INFORMAL JAZZ John Coltrane etc ESQUIRE 1956

	£		30
	$		40

'informal jazz' on UK Esquire  32-039 pressed in 1956.

Featuring the giants in one room. Coltrane had only joined Miles Davis the previous year.
DONALD BYRD   trumpet HANK MOBLEY  tenor sax JOHN COLTRANE  tenor sax ELMO HOPE  piano PAUL CHAMBERS  bass PHILLY JOE JONES  drums
recorded 7 May , 1956
Sleeve notes by Ira Gitler Sleeve illustrated by Ralph Steadman who eventually illustrated The Wall by Pink Floyd.
This is on thick vinyl in overall VG condition with some scratches/marks/surface On  playing with full treble and headphones in with amp set to MONO*
Handwritten matrixes read: RVG on both sides denoting this is Blue Note's R.Van Gelder in charge here.Side one has AB and PRLP- 7043-A.  Side two is the same but without AB and cat number end on B.
Side One
WEEJAH - Surface but the music just cuts through in this mono setting. Odd clicks creep through on parts where the playing drops down
POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS - As this is the quietest track on the album with some great playing from Elmo Hope here you will hear more crackle/surface etc but there are no skips on this side.

Side Two
ON IT - surface and clicks in varying degrees.Some more clicks over Donald Byrd's solo but again here in mono it comes and goes. Good groove/fidelity of music still. Full double bass.
AVALON - similar with odd piano highs having slight crackle from groove wear but the music is still king. There are some more continuous clicks on Paul Chambers' bowing break followed by Philly Joe Jones' drum break but still good.
This landmark LP doesn't suffer from any skips or sticking. Still a nice listening experience if all the above are taken into account. Sound wise a strict VG maybe  higher in places and sometimes lower but no big loud constant clicks really just crackly surface. Unless otherwise noted above.Has  a very slight shallow edge warp to this pressing that does not affect play .An enjoyable LP. Would benefit from a good clean (it deserves it!). Listening experience will also be improved when the treble is rolled to the centre of the dial (flat) . We don't only visually grade as we appreciate people looking to bid will probably want to hear the record. Labels are lovely with some  inevitable spindle but not  too much.Deep ridge on outer edge of labels.

*When played  on a stereo channel amp in this set up with full treble and headphones the listener may find the surface scratches etc may be more noticable.
We are grading this LP along with all others on our auction using the correct STEREO or MONO settings according with each LP tested.
Many of these rare UK Esquire first pressings of this super amazing piece of jazz history usually appear in worse shape than this one we have here. The cover rates a VG- back and front cover loses some gloss/laminate on the opening a common thing. Spine is intact and readable! No splits either otherthan a miniscule wear through at bottom of opening. These flimsy sleeves had to withstand the constant wearing of the heavy vinyl platter inside. This one's done very well. Complete with possibly the original slightly split paper  die cut inner sleeve showing some splits - one is nearly a whole side. The Ralph Steadman illustrated sleeve retains its colours. Some thumbing on sleeve and wear. If you want any closer shots of any area please get in touch so we can satisfy your requests.
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