SONNY SIMMONS MUSIC FROM SPHERES ORIG ESP LP

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·       SONNY SIMMONS – MUSIC FROM THE SPHERES – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1966 E.S.P. RECORDS 1966 STEREO LP  ESPS-1043

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL CUSTOM BEIGE AND BROWN ESP LABEL WITH THE IMAGES OF SONNY SIMMONS ON ONE SIDE AND BARBARA DONALD ON THE OTHER

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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Issued in 1966, this was everybody outside of California's first taste of saxophonist Sonny Simmons on the then-obscure ESP label, widely known for its innovative recordings and poor sound quality. This set, however, suffers from none of that, thank god, since the performance is remarkable from start to finish. Made up of four longish tracks, Simmons' ensemble, featuring Barbara Donald on trumpet, Michael Cohen on piano, Juney Booth on bass, and James Zito on drums (with tenor sax man Bert Wilson helping out on "Dolphy's Days"), was a unit particularly suited to Simmon's compositions. And we have to stress that word more than any other here. Composition was the motivating factor for Simmons as a musician at the time, and despite his great talent as an improviser, it remains in the hold of his operative sustenance. Like the Coltrane of "A Love Supreme," or perhaps the Pharaoh Sanders of "The Creator Has a Master Plan," here Simmons used strong modal figures to serve as both melody lines, stacking all of his players accordingly on the line, and equally as harmonic building blocks from which to continually push forward mode and interval. The first evidence of this is on the opener, "Resolutions," with it's twining modal counterpoint on alto and trumpet and then in the solos as Simmons plays under the rhythm section in Donald's gorgeous solo and she plays counter rhythmically to his. On "Zarak's Symphony," a first movement made up of short dissonant lines creates a series of semitonal statements before winding down into a timbral examination before loading out into a vanguard romp on hard bop. And, yes, it does swing like a mutha'. "Balladia" owes a lot to Ornette Coleman in both structure and harmonic expansiveness. The intricate line Simmons and Donald play in front become points of shift and crack for pianist Cohen, who turns them inside out and hands them back to be played again, this time with the new emphasis added. When the solos come into the tune off the melody, they move into modal striation and arpeggiatic fury. In other words, "Balladia" is a dream world since there isn't anything resembling one here. There aren't any weak moments here, just a very expansive hint on what was to come.

 (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)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+(+) . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters) [MINOR SURFACE ABRASIONS NOTED ON ONE TRACK: ‘ZARAK’S SYMPHONY’ ,NOT EXPECTED TO BE AUDIBLE]

(b)          The record is 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!

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3 (front side) and 5 (back side)

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Back cover has some light yellowish stains, probably from exposure to humidity (nothing significant).

-         Cover has a partially split top seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-         Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters)

-         Cover has some fraying/wear along the lower seam

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        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 writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        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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