Horace Silver Blowin’ the Blues Away Blue Note BLP 4017 Mono US 1958-62
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Description
Blue Note is loved, revered, respected and recognized as one of the most important record labels in the history of popular music. In the late 1950s, many Blue Note artists were moving from Charlie Parker style Hard Bop towards a more accessible Funky Blues style which would feed through into Soul by the end of the 1960s.
Horace Silver on piano was one of the leaders of this trend; and his groups combined both drive and swing. I can personally testify to this, having attended a Horace Silver concert in New York Central Park in the summer of 1966. This album, combining quintet and trio line-ups, features Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Eugene Taylor and Louis Hayes.
Record Grading and Condition: G+ This copy is a US Import bought in the UK during the 1960s and played regularly at that time. The disc has been inspected to find along scratch across Side 1 plus other faint surface scratches but plays OK with some light noise.
Sleeve Grading: G Scuffing particularly on title edge, discoloration of notes side due to usage and age. Interior sleeve is in Fair condition with some repair, also “SILVER” is written on both sides.
Label & Authentication: Blue Note Records Inc, 43 West 61st St, New York 23; RVG (Rudy Van Gelder) initials machine pressed into the run-out on both sides, dating production to 1958-62.
Note to intending buyers: The Goldmine/eBay grading scale, i.e. M / NM / VG+ / VG/ G+ / G / F / P, has been used to describe condition. The album on sale is over 50 years old and was frequently played at the time; so assessment has been deliberately conservative in stating levels at G+/G (Good+/Good). All feedback will be gratefully received.
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