ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS APJ 022 COUNT BASIE Jam Ltd. EDITION #1670 HQ-180g SEALED
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COUNT BASIE Basie Jam
New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl Record
Label: Analogue Productions APJ 022
Numbered Limited Edition, HQ 180 Gram Super Vinyl.
Analogue Productions stunning audiophile reissue of Basie Jam is on the TAS (The Absolute Sound) List of exceptional recordings. Originally produced by Norman Granz and half-speed re-mastered by Doug Sax. Pressed in limited edition on pure virgin vinyl.
Limited Edition #1670
Known for being one of the premier vinyl reissue labels in the world, Analogue Productions releases are all Premium Vinyl pressings. They are half-speed mastered and cut from the original master tapes with all vacuum tube electronics.
Condition: New and still sealed in it's original plastic sleeve. Perforation is completely intact. Corners are sharp and unbent. Spine, top and bottom are solid and free of chipping or splits. Mint.
Side 1
Doubling Blues
Hanging Out
Red Bank Blues
Side 2
One-Nighter
Freeport Blues
Review: Here's a late 1973 session that features Count Basie with an eight piece band. After a classic Basie Piano intro the first track, "Doubling Blues," swings like mad but then you notice theres something different going on. When the solos start... Basie is playing Organ for most of the rest of the track and the difference is amazing. The little Piano phrases that we're all so used to hearing Basie play, aren't there. Then after six minutes the Piano comes back in and we finish track with Basie as we started.
For more of Basie's Organ playing have a listen to "One-Nighter," a lovely medium tempo number on which he plays a restrained introductory solo, before Zoot Sims (I think) plays the opening Tenor Sax solo. Listening to Basie's Organ behind the Sax solo I began to wish he'd played more Organ in his career as it seemed to be as natural as his Piano playing. I assume its a Hammond B3 he's playing and it makes a beautiful sound.
You will soon realize as you listen to the rest of the tracks on this great album, that as the title indicates, this is like a jam session, so all the tracks are based around the blues. When you have musicians of this standard, thats not a bad thing. Apart from those I've already mentioned there is also Louie Bellson - drums, Bass is Ray Brown, J J Johnson - Trombone, Irving Ashley - Guitar, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Tenor sax, Harry Edison - Trumpet.
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