DUKE PEARSON Wahoo BLUE NOTE ST-84191 JAZZ LP VAN GELDER WEST 61st DONALD BYRD

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DUKE PEARSON~Wahoo!~BLUE NOTE ST-84191 JAZZ LP~VAN GELDER~WEST 61st~DONALD BYRD DUKE PEARSON~Wahoo!~BLUE NOTE ST-84191 JAZZ LP~VAN GELDER~WEST 61st~DONALD BYRD

Duke Pearson ?– Wahoo
Blue Note ?– BST 84191

VERY NICE COPY OF THIS ALBUM ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1965.
UNSURE OF THE YEAR OF THIS PRESSING WHICH FEATURES THE LIBERTY RECORDS CREDIT ON THE LABELS AND THE WEST 61st ST., NEW YORK ADDRESS ON THE BACK COVER.
COVER IS IN VG++ CONDITION WITH RINGWEAR AND WEAR TO THE EDGES.
VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIGHT SCUFFS/SURFACE SCRATCHES.

A truly wonderful advanced hard bop date, Wahoo captures pianist Duke Pearson at his most adventurous and creative. With the exception of Donald Byrd's closing "Fly Little Bird Fly," Pearson wrote all of the material on this six-song album, and his compositions are clever, melodic, and unpredictable without being cloying or inaccessible. He has assembled a first-rate sextet to perform the material, enlisting trumpeter Byrd, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Bob Cranshaw, alto saxophonist/flautist James Spaulding, and drummer Mickey Roker. Even the subdued "Wahoo" and "ESP" search out new territory with their subtle themes and exploratory solo sections. The key to the success of Wahoo is that Duke Pearson is a gifted arranger, creating nimble, challenging arrangements that are accessible, but reveal more details upon each listen. As a pianist, he has moved beyond his initial Bud Powell influence and reveals new aspects of his technique. Henderson, Byrd, and Spaulding are equally impressive, helping elevate Wahoo to one of the finest sophisticated hard bop dates Blue Note released in the mid-'60s.

Tracklist
A1     Amanda     9:20
A2     Bedouin     9:20
A3     Farewell Machelle     2:35
B1     Wahoo     7:00
B2     ESP (Extrasensory Perception)     7:45
B3     Fly Little Bird Fly 6:10


    Alto Saxophone, Flute – James Spaulding
    Bass – Bob Cranshaw
    Drums – Mickey Roker
    Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
    Mastered By [Digital Transfer] – Ron McMaster
    Photography By [Cover Photo], Design – Reid Miles
    Piano – Duke Pearson
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson
    Trumpet – Donald Byrd
    Written-By – Duke Pearson (tracks: A1 to B2)


Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 24, 1964