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AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head
Analogue Productions - ABNJ 84078 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
Mastered By Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering
AAA 100% Analogue - Blue Note ST-84078 - Numbered Limited Edition - Pressed at RTI
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Analogue Productions' Blue Note and Nat "King" Cole Reissues WIN A Positive Feedback Brutus Award!
"...if you haven't picked up every one of the Blue Note and Nat King Cole reissues from Analogue Productions you're really missing out!" - David W. Robinson, Positive Feedback
"…As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands…Back home a month later, I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud." – Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile,
"...these first five Analogue Productions Blue Note re-issues are pure bop genius...The best news is that Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman were keen enough to do nothing more than gently clean up the masters, bringing us even closer to the hard bop edge. The 45 rpm pressings that I received were all super quiet with every last drop of resolution from the master tapes. I had almost forgotten just how good Paul Chambers and Phil Joe were together as the backbone of these groups. I've always loved this music but I didn't remember it sounding this good! Hank Mobley offers us some brilliant sax bits on one of Kenny Dorham's finest recordings, Whistle Stop and Dexter Gordon's performance blew me away as well. The biggest surprise were the Lee Morgan records. I suggest turning these up loud, since they possess unlimited energy and some hooks that will knock you out. Amazing! Just a small warning: Once you start playing these Blue Note recordings you will be hooked. The good news is that Analogue Productions is working on at least 20 more of these jazz gems. So make sure your turntable has a setting for 45 rpm, clean your stylus occassionally, and get ready to be transported to nirvana." - Dan Babineau, Tone Audio,
Jimmy Smith's April 25, 1960 session with the cast of Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell and Donald Bailey yielded the classic, Midnight Special, an album that stands at the pinnacle of the organ-tenor style. A prototypical soul-jazz recording, the album features an ideal selection of material played at the perfect tempo by great musicians who connect on the deepest, most soulful level.
Jimmy Smith, organ
Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax
Kenny Burrell, guitar
Donald Bailey, drums
Jimmy Smith Midnight Special
1. Midnight Special
2. A Subtle One
3. Jumpin' The Blues
4. Why Was I Born?
5. One O'Clock Jump
