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Kenny Clarke - The Golden 8 LP NEW 180G AUDIOPHILE
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May 28, 2019
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Kenny Clarke - The Golden 8 LP NEW 180G AUDIOPHILE
Kenny Clarke - The Golden 8 LP NEW 180G AUDIOPHILE
Kenny Clarke - The Golden 8 LP
New. Sealed. 180 Gram AUDIOPHILE Vinyl
This is one of the rarest of all Blue Note albums, and one that is a must for record collectors. The Francy Boland/Kenny Clarke big band was one of the most exciting orchestras of the 1960s and 70s. Much less known but also brilliant was a unique octet co-led by Boland and Clarke just prior to the big band.
Called The Golden Eight, the group, in addition to pianist Boland and drummer Clarke, includes the dazzling hard bop trumpeter Duscko Gojkovic, alto sax, tenor sax, string bass and top musicians on both alto horn and baritone horn. The latter two horns were hardly ever featured in a jazz setting and they really add a great deal to the sound of the ensembles.
The debut recording by the Golden Eight from 1961 is up to the level of the best Blue Note albums of the time even if few know about it. Mixing together inventive versions of standards with Bolands memorable originals, this obscure classic will amaze todays listeners.
Like all Music Matters Jazz releases, this audiophile vinyl reissue is mastered from the original analog tape and pressed on 180g virgin vinyl at RTI in Camarillo, CA. The highest quality gatefold cover features original session photography on the inside.
