CHARLES MINGUS+BILL EVANS EAST COASTING INSANELY RARE ORIG'57 MONO LP TEST PRESS

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·       CHARLES MINGUS with BILL EVANS AND OTHERS  – EAST-COASTING (THE ALBUM WAS LATER REISSUED - NOTABLY IN ITS STEREO VERSION - AS "THE GENIUS OF CHARLES MINGUS") – ORIGINAL – 1957 BETHLEHEM RECORDS MONO LP BCP-6019 (NO CATALOG NUMBER ON THE LABEL; THE CATALOG NUMBER IS FOUND IN THE MATRIX STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL)

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·        INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1957 BETHLEHEM TEST PRESSING – PROBABLY THE ONLY COPY THAT WILL EVER BE OFFERED ON EBAY

·       PLAIN, GENERIC WHITE TEST PRESSING LABEL WITH ONLY FACILITY'S NAME, AND HANDRWRITTEN LABEL

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. TEST PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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Charles Mingus' East Coasting, originally released in 1957, was overshadowed by the session that preceded it, New Tijuana Moods (which wasn't released until 1962), and 1959's monumental Mingus Ah Um, both of which used essentially the same musicians (Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Clarence Gene Shaw on trumpet, Shafi Hadi (aka Curtis Porter) on tenor and alto sax, Dannie Richmond on drums, Mingus on bass, and for East Coasting, a young, pre-Miles Davis Bill Evans on piano). But although East Coasting is both more subdued and mainstream, at least for Mingus, than either of those more celebrated albums, it has more than enough of its own charm to go around. The opening cut, a version of the 1930s standard "Memories of You," seems a bit out of place on this set, although it exhibits a marvelous and haunting smoothness, and proves that when Mingus chose to, he could play the mainstream game as well as any of his contemporaries. The center of this set is undoubtedly the ten-minute-plus "West Coast Ghost," which is as autobiographical as it is impressive. Mingus, of course, wasn't particularly "East Coast" or "West Coast" in his jazz leanings, being really more of his own coast altogether, but on East Coasting he comes as close as he ever would to reconciling his sense of post-bop jazz with the general public's perception of it, making this one of his most accessible albums.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE LEGETT, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

One of Charles Mingus' lesser-known band sessions, this lyrical set of five originals (plus the standard "Memories of You") features his usual sidemen of the period (trombonist Jimmy Knepper, trumpeter Clarence Shaw, Shafi Hadi on tenor and alto, and drummer Dannie Richmond), along with pianist Bill Evans. The music stretches the boundaries of bop, is never predictable and, even if this is not one of Mingus' more acclaimed dates, it is well worth acquiring for the playing is quite stimulating.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY SCOTT YANOW, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

We proudly present one of the RAREST and MOST IMPORTANT Jazz artifacts we have ever offered on eBay. What we have here is an unheard-of TEST PRESSING of this classic Charles Mingus/Bill Evans collaboration,  QUITE POSSIBLY THE ONLY COPY KNOWN.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+(+) . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          The album comes with its original, 'rice paper' inner sleeve (typically used in the 50’s and very early 60’s) which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years! We believe that, despite great technological progress, these early 'rice paper' inner sleeves provided a degree of protection MUCH HIGHER than any other material used ever since.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER : This reference pressing comes without any custom jacket, and will be shipped in a plain, generic, white cardboard cover.

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