Jazz LP “CLAUDE WILLIAMSON” on BETHLEHEM ’56 orig DG mono leaves NICE

$

60

Artist:  CLAUDE WILLIAMSON

Title:  “Claude Williamson”

Label:   BETHLEHEM - # BCP-54.  Monaural pressing on medium weight vinyl.   Label is red “laurel leaves” logo, with silver text.   

Year:  1956.

Personnel:

Claude Williamson – piano

Don Prell – bass

Chuck Flores - drums.

Condition:

DISC:   Vinyl is EXCELLENT with full original gloss.  Has been played a small number of times and handled with care.  There are a couple slight paper scuffs but no serious or audible marks or distractions.  Plays beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean.  This hard-to-find LP is one that you will never need to upgrade.               

JACKET:   Jacket is nice VG++.  Front art work is nice and bright; has the original retail price sticker and a bit of laminate separation along opening edge.  Nice top and bottom seams.  Would grade EXCELLENT except for approx 5” split at center of spine.  Reverse has faint pencil price notation at top.  Overall a very presentable jacket to accompany the superb disc.     

Track Listing:

SIDE 1:

• June Bug
• Jersey Bounce
• Moonlight in Vermont
• I’ll Remember April

SIDE 2:

• The Last Time I Saw Paris
• Blue Notoriety
• Embraceable You
• Have You Met Miss Jones
• Hallelujah

Review:  “This 1956 date for Bethlehem boasted the most impassioned and intense performances of Claude Williamson's career to date -- backed by bassist Don Prell and drummer Chuck Flores, Williamson channels the energy of collaboration to create a record of uncommon energy.  Flores' driving, melodic drums set the pace here, maintaining a strong balance between form and function, while Williamson's piano exhibits a similarly rhythmic edge as well as a restraint that informs the music with tension and depth.”

(Review courtesy Jason Ankeny, allmusic.com)

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