WAYNE SHORTER Night Dreamer (Blue Note BLP 4173) RARE US 1st Pressing Ear MINT-

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WAYNE SHORTER Night Dreamer (Blue Note BLP 4173) RARE US 1st Pressing "Ear" MINT-
Extremely RARE US first pressing of Wayne Shorter`s ground-breaking "Night Dreamer", his debut for Blue Note Records (1964).
"By the time Shorter recorded Night Dreamer, his first date for Blue Note, he'd gone through something of a change. With compositions that were sparer, and an equally economical playing style in direct contrast to John Coltrane's, Night Dreamer signalled a change without completely neglecting his hard bop roots. Despite  a more cerebral method, Night Dreamer still swings hard, something that would hardly be a constant when he joined up with Miles a few months later.  
But, then again, how could any recording with the rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Elvin Jones not swing? It's of particular note that the three had backed Coltrane as a unit until Workman was permanently replaced by Jimmy Garrison some time in '61. Coltrane would eventually push things so far out that Jones and Tyner would ultimately resign in '65, and it's clear by their performance on Night Dreamer that neither would  have been comfortable in the freer style that Coltrane was moving towards. 
Meanwhile, Night Dreamer, which also features Blakey band mate Lee Morgan on trumpet, gives Shorter the opportunity to shift his focus away from the more straightforward hard bop of his early recordings, and towards a more open post bop sensibility. While harmonically challenging—as most of Shorter's compositions were and still are to this day—these six Shorter compositions adhered more rigidly to form than either his future work with Miles or his Blue Note recordings from later in the decade."  - John Kelman, allaboutjazz.com

GRADING:

EX+ COVER with a scuffed area on back cover. Otherwise overall MINT- condition. Please see photos for details.

- Original front-laminated US first pressing sleeve.

- Superficial horizontal crease (about 3 inches long) in front laminate, from original production process.

- The rear cover has a scuffed area where part of the liner notes are missing. The previous owner added a photocopy of the missing comment...

- Also includes the original, custom-printed Blue Note Records inner sleeve in EX+ condition, with two seam splits.

- Blue Note address stated as "43 West 61st St., New York 23" on back cover (at bottom, center).

MINT(-) RECORD that looks practically unplayed. Play-graded as having impeccable audio reproduction.

- The record shows absolutely minimal signs of previous play.

- One or two lightest paper scuffs from sleeve removal only.

- Original deep groove pressing vinyl, 175 grams in weight.

- First pressing semi-gloss Blue Note labels with "New York USA" address.

- Two very light spindle lines on Side One label.

- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "BLP-4173-A" and "BLP-4173-B", respectively.

- Run-off grooves on both sides include the characteristic small Blue Note Records "ear" logo. Both sides of the record are stamped "Van Gelder".