RENE THOMAS Guitar Groove RARE DEEP GROOVE JAZZLAND LP

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RENE THOMAS Guitar Groove RARE DEEP GROOVE JAZZLAND LP


A MINT-/VG++ ORIGINAL LP ON JAZZLAND JLP 927S

A RARE DEEP GROOVE PRESSING IN STEREO FROM 1960 WITH BLACK LABEL

WITH THE ORIGINAL WAX PAPER INNER SLEEVE

PRODUCED BY ORRIN KEEPNEWS AND RECORDED AT THE NOLA PENTHOUSE STUDIOS IN NYC

WITH RENE ON GUITAR, J.R. MONTROSE ON TENOR SAX, HOD O'BRIEN ON PIANO, ALBERT HEATH ON DRUMS, TEDDY KOTICK ON BASS

6 TRACKS INCLUDE SPONTANEOUS EFFORT, RUBY MY DEAR, M.T.C., SOMEONE IN LOVE, MILESTONES, GREEN STREET SCENE

THE LIGHTLY TEXTURED CARD STOCK FRONT AND BACK WHITE CARD STOCK WITH SOME LIGHT RUB WEAR AND FINGERPRINTS. SOME LIGHT OVERALL AGE DISCOLORATION BOTH SIDES. CORNERS AND EGDES WITH SOME SMALL ROUGH SPOTS. BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER SPLIT ABOUT ONE INCH WITH OUTER LAYER LOSS.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE. A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB SCUFF MARKS UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AS WELL AS SOME LIGHT SURFACE PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE CONTACT IMPRESSIONS IN THE FIRST TWO TRACKS OF SIDE ONE FROM SHELVING STORAGE. I'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP ON THE VPI TURNTABLE AND PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL MINT MINUS PLAY. CLEAR AND VIBRANT AFTER 49 YEARS. ONLY EARNED THE ADDITIONAL VG+ BECAUSE OF THE COSMETIC ITEMS MENTIONED ABOVE.

A VERY RARELY SEEN PRESSING, MINT COPIES NOW FETCH $100 PLUS!

FROM A PRIVATE JAZZ COLLECTION STORED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO WAS A NOTED JAZZ BAND ASSOCIATE

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Review
by Nathan Bush
European guitarist Rene Thomas made his debut as a leader with this 1960 date for the Jazzland label. Residing in Quebec at the time, Thomas is joined by an American cast of characters on Guitar Groove. In the bass chair is Teddy Kotick, one-time member of the Horace Silver and Bill Evans groups. Tenor saxophonist J.R. Monterose joins the quintet, fresh from the dates for his own The Message. Albert "Tootie" Heath, then in between stints with J.J. Johnson and the Jazztet, lends his drum work, and Hod O'Brien fills in the gaps on piano. These are session musicians of the highest order: skilled improvisers who always know when to make concessions to a group setting. In addition to the three original numbers on hand, the quintet dips into the book of jazz standards, rendering Burke and VanHeusen's "Like Someone in Love," Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?," Thelonious Monk's "Ruby, My Dear," and Miles Davis' "Milestones." At times the players are almost too polite, though the spark provided by Heath's snare punctuation and vibrant fills generally keep the band on the ball. "Thomas" himself is in fine, refined form, his sound an exquisitely enunciated flow of cool tones. He reserves "How Long" for himself, stretching out over six minutes, accompanied only by Heath's brushwork and Kotick's reserved bass playing. Though he's made substantial contributions to dates with Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, and others, Guitar Groove is arguably Thomas' strongest date as leader.

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