FREDA PAYNE AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW ORIG IMPULSE LP VERY NICE MONO
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Here is an ORIGINAL! EXCELLENT PLUS! DEBUT! LP by FREDA PAYNE titled AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW and MUCH MORE!!! It is an ORIGINAL! US pressing on the IMPULSE label, catalog #A-53 in MONO sound and released in 1964. The vinyl is in EXCELLENT PLUS! condition, shiny and black, and should have excellent playback. The GATEFOLD cover is in EXCELLENT PLUS! condition with a small piece of paper loss on rear top center. It is an opportunity to purchase this FREDA PAYNE DEBUT! LP in this condition. It’s a true gem for the JAZZ VOCALIST / R&B collector!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. SHIPPING IN THE US IS $5.00 for MEDIA MAIL (IT IS NOT $4.00). US BUYERS PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE! Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Eugene Chadbourne
By the year 2000, the golden oldie rotation of "Band of Gold" was the main thing keeping the memory of this singer alive. Yet, deep in the catalog of this classic jazz label lies this ambitious, largely successful recording which shows just how diverse and indeed brilliant Freda Payne can be. The album is divided half into big band tracks, half into small combo. The main presence in both cases is alto saxophonist Phil Woods, and this is one of the few recordings he doesn't turn into a football scrimmage for bebop yardage. There is an incredible wealth of material here, and it is definitely impressive to consider that Duke Ellington wrote a song specifically for the session. It is the singer's confidence and marvelous vocal abilities that steal the show at every turn, but that is not to demean the contributions of top-drawer jazz musicians such as pianist Walter Perkins and guitarist Jim Hall. The record is dominated by Tin Pan Alley material, to be sure, but on the second side some serious jazz is attempted, including a beautiful "Round Midnight" and a version of "Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman. When it comes to the latter tune, the author of the liner note seems to be straining to hide his contempt, referring to the song as a "composition" in italics, as if it was too touchy to print such a thing in a regular font. It is hoped that an Impulse re-issue will see the light of day in this case so that the line "all that's left is a band of gold" will no longer be true in the case of this virtuoso songstress.
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