Product Code: ZMU980284636
Original price was: $38.99.$23.39Current price is: $23.39.180g Vinyl LP!
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes!
Produced by Music Matters' Joe Harley!
Pressed at RTI!
The bluesy and soulful pianist Horace Parlan is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Mingus on the bassist's seminal 1959 albumsMingus Ah UmandBlues & Roots. That same year Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance on Lou Donaldson's albumThe Time Is Right, and in early 1960 he began leading his own sessions for the label with a run of six quintessential hard-bop dates recorded over a prolific 16-month period. Following the trio albumsMovin' & Groovin'andUs Three, Parlan expanded to a quintet for his classicSpeakin' My Piece, and in 1961 capped off his hot streak with the quintet albumUp & Down. The six-song set was anchored by Parlan's trusty trio with bassistGeorge Tuckerand drummerAl Harewoodand featured the two new band members in guitarist and Blue Note stalwartGrant Greenand brawny tenor saxophonistBooker Ervin.Opening with Ervin's catchy, hard-swinging number "The Book's Beat" the set's other highlights include Parlan's up-tempo title tune, Tucker's soulful blues-waltz "Fugee," Green's swaggering blues "The Other Part of Town," and the plaintive ballad "Lonely One," which was written by Babs Gonzales for Billie Holiday.
The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.
This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
Green's clean, graceful style meshes well with Parlan's relaxed technique, while Ervin's robust tone and virile attack provides a good contrast to the laid-back groove the rhythm section lays down....[Up & Down] finds Parlan at a peak...-Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic.com, 4.5/5 stars
| Horace Parlan | piano |
|---|---|
| Al Harewood | drums |
| Booker Ervin | tenor sax |
| George Tucker | bass |
| Grant Green | guitar |
