DEXTER GORDON Our Man in Paris BUD POWEL US BLUE NOTE 4146 MONO LP RVG EAR NY DG
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£ 300 Sold For
Apr 18, 2013 Sold Date
Apr 8, 2013 Start Date
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DEXTER GORDON OUR MAN IN PARIS VINYL LP.

BLUE NOTE 4146 

ORIGINAL NOT A REISSUE

MONO 

DEEP GROOVE

THIS HAS VAN GELDER & THE EAR SYMBOL IN THE RUN OUT GROOVE & NEW YORK ON THE LABEL
VINYL IS HEAVY & GLOSSY & IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH GROOVED BLUE NOTE LABELS
Text on labels reads:
BLUE NOTE® 33? MICROGROOVE LONG PLAYING
BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC • NEW YORK USA
The symbol of an ear is inscribed into the run out grooves of both sides.
The track duration does not appear on the release. 
MARTIX: 
 BN-LP-4146 A
 BN-LP-4146 B

THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED THICK CARD COVER w/ PASTED ON BACK PANEL 
Text on cover reads:
High Fidelity
For Complete Catalog Write to BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC., 43 West 61st St., New York 23
 

Recorded in 1963, this record finds tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon at the top of his game during his Blue Note days. Leading a high-profile quartet comprised of pianist Bud Powell, drummer Kenny Clarke, and bassist Pierre Michelot, Gordon leaps through the complex "Scrapple from the Apple" with youthful aplomb and then nestles deep inside the bluesy lyricism of "Willow Weep for Me." Gordon's strengths as a balladeer resonate beautifully on "Stairway to the Stars," while his bebop prowess flexes mightily on "A Night in Tunisia." The rhythms crackle, the solos fly; Our Man In Paris is essential Dexter. --John Murph Dexter Gordon had been a European resident for two years when he made this create session, one of the greatest of his career, which reunited him with Bud Powell and Kenny Clarke for the first time since the '40s.

DEXTER GORDON: Tenor Sax
BUD POWELL: Piano
PIERRE MICHELOT: Bass
KENNY CLARKE: Drums


GRADING VINYL : UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT EXCELLENT - IN DAYLIGHT COULD ALMOST BE NEAR MINT ONE MINOR MARK   PLAYS PERFECTLY AND LIES FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE.
SLEEVE GRADING : FOR AGE EXCELLENT SOME MINOR BLUNTING AT CORNERS AND VERY MINOR SMALL WEAR ON TOP OF SLEEVE.
 SMALL PRICE STICKER ON FRONT AND SMALL IMPORT TAX STAMP ON BACK. SPINE CLEAR AND LEGIBLE WITH SOME WEAR ON "GORDON" OTHERWISE APART FROM A COUPLE OF CRACKS ALL GOOD.
 ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE SOME CREASING AND TEAR ON TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER BUT OTHERWISE INTACT WITH NO SPLITS. 
OVERALL AN EXCELLENT ADDITION FOR THIS ORIGINAL BLUE NOTE ISSUE OF A CLASSIC JAZZ ALBUM
VINYL CONDITION CODES (BASED ON GOLDMINE STANDARDS)
SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A PERFECT RECORD. THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED IN THE RARE INSTANCE THAT A RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYED NM NEAR PERFECT. AT WORST, A FEW PAPER RUBS--NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER AFFECT PLAYBACK. EX A RECORD WITH SOME VERY LIGHT MARKINGS. THESE MARKINGS WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD VG+ A RECORD WITH WITH SOME MARKINGS. THESE MARKING WILL NOT SIGNICANTLY AFFECT PLAY. VG A RECORD WITH MILD SURFACE WEAR--SOME MARKINGS/VERY FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. THERE MAY BE MILD SURFACE NOISE, BUT ITS OVERALL IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD WILL STILL BE SMALL. VG- A RECORD THAT SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM PLAY. SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE SEEN. STILL ENJOYABLE. G A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED. SURFACE MARKS WILL BE APPARENT AND SOME SCRATCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LUSTER MAY BE LOST. SURFACE NOISE WILL NOT DOMINATE PLAYBACK. COVER GRADING
(Any significant blemish not mentioned in the table below will be described above) SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A COVER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED. SHARP CORNERS AND NO VISIBLE BLEMISHES. NM A COVER WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. A RECORD THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN STORED PROPERLY. EX A COVER THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY, BUT DOES SHOW ITS AGE. MINOR WEAR, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTING. VG+ A COVER THAT DOES HAVE MINOR BLEMISHES--WEAR TO CORNERS, LIGHT RINGWEAR, ETC. AN AVERAGE COVER CONDITION. VG A COVER THAT SHOWS DISTINCT WEAR FROM HANDLING. THERE MAY BE RINGWEAR, MINOR DISCOLORING, EDGE AND SPINE WEAR AND LESS THAN 1.5" SEAMSPLIT(S). VG- A COVER THAT HAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. RINGWEAR MAY BE HEAVY; THERE MAY BE SEAM SPLITS AND STAINS. G A COVER THAT HOLDS THE RECORD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE APPARENT. THE PICTURE SHOULD SHOW OBVIOUS BLEMISHES.

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