Tubby Hayes ,Mexican Green, Original Fontana 1968, SFJL 911, Stereo
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Mexican Green recorded between 2nd February and 7th March 1967 in London heralded the final creative milestone of Tubby Hayes' brilliant but all-too-brief career, signaling the maturation of his compositional skills as well as his entrance into the free jazz stratosphere. A quartet session recorded in collaboration with bassist Ron Matthewson, pianist Mike Pyne, and drummer Tony Levin, the album's seven titles are all Hayes' originals, and stretch out in a series of directions spanning from ballads to blues. Hayes' tenor sax crackles with startling energy and power, achieving maximum velocity on the scalding opener "Dear Johnny B," written in honor of late drummer Johnny Butts. Most remarkable of all is the title cut, which forces Hayes outside his modernist comfort zone to embrace the improvisational spirit. Liner notes by Tubby Hayes 1968.
Fontana SFJL 911 STEREO
First press 886500 1Y//1 & 886500 2Y//1.
Unfortunately I can only rate the condition of this LP as GOOD since there are a number of surface scratches that affect the playing quality and the outer sleeve is stained (see scan). The inner sleeve is original although aged. I am unable to show the record surface to illustrate its condition adequately with my scanner.
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