH REFUSES TO DIE. THIS LP HAS BEEN TEST PLAYED ON A VPI TURNTABLE AND PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM AND WHILE THERE WAS SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT CLICKS AND SOME SURFACE NOISE, WAS STILL A MOST ENJOYABLE DELIGHT AFTER 50 YEARS. SOME POINTS MAY EXHIBIT A SMALL AMOUNT OF AURAL GROOVE WEAR, BUT ONLY IS POSSIBLE WITH A MOST DISCERNING EAR. IF YOU PLAY YOUR RECORDS ON A CAREFULLY ASSEMBLED SOUND SYSTEM YOU SHOULD BE PLEASED WITH IT'S OVERALL SOUND, IF NOT, THIS LP IS NOT FOR YOU. SOUNDED OVERALL VG.

IF THIS ALBUM WAS MINT, WE WOULD BE TALKING CLOSE TO TWO GRAND($2,000.00). OFFERED HERE AT A MOST REASONABLE STARTING AMOUNT CONSIDERING IT'S APPEARANCE.

FROM A PRIVATE JAZZ COLLECTION RECENTLY ACQUIRED

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Biography
by Steve Huey
One of the Blue Note label's definitive hard bop artists, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley remains somewhat underappreciated for his straightforward, swinging style. Any characterization of Mobley invariably begins with critic Leonard Feather's assertion that he was the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone," meaning that his tone wasn't as aggressive and thick as John Coltrane or Sonny Rollins, but neither was it as soft and cool as Stan Getz or Lester Young. Instead, Mobley's in-between, "round" (as he described it) sound was controlled and even, given over to subtlety rather than intense displays of emotion. Even if he lacked the galvanizing, mercurial qualities of the era's great tenor innovators, Mobley remained ... Read More...
Biography
by Steve Huey
A cornerstone of the Blue Note label roster prior to his tragic demise, Lee Morgan was one of hard bop's greatest trumpeters, and indeed one of the finest of the '60s. An all-around master of his instrument modeled after Clifford Brown, Morgan boasted an effortless, virtuosic technique and a full, supple, muscular tone that was just as powerful in the high register. His playing was always emotionally charged, regardless of the specific mood: cocky and exuberant on up-tempo groovers, blistering on bop-oriented technical showcases, sweet and sensitive on ballads. In his early days as a teen prodigy, Morgan was a busy soloist with a taste for long, graceful lines, and honed his personal style while serving an apprenticeship in Art Blakey's ... Read More...

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