BLUE NOTE - Connoisseur Series LP - Pete La Roca - BASRA 1995 NM
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Blue Note LP: Pete La Roca - Basra
This is the 1995 Blue Note Connoisseur Series pressing, mastered by Wally Traugott and pressed on 180gm vinyl. Great sound, long out of print. Originally recorded in 1965. A great addition to your Blue Note collection!
LP is in NM condition. Sleeve is graded VG++ for some very minor creases.
Packaging - well-protected in a recycled lp mailer - and Media Mail postage INCLUDED.
All Music Guide Review (Scott Yanow):
[4.5/5 stars] "It's strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece."
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