BLUE NOTE JAZZ LP: ART BLAKEY"A NIGHT AT BIRDLAND" FLAT EDGE DEEP GROOVE

$

340

This is an EXCELLENT copy of this scarce BLUE NOTE album, ART BLAKEY "A NIGHT AT BIRDLAND"(Volume One), featuring CLIFFORD BROWN, Trumpet, LOU DONALDSON, Alto Sax, HORACE SILVER, Piano, CURLEY RUSSELL, Bass, and ART BLAKEY, Drums. This is quintessential 50s BLUE NOTE JAZZ at its best. Regarding BLUE NOTE RECORDS: As we all know, the performances are legendary, and the Blue Note sound is simply stunning. This is a rare LIVE recording, and its great to hear this amazing band performing LIVE in front of an enthusiastic audience!

This LP was released in the early to mid 1950s, and it is the FIRST PRESSING. It features the well known Blue and White label, DOUBLE SIDED DEEP GROOVE.  It also is one of the earliest pressings as it has the famous FLAT EDGE. It features the 767 LEXINGTON AVE NYC address on both sides.  It has the matrix # BNLP 1521 A and B hand etched in the run out groove, as well as the hand etched Rudy Van Gelder stamp (RVG). It has the famous Plastylite symbol (the "Ear") on both sides. This LP is really beautiful, and Im conservatively rating it VG++. There are a few light, non-feelable marks, thats it. The Jacket is also in VG+ condition. The spine and top seam have light flaking, and the bottom seam has a small piece of clear tape, nothing major. The classic Francis Wolff photo, and the graphics, are sharp and clear. The labels are clean, with a few faint spindle marks. The LP itself is the heavy thick vinyl associated with these early to mid 50s pressings, and the BLUE NOTE sound is amazing, engineered by the incomparable Rudy Van Gelder. The LP plays and sounds great!

I am a Jazz Pianist and Recording Artist, and have been collecting Rare Jazz LPs for many years. This is one from my personal collection. I assure you, all the LPs I will be offering here have been meticulously taken care of, and only played rarely, on a Sota Sapphire Turntable, with a Grado Reference Cartridge. They have been kept inside a temperature controlled room in my home, in plastic dust jackets. In other words, you can bid in confidence, knowing these LPs come from someone who has loved them and babied them. I reluctantly am beginning to sell some of my LPs, and hope they go to someone who will love them as I have.

All LPs will be carefully packed in proper LP boxes, well protected,and sent USPS Media Rate, unless specifically needed sooner. We can send priority mail if desired. Shipping costs are always based on your location. I do not add "handling"fees, costs will be exactly as I am charged by the shipper of choice. LPs can also be sent Fed-Ex ground, if preferred, although this can be a bit more expensive. Good Luck!