ART PEPPER QUARTET Modern Art ORIGINAL Russ Freeman INTRO Ben Tucker RARE VG+

$

500

The record you are considering is a SUPER RARE ORIGINAL 1957 US MONO by the ART PEPPER QUARTET titled "Modern Art", not even listed on the ALLMUSIC discography.

LABEL- INTRO Records, ILP-606, MONO.

Holy Grail type Jazz albums that should be available, just a GREAT Lp. This is an original Mono double sided Deep Groove “Long Playing Microgroove” pressing on heavy vinyl with a flat edge.

Recorded on Dec.28, 1956 & Jan.14, 1957.

BAND- ART PEPPER, alto sax; Russ FREEMAN, piano; Ben TUCKER, bass; Chuck FLORES, drums.

SIDE-1
"Blues In"(Pepper)
"Bewitched"
"When You're Smiling"
"Cool Bunny"(Pepper)
SIDE-2
"Dianne's Dilemma"(Pepper)
"Stompin' At The Savoy"
"What is This Thing Called Love"
"Blues Out"(Pepper)

CONDITION:
Cover is a VG+!, the corners have some wear. Seam side of corners have some cracking of the paper, 1&1/4in. top,1/4in.bottom flap, small one above that. Bottom edge has tape 3/4 from open edge, hiding a spit little more than halfway. Light wear, shows more on his forehead. Radio station copy? Back has Initials and three dates(? when played), also "Love Me Or Leave Me" next to "Cool Bunny"
Vinyl looks a VG+, plays a low VG+ to VG+!, has a number light hairlines, paper scuffs, 1st song light grit squiggle and a dullness toward edge. Nothing you can feel. Plays with some random soft ticks and a few pops. Faint surface crackle, worse toward outer grooves. 1st song has a short repeater, 2nd a longer but softer repeater. Saw a minute vinyl defect on side-1. ENJOYABLE SOUND!!!
Label is a DEEP GROOVED, RED and SILVER LABEL with dead wax number V-6961-606-1 & 2.

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