SONNY CLARK Cool Struttin' BLUE NOTE BLP 1588 45 RPM 1 sided 4 Disc SEALED

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SONNY CLARK  Cool Struttin' New & Sealed One Sided, 4 Disc Pressing - 45 RPM Series
Record Label: Classic Records/Blue Note BLP 1588 Year: 1958
This is a very collectable audiophile rarity issued by Classic Records. There are 4 heavy vinyl, one-sided records in this set. Corners are sharp, spines are straight and there are no flaws, blemishes or imperfections of any kind. 100% MINT! 
Mastered by audio legend, Bernie Grundman, at half-speed, this was Classic Records' attempt to achieve the ultimate in vinyl sound quality. An all-analog, tube amplification process was used at every step. Classic Records used a proprietary vinyl, in either 180 gram or 200 gram weight, that guaranteed virtually no surface noise and sonically superior dynamics.
Classic Records pride themselves for releasing each album with the original artwork, LP labels and any other materials which were included with original pressings. 
In short, this is as good as this album is ever going to sound on vinyl. Don't wait... this four record set is long out of print and growing harder to find - especially in this brand new, still sealed condition.
Review: With the single exception of Kind of Blue, Sonny Clark's Cool Struttin' is almost certainly the coolest jazz album of all time. Whereas Kind of Blue gets its vibe from modal jazz, Cool Struttin' depends mainly on the blues, relatively simple and straight ahead. Calling this 'hard bop' is correct but this does not do justice to the chemistry at work here. It is one of those rare recorded moments, as on "Kind Of Blue", where everything is in a state of sublime balance, when the music making is made to seem so effortless that you could easily miss the brilliance of it all. The two albums were made within twelve months of each other. 
The pairing of Art Farmer (trumpet) with Jackie McLean (alto sax) on Cool Struttin' is the second great contributor to the making of this great jazz album. They had played together in the mainly mainstream blues based Gene Ammons band for a number of years before the Cool Struttin' session and the rapport between them is noticeable. Art Farmer's sophisticated trumpet sound is an excellent complement to Jackie McLean's altogether more direct alto sound, drawing Jackie McLean more 'inside' than he was to be on almost any of his subsequent recordings. Their unison playing, breaking into occasional harmony, as on the title track or on "Blue Minor", is the signature sound of the album. ~ 100 Greatest Jazz Albums
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