Artist:   JACK WILSON                                     

Title:   “Easterly Winds”

Label:   BLUE NOTE.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Labels are white/blue with blue text.  Catalog number is BST 84270. 

Label address is “BLUE NOTE RECORDS * A DIVISION OF LIBERTY RECORDS, INC.” on both sides.  

“VAN GELDER” is stamped in the runout groove on Side One only.  

Year:  1967 

Personnel:  

Lee Morgan – trumpet

Garnett Brown - trombone

Jackie McLean – alto sax

Jack Wilson – piano

Bob Cranshaw – bass

Billy Higgins - drums.  

Condition:  

DISC:  Vinyl is nice VG++/EXCELLENT with full original gloss.  Has been played a small number of times and handled with care.  There are a couple slight hairline paper scuffs but no serious marks or distractions.  Plays beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean.   

JACKET:   Jacket is nice VG+ with obvious signs of wear and handling, but still quite serviceable.   There is ring wear and surface wear on both front and reverse, and reverse has been slightly defaced with black marker as shown in photo.  There is wear along seams and spine, but no splits.  No other issues noted.  

Track Listing: 

Side One:

Do It On Children A Time for Love  

Side Two:

Easterly Winds Nirvanna Frank’s Tune                                         

Review:

“Easterly Winds provides an excellent contrast to Jack Wilson's first Blue Note album, Somethin' Personal.  Where his label debut was cool and romantic, Easterly Winds is a brassy, funky collection of soul-jazz and hard bop with instant appealing.  Wilson keeps the tone fairly diverse, both in his originals and covers.  After hitting hard with the funky opening pair "Do It" and "On Children" (both of which illustrate that he was familiar with contemporary soul), he quiets the mood with a nice version of Johnny Mandel's "A Time for Love."  On the second half, he turns in soul-jazz ("Easterly Winds"), straight hard bop ("Frank's Tune") and the charmingly lyrical "Nirvanna."  Throughout it all, Wilson is subtle and tasteful, allowing trumpeter Lee Morgan and alto saxophonist Jackie McLean their time in the spotlight; trombonist Garnett Brown has a couple of nice moments as well, while bassist Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins lend solid rhythmic support.  It's another impressive, enjoyable effort from one of the most underrated pianists on Blue Note's '60s roster.” 

(courtesy Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com.)

 

 

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