Illinois Jacquet Swing's The Thing 45RPM (Mono) (2 LP)

200g Vinyl 45rpm 2LP Set!
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound & Cut from the Absolute Original Analog Master Tapes!
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
This 1956 session includes the great tenor Illinois Jacquet accompanied by Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Jones, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Jo Jones.
Don't let the October 16th 1956 mono recording date fool you: this Jean-Baptiste 'Illinois' Jacquet session was recorded in Los Angeles, probably at legendary Radio Recorders, and the sound will knock you down...If the opener 'Las Vegas Blues' doesn't get you, the second tune, the familiar 'Harlem Nocturne' will! The sonic mood is strictly fish net stockings 'film noir.' When Jacquet reaches down to the lower limits of his tenor on '...Nocturne' you'll feel as if the walls of your listening room just might crumble. - Michael Fremer, Music Angle, Music 9/10, Sound 10/10
"...these are all truly classic Verve titles that you simply don't want to miss...most importantly, the sound of these reissues is nothing short of astounding. Particularly the early Billie and Ella mono records are incredible treasures of sonic beauty. I'd definitely ask Santa for the whole set, or, if you want to cherry pick, the most classic titles. Whatever you decide, you owe yourself at least a half dozen!" Winner of a 2012 Positive Feedback Online Writers' Choice Award - Danny Kaey, Positive Feedback Online, November/December 2011

Features:

• 200g Vinyl
• 45rpm
• Double LP
• Mono
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound
• Cut from the Absolute Original Analog Master Tapes
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Musicians:

• Illinois Jacquet, tenor saxophone
• Ray Brown, bass
• Roy Eldridge, trumpet
• Herb Ellis, guitar
• Jimmy Jones, piano
• Jo Jones, drums

Selections:

1. Las Vegas Blues
2. Harlem Nocturne
3. Can't We Be Friends?
4. Achtung
5. Have You Met Miss Jones?
6. Lullaby Of the Leaves

Recorded October 16, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA.