RAY DRAPER+JOHN COLTRANE TUBA JAZZ MEGA-RARE ORIG'59 JUBILEE BLACK LABEL MONO LP

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·       RAY DRAPER QUARTET FEATURING JOHN COLTRANE  - A TUBA JAZZ - VERY RARE ORIGINAL1958 JUBILEE RECORDS MONO LP 1090 (THIS IS NOT A 1964 JOSIE REISSUE WITH A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED COVER ARTWORK)

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL "SMALL" BLACK, NON-GLOSSY (MATTE)  JUBILEE MONO LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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Jazz tuba player Ray Draper was still in his late teens when he recorded a handful of sessions in the mid-late 50's, two of them with John Coltrane. This one, a session originally on Jubilee called A TUBA JAZZ, under Draper's name, I first heard on a Trip label budget LP in the 1970's under John Coltrane's name, called TRANE TRACKS. Obviously, with a tuba in the lead, one must choose a repertoire that works for the instrument, and Draper does just that. His blurry tuba sound reminds me somewhat of the trombone playing of Kid Ory, especially Ory's 50s recordings when he stretched into more modern material. This album is in the "hard bop" vein, more or less, but Draper's tuba and Coltrane's tenor sax work around each other very well. The album even swings throughout. The other Draper-Coltrane album, THE RAY DRAPER QUINTET FEATURING JOHN COLTRANE, on Prestige-New Jazz, is far better known than this one, probably because it's been kept in print and the tracks from it were used on an album under Coltrane's name. The more obscure album is almost as good. It's an unexpected gem and a totally original session with an original sound. Tubas were common in 1920's jazz, but usually as a "brass bass," and NOTHING like this. Check it out! Coltrane is always worthwhile on these sideman sessions, and there's a playful side that comes out on many tracks here. Recommended!

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY W.SHUTE)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)  (NOTE: a superficial - visible but not feelable - side-long scratch noted on side 1 is not expected to be audible)

We could not "feel" these abrasions with our fingertip, and we suspect that they are NOT audible.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

(d)          Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS (WEAK) NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the opening side (nothing significant)

-         Cover has three corners slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant)

-         Cover has four tiny, almost invisible, pinholes (or staple holes) in one corner. These tiny holes are NOT cutout holes.

-         Cover has three (3) visible wrinkles (creases)  on the back panel

-         Cover has a partially split bottom seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS AND IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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