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JEAN TOOTS THIELEMANS/PEPPER ADAMS~Man Bites Harmonica~1958 DG RIVERSIDE JAZZ LP JEAN TOOTS THIELEMANS/PEPPER ADAMS~Man Bites Harmonica~1958 DG RIVERSIDE JAZZ LP Jean Thielemans ‎– Man Bites Harmonica
Riverside Contemporary Series ‎– RLP 12-257

VERY RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING FROM 1958 - 60 YEARS AGO!
HEAVYWEIGHT CARDBOARD COVER IS IN VG++ CONDITION WITH A FEW SMALL DENTS IN THE CORNERS, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPINE DAMAGE, AND A NAME WRITTEN ON THE BACK IN PEN.
LAMINATION ON THE FRONT COVER IS FULLY INTACT.
DEEP GROOVE PRESSING WITH BLUE "RECORDER" LABELS.
HEAVYWEIGHT STIFF VINYL IS IN VG++/EX CONDITION WITH A FEW LIGHT SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES.
THE ALBUM PLAYS IN BEAUTIFUL MONOPHONIC SOUND WITH VERY LIGHT SURFACE NOISE AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT POP/CLICK.
HARD TO FIND ALBUM THAT IS WELL OVER HALF A CENTURY OLD!

Although he plays guitar exclusively on two of the eight selections included on this LP, it is Toots Thielemans' harmonica playing that is most unique. He holds his own on a hard bop blowing date with baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Art Taylor, jamming on such songs as "East of the Sun," "Struttin' with Some Barbeque" and "Isn't It Romantic." Even four decades later, no jazz harmonica player has dethroned the great Toots.

Tracklist
East Of The Sun     7:14
Don't Blame Me     2:27
18th Century Ballroom     3:46
Soul Station     6:58
Fundamental Frequency     4:54
Strutting With Some Barbecue     4:30
Imagination     4:27
Isn't It Romantic     5:16



    Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams (tracks: A1, A3 to B2, B4)
    Bass – Wilbur Ware
    Drums – Art Taylor
    Guitar – Jean Thielemans* (tracks: A3, B3)
    Harmonica – Jean Thielemans* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B4)
    Harmonica, Guitar – Jean Thielemans* (tracks: A4)
    Photography By [Cover] – Paul Weller (3)
    Piano – Kenny Drew
    Producer – Orrin Keepnews

Notes
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York on December 30, 1957 and January 7, 1958.