John Coltrane&Hank Mobley-Orig. Prestige RVG-1957 Bop

$

130

John Coltrane & Hank Mobley

"Two Tenors"

Blue Prestige Label-PR 7043, Mono, Bergenfield, New Jersey Address

Recorded in 1958, 

 Produced by Rudy Van Gelder

The RVG is etched in the dead wax on both sides. The catalogue number is also etched on both sides.

This LP was  issued as an Elmo Hope Lp titled"Informal Jazz". Very soon after it's release it was Issued again as"Two Tenors"featuring Coltrane and Mobley. I have no idea why. I was unable to find any listing for this Lp in the Coltrane discography, so I have included a review of the Elmo Hope title, which is essentially the same. In any case this is First Pressing of "Two Tenors" an extremely Rare LP.

REVIEW Courtesy AMG

 Describing these in the order in the importance, the obvious place to start is the drum and bass team of Philly Joe Jones and Paul Chambers. The playing of these gentlemen here is worth the price of the record alone, even if the copy is secured from a tightwad used-record store owner somewhere in the Ozarks who only opens the doors of his establishment for gold credit card owners. This is hardly the kind of rhythm section playing heard at a jam session, except possibly in heaven.

Elmo Hope mans the piano bench at the helm of this dream team, and while the liner notes call him the "nominal leader" for the blowing date, he earns actual leader status by accomplishing two things. First, his solo spots are the best part of the record, especially the part of "Weeja" where even Jones drops back, eventually adding some strange filigree.  They play as if in relief, as if happy it is up to them for a change. What happens is truly memorable, but it sounds more like professional musicians who have worked together many times hitting a genius moment, not a jam session.

Second, Hope provides original material that helps give the record its personality. Both of the standards have arrangements that would leave jazz students, and some of their teachers, tying their shoes on the bridge. Hope's "Weeja" has a simple fanfare of a theme, sure, but it is arranged within a nifty series of short blowing spots. This is where the merry listener gets the treat of hearing Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, and John Coltrane introduce themselves instrumentally, the latter tenor giant making a great ride of the bridge. Everything is tight, together, and without a hitch.
These tenor titans are promoted as being involved in reviving the instrumental battle popularized by Gene Ammons and others here, but a real duel would require some kind of interaction between the participants. Coltrane continually blasts ringing melodic variations on various hard bop licks, each of them worthy of being chiseled into marble. The trumpeter's acrobatics are familiar, pole-vaulting through the changes, running the 440 through the bridge, then a standing broad jump in the trades with Jones. Can anyone else play like Byrd? It hasn't happened yet. The overall best performance is probably "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" — since it is the one slow tune of the bunch, it gets the most special treatment. Shorn of nothing but moments of sheer brilliance, a shorter and better version of this album would feature only the piano solos and the parts where everyone trades fours with the drummer.

Statement of Condition

This is a heavy grade vinyl in  near mint condition. There are no visible flaws. A test play showed no noise and full fidelity. The Vinyl shows beautiful original luster.  The labels are bright and clean throughout. The Jacket shows some wear. The top and bottom seams have been carefully taped and the binding  shows some foxing. Otherwise there are no tears or rips or marks of any kind. 

A Great Addition to any Bop-Jazz Collection!

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