Sonny Rollins = A Night at the Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) (180g) (Mono) (3LP)

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Sonny Rollins = A Night at the Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) (180g) (Mono) (3LP)

Expanded Mono 180g Vinyl 3LP

Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Never-Before-Used Original Analog Tapes

Produced by Music Matters' Joe Harley

Pressed at RTI

The Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins had already recorded three Blue Note studio dates for Alfred Lion—Sonny Rollins, Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2, and Newk's Time—by the time he walked down the stairs of the Village Vanguard on November 3, 1957 to record his first-ever live album, as well as the first-ever live album to be recorded at the iconic New York City jazz club: A Night at the Village Vanguard. Rollins' tour-de-force live trio album was predominantly captured at the evening set featuring Wilbur Ware on bass and Elvin Jones on drums with two pieces coming from the afternoon set featuring Donald Bailey on bass and Pete La Roca on drums.

This expanded 3-LP Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of A Night at the Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters marks the first time Rollins' complete recorded performances from the Vanguard are available in a single vinyl package. Produced for release by Joe Harley, the vinyl is all-analog and cut directly from Rudy Van Gelder's never-before-used original 7.5ips master tapes by Kevin Gray. Pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, the three LPs come packaged in a deluxe tip-on trifold jacket which includes a booklet with never-before-seen photos by Francis Wolff; insightful essays by esteemed critics Nate Chinen and Bob Blumenthal; an excerpt from Aidan Levy's authoritative Rollins biography Saxophone Colossus which provides a riveting behind-the-scenes account of the volatile circumstances surrounding the recording; and a fascinating new interview with Rollins himself reflecting upon the album in conversation with Blue Note President Don Was.
Features

    Expanded 3LP
    180g Vinyl
    Mono
    Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
    Cut Direct from Never-Before-Used Original 7.5IPS Master Tapes
    Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
    Pressed at RTI
    Complete Recorded Performance
    Booklet with Never-Before-Seen Photos, Essays & A New Interview with Sonny Rollins
    Deluxe Tip-On Trifold Jacket

Musicians
Sonny Rollins     tenor sax
Wilbur Ware     bass
Elvin Jones     drums
Donald Bailey     bass on Side 2, Track 2 & Side 3, Track 2
Pete La Roca     drums on Side 2, Track 2 & Side 3, Track 2

 

Track Listing:

LP 1
Side 1:

    Introduction
    Old Devil Moon
    Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
    Striver's Row

 

Side 2:

    Sonnymoon for Two
    A Night in Tunisia
    I Can't Get Started

 

LP 2
Side 3:

    A Night in Tunisia (Evening Take)
    I've Got You Under My Skin

 

Side 4:

    Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Alternate Take)
    What Is This Thing Called Love

 

LP 3
Side 5:

    All The Things You Are
    Introduction
    Woody 'N You
    Four

 

Side 6:

    I'll Remember April
    Get Happy
    Get Happy (Short Version)

 

 

Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Blue Note
Catalog No: 1000141484
Barcode: 0602458645927
Genre:Jazz
No of Discs: 3
Release Date: 4/26/2024

 

 

UPC:  602458645927