GENE RUSSELL NEW DIRECTION RARE ORIG '71 BLACK JAZZ LP SOUL JAZZ FUSION CLASSIC

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·       GENE RUSSELL– NEW DIRECTION – VERY RARE  ORIGINAL 1974 BLACK JAZZ STEREO LP  BJ-1

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL TAN 'BLACK JAZZ' LABEL WITH TWO CLASPED BLACK HANDS

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

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (HEAVILY NIBBED) COVER.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

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Sweet funky jazz from pianist Gene Russell – one of the hippest albums he ever recorded! Russell's a pianist with a wonderfully fluid touch – used here to near perfection in a small combo date that really stands out from most of his other albums – just the kind of effort we'd have to expect at the time, given that Gene was the head of the Black Jazz label! The sound is acoustic, but has a definite sense of electricity to Russell's phrasing on the piano – a bit like work from Vince Guaraldi from the time, when he was shifting between acoustic and electric – as if the latter instrument held on and helped shape the acoustic sound. The rest of the group features Henry Franklin on bass, Steve Glover on drums, and Tony William on congas – and the groove is kind of a soulful extrapolation of a core piano trio vibe – 60s soul jazz taken to hipper 70s territory. Titles include a great cover of "Listen Here", plus "Black Orchid", "Hitting the Jug", "Making Bread", and a version of "Silver's Serenade".

(EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

Track list

A1                   Black Orchid

3:13

A2                   Hitting The Jug

4:42

A3                   Willow Weep For Me

4:58

A4                   Listen Here

3:15

B1                   On Green Dolphin Street

5:02

B2                   Silver's Serenade

4:54

B3                   My Cherie Amour

3:01

B4                   Making Bread

3:21

Credits

Bass – Henry Franklin, Larry Gates (tracks: A1, B4)

Congas – Tony William

Drums – Steve Clover

Piano, Producer, Engineer [Recording], Arranged By – Gene Russell

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

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(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a minor (BARELY VISIBLE) wavy ("curly") warp across both panels; this has absolutely no effect on the record.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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