Product Description
Contents: [Limited Edition] [Japan Exclusive] [UHQCD Specification] Blue Note @ 85 (Remastered by Kevin Gray) 3rd Series, 1st Release This is the latest reissue series, a Japan-exclusive project commemorating the 85th anniversary of Blue Note, the greatest jazz label in history. It features the latest remastering by Kevin Gray, an engineer who has demonstrated his mastery in US Blue Note analog reissue series such as "Tone Poet" and "Classic Vinyl." By utilizing the digital source he created for the analog reissue, the ultimate analog sound has been achieved, faithfully reproducing the sound of the original master tapes as much as possible. A spiritual world woven from thick choruses and instrumental ensembles. A majestic masterpiece by an intellectual trumpeter fusing jazz and gospel. Includes definitive versions of Duke Pearson's famous songs "Christo Redenter" and "Chant." A young Herbie Hancock, discovered by Bird, intersperses his supple solos.
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Donald Best (vib) Kenny Burrell (g) Butch Warren (b) Rex Humphries (ds) Coleridge Parkinson (voices director) Duke Pearson (arr) Recorded January 12, 1963 in New Jersey *Newly remastered in 2024 Media reviews and more A spiritual world woven from thick choruses and instrumental ensembles. A majestic masterpiece by an intellectual trumpeter that fuses jazz and gospel. Includes definitive versions of Duke Pearson's famous songs "Christ Redenter" and "Chant". A young Herbie Hancock, discovered by Byrd, intersperses with supple solos. (C)RS