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·      HANK MOBLEY QUINTET FEATURING HORACE SILVER, ART BLAKEY, DOUG WATKINS AND ART FARMER - THE HANK MOBLEY QUINTET  - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1957 BLUE NOTE MONO LP BLP-1550

 

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·      ALTHOUGH NOTHING ON THIS ALBUM WILL SPECIFICALLY INDICATE SO, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THIS ALBUM COMES FROM THE ESTATE OF NONE OTHER THAN HORACE SILVER, ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE MODERN JAZZ, LEGENDARY JAZZ PIANIST AND HANK MOBLEY'S LABEL MATE AND OCCASIONAL BANDMATE (SILVER PLAYS ON THIS SESSION). WHEN HORACE SILVER PASSED AWAY IN 2014, HIS COLLECTION WAS BEQUEATHED TO HIS SON, GREGORY SILVER (A/K/A RAP ARTIST 'G WISE'). GREGORY SILVER HIMSELF PASSED AWAY IN 2021, AND FRAGMENTS OF HIS FATHER'S COLLECTION - SUCH AS THIS AMAZINGLY RARE ITEM - WERE ACQUIRED BY THIS SELLER THROUGH THE THIRD PARTIES.

 

·      ORIGINAL WHITE AND BLUE 'BLUE NOTE' LABEL WITH 63RD STREET, NEW YORK',  ADDRESS ON THE LABEL

 

·      ULTRA-RARE VARIATION OF BLUE NOTE LABEL WITH 'BLOCK' FONT AND ZIP CODE ('23') AFTER 'NEW YORK' (NY 23) IN THE ADDRESS (PLEASE SEE THE MAGNIFIED DETAIL ON THE LABEL, SHOWN BELOW)

 

·      DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

 

·      FLAT-EDGE PRESSING

 

·      The record has an "EAR" symbol (a pretzel-like engravure about 1/4-inch/6mm long) in the trail-off vinyl, which on SOME jazz labels is associated with very early or first pressings)

 

·      Plastylite's customer code for Blue Note pressings ("9M") is hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl.

 

·      NO Registered Trademark symbol  [®] at the bottom part of the label !

 

·      The record has a Rudy Van Gelder’s name or  his initials (RVG) clearly stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

 

·      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 LAMINATED COVER

 

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

 

 

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Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley has been called underrated so many times that the word may as well have been his middle name, and when combined with the numerous financial, personal, and health issues the saxophonist endured during his career, it all added up to a middle of the pack position in the jazz canon. He truly deserves a reevaluation. This delightfully warm set was cut on March 8, 1957 with Mobley on tenor sax, Art Farmer on trumpet, Horace Silver on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and the energetic and busy Art Blakey on drums, which makes for a pretty nice session band when all is said and done. All eight selections (two are bonus tracks, alternate versions of "Funk in Deep Freeze" and "Wham and They're Off") are original Mobley compositions and show off his -- you guessed it -- underrated writing and arranging ability. "Wham and They're Off" is an aptly named piece, bouncing breezily out of the box in both versions, while "Base on Balls" is wonderfully lazy and laconic, unwinding into a perfectly loose and soulful jam for a long summer's day. "Funk in Deep Freeze," by the way, seems more frozen than it is funk, but it's still fun. The bottom line is that this is a superior quintet working effortlessly together, and Mobley's concisely measured, round sax tone binds everything into a beautifully nuanced set. Mobley might not have been out there pushing the envelope with his instrument, but here he plays with confidence and lyrical economy, making this easily one of his best outings.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE LEGGETT, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

A1 - Funk In Deep In Freeze

A2 - Wham And They're Off

A3 - Fin De L'affaire

B1 - Startin' From Scratch

B2 - Stella-Wise

B3 - Base On Balls

 

Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley

Trumpet – Art Farmer

Piano – Horace Silver

Bass – Doug Watkins

Drums – Art Blakey

 

Cover Photo – Francis Wolff

Producer – Alfred Lion

 

Recorded on March 8, 1957.

 

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·      CONDITION:

 

·      RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+(+) . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

 

(b)         A note about the condition of this record: as you can see,  the condition of this album is not mint or near mint; however, we will never stop marveling at how these old Blue Note records, despite their wear STILL manage to play almost two levels above their visual grade. Simply put: the record plays much better than it looks. This record WAS play-graded.

 

(c)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(d)         The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings)

 

(e)         The record has a ► name, or  his initials (RVG) stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax). On SOME  Jazz labels (Blue Note, Savoy, Regent, Prestige, Impulse, Verve…) this stamp signifies highly professional masterings either done by - or  personally authorized by - the legendary engineer himself.

 

(f)          The record has an "ear" symbol (a pretzel-like engravure about 1/4-inch/6mm long) in the trail-off vinyl, which on SOME  jazz and blues labels (such as Blue Note; Folkways; Period, etc…) is associated with very early or first pressings). The 'ear' symbol is actually a letter 'P' in italic script, denoting a pressing made by Plastylite Corporation’s pressing plant.

 

(g)         This is the original flat edge pressing

 

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

 

 

·      COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

 

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-       Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (front side) and 4 (back side)

 

-       Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

 

-       Cover shows some yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

 

-       Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (about 6 square inches in size, total)

 

-       Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (just a beginning of the split seam)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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On Mar 26, 2023 at 11:51:40 PDT, seller added the following information: