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Contents: [Limited Edition] [Blue Note RVG Rare Record Collection] [Rudy Van Gelder 100th Anniversary] [SHM-CD] [Japan Exclusive] Rudy Van Gelder (RVG), one of the greatest engineers in jazz history, recorded numerous masterpieces for Blue Note, Prestige, Impulse!, and others. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth, the hit series "24 bit by RVG" is being reissued. Starting in 1998, he began digitally remastering his own Blue Note recordings, reviving the innovative Blue Note sound for the CD era. This time, 30 rare titles that have not been reissued in Japan in recent years have been carefully selected and reissued in SHM-CD format. Freddie Hubbard's fifth Blue Note release, continuing his rapid rise since his debut. It opens with the soulful "You Are My Everything." Fellow Hubbard James Spaulding and his close friend Herbie Hancock participate. A must-listen is the moving and masterful performance of "Lament for Booker," a ballad dedicated to Booker Little, who passed away the previous year (1961).
Freddie Hubbard (tp), James Spaulding (fl, as), Herbie Hancock (p), Reggie Workman (b), Clifford Jarvis (ds) Recorded October 10, 1962 in New Jersey Media reviews and more Freddie Hubbard's fifth Blue Note album, continuing his rapid rise since his debut. It opens with the soulful "You Are My Everything." Fellow New Jersey musician James Spaulding and his close friend Herbie Hancock participate. A must-listen is the moving and masterful performance of "Lament for Booker," a ballad dedicated to Booker Little, who passed away the previous year (1961). (C)RS
