Up For Auction: Super Cool Jazz / Post-Bop / Mainstream Jazz /
LP In Spectacular Condition!!!
1960 ARGO Records, 12 inch, 33 1/3 RPM Stereo LP, Cat. #LP 662 , First Pressing, Blue with Silver Print. Featuring: The Ahmad Jamal Trio. Titled: "Happy Moods". Song Titles Include: 1. Little Old Lady,
2. You'd Be So Easy to Love,
3. Time on My Hands,
4. For All We Know,
5. I'll Never Stop Loving You,
6. Pavanne,
7. Excerpt from the Blues,
8. Rain Check,
9. Speak Low and 10. Rhumba No. 2.
If you're not familiar with this artist/Title, here's some additional information: "Ahmad Jamal's 1960s trio, with Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on drums, was, to some, one of the more influential small groups in jazz. To others, his work was just a mere cut above lounge playing. Recorded almost two years to the day after his most popular trio album At the Pershing, Happy Moods is a program of mostly standards, a flirtation with a classical piano piece and two Jamal originals. Playing with his patented sneaky left-hand voicings and his jingling right hand, interspersed with block chords all within a lean framework, the performances offered by this album are representative of Jamal's work of the period. He takes a piece of fluff like "Little Old Lady" and transforms it into a fugue replete with the counterpoint that personifies this classical form. An up-tempo "You'd Be So Easy to Love," highlighting Vernell Fournier's brushes, is tastefully garnished with runs and chords borrowed from fellow Pittsburgher Erroll Garner. Billy Strayhorn's "Raincheck" features heady arpeggios as well as quotes from "I'm Beginning to See the Light." All very good stuff and more.
With regard to arguments about Jamal's rightful position in the jazz pantheon, including the extent of his influence on others, Happy Moods does nothing to diminish the position of those who believe that the pianist deserves a considerably higher spot than he is usually accorded. This album begs for transfer to and reissue as a CD".
The Vinyl is Near Mint (9-9.5 of 10) in condition. With Plain Paper Inner Sleeve. The cover is very nice. The shrinkwrap is intact and in excellent condition. The only issues to report are some minor edge wear and some very slight corner softening (edge corners). Nothing serious on this 50 year old LP!!.
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