REFERENCE RR 63 CLARK TERRY Big Band Basie Prof. Johnson 2 LP TAS AUDIOPHILE

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CLARK TERRY Big Band Basie
NM/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record

Record Label: Reference Recordings RR 63

Rare 1995 Limited Edition Double 180gm HQ, Gatefold Cover. Features Frank Wess, Clark Terry And Others. A Truly Fabulous Recording!

Original Reference Recording. A Prof. Keith Johnson recording. A TAS Superdisc Title.

For over 30 years Reference Recordings have been making some of the greatest sounding recordings on Earth. Engineer Prof. Keith O. Johnson, renowned for his more than 50 pioneering years of recording and equipment design, has always been at the forefront of high-resolution audio. He has engineered nearly 150 classical and jazz albums, including seven that have been nominated for and two that have won Grammys for Best Engineered Classical Recording.

Heavy cardboard gatefold sleeve is as new. Corners are sharp and there are no flaws or blemishes. Vinyl also like new and plays beautifully.

Side 1
1. Shiney Stockings            
2. Jumpin' At The Woodside See All 2            
3. Jessica's Day See All 2    
        
Side 2
4. Sixteen Men Swinging
5. Until I Met You            
6. Flute Juice    
7. One O'Clock Jump

Side 3
8. Li'l Ol' Groovemaker    
9. Li'l Darlin' See All 2            
10. Swinging the blues
11.Ya Gotta Try    

Side 4
12. Moten Swing
13. Winter Wonderland            
14. Swinging the Blues

Review: Big Band Basie album by Clark Terry was released Jul 16, 1999 on the Reference Recordings label. Usually recordings by college stage bands are to be avoided by all but close relatives since the illusion of professionalism heard in the well-rehearsed ensembles is constantly punctured by amateurish solos. However this record features flugelhornist Clark Terry and Frank Wess (doubling on flute and tenor) on half of the selections and the orchestra (under the direction of Bob Lark) is fairly strong.

The big band interprets a dozen songs from the Count Basie repertoire (plus "Winter Wonderland") with solid swing and good musicianship. Still, it is the numbers with Terry and Wess that are of greatest interest and the real reason to acquire this set.