GRACHAN MONCUR III "Some Other Stuff" LP Stereo "ear" mark
$
66
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Description
Blue Note ST-84177 Stereo
Grachan Moncur III-trombone; Wayne Shorter-tenor sax; Herbie Hancock-piano; Cecil McBee-bass; Anthony Williams-drums
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder July 6, 1964, released in 1965
Liner notes by Don Heckman
This LP is very interesting, some of it has harmonic structure, some of it is freejazz, and these players are quite capable of playing interesting free music. Definitely not Bebop, though there are some post-bop elements. (Tony Williams is a much more abstract, textural drummer/percussionist than Art Blakey). And while this is influenced by Ornette Coleman's opening up of jazz, it doesn't really sound like Ornette, either. It sounds a bit more like the 1965-'68 Miles Davis quintet--given that Herbie Hancock and Anthony Williams are in this rhythm section, and Wayne Shorter, just about ready to join that quintet (according to Wikipedia, Shorter joined Miles' band late in 1964--this LP was recorded early in July, '64). No trumpet, though: it's Grachan Moncur III's trombone, and trombone and tenor sax make a great sounding front line. This LP has VAN GELDER stamped into the runout area at the center, also the "ear".
This LP is in VG condition. There are a couple of scratches that can be seen on both sides, but they are light and not very audible. I would also say the cover is VG: it has a bit of ring wear visible on the back, some scuffing of the shiny overlay on the front, all 4 corners are worn, shelf wear damaging the paper overlay on the bottom edge, and a 1" edge split at the bottom edge at the open side. It has a later-era Blue Note inner sleeve (I'm pretty sure it's not the original), with a plastic lining, a center cutout, and a blue-eighth-note pattern on the paper. The spine is intact, but dirty and scuffed. You can read the title and disc info on it, but it's not very well lined-up.
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