STAN LEVEY SEXTET FIRST PRESS BETHLEHEM DG 1956 RARE
$
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Description
STAN LEVEY'S SEXTET
"GRAND STAN"
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF THIS LP ON BETHLEHEM LABEL, 1956
DEEP GROOVE, HEAVY VINYL
MAROON LABEL W/SILVER PRINT , BCP-71
Stan Levey cut precious few sessions as a leader, none of them more engaging than Grand Stan. Cut in the middle of the drummer's five-year tenure with Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, the album crackles with energy and invention, capturing the West Coast bop aesthetic at its most potent. Aided by then-unknown pianist Sonny Clark, trumpeter Conte Condoli, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and tenorist Richie Kamuca, Levey creates an expansive rhythmic canvas for his collaborators, stretching out most songs past the five-minute mark to accommodate a series of crisp, finely honed solos. Even though it's his name above the title, Levey rarely vaults to the forefront of songs like "Hit That Thing," "Blues at Sunrise," and "Angel Cake." His drumming is remarkably nuanced and direct, driving the music forward with uncommon grace.
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND DIFFICULT TO FIND, BOP JAZZ PIECE
JAPANESE RE-ISSUES OF THIS LP SELL FOR $100.00 AND MORE AND THEY ARE HARD TO FIND.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
THE VINYL DISPLAYS FULL FIDELITY , BRIGHT AND CLEAR.. THERE ARE SCUFFS AND MARKS BUT NOTHING TO IMPEDE THE NEEDLE. ALTHOUGH IT HAS SOME HISS AND CRACKLE, IT PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY AND IS STILL AN EXCELLENT SOUND EXPERIENCE FOR AN ORIGINAL RARE JAZZ LP OF THIS VINTAGE.
THE JACKET SHOWS WEAR.AND SOME PEELING ALONG BOTTOM., FRONT AND BACK . PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PICTURES TO SEE SPLIT SEAMS AND WEAR. LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN
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Second Hand Rose Music
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