HORACE SILVER AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS -BLUE NOTE 1518 -VG+EAR RVG -WEST 63 no r
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deep groove pressing with west 63rd address on label of Blue NOte 1518. vinyl is glossy with some light scratches . looks and plays vg+. sounds clear and bright like its supposed to. ear mark in dead wax with RVG .. cover is G+ condition. see pictures. thanks and check my other auctions for more jazz lps.
In 1954, pianist Horace Silver teamed with drummer Art Blakey to form a cooperative ensemble that would combine the dexterity and power of bebop with the midtempo, down-home grooves of blues and gospel music. The results are what would become known as hard bop, and the Jazz Messengers were one of the leading exponents of this significant era in jazz history. Before Silver's departure andBlakey's lifetime of leadership, this first major session by the original Jazz Messengers set the standard by which future incarnations of the group would be measured. The tunes here are all Silver's, save the bopping "Hankerin'" by tenor man Hank Mobley. Such cuts as the opening "Room 608," the bluesy "Creepin' In," and "Hippy" are excellent examples of both Silver's creative composing style and the Messengers' signature sound. Of course, the most remembered tunes from the session are the classic "The Preacher" and "Doodlin'," two quintessential hard bop standards. In all, this set is not only a stunning snapshot of one of the first groups of its kind, but the very definition of a style that dominated jazz in the 1950s and '60s.
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