Collectors Caribe The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy '62 Prestige 8251 mono LP
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Collectors Caribe The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy '62 Prestige 8251 mono LP.
ERIC DOLPHY with THE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET – CARIBE – ORIGINAL 1960 PRESTIGE NEW JAZZ RECORDS MONO LP NJLP-8236 U.S. PRESSING · ORIGINAL PURPLE NEW JAZZ LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT. · DEEP GROOVE PRESSING · THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING
The record has a ?Rudy Van Gelder’s initials (RVG) etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)
How this session got set up we may never know. The mainstream, Latin-oriented, mellow bebop of the Latin Jazz Quintet meets the iconoclastic Eric Dolphy, one of the first wave of 1960s avant-jazz players–and things work out very nicely for all parties concerned. Dolphy’s saxophone, usually one of the most vocalized horn sounds of the ’60s, is slightly restrained here. But his flute playing is always extremely lyrical even at its most abstract, and he fits in well with the Quintet’s soul-jazz groove on “Sunday Go Meetin’.” “Blues in 6/8 is another soul-jazz mid-tempo cooker, and Dolphy, indulging in some straight-ahead blues playing, sounds as if he’s having a swell time. Gene Casey plays a direct, lyrical, sparkling piano in the vein of Horace Silver, and the percussionists keep everything percolating steadily throughout. This album is not mind-blowing. The chops, even Dolphy’s, are not blistering. It just happens to be a laid back affair with a great deal of space and nuance. And, good God, it’s gorgeous. For a player, I’d say there’s a lot to learn from this date. For the layman, I can think of few albums as simply pleasant. This one’s perfectly suited to a summer’s day, spent with friends and cocktails.
For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. The vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. The record has Rudy Van Gelder's initials (RVG) etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax). On SOME Jazz labels (Blue Note, Savoy, Regent, Prestige, Impulse, Verve…) this stamp signifies highly professional masterings either done by - or personally authorized by - the legendary engineer himself.
Cover has all four corners slightly worn and one corner diagonally cut off (not sure if this is meant to be like this or whether someone did this to the sleeve?)
'Preview Copy' is stamped on the back see photo apart from that it is in a great condition for its age
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