RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO AT THE BOHEMIAN CAVERNS VERY RARE SEALED '64 CADET STEREO LP

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·       THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO LIVE AT THE BOHEMIA CAVERNS, WASHINGTON DC –  1964 CADET RECORDS STEREO LP 741

·       GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED SECOND PRESSING CIRCA 1965/66 ON CADET (NOT ARGO) LABEL**

·       GUARANTEED BLUE-FADES-TO-WHITE CADET LABEL WITH “HORSE’S HEAD” LOGO, MID-60’s STYLE

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       8ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Astoundingly, Ramsey Lewis released a total of six albums in 1964 alone, which brought his total as a bandleader to 14 in eight years on the scene -- 15 if you include an early best-of. While it was not uncommon for a musician to release more than one album a year in those heady days, six was ambitious by anybody's standards. Live at the Bohemia Caverns (in Washington D.C.) was Lewis' second live date, and one that provided a blueprint for the later live dates that would put him near the top of the pop charts a year later with The In Crowd. The material on this set was very ambitious. Along with bassist Eldee Young and drummer Redd Holt, Lewis began the show with a long medley from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, comprising the tunes "Somewhere" (which bookends it), "Maria," and "Jet Song." It is a dramatic way to start an evening -- especially since the texture of the first tune in the medley features Young switching to arco playing on his double bass. But it's a charmer. You can tell an audience is in the building, but they are quiet and understandably moved. Lewis' discipline and classical training are on display here in spades and he is way up to the challenge, especially as he improvises on the changes before Holt kicks it with his cowbell on "Maria," introducing a full-blown, tough soul-jazz workout before it closes. The band kicks it with a bossa nova reading of "People (Who Need People)" as a way of bringing the more than likely stunned audience back to the reason they made it to the gig in the first place. It's gentle but it swings and it is full of subtle touches from the rhythm section, with Lewis moving in and out of blues and soul and back to a genteel hard bop. These two cuts make the first side, but the fireworks really start with the finger-popping reading of Chris Kenner's R&B classic "Something You've Got," which was popular at the time, and some female fans in the crowd begin singing the chorus and everybody else claps. The wild thing is that Young is alternately playing and bowing his bass -- way funky but cool. The only argument with Lewis' sets at this time was his nearly irritating method of following each uptempo workout with a ballad. He does that here with a very slow, elegant but sleepy reading of "Fly Me to the Moon." In contrast to the cooking that went on just a couple of moments ago, it could make one lose the vibe. Thankfully, the trio gets right back to it with a smoking, over the top version of Willie Dixon's blues standard "My Babe," which is a showcase for Young's soloing ability -- he carries the melody, as well as improvising on it, and with Holt's hi hat-snare shuffle in double-time, it pushes thing into the realm of the ecstatic. Lewis follows it with his only original, a roughshod piano blues jam called "The Caves," improvised no doubt for the date. Doesn't matter, it's a killer 12-bar with Ramsey pulling out his gospel and R&B chops to weave through his beautiful hard bop phrasing. The reworking of the country classic, "The Shelter of Your Arms" that closes this set is a knotty little workout with some great work by Holt, who precedes the beat just a bit, moving it through a series of wily changes in tempo and melody. Ramsey begins by using Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" in his solo and then decides to work the tune in against the original melody, and it brings the house down. This is a hip date with that one distraction, and like all of his Argo and Cadet live sides, should be chased down.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY THOM JUREK, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Two strokes with a purple marker noted on the shrink wrap, do not appear to have penetrated the wrap or left the mark on the cover (this appears to be limited to shrink wrap only)

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the opening side (nothing significant)

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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